History @ Bayside Council: Roads

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X marks the spot

20.4.16

Can you guess where this photograph was taken? You might not immediately recognise the landscape but you have probably driven over this...

10.4.13

Given that Port Botany and Foreshore Drive have now claimed all of Botany’s beaches, talk of a marine suburb may seem strange. The i...

6.3.13

Do you know how old your street is? What about the history of its name? Streets can help us identify our location. Their names also refl...

11.2.13

Can you imagine driving down Botany Road 80 years ago? How about the busy corner of Ricketty and Kent Street in Mascot? While preparing ou...

15.11.12

Can you find Wentworth Avenue on this map from the late 1920s? It isn’t as long or as vital as it is today but it does exist if you look ve...