By ALEC SMART We tiptoed around several ‘haunted’ locations in the Glebe + Annandale environs after dark, listening for phantom footsteps...

By ELLIOT LINDSAY Ronald Powles lived with his wife and son in their home on Pacific Parade, DeeWhy. He was a projectionist at the...

By Alec Smart 'Dumble Stops' rotting in Dee Why Lagoon, left over from WWII. Photo: Alec Smart At the southern end of Dee Why Lagoon,...

By ALEC SMART From Aeroplane Jelly to ACDC, Newtown has a mixed bag of links to rock ‘n’ roll history, some iconic, others eclectic. Here...

By Elliot Lindsay The Stringybark Creek Reserve is popular with Lane Cove residents who seek a gentle walk amongst the shady gums and...

By ALEC SMART Supernatural fears have accompanied humans since the dawn of time, when we first descended from the trees and took up...

By ALEC SMART When Europeans arrived in January 1788 to establish their penal colony, there were an estimated 29 Aboriginal clans...

By ELLIOT LINDSAY Very few Sydney-siders had heard of St. Ives in the 1910s when the district was covered with citrus orchards and cow...

By Alec Smart Author Ruth Park, who endured a poverty-stricken childhood that prevented her accepting a high school scholarship, spent...

By ALEC SMART Historically, Marrickville region featured high canopy forests, sandstone escarpments, mangroves and a massive, tidal swamp...

By ALEC SMART In the first installation of our Cronulla History feature, we look at the Indigenous Gweagal people who lived on the...

By ALEC SMART Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is featured as one of Ku-ring-gai Council’s prime nature walks, and on National Parks and...

By ALEC SMART The Aboriginal clans of Sydney’s Upper North Shore were driven out by Europeans and their history and culture ignored. But...

By ALEC SMART As lovers of ancient history are no doubt aware, a Sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of...

By ALEC SMART Glebe has a fascinating development history. Among its leafy streets and along the harbour foreshore are buildings that...

By ALEC SMART As well as being one of the nicest people in St Ives, Roy Cato, just a few months shy of his centenary, is also among the...

Here are just a handful of highlights from the century and a quarter of Lane Cove’s lifespan so far. Lane Cove’s first stepping stone to...

St Ives has the kind of history that lends itself to compelling narratives - especially when they're shared by such a joyful storyteller....