Disastrous Decade

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Friday, 27 December 2024

Astronomer Tebbutt’s computers

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Much has been written about the renowned astronomer John Tebbutt whose observations assisted in advancing astronomy internationally though ...
Saturday, 18 November 2023

ROYAL VISITS TO THE HAWKESBURY

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  Queen Elizabeth II , aged 96, died in September 2022, after a 70 year reign. We have also seen the appointment of a new monarch, King Char...
Sunday, 7 November 2021

Richmond’s Victoria Avenue

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Avenues of trees were popular throughout Australia, particularly for commemoration. In 1897, a decision was made to establish an avenue of t...
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Monday, 30 September 2019

Gordon Gow and the talking clock

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Gordon Gow was born in Windsor in December 1919, the son of Arthur Gow and Kathleen nee Gordon. A clever boy, he entered the faculty of Art...
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Tuesday, 20 August 2019

Happy 145th birthday Windsor Bridge

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145 years ago (20 August 1874) Windsor Bridge over the Hawkesbury River was officially opened. The Hawkesbury district celebrated in great ...
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Saturday, 19 January 2019

Relocation of Logan headstones to Ebenezer Cemetery

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Logan headstones at Ebenezer Cemetery ~ Photo: Michelle Nichols 2012 One of Sydney’s earliest cemeteries was called Devonshire Stre...
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Friday, 14 September 2018

Set in stone: the McQuade monument, Windsor NSW

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An impressive Victorian monument is situated in front of Windsor ’s historic St. Matthew’s Anglican Church . The elaborate marble monument ...
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