Mr Leslie W. Pye, who lived in Harris Park, became the owner of this 1909 A Type Vauxhall. Photo courtsey of Peter Wier
Leslie Pye was born in 1871. He became a pharmacist with his own…
Oil portrait of Mary Elizabeth Pye (1827-1910), artist unknown, painted c1845. Society of Australian Genealogists. 15/149.
Mary Elizabeth Pye, born on 21 April 1827 at Baulkham…
Part 1 – Annie and Thomas Gallagher
For thousands of years this Parramatta riverbank location was an important foraging site for the Burramattagal clan of the Darug people. European settlers…
Following the sale of Willow Grove, 34 Phillip Street, Parramatta in 1903 to partially satisfy the accumulated debts of local draper Annie Gallagher, the property was purchased by the firm of W…
Sydney Moore Green: Architect.
The architect employed by the Gallagher’s to build the house that would be Willow Grove was Sydney Moore Green. In 1890 the tender to builders for the property to…
On 1 November 1906, Willow Grove was acquired by Elizabeth Melhuish, the second wife of Henry Dutton Melhuish of Granville.
Henry Melhuish had lived in Parkes for a number of years and then…
From 1919 to 1953 Willow Grove was operated as a private hospital.
The Victorian Italianate house was registered as a private hospital known as “Estella” when a Mrs E.E. Davidson, a matron and…
Powerhouse Parramatta: Archival Record of Willow Grove, St George’s Terrace and P & G E S Co. Ltd. Sub-Station No. 16
This report has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of…
Dharug Land
Lake Parramatta Reserve sits on Country traditionally cared for by Aboriginal people of the Dharug language group. You are always welcome to the reserve and it is asked that you…
NAIDOC Week is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and a chance to acknowledge our history, culture and achievements.
The NAIDOC 2022 theme - Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up…