Rose Farm House is a heritage listed property located at 15-17 Honor Street, Ermington, New South Wales. Built circa 1820 by Alexander McDonalds (c.1745-1821), the original grantee. It is of historic…
Parramatta Gaol is considered one of Australia’s more important historical sites. Constructed between 1835-1842, it was, until it’s closure in 2011, Australia’s oldest serving gaol.…
The suburb of Harris Park is located south of the Parramatta River and east of the Parramatta CBD. It is part of the Rosehill Ward of the City of Parramatta. The name derives from the property of…
A small suburb to the south-west of Parramatta CBD, the area is administered by Cumberland Council and the City of Parramatta. The boundaries of the triangular shaped suburb are the Great Western…
1936 Advertisement of McEnnally’s Studio. (Source: The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, 3 September 1936, p. 4)[1]
In the book ‘Living history of Parramatta: a tapestry of life in the…
Slack & Co.’s former new building in 1956. (Source: The Cumberland Argus, 11 April 1956, p. 8)
The above image was featured in The Cumberland Argus (11 April 1956, p. 8) and marked the…
On 25 April 1915, the Allied assault on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey began under the guidance of the Commander in Chief, Sir Ian Hamilton. The landing was divided into three assaults: the main…
Portrait of Matron Maggie Gertrude Quinn of Parramatta Hospital for the Insane (Source: Parramatta Advertiser)[1]
Margaret ‘Maggie’ Gertrude Quinn was born on 9 February 1852.[2]…
Sydney Herald, 5 January 1835.
Ms Murphy, was a free immigrant who was employed as a midwife at the Female Factory in Parramatta in 1835.
According to records, she had qualifications…
John Edwin Mcclymont was born on 29th December, 1927 at 9 Dora Street, Mayfield, a suburb of Newcastle, New south Wales, the eldest child and only son of Robert and his wife, Emily Hendy (Hemmings).…