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Purchased in 1967 from London tailors, Ede and Ravenscroft Ltd, these Parramatta Mayoral robes were the second set purchased in Council’s history.
Red with a black facing and trimmed fur they were…
Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition Medal, front and back. City of Parramatta Cultural Collection 2019.006. Source: City of Parramatta Council, 2019.
Recently acquired by the City of…
This commode is of significance to Old Government House (National Trust) due to its direct provenance to a Parramatta craftsman.
Made in 1880 by cabinetmakers Henry Tucker Jones & Sons the…
Vacuum cleaners originated in the 1800s. Operated manually by two people, they blew dust into the air.
In 1901, British engineer Cecil Booth invented the concept of sucking dust through a filter…
Victory in the Pacific Day (VP Day) is celebrated 15 August. This day is also known as Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day). This date commemorates Japan's acceptance of the Allied demand for…
By Anne Tsang.
Like any major city and town in Australia, Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day has been commemorated in the City of Parramatta since 1945 marking the end of the Second World War. On 15…
By Emma Stockburn.
The Second World War was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries, more than thirty nations, were involved and broken into two…
By Emma Stockburn.
Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies announced the beginning of Australia's involvement in the Second World War on the 3 September 1939. The announcement aired on every…
Nearly every country and territory in the world participated in World War Two. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a few nations remained neutral to the end. The Second World War pitted two…
Eric Tweedale is one of Parramatta’s favourite sporting sons and is the oldest surviving rugby legend at 99 years old and a war veteran. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second…