Ten Mile Hill
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Ten Mile Hill was the name used for the hill on Liverpool Road near Centenary Drive and Roberts Road. The…
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Strathfield Local Studies
Research, articles and photos from the Strathfield Local Studies Collection
House Stuck on Bridge!
In September 1928 half a weatherboard house being transported by a team of horses became wedged on the Water Street…
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Corrard/Haeremai, 78-80 Broughton Road, Homebush
Corrard/Haeremai, built c.1888, once stood at 78-80 Broughton Road Homebush and was first owned by Canon Hulton Smyth-King.
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Roadworks on Redmyre and Homebush Roads, 1959
This photo shows roadworks on the corner of Redmyre and Homebush Roads during December 1959. The house on the corner…
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Parramatta Road Car Yard, 1964
This photo from March 1964 shows one of Parramatta Road’s smaller car yards on the corner of Telopea Avenue, Homebush…
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Oldsmobile v Roller
In November 1959 this oldsmobile collided with a council street roller on Liverpool Road, Strathfield South. The tennis courts were…
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Hector of Homebush
The celebrated horse, Hector, who sired many quality racehorses, was owned by D’Arcy Wentworth of Homebush Farm where he died…
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Cricketer, Bill O’Reilly and the Lion Tile Co.
Are you enjoying the Ashes? Bill O’Reilly, one of Australia’s greatest spin bowlers, worked at the Lion Tile Co, for…
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Strathfield’s Model Railway
Arthur Trimingham of Augusta Street, Strathfield was featured in Pix magazine in 1941 with his impressive model train layout.
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