Vale Clive James, poet, author, wit.
Larger than Life
He was a boxer, life-saver, jazz dancer and rough-rider - but could he swim Botany Bay
Speed Queen
Who was behind the wheel when an Australian record was set?
Dr Eli Webb: Mortdale’s Dedicated Doctor
One hundred years ago today, residents of Mortdale presented Dr Webb with an illuminated address to thank him for his unselfish, painstaking and energetic efforts to combat the influenza epidemic.
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.
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