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More on Lane Cove By ALEC SMART Here is the story about the best kayaking on the Lane Cover River, Sydney Photo: Alec Smart About the Lane Cove River, Sydney The 2066 postcode region is dominated by the Lane Photo: Alec Smart Kayaking in Burns Bay, Sydney To enter Burns Bay, we paddled around Linley Point, one Photo: Alec Smart Woodford Bay and Home Woodford Bay is where a military stockade was built in 1790, Photo: Alec Smart ---------------------------------- On weekdays, Captain Cook ferries visit wharves

More on Glebe By ALEC SMART We tiptoed around several ‘haunted’ locations in the Glebe + Annandale environs Photo: Alec Smart Lady in White Ghost at The Abbey, Annandale The Abbey at 272 Johnston Street i s a Photo: Alec Smart Murders on "the Street With No Name" Two 12-year-old boys were sexually assaulted and Photo: Alec Smart Callan Park Hospital for the Insane, Balmain Rd, Lilyfield Callan Park Hospital for Photo: Alec Smart ======================================

More on Marrickville By ALEC SMART The Marrickville music scene, theatre, breweries and eateries are Photo: Alec Smart When it comes to live music, Marrickville is the beating heart of the inner west with Photo: Alec Smart Richard Ball, Marrickville Bowlo’s principal sound engineer, instigated the venue’s Photo: Alec Smart “This year has been hard,” night manager Heather added, “because we have to get people Photo: Alec Smart Other Marrickville venues that have returned to hosting live music include the following

More on Newtown By ALEC SMART Most people are aware of Newtown’s popular theatre venues, from the small Photo: Alec Smart History of The Trocadero in Newtown The Trocadero at 69-75 King St began life in 1889 Photo: Alec Smart As roller-skating again declined in popularity, the premises were converted into a Photo: Alec Smart History of the Hub in Newtown The Hub at 7-13 Bedford St, next to Newtown Town Hall Photo: Alec Smart =======================

Photo: Alec Smart Marty, who still lives in close proximity to Warrimoo Oval, remembered the thrill of Photo: Alec Smart Crackers Track Memorial Ride So how did its name transition from The Moo to Crackers Photo: Alec Smart In September 2019, Crackers was formally opened by Ku-ring-gai Council, the first legally-sanctioned Photo: Alec Smart Marty wishes to thank the Moo Crew : The Smith brothers, Dirty Dave, Mad Mick, Braddo By ALEC SMART More on St Ives =======================

By ALEC SMART More on Marrickville It is here, in between running a busy painting and decorating business Photo: Alec Smart For an introduction to Stuart’s work (without having to drive 160km/four hours to Kangaroo How did he start redecorating the laneway? “I have also started taking orders from rural customers to paint wildlife on large barns and sheds in Photo: Alec Smart Stuart was the creative mind behind the Love Art exhibition at Vivid Festival in May

By Alec Smart More on Dee Why A black swan, set against a two-tone blue and white background, is painted Photos by Alec Smart ========================================================

Photo: Alec Smart First introduced in 1987 and later modernised in 2000, the Sky Safari became one of Its retirement marks the close of an era, but also signals the start of an exciting new chapter for Taronga Photo: Alec Smart While the original Sky Safari’s retirement may feel like the end of an era, it is also

By ALEC SMART Morella Mansion, the long-abandoned harbourside property at 5 Morella Rd, Mosman, has finally Photo: Alec Smart   In February, Realestate.com reported   that the home, which they called a “Horror Photo: Alec Smart ================================================

More on St Ives By ALEC SMART The Aboriginal clans of Sydney’s Upper North Shore were driven out by Europeans Photos: Alec Smart More on St Ives ---------------------------- Ku-Ring-Gai Council Council is a member

By Alec Smart 'Dumble Stops' rotting in Dee Why Lagoon, left over from WWII. Photo: Alec Smart Dumble Tank Stops This small, forgotten cluster of approximately 22 timber staves Graphic: Alec Smart After several submarine attacks on merchant shipping off the coast of NSW in 1942 Photo: Alec Smart A row of shoreline defences were also implemented between Port Stephens and Lake Macquarie

More on St Ives By Alec Smart The history of St Ives Showground includes it being a military training Photo: Alec Smart At the showground there was limited infrastructure in case Japanese aerial surveillance Photo: Alec Smart Between 19 February 1942 and 12 November 1943, Darwin was bombed  64 times, with the Photo: Alec Smart Ku-Ring-Gai Historical Society are of the same opinion. Photo: Alec Smart