Who Do You Think You Are? Jeff Fatt, the Purple Wiggle
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The TV program Who Do You Think You Are? recently featured Jeff Fatt, the original Purple Wiggle, whose glamorous mother,…
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Strathfield Local Studies
Research, articles and photos from the Strathfield Local Studies Collection
The Barefoot Bushwalker: Dorothy Butler
The ‘barefoot bushwalker’ Dorothy Butler (nee English) grew up in Homebush, where she roamed the paddocks and climbed everything, including…
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His Father’s Honour
In April 1943, 12 year-old Maxwell Reece of Strathfield received his father’s Distinguished Service Medal at a ceremony in Sydney.…
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Suffragette, Katharine Gatty
Suffragette, Katharine Gatty died in the Loreto Convalescent Home in Albert Road in 1952. Before WWI she had been an…
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Aviator, Nigel Love
In April 1920, Strathfield pilot, Nigel Love flew the first commercial passenger flight between two Australian capital cities when he…
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Halloween Children’s Home
Halloween Children’s Home in Albert Road, Strathfield operated between 1925 and 1935 and was supported by many local families and…
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The Colonel, the Poet and the Motor Car
In 1905, John McLean Arnott of Birnam Wood, Strathfield took part in the Dunlop Reliability Trial, in his Innes car,…
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The Enfield Tarpaulin Factory
The Enfield Tarpaulin Factory in Cosgrove Road has recently been added to the National Trust Register. The building was relocated…
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A Christmas Shark Encounter
When James Knight went for a dip in Powells Creek on Christmas Day 1930, he got more than he expected.…
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