Memories

A Car or A Boat

Way back during the 1960s I saw a news item on the television news that intrigued me. The item featured…

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John Grono – Sealer and Shipbuilder

The name of Captain John Grono brings to mind many stirring tales of adventure among the sealers on the New…

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The Inattentive Dreamer: Richard (Dick) Ifield

In the previous issue of the “Hills to Hawkesbury” I wrote about FRANK IFIELD, a very popular entertainer who lived…

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Someone That Many Remember … (Well Frankly I certainly do)

I spent many years on the peripheries of the music industry in operating teenage dances at Fairfield and Cabramatta in…

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What’s in a Name?

Since I started writing in this publication, many new residents have moved into the areas of the Hills and Hawkesbury…

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A Moment in Time

Remember in times past, when your mother would possibly take you to have your photo taken in a photographic studio.…

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The Musical Doctor

As we age, there is no doubt that we need more medical care. Having to attend a medical centre every…

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The Retailing Horderns

The Hordern family once controlled the largest Department Store in the World. The store Anthony Hordern & Sons built on…

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The Seamstress Sisters Stewart

In the Hawkesbury district, travelling west along the Bells Line of Road near Bilpin, a road on the right leads…

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The Aussie Milk Bar

Recently, a plaque was installed in Martin Place, Sydney where once stood the “Black & White 4d. Milk Bar” which…

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