Margaret Park, North Sydney Council Historian. Good walking shoes, hat, sunscreen, water, etc. Cherry Cordner, author of A Mavis Singing, will speak of one of our valuable research resources, the Australian publication The Lone Hand, which was founded by Archibald in 1907 and nurtured many Australian authors. Starting from wharf at Brooklyn, emulate the General Gordon paddle-wheeler cruises of the early 1900s. Part of the day will include a separate short historical walking tour.
Cost includes the cruise, historical notes and lunch at the marina featuring locally caught fish.
Phillip monument beside the tall palms to the marina. The trip after Hornsby includes four tunnels, the Cowan Bank descent from Cowan to Brooklyn - probably the most famous section of the railway on the metro system, and more.