Author(s): Joan Lawrence

Australian Non-Fiction

A history of the foreshores from North Sydney to Mosman, covering the suburbs of Lavender Bay, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Careening Cove, Neutral Bay, Cremorne, Clifton Gardens, Balmoral, Mosman, The Spit and Beauty Point. The Aboriginal history, white settlement, early land division, speculating and subdivision, commercial growth, trams, trains and ferries, pleasure grounds and bridges of the northern side of Sydney harbour are covered in detail in this heavily illustrated book. It is a delightful photographic journey around the foreshores of the harbour.