Lost Manly History Blog

A-snapshot-of-North-Steyne-Surf-Life-Saving-Club-history 

A snapshot of North Steyne Surf Life Saving Clu...

Lisa Lipman

North Steyne Surf Club is an iconic Australian surf club that has been serving the community for over a century. Established in 1907, the club has a long and fascinating...

A snapshot of North Steyne Surf Life Saving Clu...

Lisa Lipman

North Steyne Surf Club is an iconic Australian surf club that has been serving the community for over a century. Established in 1907, the club has a long and fascinating...

Narrabeen-Ice-Skating-Rink-and-The-Flying-Dutchman 

Narrabeen Ice Skating Rink and The Flying Dutchman

Lisa Lipman

Most locals would fondly remember ice skating with friends at Narrabeen Ice Skating Rink, on weekends and in school holidays, and watching in awe as professional figure skaters, both young...

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Narrabeen Ice Skating Rink and The Flying Dutchman

Lisa Lipman

Most locals would fondly remember ice skating with friends at Narrabeen Ice Skating Rink, on weekends and in school holidays, and watching in awe as professional figure skaters, both young...

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Memories-pressed-between-the-pages-of-my-mind 

Memories pressed between the pages of my mind

Lisa Lipman

I mustered the courage to knock on the door of my childhood home yesterday but nobody home,so I snuck a few cheeky pics to capture the sentiment of my childhood...

Memories pressed between the pages of my mind

Lisa Lipman

I mustered the courage to knock on the door of my childhood home yesterday but nobody home,so I snuck a few cheeky pics to capture the sentiment of my childhood...

The-Road-to-Paradise 

The Road to Paradise

Lisa Lipman

It's hard to believe the Northern Beaches was once one of the least desirable places in Sydney to live because it was a long and difficult road trip from Sydney,...

The Road to Paradise

Lisa Lipman

It's hard to believe the Northern Beaches was once one of the least desirable places in Sydney to live because it was a long and difficult road trip from Sydney,...

It Started in Mum's Kitchen

It Started in Mum's Kitchen

Lisa Lipman

I write this blog a year after my mother's passing in July 2021, when Australia was in COVID lockdown and had closed its doors to incoming flights. Living in Norway,...

It Started in Mum's Kitchen

Lisa Lipman

I write this blog a year after my mother's passing in July 2021, when Australia was in COVID lockdown and had closed its doors to incoming flights. Living in Norway,...

Another-Brick-in-the-wall-smashed 

Another Brick in the wall - smashed!!

Lisa Lipman

Just knocked down a brick wall that has never been solved til now thanks to an email from a 2nd-3rd cousin on Ancestry through DNA match. My mother´s father´s family...

Another Brick in the wall - smashed!!

Lisa Lipman

Just knocked down a brick wall that has never been solved til now thanks to an email from a 2nd-3rd cousin on Ancestry through DNA match. My mother´s father´s family...