In the last issue of Nurungi we wrote about the bazaar held by the New Station Committee (North Strathfield Station) on 15th June 2018 to raise money for the Concord…
Concord Memorial Avenue - Officially Opened Yesterday (so reads the article in the Sun of 4th August 1918) “I hope every municipality in NSW will follow Concord’s example in honouring…
Before the digital age and the internet, the cinema was a major part of Australia’s social life. On Saturday nights in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, everyone went — or…
A reminder that Greg Clancy will be our guest speaker at the museum on Saturday, 7th July at 1:30 for 2:00 pm sharp start. He will be speaking about his…
On Monday, 18th June we were delighted to welcome the Drummoyne Scouts, leaders and parents to our museum to hear a talk by John Johnson, our Local Studies Librarian, and…
An Unlikely Dalliance . . . the actress Sarah Bernhardt, the scientist Adrien Loire and Rodd Island. She was the most famous actress in the world, a 46-year old Venus…
From the Archives Advertisements are often the best indicators of contemporary society for while they are meant to sell goods and services, they are framed with the intention of appealing…
From the Archives In 1963 Tulloch Ltd. designed and built the world’s first double deck railway trailer car. Four prototypes were produced at Tulloch’s engineering works at Rhodes. Later motor…
We sunk the Mortlake Punt Unfortunately, during a demonstration at the museum a couple of weeks ago, we managed to sink the Mortlake Punt working model. However, all was not…
One hundred years ago, on 9th June, the North Strathfield railway station was officially opened. “For many years – how many cannot be definitely stated – the residents of that…