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My time in Ryries Parade
I emigrated to Australia from England, with my parents, in 1937, when I was 14 years old. We lived in various flats for a few years after our arrival. Two of the…
My Grandmother’s Memories
These memories, covering approx 1902 to 1920, were taken from an interview with my Grandmother (Marjorie Cooper 1897-1995) by Elizabeth Compton in 1992 at Montana Nursing Home, Mosman. My Grandmother would have…
1st Balmoral Cubs and Scouts
In 1946, I joined the 1st Balmoral Scouts as a Cub Scout. The meeting hut was a primative affair. The little timber room had an east veranda and was situated on the…
The area I knew and loved
I was born in 1943 at St Monans Hospital – Cremorne? I went to Sunday School at the Congregational church in Belmont Road – now Uniting? To primary school at [then] SCEGGS…
Arrival in Sydney
My parents and I migrated to Australia in 1948 and our first place of residence was Kahibah Road, renting from a kind man named Mr Stocks. It was the most marvellous intro…
Memories of 59 Cowles Road
59 Cowles Road, c. 1950 I grew up in this home, where I lived with my parents and grandmother from about 4-21 (when I left home, and Mosman). On my return to…
A (small) room with a view!
After living in both a flat in Sommerset St and a house in Noble St, in 1966 we suddenly moved to a small flat in Middle Head Road. This came about because…
Origin of the name of Pursell Avenue
Pursell Avenue was named after the Pursell family who lived in a large house on the east side of the street overlooking Middle Harbour and The Spit. The head of the household…
At Killarney School
I was enrolled at Killarney School in Dalton Avenue, Mosman in 1944 and 1945. I recall that in my first year there I had to lie down and be quiet after lunch.…
The hoopla craze on Somerset Street
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…