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His Royal Highness Vajiralongkorn Mahidol in The King’s School, Parramatta – Macarthur boarding house with other students (1970). Image from The King’s School Archive Collection
His Majesty…
새해 복 많이 받으세요! “Sae-hae bok man-hi ba-teu-se-yo!” (meaning “I wish you many blessings this year!”)
In Korea, Lunar New Year is celebrated and called Seollal or Sŏllal (설날).…
Brothers William Lackey and John Lackey arrived in New South Wales from North of Ireland in early 1800s. William Lackey was transported for “inflicting a fatal blow” and arrived at Sydney in …
Vice President War Chest Society
President of the Red Cross Society Parramatta. (1863- Sept 1960)
Lady Mary Cook was born in Staffordshire, England in 1863. She came from a mining…
After an absence of 73 years life savers have returned to Lake Parramatta following the reopening of the lake for public swimming and water recreation activities.
The 75 hectare reserve and…
Parramatta, Australia’s second oldest settlement, is often recognised as a city of “firsts” . Rarely acknowledged among these “firsts” is a structure that holds a handful of firsts and honours…
Archimandrite, meeting of the Lebanese Maronite Society c.1934. Photograph by Sam Hood. (Source: State Library of New South Wales, Home and Away – 4111, FL1410338).
In the late 1890s, a woman…
Lee Gumbuk Sing (Ah Sing- Ah Lee)
Lee Ah Sing was a prosperous grocer whose business was at one time the largest of its kind in Parramatta. His store was at 336 Church St and…
Mayor for the years 1919 – 1922. Alderman 1914 – 1918, 1923 – 1936. Died 9 July 1936
(From The Cumberland Argus, July 9th, 1936) A wave of sorrow swept through the Parramatta district this…
The Leigh Memorial Church, like other buildings in Parramatta is built on the land of the Barramattagul people of the Darug nation. When it opened its doors on the 21 June 1885 it was…