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If you look closely at this image , taken about 1933, you can see at the centre, the Leigh Memorial Church, (which is still on Macquarie Street). To the left of the church you can see Dr…
Mayor for the year 1923. Alderman 1917 – 1922, 1924 – 1935. Died 12th May, 1936
(From The Cumberland Argus, 14th May, 1936) After a very brief illness, Mr. Harry Charles George Moss, a well…
One of the most well known timber merchants in the Parramatta area during its time was the firm of Hart, Hitchcock and Co. The company originally began as Hart and Sons in 1887. [1] The founder…
At the foot of Smith Street (#40 Smith Street) on the eastern side, up from the riverbank, Henry Harvey, a baker, built a steam operated mill between 1840 and 1841 and commenced producing flour…
Mayor for the years 1954 – 1955, Alderman 1948 – 1953, 1956 – 1968 (died in office). Died 6th August, 1968
(From The Advertiser, 8th August , 1968) Hedley Victor Horwood, one of Parramatta’s…
According to Sam Crouch’s early recollections the Town Hall site:
… was once a hay market, with a pound at the rear. There was a stand with a bell, which was rung every morning and evening…
Mayor for the years 1930 – 1935. Alderman 1929, 1936 (died in office). Died 14th January, 1936
(From The Cumberland Argus, January 16th, 1936) By the death of the Mayor of Parramatta (…
Ranleigh House was situated at 12 The Park on the boundary of Parramatta Park and overlooking the local Golf Club.
Despite being known as Ranleigh House, the house was actually…
In the 1860s the centre of Parramatta moved from the river wharves to the railway in the south near to St John’s Cathedral. The arrival of passengers and goods by rail at the new Parramatta Station…
Recently the Interpretations Team at the Heritage and Visitor Information Centre has been working with the Māori community to explore the history of Māori in Parramatta. The resulting…