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Darcy Ezekiel Dugan was born on 29 August 1920 in Sydney. As per Ancestry he died in Glebe on 22 August 1991 at the age of almost 71 and is buried in Rookwood Cemetery.
Darcy committed numerous…
Westfield Parramatta, September 2017. Image: Anna Namuren, Parramatta Heritage Centre
The Westfield retail centre was launched in Parramatta in 1975 [1] in the same year that consumers were…
The David Jones building on Church Street Parramatta was a permanent fixture since the early 1960’s and was seen as a bright star in the DJ’s galaxy. Yet over the years this shining light…
William Ewart Hart often referred to as Billy, was born on the 20 April 1885 in Parramatta. His birth was registered as taking place in the Hart family home on Darcy Street Parramatta. His…
The King’s School has been important in the development of Parramatta and the history of schooling in NSW. Kings School was named after the King’s School in Canterbury, established in AD597 and…
Medical and nursing sisters of 3rd Australian General Hospital (3AGH) in the tent lines with patients, 1915. Source: www.awm.gov.au/collection/J01438/
When the call first went out in 1914 for…
‘Babes in the Wood’ was the name originally given to a timber hut that was built by convicts in 1790.
It was first known as the ‘Hawkesbury Settler’ inn located on the south east corner…
Interior of Baltia Pty. Ltd. at 91a Argyle St Parramatta, August 1961. ACC002/7/2, Elton Ward Collection
This was a small Shop in 91a Argyle Street, Parramatta. Just two doors south from Elton…
A significant figure in the history of Parramatta, Baludarri was a young Darug man who was living in the area when the Europeans colonists arrived in 1788. In early…
Mayor for the years 1967 – 1974. Alderman 1960 – 1966
Barry Wilde was born in Marrickville but moved when quite young to a wheat growing and grazing property in the mid-west where his maternal…