DALLAS SHERRINGHAM TODAY’S ultra-modern Westmead Hospital is a far cry from the first medical facility in Parramatta district which was commonly referred to as ‘the Tent Hospital’. The Hospital stood to the north of where Jeffery House is now situated but was not literally a tent but was referred to as such because its ‘two […]
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HISTORY buffs, residents and visitors are invited to celebrate Parramatta’s rich cultural heritage through a series of guided walking tours, performances, workshops and demonstrations as part of this year’s Foundation Festival. Kicking off on Wednesday, November 9, the Foundation Festival culminates with City of Parramatta’s Foundation Day celebration on Sunday 13 November – with the
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DALLAS SHERRINGHAM MOST residents of Pemulwuy, the suburb to the east of Prospect Reservoir, would not realise the history of the area and the remarkable Indigenous man it was named after. And they would not realise that Pemulwuy, the resistance leader in the Western Sydney area, was the victim of Australia’s oldest murder mystery. He
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DALLS SHERRINGHAM FEW commuters sipping on their morning coffee and waiting for a train would realize they are standing on one of the most historic railway sites in Australia. Parramatta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line and it was once the gateway to inland NSW when monster steam
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DI BARTOK IN its 160 years as a local government area, Parramatta certainly has grown up – all the way to the sky. Four days after a ceremony commemorating the declaration of Parramatta as a municipality, Sydney’s burgeoning second city welcomed Premier Dominic Perrottet to the “topping out” ceremony of the 225 metre 55 storey
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THE Rose Stereograph Company Collection: one of Australia’s most significant photographic collections dating back to 1880, comprising more than 100,000 items is being auctioned featuring local iconic photos of Parramatta. The collection features moments captured in time featuring original images of St. Johns Church, Town Hall, Kings School and even Park Gates, along with many
THE Albion Hotel, once known as Annie’s (down by the Gasworks Bridge) is due to be replaced with two 51 storey, multi-story apartment buildings, with a token wine bar. This location was the heartland of the river shipping trade in the 1800s and many Inns flourished. William Sherwin (1763 – 1822) arrived on the ship
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Local historian Gary John Carter, a little tongue in cheek, dreams about Parramatta’s future. DATELINE July 2030: Destination NSW has listed Parramatta as one of the premier tourist attractors in the State. It has a mountain of Heritage business success stories and tourist activities that have made Parramatta the place to be and visit in
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PUBS have always been a big part of Parramatta, from its early days of development through to the thriving city it is today. Local historian Gary J Carter shares some interesting stories from his book About that Shout, available from Parramatta City Council Heritage Centre in Church St Baker’s Arms and surrounds In 1847, Thomas Blake
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In the early part of the 19th century, one of the issues that caused consternation for colonial governors was the care and management of increasing numbers of mentally ill people. Governor Macquarie had converted the former barracks on the government farm at Castle Hill into an asylum in 1811, but not before he appointed Australia’s
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