This record is titled: Parramatta Native Institution Admission List: 10 January 1814 to 28 December 1820. [1]
Kitty belonged to the Cannemegal (Warmuli) or Prospect clan of the Darug people [2].…
Artist impression of Maria Lock. Maria’s Dilemma and the Darug Legacy, 2009, by Darug artist Leanne Tobin. Courtesy the artist. Photo Adam Hollingworth [3].
Maria, the daughter of Yarramundi ‘…
Image of a young Aboriginal woman, possibly Patyegarang [2].
Patyegarang was an Aboriginal woman living in the Sydney region at the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, who played a significant…
Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith), Town Hall, Sydney, 1988. Source: National Library of Australia
Shirley Smith (better known as ‘Mum Shirl’), an Aboriginal woman of Wiradjuri descent, was born…
On 12 May 2016, Silverwater became part of the local government area of City of Parramatta from the former Auburn City Council (now part of Cumberland Council). It had been part of Auburn Council…
Advertising (1888, October 6). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, p. 5. Retrieved on 25/01/2018 from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86269023 [1]
Sing Choy’s smile and sonorous ‘…
Sir James Martin, photograph thought to be taken between 1873 – 1879. (Source: Blue Mountains City Library)
James Martin was born on the 14th May 1820 in County Cork, Ireland. His parents, Mary…
Granville Park, view from centre of field to covered stand, Parramatta Council Heritage Centre, LSP00764
Recreational and sporting activities have taken place in Granville for over 100 years.…
Until recently, whenever I came across old images showing St Andrew’s Church, located in Church Street, Parramatta, just north of the old Post Office building, I wondered why this historic…
St Andrew’s Uniting Church. Currently Bavarian Bier Café, Parramatta. Photo: Caroline Finlay, January 2015.
St Andrew’s Church, at 2 Phillip Street Parramatta, began as a Presbyterian church on…