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A collection of research, articles and oral histories from the Georges River Libraries Local Studies Collection.

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Month: September 2019

The Baronet Who Wasn’t

September 20, 2019 hurkog

     Frederick William Biden was an Alderman on the inaugural Kogarah Council in 1886.  He was born at Islington, London in 1858 to William Downing

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Kogarah’s pioneering English family

September 6, 2019 hurkog

Revealed – the next of this year’s historical markers.

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Kogarah RSL’s VC

September 5, 2019 hurkog

Revealed – the next of this year’s historical markers.

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Ellesmere Camp

September 4, 2019 hurkog

Georges River Council’s 2018-19 Historical Markers program highlights five sites, chosen from nominations from the public. Ellesmere Camp, Sans Souci Georges River Council acknowledges the

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Collaroy House

September 3, 2019 hurkog

Revealed – the next of this year’s historical markers.

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Historic markers 2019

September 2, 2019 hurkog

Revealed – the first of this year’s Georges River Council Heritage Markers.

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