Farewell 2022 – Welcome 2023

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Our Museum is Open
BySite Admin July 26, 2020

Our COVID-19 Safety plan has been lodged with Council and we are permitted to open to the public. All precautions are being taken to protect our members, volunteers and visitors. Regular rules of social distancing and regular cleaning are being monitored by our COVID Safety Officer. With travel and other restrictions now is the time…

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The Millinery Trade
BySally Jerapetritis February 27, 2025March 20, 2025

Gladys Leslie who lived at 289 Concord Road, Concord ran a small dressmaking and millinery business from home during the 1920’s and 1930’s. It was an occupation that women were able to continue in after marriage and children. Gladys originally learnt dressmaking and tailoring in Lithgow, before joining a millinery firm in Sydney before marriage…

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From Our Collection
BySally Jerapetritis September 24, 2021October 18, 2021

Flivver – made by Cyclops, Leichhardt, NSW, 1924-1929. A child’s ride-on toy called a Flivver. It was made in Leichhardt, Australia, by Cyclops between 1924 and 1929. The term ‘flivver’ originated as American slang for a cheap car or aeroplane. It also refers to a railway handcar or trolley car. By the 1920s flivver was…

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Pine Gap “Spy Base”, Alice Springs
BySite Admin September 6, 2019March 7, 2024

What you never knew about top-secret facility. From employing hundreds of Aussies to playing a key role in the US defence missile shield. Pine Gap’s secrets are slowly starting to emerge. It is considered one of the country’s most secretive and strategically important sites. But unless you work at Pine Gap, or have spent decades…

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Grave Markers
BySally Jerapetritis April 6, 2024April 25, 2024

A grave marker is how people will remember you long after everyone you know has passed. When done well, it can provide a sense of one’s style in life. The epitaph should be pithy, the shape and style memorable. You could go for the classic granite slab or opt for something a little more memorable. As…

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Parramatta Female Factory – The earliest convict women’s site in Australia.
BySite Admin May 25, 2018

In December 1799 Parramatta’s log and thatch gaol burnt down and was replaced by a stone gaol under the direction of the Reverend Samuel Marsden, acting as Superintendant of Public Works. The building commenced in 1802 and sometime in 1803 it was decided to add a second storey as a linen and woollen manufactory. This…

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Farewell 2022 – Welcome 2023

Our Museum is Open

The Millinery Trade

From Our Collection

Pine Gap “Spy Base”, Alice Springs

Grave Markers

Parramatta Female Factory – The earliest convict women’s site in Australia.

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