Georges River Libraries Local Studies
A collection of research, articles and oral histories from the Georges River Libraries Local Studies Collection.
LMG16-187 Settle and Diment’s store, Forest Road, Penshurst c1912. To the right are the Gibbs family. Mr Gibbs was the store manager. The man holding the shoe is Mr Joe Davenport, who had part of the premises as a boot-repairer. In 1907, Messrs Walter Settle and Cornelius Diment, who were in business at the Co-operative... Continue Reading →
Who's flying the plane?
The man who gave his name to Crump Street had a 'shocking' past...
100 years since the opening of the new Mortdale Railway Station.
Hey, hey, Mona - the all-Australian motorcycle.
Mortdale Fire Station, 2018 Note historical marker on wall, left The present Mortdale Fire Station was built in 1914, although weatherboard premises were in existence as early as 1907. Number 48 Station (Mortdale) was opened on 29 February 1908 and comprised one manual engine pulled by two horses, with a Captain/Enginekeeper in charge of seven... Continue Reading →
How did Renown Park get its name?
Mortdale a hundred years ago - but what's the occasion?
Revealed - the first of this year's Georges River Council Heritage Markers.
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