Sarah Bellamy was born in the small Worcestershire village of Belbroughton, the sixth of eight children of Richard and Elizabeth Bellamy, and was baptised on February 3rd 1770 at Holy Trinity Church. The church stands upon a former pagan Saxon burial ground, whilst the village of Belbroughton itself can proudly trace its origins to an …
Centenary: Banksia Free Church, est. 1890
Compiled by Walter G Kirton, Interim Pastor March 1990. Reproduced with Permission (Editor’s note: In 2017, the church, at 316 Princes Highway, Banksia, was sold and refurbished to become the Orthodox Church of St Savvas of Kalymnos). The fact that this independent church has been able to continue a fruitful ministry for Christ our Lord …
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The Wood-Carters Of Early St. George
by B.J. Madden – Kingsgrove In Notes on the Early Life in Peakhurst, written in the 1930’s by Mr George Peake, son of Issac Peake and grandson of John Peake, it is stated that during the Gold Rush in the 1850’s, firewood was carted from the present St. George district to a place in Darlinghurst …
The Aboriginal Tribes of the Sydney Region
by B. J. Madden – Kingsgrove In the short space of 70 years, the world of the Aboriginal tribes of the Sydney region, which had remained unchanged since the Dreamtime, became a living nightmare. The land which had been theirs alone for so long was suddenly and irretrievably lost to the fair-skinned newcomers of the …
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The Affairs Of Rose Vale Villa, Rockdale
Written & Illustrated by Gifford and Eileen Eardley William John Iliffe was born in London in the year 1842 and came to Sydney as a young lad in 1852, where he followed various pursuits in the nature of employment. It is evident that he had a natural bent for plant cultivation for he took up …