I remember when the loo was a dunny, And the pan man came at night; It wasn’t the least bit funny Going out the back with no light. The interesting…
Starched circular petticoats which stood up by themselves after being ironed Listening to the "Argonauts" and "Yes What" on the wireless Taking the billy can out to meet the milkman…
For me, school life began at the start of 1941 – I can still remember my first day at Mortlake School. Even though I only lived three doors down in…
My mother and father and their three sons arrived from Scotland in 1885 and came by ferry to Bayview Wharf Road, now (Burwood Road, Hen & Chicken Bay). Three more sons…
The Concord Recorder, Thursday, July 6, 1961. I was very interested in Mr. Stanton’s article on old Concord. I would like to add to it. I have been waiting for…
Kit Johnston (c1978) I came to Concord 63 years ago and have seen many changes. Our road, Alexandra Street, was not made and we had no kerb and guttering and…
Private John Bray and his wife Mary reached Sydney in June 1790 on board the Neptune with the first detachment of the New South Wales Corps. Within three years John…
My father, Samuel Ashton, owned the Public Baths at Mortlake. As a matter of fact, he built the baths himself, all cut out from solid rock. I was born in…
A recollection of old Concord by the late Mr. H. Stanton (Mayor of Concord 1951-52) as published in the “Concord Recorder” on 16th March, 1961.
“Now I Confess”, says Frances, 90. It took a tomboy to talk the young ladies of Enfield, Mortlake and Concord into taking swimming lessons back in 1901. The schoolmarms of…
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1 Bent Street, Concord NSW 2137
02 9743-3034
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PO Box 152,
Concord NSW 2137
02 9744-8528
1 Bent Street,
Concord NSW 2137
02 9743-3034 (during museum hours)
Museum Hours
Wednesday and Saturday
10:00am – 4:00pm
Other times by arrangement
To enquire about the use of the Yaralla grounds for photography or any other use, use this link to the Sydney Local Health District Yaralla Estate website.
