Farewell 2022 – Welcome 2023

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Wreck of the Queen of Nations
BySally Jerapetritis June 1, 2023June 14, 2023

Sydney: 31st May 1881 (by Electric Telegraph) The barque Queen of Nations, bound from London for Sydney, was wrecked at a quarter-past 6 o’clock this morning, on a sandy beach five miles north of Wollongong harbour. One man drowned, but all the other hands of the ship’s company got safely to land, except the captain…

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Gertrude Frances Moberly, RCC
BySite Admin January 23, 2020March 7, 2024

Gertrude Moberly was born in Rockhampton, Queensland on New Year’s Day 1880 and grew up in Walcha, NSW, where her father was rector. She moved to Sydney in 1894 where her sister, Nora Moberly, was matron of Dulce Domum Private Hospital in Hardie Street, Neutral Bay. Moberly trained as a nurse at Royal Prince Alfred…

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From Our Collection
BySally Jerapetritis December 12, 2023December 28, 2023

Anointing Spoon (replica) The anointing is the most sacred part of the Coronation Ceremony and takes place before the investiture and crowning. The Archbishop pours holy oil from the Ampulla (or vessel) into the spoon, and anoints the sovereign on the hands, breast and head. The tradition goes back to the Old Testament which describes the…

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Have Chair . . . it needs to travel
BySally Jerapetritis July 20, 2023August 1, 2023

We were recently contacted by Christine, who now resided in Western Australia. She has a solid wooden chair that originally came from the Ramp Wards at Concord Repatriation General Hospital, which she would like to donate to our museum. However, we have a problem. It is large and quite heavy and we don’t have the…

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A Champion Course: The Parramatta River
BySite Admin September 16, 2019March 7, 2024

Thanks to the prowess of the New South Wales scullers, the Parramatta River course is celebrated all over the world; and is justly entitled to be called the champion course from the number of races not only for the championship of the colony, but of the world, which have been contested over this run of…

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Books for Lismore
BySally Jerapetritis September 23, 2022March 10, 2024

In the wake of the devastating Lismore floods earlier this year, the members of Canada Bay Heritage Society decided to support an initiative to collect new and pre-read books in very good condition, to replace those damaged or destroyed by the rising waters. An appeal was made to the Canada Bay community and the response…

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Farewell 2022 – Welcome 2023

Wreck of the Queen of Nations

Gertrude Frances Moberly, RCC

From Our Collection

Have Chair . . . it needs to travel

A Champion Course: The Parramatta River

Books for Lismore

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