Who was behind the wheel when an Australian record was set?
Speed Queen
A Surprising Story Behind These Riverwood Street Names
A number of Riverwood street names have a surprising connection.
The Baronet Who Wasn’t
Frederick William Biden was an Alderman on the inaugural Kogarah Council in 1886. He was born at Islington, London in 1858 to William Downing Biden and Mary Eliza Biden, and came to Australia with his parents as a boy. He grew up at Singleton, NSW, and married his sweetheart Alice Broomfield there in 1881. ... Continue Reading →
Kogarah’s pioneering English family
Revealed - the next of this year's historical markers.
Kogarah RSL’s VC
Revealed - the next of this year's historical markers.
Ellesmere Camp
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 Biddegal people of the Eora Nation, who are the traditional custodians of the land and waters of the Georges River area. We pay our respects to Biddegal elders, past, present... Continue Reading →
Collaroy House
Revealed - the next of this year's historical markers.
Historic markers 2019
Revealed - the first of this year's Georges River Council Heritage Markers.
Williams the Balloonist
No man had ever fallen further and lived - but you'll never guess where John Thomas Williams landed!
Jessie Janet Saltwell
Women were allowed to stand for municipal council from 1918 onwards. Mrs Jessie Janet Saltwell was one of only two women in NSW who stood for election in the municipal council elections of 1920. She stood for Peakhurst Ward. It had been predicted that she would poll fairly well, but in the event, she polled... Continue Reading →
Georges River Libraries Local Studies 
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