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The Long-gone Industries of Concord

Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au February 25, 2019

Introduction: This is the beginning of an article prepared by the City of Canada Bay Heritage Society to record the changing of what was once a workingman’s suburb with an abundance of industries of all types offering employment to people from all walks of life, into a more modern and gentrified suburb. The article will…

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Concord Quarry Explosion Aftermath

BySally Jerapetritis September 12, 2023September 22, 2023

Frank Jones’ downfall came when he accidentally set alight to a shed at Concord Quarry and was badly injured. While he was being rescued police found two revolvers nearby. These had been used in several holdups and they led to his identification. Two years before the quarry explosion, Jones had been sentenced for holding up…

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This is for Women

Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au April 1, 2018

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Literary Speaking

Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au June 10, 2019March 7, 2024

Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine …. A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. Dijon vu – the same mustard as before. Practice safe eating – always use condiments. Shotgun wedding – A case of wife or death. A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy. A hangover is…

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History Repeats Itself

Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au December 20, 2020March 10, 2024

Came across this poem on Facebook. It was written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1869, reprinted during 1919 Pandemic. It is Timeless…. And people stayed at homeAnd read booksAnd listenedAnd they restedAnd did exercisesAnd made art and playedAnd learned new ways of beingAnd stopped and listened more deeplySomeone meditated, someone prayedSomeone met their shadowAnd people began…

Concord Road 1918, showing recently planted trees

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Concord’s Memorial Avenue

Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au July 13, 2018

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 its soldiers,” said Mr. Orchard yesterday when the Memory Drive, which is being planted by the citizens of Concord in honour of the nurses, sailors…

Farewell 2022 – Welcome 2023

The Long-gone Industries of Concord

Concord Quarry Explosion Aftermath

This is for Women

Literary Speaking

History Repeats Itself

Concord’s Memorial Avenue

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