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FROM THE EDITOR

This is a combined September/October issue because I

will be away for a month from early October.

Thanks to Jim Boyce, George Champion and Terry

Metherell who have all made contributions. However,

there will always be room for one more! Pens to paper

or fingers to keyboards please.

However, I acknowledge that you may find it difficult to

concentrate because a new sport is about to be

unleashed on the Peninsula. Once you have read Jim's

article on our Norfolk Island Pines you will unfortu-

nately find it impossible not to play his spot the

difference game.

Richard Michell

FROM THE PRESIDENT

As we will only have one more issue of the Peninsula

Historian this year , there are still a few issues that need

to be addressed. Most importantly, the situation of our

Archive has to be looked at , as to what we keep, where

we store it, how we record it and how we make it

accessible to members and researchers. We at last have

a storage situation that is suitable for our needs.

The new room at the Cromer Community Centre has

had the addition of a number of facilities with the help

of Phil Colman. The room now has two central tables

and the four overhead neon units provide excellent

lighting with the added plus of two light wells. The

room also has air conditioning and a reasonable airflow

because it is located on the first floor. The room has

quite good security and being on Fisher Road North is

easy to find. Although don’t use a GPS system because

it will send you a kilometre away. The Society is in the

process of engaging professional advice to house our

collection appropriately .

Our street, like some in Pittwater near Church Point, are

in the process of the annual clean up. Gleaning is an

honourable profession, going back to Ruth and Naomi in

the Bible . It would an interesting project to write the

History of Modern Gleaning. As I write this, there are

six trucks in the street, going through the cast offs of

Southern Cross Way. Swimming pool furniture certainly

seems to have a short shelf life span. There also seems

to be a waning interest in exercise equipment. Then

again this might be the aging of the Allambie Heights

residents and their well known lack of interest in

moving.

The area still only has one Heritage Committee, that of

Manly Council which does have the title Heritage and

Local History Committee. It is hoped that Warringah

Council will have a Heritage Committee in the new year

but Pittwater Council still does not see the need for

such a body. Each of the Heritage Reviews undertaken

by the three councils over the last 20 years contain no

reference to the organisation of the Heritage function

or its engagement with the community. The organisa-

tional dimension is an important aspect of Heritage

and Local History as it is with other local government

functions. Unfortunately the three councils are reluc-

tant to improve transparency. Those who have visited

the NSW government website will note a greater clarity

which is welcome.

Jim Boyce

VOLUME 6 NO. 9/10 September/October 2013

Diary

October Sat 12 2.30pm

Monthly talk, by Dr Keith Amos

The Irish Boys at BurnsideAt Mona Vale Library

NovemberSat 9 2.30pm

Monthly talk by Zoe Pollock

The History Council of NSW

At Mona Vale Library

Tues 19 6.00 - 8.00pm

Society's Christmas Party

At Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Booking is essential

Peninsula Historian Vol 6 #9/10 September/October 2013 page 1

NEWS AND VIEWS

Next meeting

When: Saturday 12 October 2013,

2.30pm

Where: Mona Vale Library

Topic: The Irish Boys at Burnside

Speaker: Dr Keith Amos

Please note the November meeting also - Zoe Pollock-

speaking on The History Council of NSW, also at Mona

Vale Library, 2.30pm on Saturday 9 November. Zoe is

the Executive Director of the Council.

Society Christmas Party

The Christmas Party will be held

Tuesday, 19 November

Manly Art Gallery and Museum

6 to 8 PM

Celebrate the 89th year of the Society with friends andgood cheer in the late afternoon beauty of Manly Cove.

Booking is essential, together with a payment of $15.Please use the form sent separately with this Newslet-ter.

Talk at the August meeting

The role of the Local Studies Library Service

Rose Cullen,Warringah’s Assistant Local Studies Librar-

ian, gave an excellent talk at the Narrabeen Tram Shed

Community Centre on Saturday, 14 September. Rose

has worked with the Librarian, Tina Graham, for a

number of years and, as well as competently filling that

role, has worked as a Research Assistant with the

History Department at the University of Sydney. In fact,

Rose has just finished curating the current exhibition at

the Macleay Museum at the University, entitled Tour-

ing the past: Tourism and History. This exhibition

concentrates on the various ways tourism to historic

places has been promoted across Australia, with par-

ticular emphasis on country towns.

The talked focused on the key objectives of the Local

Studies service. They can be summarised under the

following headings:

� Collecting documentary evidence about Warringah,

including: published works, local newspapers and

journals, council rate books and minute books,

ephemera, photographs, maps and subdivision plans,

archives of local organisations, oral histories and

objects.

� Organising and preserving documentary evidence,

for example by accessioning new items, indexing files

and storing sensitive material appropriately.

� Creating access to the collection, for example

through digitising the photograph collection and

Council minutes; adding photographs to Historypin;

giving talks to schools and community groups; and

participating in events such as Brookvale Show,

History Week and Heritage Festival.

Over about three quarters of an hour Rose walked us

through the work of the service, responding to ques-

tions through the talk. These tended to come thick and

fast towards the end. Rose had brought a number of

photographs to prompt further discussion as well as a

range of printed material. This included some old

promotional material relating to land sales that had

been conducted in Warringah.

One mark of a good talk is how the audience floods

forward to ask further questions, once the formalities

have finished. Rose managed to answer the final

question an hour after she had completed her talk.

Many in the audience had consulted the Local Studies

service on issues but few knew the range of the work

that occupied the efforts of Tina and Rose. We

appreciated the time that Rose had put in to its

preparation and the time on a bright Saturday after-

noon in illuminating us on the work of the service.

Some trivia re lending libraries in Australia

As Rose Cullen's talk at September's meeting demon-

strated, we are fortunate in having comprehensive

lending libraries on the Peninsula. However, readers

may not be aware that these institutions can trace

their history all the way back to the First Fleet.

Eighteenth century Great Britain was not particularly

religously inclined. Almost as an afterthought -

following urgings from William Wilberforce the anti-

slavery campaigner - the Government included a single

clergyman, Richard Johnson, in the personnel sailing for

Botany Bay. He was 29 years old and had little

pastoral experience (the Government had some diffi-

culty filling the position).

Presumably to compensate for his inexperience, John-

son brought with him a large library of books to raise

the moral standards of the convicts. He brought:

100 Bibles

100 Prayer Books

400 Testaments

500 Psalters

200 Church Catechisms

100 of Osterwald's Necessity for reading the

Scriptures


100 Christian Monitors

50 Synge's Religion made easy

200 Sermon on the Mount

25 Plain exhortations to Prisoners

12 Wilson's Instructions for the Indians

200 Exercises against lying

50 Woodward's Caution to swearers

100 Exhortations to Chastity

100 Dissuasions from Stealing

600 Stonehouse's Administrations

100 Most important Truths

200 The Child's First Book

200 The Child's Second Book

and many more, over 4,000 in total. Johnson was

prepared for any eventuality other, perhaps, than the

general illiteracy of his flock.

(Source: MB Eldershaw, Philip of Australia)

More on Narrabeen

Further to the short article on the source of Nar-

rabeen's name last issue, Terry Metherell has written:

In case these early references have escaped notice, I

thought MWPHS readers might be interested.

"1. The Sydney Monitor, 19 May 1830, p2:

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE Reports details of a violentrobbery and trial, after the arrest of the armed robber"at the Narrabine Lagoon at the house of Sullivan". Therobber received the death sentence.

2. Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December 1850, p2:

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE The Herald's corre-spondent gives a vivid description of a hunting andshooting trip between Manly and Pittwater, includingshooting black swans and ducks "at the Narrabine andDe Wy Lagoons" (original spellings retained)

3. Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May 1853, p3:

SHIP'S BOAT FOUND Found, on Friday last, on thebeach at Narrabaine Lagoon (outside the Heads), noname on her, a seventeen foot boat, painted dirty whiteinside and green outside. Any person giving a properdescription can have her on application to THOMASCOLLINS, Narrabaine Lagoon (outside the North Head)."

I have retained the original spellings as reported, indi-cating how Narrabeen's name has changed over timeeven among locals; and also how Surveyor Meehan'sfirst use of the cryptic 'DY' was being gradually'translated' through the 1850s into today's 'Dee Why'.

Terry Metherell

Richard Johnson (1753 - 1827)

ARTICLES

A case of mistaken identity

The Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is an

iconic tree of coastal Australia, stretching from Albany

on the south coast of Western Australia to the north

coast of New South Wales. It is of course native only

to Norfolk Island and was introduced to Australia in the

early 1800s as an ornamental tree, to be initially

located on the streets of colonial Sydney. The early

sketches of Sydney invariably include a Norfolk Island

pine to the exclusion of the native trees.

Most people are aware of Captain Cook’s encounter

with the Norfolk Island Pine as described in “The

Tyranny of Distance“ by Geoffrey Blainey, where Cook

was said “to marvel at the shapely spruce pine that

cloaked the island”. This encounter in October 1774

gave Cook the idea that the timber was of the same

quality as the Quebeck (sic) pines. The main appeal of

the tree was that it was tall, straight, had few branches

and the trunk maintained a consistent width for much

of its height.

When the potential use of Botany Bay as a penal

colony was being considered in Great Britain, Cook's

earlier report gave rise to a plan to transplant seeds

from Norfolk Island to the Australian mainland and,

from the resulting trees, supply masts and spars to the

British navy. However, in the early 1790s the

economic dream of the harvesting of this timber

collapsed. It was found that the tree was outwardly

sound but rotten behind the bark. However its

ornamental career gathered pace.

The Norfolk Island Pine is a member of the Araucaria

family of which there are 19 extant (surviving) sub-

species. The various sub-species extend from South


I do believe there other characteristics of the tree

which have given it iconic status. Firstly it is a tree

where its foliage does not unduly restrict visibility

through it to the sea or harbour beyond. Secondly, it

provides extended shade on a hot day and does not

constrain the prevailing afternoon north-easterly

breezes. The perpendicular nature of the tree gives it

a stature as a group and means that it does not

interfere with the growth of the lawn below, thus

providing pleasant sites for picnics. The final point is

that it has a triangular conformation which gives it a

distinctive shape, compared with other evergreens.

Overall it provides a statuesque statement while not

dominating the landscape visually.

Unfortunately the problem of mistaken planting of

Cook Pines instead of Norfolk Island Pines has ex-

tended to Manly and some other peninsula beaches,

including Collaroy and Dee Why. The Cook Pine,

although of the Araucaria family, has major differences

to a Norfolk Island pine.

The tree has a different conformation and shape, in

that it is generally bent and becomes more so with

maturity. Its botanical name columnaris indicates its

column-like appearance and its foliage is considerably

thicker than a Norfolk Island pine, with it being thickest

in the middle of its height. It also has a different leaf

formation in that the Norfolk Island Pine has wider,

ovate-shaped (fat in the middle) leaves that tend to

overlap.

While there are some Cook Pines in front of the Raglan

Street tee junction with South Steyne, there are many

more near the Queenscliff Surf Club. These latter trees

were planted in the early 1980s. There also appear to

be some Cook Pines at Dee Why and personnel at the

Royal Botanic Gardens have confirmed the presence of

America, across the Pacific, to Australia and New

Guinea. 13 out of the 19 are endemic to New

Caledonia. Only two are native to mainland Australia -

the Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) and the Bunya

Pine (Araucarua bidwillii) and the natural area of both

is the east coast, down only as far as Kempsey.

Of the New Caledonian pines, the Cook Pine (Araucaria

columnaris) has been planted across the Pacific and in

Australia, often in the mistaken belief that it is the

Norfolk Island pine. In conversation with Professor

Thaman of the University of the South Pacific, he

observed that it was a common mistake in the Pacific

Islands and there is a similar situation in the USA,

where there has been a high incidence of Cook Pines

being incorrectly supplied as Norfolk Island Pines.

The Norfolk Island Pine has had a long history on the

Northern beaches, stretching from Manly to Palm

Beach. While there were some plantings prior to 1851,

the main introduction was the program commenced in

1877 with the encouragement of Charles Moore,

Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Norfolk

Island Pines quickly spread up and down the Steyne

fronting the Ocean Beach, and along the Harbour

frontage at Manly Cove.

However, the positive features of the tree and its

contribution to the character of Manly and other

beachside areas have seldom been articulated. The

1988 Heritage Review conducted by Manly Council did

contain “The Manly Environment and its Landscapes“

written by Craig Burton. In this report Craig did state

that “The planting of the Norfolk Island pines appears

to have been an attempt to create a vertical accent to

match the quality of the cliffs in the natural landscape

and to clearly identify Manly (New Brighton) as a

cultural entity worthy of visit“.

Avenue of Cook Pines, Kandy, Sri LankaNorfolk on left, Cook on right


Cook Pines at the rear of the Collaroy Surf Club

building.

Having seen photos of mature Cook Pines, it appears

that the difference between them and Norfolk Island

Pines will become more evident as the Cook Pines

mature. The Cook Pine Avenue in the Botanical

Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka give some idea of the

worst case scenario.

There is no insinuation that this situation has arisen

from design, and the personnel in Warringah and

Manly Councils that made the decisions about these

plantings have long since passed on. On inspection of

various Management Plans for Parks and Reserves,

there is no reference to the presence of Cook Pines.

My view is that at this stage there should be a closer

appraisal of plantings of Norfolk Island Pines to ensure

that this mistake is not perpetuated. The second

action could be that the Management Plans of Re-

serves and Parks be corrected to designate Cook Pines

where they are present, eg Manly Cemetery. Lastly,

the Cook Pines should be replaced when opportunities

present themselves.

In summary, it is surprising how this situation has

developed but in future there needs to be better DNA

referencing in the sourcing of plants. There have been

programs to protect the Norfolk Island Pines from

pollution but in this case they need protection from

mistaken management.

Jim Boyce

Local Newspapers Relating to our Peninsula before1906 (Part 2)

(It should be noted that items in the Sands Directories

are entered at the commencement of each calendar

year. This means that a business/institution or name

listed in say 1887, may refer to a business or a name for

the previous year 1886.)

In Sands Directory for 1887 The Signal Newspaper and

Printing Office, Wallace and Puxley proprietors, is listed

as operating in Fountain Street (now Sydney Road),

North side, Manly. The listing appeared only once in

Sands.

The first listing appeared in Sands 1888 for The

Spectator newspaper in Whistler Street, East side,

Manly. The proprietors shown were Gale and Stephen.

Next door to the office in Whistler Street, the name

John Gale appeared. The same details appeared in

1889 Sands.

In 1890 and 1891 Sands again lists The Spectator

newspaper but with proprietor names Roche and

Woodman. Roche W.H. is listed as newspaper

proprietor, Whistler Street, East side.

On 13 July 1889 the Freeman’s Journal gave the

following report. “A third journal, the North Shore

Gazette and Manly Express, made its first appearance

on Saturday [6 July 1889]. It is well printed on good

paper, and having been distributed free of cost, the

circulation was unlimited. Mr. Brooks is the proprietor

and I wish his venture success.”

Timber in the 18th Century

It is perhaps difficult for us to imagine the strategic importance of timber to Great Britain in the 18th Century. The

British Isles are quite small and by the early 1700s, while it still had sufficient forests to provide hardwoods, it was

dependent on imports for softwoods.

Britain was the dominant world power and all of its ships - trading, commercial and naval - were made of wood. Ship

timber is a far more limited product than construction timber. The ideal woods were oak, Scots pine and other large

but slow-growing trees. Especially difficult to find were trees suitable to be masts, a crucial requirement for any sailing

ship and an item that often had to be replaced after storms or wear.

The suitable timbers came mainly from the Baltic states and both they, and the sea routes from them, were vulnerable

to the machinations of Britain's European rivals. A secondary source was North America but the War of Independence

made it insecure also. Hence the great interest in Cook's report of the Norfolk Island Pines. When he sailed for Botany

Bay, Philip had orders to claim and settle Norfolk Island as a matter of high priority. He obeyed this directive,

establishing a penal settlement there within six weeks, the date being 6 March, 1788.

Although, in his article, Jim states that the Norfolk Island Pines were found to not be suitable for ship timber because

they were "rotten below the bark", I think that the problem was simply the fact that the structural strength of the

timber obtained from them, particularly after ageing, was (and is) inadequate. The phrase used at the time was "not

sufficiently resilient". Ed.


Listed in Sands 1891 is the Manly Gazette – H.

Montague, proprietor, Ashburner Street, East side

while The Manly Herald Newspaper Company is listed

in Sands for 1892 and shows C.G. Warburton, Hon. Sec.

Whistler Street, East side.

In 1892 Sands now lists on The Corso east side Manly

Gazette and Pittwater Express – W. Brooks, proprietor.

The State Library of NSW has reference to issues of

1891, 1892, 1897 and 1899 – 1901

The Saturday 30 July 1892 edition advises that The

Manly Gazette and Pittwater Express, with which was

incorporated the North Shore Gazette and Manly

Express and Manly Herald, is circulated to Freshwater,

Narrabeen, Pittwater, Newport, Bayview and North

Shore. No 137 Vol. III was priced one penny. It was

printed and published by the proprietor William

Brooks, at The Manly and Pittwater Express printing

office, Whistler Street Manly. (Ref SL NSW 1277)

There was a long article in the same issue regarding the

first anniversary of the incumbency of the Rev Freder-

ick Warner of the Manly Congregational Church. (Ref SL

RAV FM4/127)

Its proprietor W. Brooks was listed in Sands for 1893 in

Victoria Parade, East side, Manly.

On Saturday 12 June 1897 The Manly Gazette and

Pittwater Express p1 Vol V No 380 states that it is still

very much alive and circulating in Manly, Balgowlah,

Freshwater, Narrabeen, Pittwater, Newport, Bayview,

and North Sydney. Its publishing office is given as

Buchanon’s Newsagency, Corso, Manly. It claims that

“The Manly Gazette, being essentially a newspaper and

not a mere advertising sheet, it offers exceptional

advantages to businessmen. Their announcements are

not lost in a mass of unreadable print, but, coming in

the middle of items of immediate interest, can hardly

fail to be read. Yet the charges are moderate.

Subscription 5s per annum

Subscription in advance 4s 6d per annum

Advertising Scale 3s per inch

Liberal Reduction for large spaces or continued adver-

tisements. “Wanted” and “For Sale” &c. Advertise-

ments not exceeding three lines, 1s.

THE MANLY GAZETTE

Printing and Publishing Department

THE MACHINERY AND PLANT

Will be further utilised in carrying out every description

of

PRINTING

In the BEST STYLE and at SHORTEST NOTICE

ESTIMATES GIVEN at once for Pamphlets, Reports,Circulars, Programmes, Posters,Invitation and BusinessCards and all forms of Commercial Printing.

THE MANLY GAZETTE

PUBLISHING OFFICE

BUCHANON’S NEWSAGENCY

CORSO, MANLY”

Sands in 1894 lists Buchanon, James, book seller andnewsagent Corso East side.

The Manly News was published by Cyrus Edgar Fuller

(1846-1911 death registered Chatswood) in 1899. Is-

sues of four pages each, 10 Feb 1899 to 5 May 1899,

copied from originals in the Mitchell Library are held in

Manly Library Local Studies at Folio LSW 079.9441MAN.

Cyrus Fuller, a stationer and bookseller, in 1884

purchased the old National/Public School building in

Carlton Street, Manly for £1000. He lived there until its

demolition between 1889 and 1891. By 1892 it became

known as Fuller’s Paddock and football and other

sports and activities took place there.

John MacRitchie of Manly Library Local Studies says

that the Manly News was produced from a printing

press “On the New Pier” [ie Manly Wharf]. Fuller

stated, “The outgrowth of Manly without the assistance

of a local newspaper has been phenomenal. But now,

thanks to a generous subscribers’ list, a real live

newspaper has come amongst us to stay. Local news,

local printing press, local Editor, local reporter, local

operation, and local everything. Its columns are de-

voted exclusively to the advocacy of the benefit and

advancement of the districts known as the Parishes of

Manly Cove and Narrabeen, taking in the thickly

populated and rapidly advancing and increasing villages

of Balgowlah, Manly Vale, Brookvale, Greendale, Dee

Wye [sic], Narrabeen, Mona Vale, Rock Lily, Bayview,

Newport, Pittwater and Barrenjoey.

Subscription eight shillings per annum, paid half-yearly

in advance. Advertising rates: two lines or 14 words, 6d;

three or four lines, 1/-; one inch, 3/-.”

The paper was printed by William Mason (Fuller was

married to a Sarah Mason) at the Manly News Printing

Office, New Pier, Manly.

One interesting article which appeared in this paper on

17 February 1899 is related below.”

“Opening the Maze

The Hampton Court Maze was opened with great éclaton Saturday last by F.C. Passau, Esq., Mayor of Manly,surrounded by a representative gathering, amongstwhom were Mr. J.A. Hogue (Minister for Education)Messrs. Hawthorne, Whiddon, and Sleath, Ms. L.A.,

Aldermen Stevenson, Royan, Carroll, of Manly and


many others. In his opening speech the mayor ex-pressed the hope and belief that the venture would bea successful one, and that public patronage would bereadily accorded it. It would add to Manly one more

attraction in the way of diversion to the numerousvisitors who came amongst us. He wished the under-taking success.

The Minister for Education also expressed a hope that

the maze would prove successful, and that large

gatherings would take place within it from time to

time. Mr. Hawthorne also spoke a few words, applaud-

ing the enterprise of the promoters and wishing them

every success.

After the Maze was declared open a general rush was

made by the patrons in eager pursuit of the prize held

out to the individual who should be first to solve the

difficulty. After a vigorous effort the prize fell to Mr. J.

Weingarth [a surveyor}.

After this a crowd of visitors kept the paths of the

labyrinth lined all through the afternoon, and the

perplexity experienced by most of them created great

POT POURRI

Logos with a life of their own

With the controversy surrounding Warringah

Council's abandonment of the Flannel Flower

logo for a big W (see last issue), it is perhaps easy

to overlook the fact that the Flannel Flower is

not as innocent nor lily-white as it may appear.

In the past it ruthlessly purged some rivals from

their joint starring roles.

The old logo displayed a pair of dolphins, a

Flannel Flower and an eagle. (The logic behind

the inclusion of the eagle is not as obvious as it

may seem - the bird depicted is apparently a

Wedge-tailed Eagle, not a Sea Eagle). Fortu-

nately, there are locations in Warringah where

amusement. The gates were kept open all the after-

noon, and a throng was coming and going till evening

hours brought things to a close.

During the whole afternoon a band of musicians

discoursed sweet music and kept things in an enjoyable

mood. The spot on which the Maze stands is a good

one, being opposite the Ocean Beach [South Steyne

end], and in a position to catch every bracing breeze

which blows. If one takes the opening as an augury, we

prophesy a career of prosperity for this latest amuse-

ment venture.

The catering was in the capable hands of Mr. Prisk, of

the Steyne Hotel [S. Prisk, Proprietor].

On Sunday again it was well patronised, but the

mayor’s intervention put a stop to the music of the

band. Up to the time of going to press the patronage

was very good.”

(to be continued)

George Champion OAM, May 2012

Interesting in its day, but... ...why not some bling?

the two logos have been preserved for

posterity.

The old logo was derived directly from

Warringah's shield or coat of arms which is

also the basis of the design of the Mayoral

chain of office.

This chain, with its botanical and zoological

menagerie, seems ripe for replacement by a

simple "W". Council's image could be

further modernised and a bit of bling added

to formal civic occasions. It could also be a

prudent investment of Council funds in these

uncertain times. Ed.


Manly, Warringah and PittwaterHistorical Society Inc.

Established 1924

Patron

Alan Ventress BA DipLib

President

Jim Boyce

0402 096 080

[email protected]

Treasurer

Barbara Davies

9997 6505

[email protected]

Minutes Secretary

Clive Halnan

0410 867 685

[email protected]

Archivist

Vacant

Editor

Richard Michell

9401 4525

[email protected]

Postal Address

PO Box 695 Manly, NSW 1655

Website

www.mwphs.co

WHAT'S ON

Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Tel. 9976 1421

CHRIS LANGLOIS - POINTS IN TIME

6 September - 4 November 2013

Special event: Artist’s Talk Saturday 28 September.

Join Chris Langlois in conversation with curator Kather-

ine Roberts to discuss the exhibition and key ideas that

have informed his art practice over the past decade.

GAMARAGAL

6 September 2013 - 20 April 2014

Manly Art Gallery & Museum and guest curator Keith

Vincent Smith have assembled a fascinating exhibition

of watercolours, engravings, drawings, artefacts and

other objects documenting the ‘first encounters’ be-

tween English settlers and the Gamaragal, the Aborigi-

nal people who lived at what is now Manly and

Northern Sydney, in the late 18th and early 19th

Centuries.

Manly Council

Manly Jazz

Enjoy great music on the picturesque beachfront

Saturday 5 October – Monday 7 October 2013

(Long Weekend

Warringah Library

Picturing Warringah

Saturday, September 7, 2013 - 8:30am to Wednes-

day, October 30, 2013 - 5:00pm

Delve into the Local Studies archives and discover howWarringah has been represented over the decades.

The display will run at Dee Why Library and Council'sCivic Centre.

Presented by Warringah Council Library as part of His-tory Week.

“The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past.” William Faulkner


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