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Need help: glass gas lit street signs
I have some red flashed, etched glass street signs. My research so far suggests these are gas lit Mosman street signs from the 1880’s / 1890’s. They were probably in use up…
Does anyone remember Whittle’s hardware store?
Terry Brown – from Sussex, England – emailed to ask if anyone remembers Whittle’s hardware store. Terry worked at this shop run by Mr Whittle and his son and really enjoyed his…
Desperately Seeking Doreen
We received this email from Steve in the UK. I run a website devoted to the history of Marks & Co the shop made famous in the book by Helene Hanff. More…
Word from the Blocks
Murray Block, who contributed a story about Awaba Street, is interviewed in The Mosman Daily this week. MURRAY Block believes that everyone has a story to tell – and a duty to…