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Posted on July 1, 2025July 3, 2025

The Reverend James Clark

by Gifford and Eileen Eardley One of the most colourful personalities to be noted at Kogarah as from 1889 until his death, in a road accident, which occurred in 1942, was the Reverend James Clark. This English gentleman, the only son of wealthy parents, was educated at Cambridge University, and became a Barrister at the …

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Posted on April 22, 2025June 20, 2025

The Centenary of the Bexley Methodist/Uniting Congregation

by Dr James N. Pendlebury The end of the 19th century and the commencement of the 20th was a time of excitement in Australia. For years people of political vision had struggled with the idea of creating a nation out of six independent colonies, steeped in self interest. At the same time, and even for …

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Posted on April 15, 2025April 22, 2025

Anzac Day, 25 April 2025

On 25 April 1915, 16,000 Australian and New Zealand troops landed at what became known as Anzac Cove as part of a First World War campaign to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula. By that first evening more than 2,000 had been killed or wounded. Read personal accounts of the landing at the Anzac Portal. This year’s …

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Posted on April 8, 2025April 17, 2025

The Arncliffe Catholic Parish, part 2

by Molly McDonnell Continued from part 1. By now, the school-church was beginning to outlive its usefulness as a school and church; and the parish priest at the time, Father O’Reilly, by exhortation and example, stimulated his people in their generous endeavours towards progress. A new church would have to be built. Land was first …

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Posted on April 1, 2025April 3, 2025

James & William Beehag

by M. L. Troughton and L. N. Thompson The two brothers James and William were yeoman farmers from Essex, England. They emigrated to Australia in 1836. James purchased 79 acres of land adjoining Chandler’s grant. One boundary of it was later to become Bay Street, Rockdale. The land ran back in a triangle almost to …

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