The staff of Enfield Council, led by Town Clerk Harold Drew, were photographed outside Enfield Council in 1937.
Marking Time
This year’s History Week theme is Marking Time. Two local families commemorated sons lost during WWI by donating a bell to the University of Sydney’ War Memorial Carillon.
81 Water Street Strathfield South
The commercial premises with attached residence at 81 Water Street Strathfield South were used for many years as a bakery.
First Mayor of Homebush, Harry Neville Kite
Harry Neville Kite was elected as the first mayor of Homebush Council in 1906.
A Silver Trowel
In March 1891 three ceremonial stones of the new NSW Industrial Home for Women at 99 Albert Road, Strathfield were laid with silver trowels.
Lion Tile Co. Subdivision 1990
The former Lion Tile Co. site on Liverpool Road at Strathfield South was subdivided and offered at auction in 1990.
Strathfield First Day Cover 1984
This First Day Cover dated 21 September 1984 features Strathfield Plaza and the Strathfield-Burwood Philatelic Society.
William Beard, Hardware Merchant and Author
William Beard Pty Ltd, hardware merchants, operated from the 1920s on the site now occupied by Dan Murphy’s at Enfield.
Harmsworth 86 Homebush Road, Strathfield
The Victorian weatherboard cottage, Harmsworth at 86 Homebush Road, Strathfield was built during the early to mid 1890s.
Message in a Bottle
On 3 July 1939 a bottle washed up on the shores of Flour Cask Bay, Kangaroo Island containing a letter from a Homebush man.