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Helen Pitt

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Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

steeplechase funny face is the motto for that park.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

And his face was above the entry spot.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

So Dundee and Thompson started their own amusement park next door, Luna Park, not named for the airship, not named for their ride.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

But Skip's younger sister was called Luna Dundee.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

And she was a world champion whist player who lived not very far away at

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

37, not very well known to the rest of the world, but everyone assumed that it was named for the moon.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

But no, it was for his younger sister.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

And you find that in her obituary that was written, sadly, only three years after the park opened because she died at 40.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

It's amazing.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

It is, yes.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

And it's not really had much closure other than it closed in World War I. It

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

Well, like many amusement parks all over the world, it was destroyed by a terrible storm and which ended up becoming a fire.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

But T.H.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

Islick was quite the character.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

He had been involved in the creation of Luna Parks all over Europe.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

And White City also was another popular name.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

There were white cities all over the world.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

And this one in particular, he'd chosen to be around Rushcutters Bay in Paddington and he actually ran...

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

for the local seat of Paddington as a politician didn't win the seat.

Conversations
The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

So he had great political ambitions.