by Phyllis Stiskin After travelling by sailing ship from England to Sydney Town in the year 1849, young Charles Bampton at the age of four found himself at Bathurst 1850, where he grew into manhood learning the trade of saddlery, possibly with Rutherfords, (known first as Cobb & Co., then Rutherford, then back to Cobb …
Funding Appeal to Digitise Christina Stead’s Records
Christina Stead (1902 – 1983), childhood resident of Lydham Hall, was one of Australia’s most significant novelists, and her Sydney upbringing informed her internationally acclaimed fiction. Novels such as The Man Who Loved Children (1940) and For Love Alone (1944) combined bold narrative experimentation with unflinching social commentary in works that were defining for Australian …
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SGHS Committee Nomination for 2026-27
We’re pleased to announce the call for nominations for the St George Historical Society Inc. Committee for 2026-2027.Your active participation is essential to promote and conserve the history of the St George District.Click here to read our objectives. SGHS members can join the committee or nominate another SGHS member. To nominate, complete this form:
The Federation House: Where Did it Really Come From?
Summary of a presentation by Mark Sabolch at our 16 May 2026 meeting. Popular books on the “Federation” house tend to leave an impression that this is a uniquely Australian house style which had its origins in the invigorated national spirit that was associated with the Federation event of 1901. To dispel this myth, Mark …
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The Girrahween Park Reserve, Earlwood
by Gifford and Eileen Eardley This ecological survey relates to the charms of the pretty natural forest scene at Girrahween Park, an unspoilt wilderness of Hawkesbury sandstone country located at a short distance to the south of the busy shopping centre of Earlwood. The nature strip in question descends from the crest of Campbell’s Hill …