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Posted on April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

ANZAC Day – 25 April 2023

To mark the time at which the first Australians waded ashore ANZAC Cove in 1915,  thousands of people will gather to watch an ANZAC Day Dawn Service. ANZAC Day was established to honour those who served and gave their lives in the Great War. However, in the years since WWI, Australian troops have answered the …

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Posted on April 18, 2023March 2, 2023

On Becoming a Saint

Have you ever wondered how some of the churches in our district were named? It is well documented that St. Phillip’s Anglican Church, Church Hill in Sydney was named in honour of our first Governor and a number of this district’s early pioneers also appear to have been immortalised in the same way. St. David’s …

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Posted on April 11, 2023March 2, 2023

The Royal Commission into Noxious and Offensive Trades of 1883

by R. W. Rathbone At a time when protection of the environment is a burning political issue, it is interesting to note that we, in this country at least, have been trying to clean up our act for more than one hundred years. In the early 1880’s, Sydney was one of the most polluted cities …

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Posted on April 4, 2023March 7, 2023

Kingsgrove Gasometer Demolished

by B. J. Madden Mid-November 1979, saw the demolition and removal of a landmark in Kingsgrove – the Gas Holder in Kingsgrove Road opposite Omnibus Road. The Gas Holder was built during 1926-27 in order to improve the gas supply in that area, which was then undergoing rapid expansion. The Holder had a diameter of …

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Posted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Lydham Hall Historic House and Museum

by Tina Workman The St George area was very fortunate that Rockdale Council had the foresight to purchase a stone cottage called Lydham Hall many decades ago with the sole purpose of conserving this beautiful old house which, in turn, would provide the area with a local history museum and a home for the St …

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