Stories Of Old Manly & the Northern Beaches

Manly-Beach-North-Steyne-Subdivision-on-Christmas-Eve-1910 

Manly Beach North Steyne Subdivision on Christm...

Manly Beach land division in 1910 The Manly Beach land division took place in 1910, when a large parcel of land in Manly was subdivided into smaller blocks and sold...

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Manly Beach North Steyne Subdivision on Christm...

Manly Beach land division in 1910 The Manly Beach land division took place in 1910, when a large parcel of land in Manly was subdivided into smaller blocks and sold...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

Narrabeen Ice Skating Rink and The Flying Dutchman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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It Started in Mum's Kitchen

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,...

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