by R W Rathbone David Hannam was born in the village of Holton in Somerset on 23rd June 1805, the eldest child and only son of Reuben Hannam and his wife, Elizabeth Hews. Reuben Hannam was convicted of ‘larceny in a dwelling house” at the Taunton Assizes on 31st March, 1810 and sentence to death, …
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by Gifford and Eileen Eardley Disclaimer: Please be aware that this article contains potentially inappropriate language or ideas. The SGHS does not in anyway endorse or condone discrimination of any kind.While some of this content may have been considered appropriate at the time of publication, we now recognise that it may contribute to harms.We have …
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This article was first published in the December 1970 edition of our magazine. I am sure members will be pleased to learn that, during last month, Rockdale Council completed the purchase of Lydham Hall. This old home in Lydham Avenue, Bexley, is to be used as an historical museum where items of interest may be …
A Railway Is Built Early in the 1860’s agitation commenced along the southern coastal district for improved means to transport the rich produce of the area to markets in Sydney. The small ships plying the coastal trade were both irregular and unreliable and the long, bad road was a nightmare. To ensure the development of …
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The old homestead of the English family – pioneers of 1852 – was built in 1854 by Mr. Dennis English on the land now occupied by the South Carlton Public School. The original old slab hut stood at the rear of the house, the front portion of which was built with some of the first …
