Roy Dadson Mulvey was born on 3 November 1889 at Mayfield, Newcastle, New South Wales. He is the son of George W. and Myra Elizabeth Mulvey (nee Christie) [1] and grandson to Colin Christie, one…
Private Charles Laird was a 32 year old boilermaker from Blaxell Street, Granville. He was married to Mrs Bessie Marie Laird and was the father of Leonard Charles Laird and Olive Esther Marie…
Leonard (Service Number 5354), with his older brother, William Edwin Kell (Service Number 4460) enlisted on 13 December 1915. He was born in Taree, New South Wales in 1897 to Joseph and Hannah H…
This iconic late Victorian building with a dome on the north-east corner of Church and Phillip Street Parramatta was erected in 1889 as indicated on the building. At the time of its construction, the…
Alfred, a brother to Herbert (service number 1978) and Horace (service number 2892), enlisted in the 20 Infantry Battalion on 30 June 1917. His service number was 3341. At the time, he was…
Private Ernest Thomas Lakey was a 19 year old from Granville, New South Wales. He worked with the locomotives on the railway line. He was the son of Mr Thomas Lakey and Mrs Annie Lakey of…
On Tuesday 6 June 2017, motorcycle activist and Brotherhood Christian Motorcycle Club senior member Greg Hirst passed away at the age of 64. His death was unexpected following complications from…
Lieutenant Francis Henry Haylen enlisted 15 September 1915. He was a 23 year old, single man, working as a clerk. His father was Thomas Haylen and his mother was Catherine Haylen of Benalong…
In one of our books Parramatta: The Early Years by Michael Kelson and in some old local newspapers, there is the above advertisement: J. Granger and Son, “the oldest established bakery in…
We have received a donation by Peter Archibald who was charged with the decommissioning of the Viva Energy site (formerly Shell) at Camellia. As it was such an important part of the…