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In 1919 W. S. Campbell, a Parramatta resident for many years, gave a wonderful talk to the Royal Australian Historical Society recounting his early memories of life on the Parramatta River in the mid…
Parramatta Borough Council was incorporated in 1861 with John Williams appointed the first Mayor. One of the first tasks of the newly formed Council was to find premises for weekly meetings. There…
The Parramatta Volunteer Fire (PVF) Brigade was formed in 1859 at the instigation of Mr. Menser, who went on to become its first Treasurer. The Empire from November 1860 contained the following…
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The Queensland Insurance Building (QIB), constructed at a cost of £200,000, was opened in June 1960. Located at the southern side of St John’s Cathedral Church it was opened by Mayor Thomas,…
The Red Gum Walk sign, Boronia Park, Epping, 1952. Source: City of Parramatta Council Archives
In the dappled sunlight of Boronia Park in Epping, a…
The nondescript, bureaucratic facade of the fourteen storey office block located at 130-134 Church Street, near the old Parramatta Fire Station, betrays the site of what was once a lively…
The Roxy , 69 George St, Parramatta NSW 2150
The Roxy Theatre, built in 1930 was one of Australia’s premier Theatre palaces. The 1,950-seat Roxy Theatre, located in the western outer Sydney…
Each day hundreds of people walk through this gate perhaps without noticing or giving a single thought towards the names inscribed on the columns on either side of the gate. Above their heads,…
History of the Site
In his 1816 report on the 'first female factory' at Gaol Green (Prince Alfred Square) the architect Francis Greenway made it clear there was a need to improve the crowded…