Our new weekly column from local journalist Kathryn Barton turns back the clock to meet the people and witness the events that shaped life on the lower north shore in years gone by.

It was Australia's entry into WWI that saw a young widow, Myra Taylor, brace herself as she stood at North Head on a windy night in 1915. There she tested her rayless, light-throwing device to see if it might benefit the Allies.

Interest rates may be rising, but the Reserve Bank's hikes have had little effect on Mosman's resilient property market.

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Holtermann Nugget, the world’s largest gold specimen, but do you know of its connection to Sydney’s lower north shore?

When it opened to the public in 1913, “The Ritz” at Cremorne Point was described as Sydney’s finest private hotel, with 140 rooms, electric lights - and a lift!

Crescent shaped to take advantage of Sydney’s harbour views, the 14-storey Travelodge contained 224 self-contained suites in alternating shades of blue and olive, each with its own private bathroom and television set!

From chance encounters to more formal audiences in Australia and overseas, our readers are sharing their treasured, often fleeting, moments with Queen Elizabeth.

The shocking death of a young Mosman woman remains a baffling cold case, more than 80 years after she was strangled with a pair of silk stockings at Clifton Gardens.

When it opened to the public in March 1991, Mosman Cache heralded a new era in shopping on the lower north shore.

In 1948, 61-year-old Mosman man Frederick Audsley committed the most heinous of crimes, shooting his daughter's boyfriend dead after he was caught in the girls Bray St bedroom.

Mosman Collective has uncovered an incredible set of images documenting the last days of Alfred St in Milsons Point before many of its homes and businesses were demolished to make way for the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The future of the landmark MLC Building in North Sydney is in jeopardy, after the removal of its prized state heritage listing.

Built in 1908 by William Wells Robinson and his wife Charlotte, “Trafalgar” was one of Australia’s finest homes.

At the start of 1966, the Liberal-Country party coalition had governed Australia for sixteen years. Robert Menzies retired in January, paving the way for debonair treasurer Harold Holt.

Before the arrival of television, Australian radio ruled the airwaves with programs like Dad and Dave, Blue Hills and ‘Calling the Stars’.

We've uncovered some incredible local trivia to wow your friends and family in the lead up to the Federal Election on May 21.