Book Description

Pictorial History Lower North Shore was first released in 1984 and reprinted in 1987, with a new edition printed in 2014. This edition is completely revised and updated. The book covers the North Shore from Milson's Point, taking in North Sydney, Lavender Bay, Willoughby, Chatswood, Crows Nest, St Leonards, Neutral Bay, Cremorne, Kirribilli and Northbridge. The construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Expressway, the social and cultural life north of the Bridge, and the early days of the aboriginal inhabitants and white settlers are explored. The book includes new photographs and maps, and a chronology, bibliography and index. It retails for $24.95. Written by Catherine Warne.