THE ASTOR – A HIGH LIFE FOR SOME

THE ASTOR - A HIGH LIFE FOR SOME

Completed in 1923 The Astor represented an entirely new concept in Australian residential living; private ownership of individual apartments. Located at 123 Macquarie Street the building was thirteen storeys high, Sydney’s first ‘skyscraper’. The 52 ultra-modern flats provided expansive views of the harbour. Premier of New south

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A KIWI ASSAULT ON OUR LAMINGTONS

A KIWI ASSAULT ON OUR LAMINGTONS

If there is one icon in Australia that ‘out-icons’ the pavlova it is surely the lamington. We all know that the wretched Kiwis claim the pavlova (which of course is nonsense 🥵 ), but in 2014 Aussies were horrified to read in the Guardian that they had

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