The Great Northern Brick Company Limited was registered on 1 March 1912 with a capital of £10,000 in £1 shares of which 4,500 were issued fully paid-up to Herbert S Leary and George H S Holliday to…
The Great Northern Brick Company Limited was registered on 1 March 1912 with a capital of £10,000 in £1 shares of which 4,500 were issued fully paid-up to Herbert S Leary and George H S…
Mayor for the years 1956 – 1957. Alderman 1949 – 1955, Died 1st May 1982
(From the Sydney Morning Herald, 6th May, 1982) Mr. Edward Allen (Ted) Hunt, of Pymble, who died last Saturday, was…
Mayor for the year 1902. Alderman 1901, 1903 – 1904. Died 12th May, 1925
(From The Cumberland Argus, May 15th, 1925) Tuesday at Dee-Why death claimed a one-time well-known citizen of…
Edward William O’Sullivan, printer, journalist and politician – portrait, ca. 1895-1905 / unknown photographer. Image Source: State Library of New South Wales.
Edward William O’Sullivan was…
Eleanor was in her early 20s when she was convicted in 1785.
Eleanor was in her early 20s when she was convicted in 1785. She had been tried at the Old Bailey for assaulting John Harris in the…
Group of children around a pony horse promotional of the film “Misty”, 1961 at Roxy Theatre, Parramatta. (Source: Elton Ward Collection, Parramatta Heritage Centre ACC002/10/2)
“A new world in…
Mayor for the years 1949 – 1953, 1959. Also served as Mayor of Dundas Municipality 1929, 1935 – 1936, 1945 – 1948. Died 4th October, 1974
(From The Advertiser, 9th October, 1974) Foundation…
Private Ernest Horatio Currell was 21 years when he enlisted with his younger brother Alfred Herbert Currell, 18, at Warwick Farm, NSW on 27 August 1915. Prior to enlistment he had previously…
Colonial History 1788-1840
In April 1788, just months after the first convict ships had landed at Sydney Cove, Governor Phillip and a small group of naval men made their way by boat to the…