Julie GILLARD Finding a Place to Call Home
Contributed by Mark Pennock, Glenorie In 1965 my parents, baby brother, and I immigrated to Australia from Northern Ireland, sailing from Southampton on board the Fair-Sky ship. I turned three on the voyage. Julie GILLARD (Julie GILLARD, the future Prime Minister of Australia, immigrated to Australia with her parents on the Fair-sky’s next voyage.) We […]
Vale: ‘Bob’ Robert Ramm
Contributed by Donna Medway (nee Ramm) Bob came into this world on the 17th November 1941, in a little cottage on Cattai Ridge Road in Glenorie (which is now a real estate). Bobs parents, Robert (Jnr) and Gwen remained in Glenorie until Bob was 5 years old when they purchased 33 acres of land at […]
Local Election
“Well-known councillor Emma Heyde says the fire in her belly to look after local residents Election as strongly as ever. That’s why she is standing for councillor and Mayor of Hornsby Shire. Over the last four years, Emma has built an impressive reputation as the ‘can-do councillor’. Residents trust her to take action on the […]
Mcquoin Park A Finalist in the Urban Developer Awards 2021
McQuoin Park Retirement Living Village, Wahroonga, has been selected as a Finalist in the prestigious Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence 2021, in the Development of the Year -Retirement, Aged Care and Seniors Living category. The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence recognises the best of urban developments from across Australia and New Zealand. There are […]
Why do Older People Adapt to Life’s Challenges So Positively?
While some may view the ageing process through the lens of increasing physical and mental limitation, others celebrate the sense of anticipation and wisdom that comes with age. So how do we Adapt to Life more positively to life’s challenges? Australia’s oldest working artist, Guy Warren, has lived through the Great Depression, fought in World […]
Arcadian Quilters-home sewing
Like everyone else with shared community activities our quilting group is back home again! We are “home sewing” until further notice — fortunately, our work can be shared via the various modern methods available through the internet, but as a footnote … I recently gave consideration to carrier pigeons when our home connections had let […]
My Street – Laurie Road, Dural
Contributed by Diana and Jim Booth I moved with our family to Laurie Road, Dural, in 1992. The house was built in the 1930s and was in a somewhat run-down state. The cedar plank weatherboard cottage was on a 2 acre block. Over the years, there had been many additions and alterations made to the […]
Flynn Passing Down Skills
In 2019 at age 11, Flynn started hand sewing and thought he would like to explore further and asked for a sewing machine for Christmas. His grandmother, Jenny Koorey, was delighted as she is an avid sewer and quilter and, in the early 1990s, was one of the founders of the Arcadian Quilters, which still […]
FAB Fidgets
Like many kids at the moment, 11-year-old Stella Thomson is obsessed with the latest craze going around – fidgets! FAB Fidgets Being ever persistent in asking her mum to buy her countless fidgets, she came up with the idea to start her own fidget business. After a little research, Stella’s idea started to become her […]
News From History Cottage
Firstly History Cottage was with regret that the Society had to cancel the June Roughley Memorial Lecture set down for the 14th August. There was much interest in Mark Tedeschi’s talk on the Myall Creek Massacre. Fortunately, there will be an opportunity in the future to hear him speak. The Best Family will be the […]