Celebrating an icon: 90 years of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Celebrating an icon: 90 years of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge captured the imagination of Australians as a symbol of modernity and ingenuity when it opened 90 years ago, on 19 March 1932...

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Manly by tram
Manly by tram
Although travel to Manly is indelibly associated with the ferry, in the period from 1911 to 1939 you could also arrive by tram.

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The North Shore’s Chinese heritage
The North Shore’s Chinese heritage
The Chinese communities that live today on Sydney’s lower North Shore are vibrant and confident...

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Pining for the Past
Pining for the Past
Manly and the beaches to its north are famous for their Norfolk Island Pines...

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An early church
An early church
One of the earliest churches on the Northern Beaches was also its most remote...

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Rock of ages: sandstone and the history of the lower North Shore
Rock of ages: sandstone and the history of the lower North Shore
Sydney is a sandstone city in the way that Rome is associated with marble and Bath with the beautiful calico-coloured limestone called ‘Bath Stone’...

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