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| Harbourlights explores the life and work of Peter Kingston, one of North Sydney's best-known and best-loved artists.
Peter has contributed enormously to the local community since moving to Lavender Bay in 1974. He worked with Martin Sharp refurbishing Luna Park during the 1970s and then fought tirelessly to save the site and its collection in the decades that followed the Park's closure.
A champion of Australia's rich popular culture, Peter's sculptures of Snugglepot, Cuddlepie, Blinkie Bill and others grace the public walkway around Lavender Bay. His etchings and oil paintings have charted the playful and sombre moods of Sydney Harbour over three decades.
This beautifully illustrated hardcover book by Gavin Wilson is now available at the reduced price of $20.
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| Outlines the history of indigenous people in North Sydney from before the arrival of Europeans to the present day. It expands upon Hands across time - a guide to aboriginal history and culture written by Margaret Park in 1998.
Written by Council Historian Dr Ian Hoskins.
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- 'Was Thinking of Home Today...': North Sydney and the Great War
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| This book explores the impact of the war on North Sydney and provides a context for understanding the significance of those memorials and mementoes. It also voices some of North Sydney's ANZAC descendant's engagement with their own family history.
Written by Council Historian Dr Ian Hoskins.
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- Voices of a Landscape: Planning North Sydney
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| The book is based on a rich collection of oral history interviews with people who were part of North Sydney's planning processes from the 1960s to the present day. By highlighting the human element in planning, the book reveals the profound influence that individuals can have in the development of a cultural identity.
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- Life and Death on the North Side
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| A history of St. Thomas' Cemetery and Church. Life and Death tells the story of the cemetery, the first of its type on the north shore, and its connections to St. Thomas' Church.
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- Naming North Sydney (2nd edition)
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| The origins of North Sydney places and street names. First published in 1996, this is an easy to use alphabetical index of our places, streets and suburbs.
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| This history of North Sydney, published in 1990, provides a good account of the development of the area from its early history to the latter half of the 20th Century. The Opposite Shore written by Eric Russell is jointly published with the North Shore Historical Society.
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| Stanton Library runs an active oral history program recording the memories of its residents to document the changing face of the North Sydney landscape. 'On the Record' was published in conjunction with the program and is a concise guide to how to conduct oral history programs and interviews.
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| Theatre activity in North Sydney. A Dream of Passion concentrates on the history and development of local theatres, mainly live theatres, such as the Independent and the Ensemble.
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- North Sydney Olympic Pool
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| 60th Anniversary Edition
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- Building a Bridge for Sydney: the North Sydney Connection
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| Examines the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from a North Sydney perspective using photographs, text and the words of the people who watched the many stages of the Bridge being built - from the turning of the first sod to the grand opening in March 1932. This attractive booklet is based on the exhibition of the same name held at Don Bank Museum in 1999.
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- Down the Bay: the changing foreshores of North Sydney - CD-ROM
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| This is a multi-media (CD-Rom) presentation which tells the stories of the people who lived and worked along the bays and foreshores of North Sydney in the first half of the 20th century. Down the Bay features photographs, text, oral history transcripts, and sound clips which bring the stories to life.
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| This 60 page colour book was produced as part of the Centenary of Federation program in 2001 and features an extensive selection of images celebrating the unique character and lifestyle of North Sydney.
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| Designs on a Landscape, written by Margaret Park, explores the waves of social, economic and technological change that impacted upon the North Sydney landscape due to its location on Sydney Harbour and foreshores.
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