Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Station Street in Berwick becomes Gloucester Avenue

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Station Street in Berwick was changed to Gloucester Avenue after the visit of the Duke of Gloucester (1900 - 1974) to Victoria in 1934 for V...
Friday, 28 February 2020

Thomas Bourke - a wedding anniversary and an obituary

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Thomas Bourke was the son of Michael Bourke (c. 1814 - 1877) and his wife Catherine (also known as Kitty, nee Kelly, 1819-1910). They arrive...
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Thursday, 20 February 2020

Dutch Family - Van Benbroek family of Clyde

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I came across this article about the Van Benbroek family of Clyde in The Advocate , the Catholic newspaper, of July 26, 1951. It's an in...
Thursday, 6 February 2020

Maryknoll buildings designed by Smith, Tracey, Lyon and Brock.

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Maryknoll was established in 1949 by Father Wilfred Pooley (1912-1969) as a Catholic community based on the principals of faith, family lif...
Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Elizabeth Parsons (1831 - 1897) - artist

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Elizabeth Parsons (1831 - 1897) was a professional artist, who created many delightful landscapes in water-colour, oil and drawings. The Sta...
Friday, 17 January 2020

Clyde Road Berwick, November 19 1992

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Back in November 1992, about 27 years ago, these photos were taken by the City of Berwick of Clyde Road - a single lane both ways. Now it i...
Thursday, 9 January 2020

High Street Berwick - 1870s to 1950s.

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This is a look at some photographs of High Street in Berwick, from the 1870s to the 1950s. Berwick 1877. This is the earliest i...