It is with much sadness we wish to inform you of the passing of Betty Stirrat on 2nd June at the age of 96.
Betty was a former member of our society and one of our last direct links with Dame Eadith Walker and the Yaralla estate. Her father was the electrical engineer on the estate and she and the family lived in “Magnolia”, the engineer’s cottage. This house is still standing and has been converted to a dementia daycare unit.
What would have happened if the three wise men had been three wise women? They would have . . . asked for directions arrived on time helped deliver the baby cleaned the stable brought practical gifts made a casserole. And what would they have said as they left the manger? “Have you heard that Joseph…
Original Edition of The ANZAC Book The ANZAC Book is a true Australian artefact. There’s no war book that’s quite like it. It’s also a time capsule. The book tells us something about what men thought then – in 1915 – on Gallipoli and cut off from the world. It is not the story of…
Few people today would remember war savings certificates, a type of promissory note, sold to hundreds of thousands of Australians during World War I and World War II. With the outbreak of WWII it was again necessary for the government to find ways to raise money for the war. A new 6d (sixpence) War Savings…
You hear this argument all the time these days. Everything is made of plastic. It’s never built to last. It breaks when you sneeze on it or drop it once. We all like to think back to the days when things were tougher, better-built, longer-lasting and looked nicer. But while some products were made from…
BURIED IN BUSH AT CABARITA Two Aero Club pilots, F.R. Maguire and J. Pollack, had an amazing escape this afternoon when a Moth plane they were flying crashed on to a narrow strip of scrubland at Cabarita Point. The plane came down within a few yards of the roadway and narrowly missed diving into Kendall…
Matchbox Holder A rectangular, three-sided case or holder made from one piece of metal bent into a U shape. The three-sided design allows the matchbox to be opened at either end, and the long open side exposes the sandpaper-striking edge. Matchbox holders were relatively easy and quick to make, and they could commemorate events that…
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