My Mother and Dad came from Hurstville to live in Mosman as a result of my Dad serving at Georges Heights in 1939 as a Conscript. Dad liked Mosman so when they were married at St James Church in the city they moved to a small flat in Somerset Street. There are 4 blocks of […]
I found this website today, quite by accident, as I was watching the announcement of the 16th visit of Queen Elizabeth soon to come. Her 1st visit had been in 1954 the reporter said. I had a sudden far off memory of crowds and flags in Mosman and wondered whether this was a real or […]
Growing up in #14 Noble Street Mosman in the 50’s/60’s was a combination of “Leave It To Beaver”, “Happy Days” and “Nightmare on Elm St”! 14 Noble Street as it appears today. It was an era where the actual road was part of your “yard”. It was where we rode billy carts (that’s the “Nightmare” […]
Blue Peter at Donnovan’s Landing, Glenelg River, South Australia A question from researcher David Newble: I am researching the provenance of a motor cruiser called Blue Peter for the National Maritime Museum’s Historic Ships Register. She was built in Sydney in the mid 1930s. The only information I have of her early life is that […]
If anyone can help, I am looking for Bobbie Fitzgerald who worked for Schweppes and passed away in or around the year 2000. She could have been Irish decent. She was best friends with my mother, Josephine McCabe, and am looking for any famiy or friends who knew her to see if they have any […]
Fran de Mars is looking for information on her grandfather and his ‘Exclusive Cakes’ shop. Can you help? I have recently discovered that my grandfather, Charles (Charlie) de Mars had a cake shop Exclusive Cakes in Mosman back in the 1930’s/1940’s. We think it is where Hanna’s Cakes now stands (or at least one part […]
49 Hale Road Mosman about 1959. The dog in the foreground was called Dusty and belonged next door at No. 51.
Alf and Bertha Wintle outside their home at 28 Rosebery Street about 1960