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First pair of long ‘uns

Posted by Ron Wylie
Streets Badham Avenue
Time 1931

Ron Wylie in the garden of 17 Badham Avenue with Rodger the dog.

Outside Council workers’ shed

Posted by Ron Wylie
Streets Badham Avenue
Time 1945

Ron Wylie and friends outside Council workers’ shed in Badham Avenue.

The Band

Posted by Ron Wylie
Streets Badham Avenue
Time 1970

“The Band” under the grapevine in the backyard of 17 Badham Avenue. It is believed that this vine was in fact planted by Archibald Mosman in the 1830s.

Fossicking in Mosman Bay

Posted by Ron Wylie
Streets Avenue Road
Time 1960

To the right is some sandstone that came from the Mosman Bay wharf built by Archibald Mosman in the 1830s. This photograph was taken in the 1960s.

Under the grapevine at 17 Badham Avenue

Posted by Ron Wylie
Streets Badham Avenue
Time 1970s?

The Wylies under the grapevine at 17 Badham Avenue. It is believed that this vine was in fact planted by Archibald Mosman in the 1830s.

No. 7 & No. 5 Cobbittee Street in the early 1920s

Posted by Brian Wilder
Streets Cobbittee Street
Time 1920

The house in the middle #7 is ours and the one on the right is the Stevens’, #5. Note one can see some people standing outside #5 next to a stone pillar…

‘Finedon’ view to west

Posted by Donal Carr
Streets Ryrie Street
Time 1947

View west to Quakers Hat Bay and Northbridge beyond over the front wall of Finedon, 4 Ryrie Street. The house was built early 1939 by architect Hedley Norman Carr, whose family lived…

‘Finedon’

Posted by Donal Carr
Streets Ryrie Street
Time 1947

View of Finedon, 4 Ryrie Street, built early 1939 by architect Hedley Norman Carr, whose family lived there until 1983. Mosman Library holds a complete set of photos of this house dated…

133 Awaba Street, post 1979

Posted by Breda Block
Streets Awaba Street
Time 1980s

Post 1979 and to date with second storey addition.

133 Awaba Street, 1966

Posted by Breda Block
Streets Awaba Street
Time 1966

Original condition as purchased in 1966.