Merry Christmas@Mosman There’s a chatter and a clatter And a warble going round, The birds all sing cos Santa’s come to town Dasher & Dancer they’re ready to trot. It’s Christmas in Australia and it’s very hot. Come on Prancer we drew lots! Let’s sing a song and rap along; Kids all excited, we can’t […]
Sacred Heart Mosman First Holy Communion class. I’m the little kid front row second on the right.
School days were spent at the Sacred Heart Convent in Mosman and we lived in a big old rambling house in Rose Crescent, Mosman Bay, memories which still remain nostalgic today. Our sandstone and brick house was set high above the water, not far from the wharf, where as children we romped through natural bush […]
In their twilight years Nan and Pop traveled on a P&O cruise each year. By that time Pop had learned to dance to the tune of our Nan who by this stage was bound for adventures in exotic lands. Nan’s favorite countries were China and Japan, she particularly loved the oriental culture and people.
Mum’s friend Lizzie Teo came to live in the top floor attic of our house with her two babies Charlie and Annie. Mum loved playing with Annie who was a dainty little Chinese doll, in this photo my mother had made the bikini Annie is wearing from two men’s handkerchiefs. All these years later we […]
It was a special treat to walk down to the little shop on Mosman Wharf for ice blocks.
A play at Sacred Heart Convent primary school. Recalling a distant memory my mate, Lindy OGrady played the King and the little kid in the back row looking over the Kings shoulder is me.
This old photograph (obviously a professional shot) shows a greater expanse of Mosman Bay as the ferry heads on its way to Circular Quay.
The Old Mistress Ferry with our house to the left was taken in 1900. The picture was published on page 179 of Gregorys ‘SYDNEY SIDE’ by Richard Whitaker. © Universal Press Pty. Ltd. 1986
Sacred Heart Mosman class of 1956. I am front row second from the left.