Bent Street
To commemorate Ellis Bent (1783-1815) who, before travelling to Sydney, accepted appointment as Judge-Advocate of N.S.W. and accompanied Governor Macquarie to Sydney, where he was the first practising Barrister-at-Law in the Colony.
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Bell Street
Probably named to honour Archibald Bell, Jnr., who discovered the route over the Blue Mountains by way of Richmond in 1843, later known as Bell’s Line of Road.
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Beaconsfield Avenue
Mr. James Channon’s house was named “Beaconsfield House”. I cannot discover whether “Beaconsfield Square” was named after that house or the house after the Square, but the estate of “Beaconsfield Square” was subdivided in the year 1878.
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Bayview Street
In earlier times this street must have overlooked Exile Bay and probably deserved this title.
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Bayard Street
I am unable to ascertain the reason for this choice of name in relation to Concord. The only reference to such a name that I have discovered relates to several people of this surname throughout history, including two who became Senators of the United States of America – the first of whom became the first…
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Barton Street
To honour Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920), who became the first Prime Minister of Australia on the 31 December, 1900.
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Some historical links between Ryde and Concord
Divided by the river, Ryde was isolated for almost 100 years. It is natural that the two communities, Ryde and Concord, which are along the waterways are so much a part of Sydney’s lifeline and should have much in common. As early as 1788 Governor Phillip explored the riverlands in search of farm (food) land….
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Concord House Names from 1947 Rate Book
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Bolton Family and Dairy
Prior to 1890 the Bolton family had an impressive two-storey house – really a three-storey as it had a cellar with a cooking room and a wash-up room underneath – in High Street. Lace wrought iron adorned the front of the house and a long balcony and verandah. It had a large number of rooms with one…
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Concord History
The suburb of Concord is situated on the Parramatta River, half way between Sydney and Parramatta, and next door to the site of the 2000 Sydney Olympics and Paralympics at Homebush Bay. The suburb of Concord is situated on the Parramatta River, half way between Sydney and Parramatta, and next door to the site of…
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George E. Crane Brass Foundry
manufactured taps in Burwood Road, near Exile Bay, opposite Tanner Middleton, in the mid 1930s. During World War II, the company began rolling aluminium alloys for aeroplane bodies. The company merged with Austral Bronze in 1958.
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Walters, Middleton and Eades
(later Tanner Middleton Pty.Ltd.) established a flourishing timber mill in Exile Bay before World War I, producing sawn logs, milling and flooring.
