(Dame) Eadith Walker set up “The Camp” on her Concord estate, Yaralla, to care for WWI soldiers who were suffering from tuberculosis. She also loaned her home, “Shuna”, at Leura to the Red Cross for the same purposes.
We recently received a wonderful collection of family photographs from a Norman J. Aitken showing people at both these locations.
Unfortunately we don’t know how to contact this gentleman to try to get information about the people photographed.
Can anyone help, please?
Industries of the west A glance at an old map of the municipality of Concord will show just how closely the industries in the western part of the district follow the northern railway line. Most of these industrial complexes were on the western side of the railway, although a few lay between Concord Road and…
You never know what you might find on a leisurely stroll. This is the inscription on a plaque I found recently . . . This is the site of the first settlement on 10th January 1792ByWilliam Careless and James Weaversin the locality set up by Governor Phillip asfarms of the eastern boundary (later called Kissing…
Rose Lorraine Holmes was born in Blayney, New South Wales, on the 1st of March 1940. In 1955, she moved to Concord, where she developed a deep appreciation for the community. Lorraine worked at the Concord Post Office, where she became a familiar and friendly face to many locals. She was an active member of…
What would have happened if the three wise men had been three wise women? They would have . . . asked for directions arrived on time helped deliver the baby cleaned the stable brought practical gifts made a casserole. And what would they have said as they left the manger? “Have you heard that Joseph…
Leslie Kenneth Garfield Browning, MC and Bar When war broke out in August 1914 the Australian Naval and Military Expedition Force was hurriedly assembled and dispatched to New Guinea to seize control of the German colony. After limited resistance, the German forces surrendered and the expeditionary force returned to Australia leaving a small detachment to…
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This is my great grandfather Norman Joseph Aitken. He was injured at Gallipoli and recuperated for a time at Yaralla. This photo, the small photo of WW1 soldiers and numerous other photos he took at Yaralla were on a USB I donated to the museum on behalf of my family.
Its my great grand dad norman aitken i have this photo at home
This man is my grandfather Norman Joseph Aitken. I have further information on him if you wish to contact me. He died many years ago