Farewell 2022 – Welcome 2023

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The Long-gone Industries of Concord (Pt.7)
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au August 15, 2019March 7, 2024

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…

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Aboriginal People of Concord
BySally Jerapetritis September 21, 2021October 18, 2021

The Darug tribe are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, lived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans, scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney. Originally a Western Sydney people, they were bounded by the Kuringgai to the northeast around Broken Bay, the Darkinjung to the north, the Wiradjuri to the west on the eastern fringe of…

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Johnny Mullagh – World Famous Cricketer
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au January 21, 2019

Harrow is a small town situated half-way between Melbourne and Adelaide, and the Johnny Mullagh story is a proud part of its history. The local museum features the history of Mullagh and his first XI cricket team, the first ever Australian sports team to tour the UK, and contains a life-size bronze statue of him….

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When History Becomes Personal
BySally Jerapetritis February 5, 2024February 9, 2024

The story of the murderous Kenniff Gang. What would you do if you learned, late in life, of a dark secret the family had concealed for years – that you were related to murderers and bush rangers and that your family name had been changed to hide this secret? You’d write a book! If…

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The White Cross at Mount York
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au August 19, 2017

For many years one of the Blue Mountains’ most distinctive landmarks was a large white cross on the cliff-edge at Mount York which could be glimpsed from the highway between Little Hartley and Victoria Pass. Although now removed, the cross has been a continuing source of speculation and enquiry since its erection early in the…

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Vegemite – an Australian Icon
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au September 17, 2018

In 1922 the struggling Fred Walker Company hired a chemist, Dr. Cyril P. Callister, to develop a food spread made from readily available leftover brewer’s yeast extract, a natural source of Vitamin B. In a stroke of marketing genius, the company ran a nation-wide competition asking the Australian public to name the spread. Fred Walker’s…

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Farewell 2022 – Welcome 2023

The Long-gone Industries of Concord (Pt.7)

Aboriginal People of Concord

Johnny Mullagh – World Famous Cricketer

When History Becomes Personal

The White Cross at Mount York

Vegemite – an Australian Icon

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