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| Courses taken at MCC by Claire led to her meeting photographer, Christopher Maait, below, as well as many other courses which assisted in the publishing of Mosman Meanders and Through the Heads to Balmoral, Sydney. |
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| Zentangle cards and tags a technique which Nikki teaches at MCC |
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| Martha Stewart punches make great Christmas cards as taught by Shirley |
wealth, all free and without responsibility.
Who could steal this from me?
No one!”
These are the words of Arthur Streeton,
one of the young artists who escaped the depression in Europe in the 1890s and settled in Curlew Camp, one of the established camps around our foreshores, in order to explore their environment and creativity. | |||
| Below is a photo of the same site, Curlew Camp, 120 years later. The point to be made here is that they look very similar and it's mainly because of the vigilance of residents, past and present, and the continuing role played by Mosman Council of valuing and protecting Mosman's historical and cultural flavour.
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“… Later, a promenade was built, which made a
big difference to the area. .. they used to have to shovel the sand off the tramlines after heavy winds
and rough seas…” Ted
Pethebridge
The public campaign of opposition to the development meant that many councillors did not survive at their next election, being accused by the electors as being ‘concrete mad’. Not everyone welcomed the exchange of the great sand dunes and the cutting of many more trees, for an English –style promenade.
“Well, it was our
beautiful sand dunes. To spoil it with
that cement structure was shocking. The same as we hated when they built that
monstrosity there. We thought the
bathing pavilion, was the ugliest thing we’d ever seen.” Margaret Ewart ‘Mosman Voices’
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