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26 years in Muston St
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…
Growing up in Noble Street
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.…
Coming to Mosman
Although I was born close to Mosman (on the Cremorne side of Holt Ave, at the demolished St Monans Pte Hosp) my family soon moved back to the bush as my Dad…
Growing up in Mosman
I spent my young years from 1966 untill 1975 around the mosman area. We lived in a number of streets, Earle St., Clifford St, Wunda Road, Vista St, and Raglan Street. My…
Middle Harbour Public School
Part 1 I couldn’t wait to start school. Every day as my elder sister, Jeannene left for school I would swing on the front gate and cry big crocodile tears. Mum would…
Recollections of Mosman Public School
I started school at Mosman Infants in Gouldsbury Street at the beginning of the first term of 1946. I remember a kindergarten teacher by the name of Mrs. Brewer, a kind lady,…
Recollections of Lennox Street
Settling in I had just turned 2 years old in 1942 when my family moved to Flat 4, 16 Lennox Street, a neat block of four flats at the bottom of the…
Tennis on Congewoi
I lived in Congewoi Rd. from 1944 until 1970 and spent so many happy hours playing tennis (and practising tennis!) on Mitchell’s Tennis Courts, which were at 21 Congewoi and also behind…
Shops and docs on Mosman’s high street
Dr. Doak's house on the corner of Military and Belmont Roads Military Road was put through in 1871 to enable the army to move material out to Middle, George’s and Bradley’s Heads…
My recollections
My family has been in Mosman for nearly 100 years. They came from Manchester in the UK and after living for a short time in Eastern Avenue, Kensington, moved to Cremorne. My…