Category: Stanmore

Entertainment, heritage lost, Petersham, Stanmore

Heritage Lost: Mastertouch Piano Roll Company

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After having written the post about the Stanmore Fire Station and it's subsequent sale to the Mastertouch Piano Roll company I sadly received an email saying the former owner of Mastertouch (and a MHS member), Barclay Wright had passed away peacefully on 25 February, 2013 after a short illness. The Sydney Morning Herald - September… Continue reading Heritage Lost: Mastertouch Piano Roll Company

Architecture, History, Marrickville, Petersham, Stanmore

Fire Stations: Stanmore

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Originally named Marrickville Fire Station and located in Petersham, Stanmore Fire Station holds an important part of Sydney's history by being the first Fire Station built for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.Stanmore Fire Station 1912. Image: Marrickville Image LibraryAll fire stations were given a number as they were built, starting with Headquarters or No 1, but… Continue reading Fire Stations: Stanmore

Caroline Chisholm, Enmore, Newtown, Stanmore, Tempe, Women

Women of Note

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What do Mary Reiby, Caroline Chisholm and Mary Gilmore have in common? If you said "they've all been on our currency" then you would be correct. However they are also connected to the Marrickville local area. Caroline Chisholm was born in England.She arrived in Australia in 1838 and set up a home for other women who… Continue reading Women of Note

Celebrations, Petersham, Stanmore

Fanny Durack

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Fanny Durack at Stockholm Olympics 1921. Congratulations to Marrickville Council for marking the centenary of Fanny Durack’s historic 1912 Stockholm Olympic swim (which made her the first woman to win a swimming gold medal at any Olympics) at Petersham Park near the Fanny Durack Pool on Sunday 15 July. Olympic gold medal won by Miss… Continue reading Fanny Durack

Architecture, Art and Artists, Churches, Cinema, Marrickville, Newtown, Stanmore, Sydenham

Heritage 13 – our most recent journal

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Cover of Heritage 13Contents include:Marrickville Tweeds and Moreton Bay Figs, by John VicarsJohn tells of the 100 years of the family woollen mill in Marrickville, begun by his great-grandfather, now the site of Marrickville Metro shopping centre.The Green Man Grins In Marrickville, by Wendy DysonWendy looks at local examples of the ancient image of the… Continue reading Heritage 13 – our most recent journal