Located approximately 8 km’s North East of Sydney’s CBD and covers an area of approximately 8.6 km².

In February 1997, a notice was published in the Government Gazette by Mosman Council advising that they had assigned Mosman as the only suburb in the Mosman Local Government Area. However, Mosman Council decided that residents should continue to be allowed to use the following traditional locality names if they wished:

  • The Spit
  • Spit Junction
  • Georges Heights
  • Clifton Gardens
  • Beauty Point
  • Balmoral

Like Neutral Bay, Military Rd is the main thoroughfare and continues from Neutral Bay, through Cremorne and right through the heart of Mosman until its juncture at the Buena Vista Hotel. Transport comprises of

Mosman was originally inhabited by the Borogegal tribe.Mosman is named after Archibald Mosman (1799–1863) and his twin brother George, who moved onto a 4-acre (16,000 m2) land grant in the area in 1831. They were involved in shipping, and founded a whaling station on a bay in the harbour, which became known as Mosman’s Bay. George subsequently became involved in grazing, but Archibald continued with whaling activities. By 1838, he owned 108 acres (0.44 km2) along the Mosman waterfront.

Mosman shopping centre is located along Military Road, which features many boutiques, cafes and restaurants. The shopping centre extends from the intersection with Bradley's Head Road and Middle Head Road, continues north up past the intersection with Spit Road at Spit Junction. It continues for some distance along both Spit Road and Military Road and extends down some of the side streets. Mosman Council has identified the early twentieth century shopping strip along Military Road as a conservation area. The awnings along the street were originally column-supported.

A small shopping mall called Bridgepoint is located at Spit Junction. It features a supermarket, grocery shops, bookshop, gift shops, cafés, health practitioners, and offices. Mosman's entertainment spots include the Mosman Hotel located on Military Road and the Buena Vista Hotel located on Middle Head Road.

Schooling in the area consists of Mosman Public (http://www.mosman-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/) and Mosman High Schools (http://www.mosman-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/). For private education, Queenwood (http://www.queenwood.nsw.edu.au/) is an all-girls high school located down at Balmoral. Additionally, for bigger kids, Mosman Community College (http://www.mec.nsw.edu.au/) is actually located within the Mosman High School. It is a non profit organisation offering a range of courses from languages, business & computer studies, creative and performing arts, lifestyle, health & fitness to one day workshops and tours.

References

Wikipedia
Dictionary of Sydney
North Sydney Council
Mosman Council
www.sydney.com
Trip Advisor
www.kirribilli.org.au/
www.weekendnotes.com
sydney travellers guide