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New is the year, new are the hopes, new is the resolution, new are the spirits, and new are our warm wishes for you and yours.
As you pursue your hopes and dreams, may this year bring you much success and may your journey be wonderful.
A list of Concord’s industries and commercial enterprises at the turn of the century gives a clear picture of how some of the residents of the municipality earned their living, although many others, of course, travelled away from the district to work. In the 1880’s and 1890’s twenty-five grocery shops were dotted round the municipality,…
Cabarita Road has been variously referred to as Cabarita Park Road or Cabarita Point Road. It has had several spellings including “Cabareta” as well as “Cabaritta”. By whatever name it has remained one of the districts most significant thoroughfares and been witness to the changing character of the locality and more broadly of the city…
On 11 December 1920, the town clerk of the Municipality of Concord wrote to the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales requesting assistance to form a local voluntary fire brigade. Town Clerk, H. A. Furness, stated that: “At last meeting of the Council of this Municipality I was directed to ask you that…
Selling Real Estate is about creating an image in the buyer’s mind. Realtors have always called on prospective buyers to imagine an ideal situation, in a perfect location with the promise of increased value in the future. The positives are emphasised, opportunities abound and the dream is sold. Advertisements such as the one in the…
The horror of modern war was brought home to people in Australia as reports of appalling casualties and horrendous conditions on the Western Front filled newspapers. The German assault on Verdun in 1916 cost the lives of 370,000 French and more than 330,000 German soldiers. French morale was shattered and its army on the brink…
November 1 Makybe Diva won a record 3rd successive Melbourne Cup – 2005.November 2 Ken (Muscles) Rosewall, Australian tennis champion was born in Sydney in 1934. He was only 5ft 7ins and was called “Muscles” by his fellow players because of his lack of them.November 3 Bill Clinton was elected 42nd president of the United…
