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  • Buildings
    • Demolished Houses of Strathfield
      • ‘Oroya’ Private Hospital Strathfield
      • ‘Strathfield House’ demolished
      • ‘Wynola’ (the White House) Chalmers Road
    • Federation Housing in Strathfield
    • Find the name of your house in Strathfield
    • Flats, Apartments and Units in Strathfield
      • ‘Windsor Flats’ 8 Loftus Crescent Homebush
    • Former Enfield Fire Station
    • Historic Housing Styles in Strathfield
      • ‘Ballina’ 80 Park Rd Homebush
    • House Names in Strathfield
    • Interwar Housing in Strathfield
    • Strathfield South Public Housing Project
    • Victorian Housing in Strathfield
      • ‘Fairholm’, Cotswold Road Strathfield
  • Exhibitions
    • Historic Houses of Strathfield Exhibition
    • Strathfield Answers the Call: WWI exhibition
    • Strathfield Council 125th Anniversary celebrations
    • Strathfield’s Industrial Heritage Exhibition
  • Historic Maps
    • Directories
      • Sands Burwood Directory 1869
      • Sands Burwood Directory 1870
      • Sands Enfield Directory 1870
      • Sands Homebush Directory 1884
      • Sands Strathfield & Homebush 1879
      • Sands Strathfield & Homebush Directory 1880
      • Sands Strathfield & Homebush directory 1882
      • Sands Strathfield Directory 1886
      • Strathfield Sands Directory 1887
  • House Histories & Streets
    • Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Allawah’ 45 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Badgelly’ 53 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Broughlea’ 82 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Ettalong’ 90 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Glen Marvis’ 59-61 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Goongirwarrie’ 55-57 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Hawthorne’ 78-80 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Inglemere’ Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Strathayne’ 60 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Trowbridge’ 16 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Wellbeck’ 96 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Wyreema’ 41 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • 10 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • Abbotsford Rd Homebush- Homebush Rd to Rochester St
      • Abbotsford Rd Homebush- part 3
      • Abbotsford Rd Homebush- Rochester to Meredith
      • ‘Beechworth’ 6 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Carniya’ 24 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Cooinda’ 87 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Cooyal’ 8 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Florenceville’ 44 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Gowan Brae’62 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Greenock’ 66-68 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Karuah’ 85 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • ‘Kurraba’ 14 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Merrydale’ 26 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Mycumbene’ 51 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘West Leigh’ 4 Abbotsford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Windgewong’ 89 Abbotsford Road Homebush
      • “Stockman Manor” 91-93 Abbotsford Rd
    • Albert Road Strathfield
      • ‘Agincourt’ 81-85 Albert Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Milroy’ Albert Road Strathfield (demolished)
      • ‘Tuxedo’ 87-89 Albert Road Strathfield
      • 42-58 Albert Rd StrathfIeld
      • Catholic Institute of Sydney, 99 Albert Rd, Strathfield
      • ‘Andross’ Albert Rd Strathfield (demolished)
      • ‘Arnott Holme’ 65-69 Albert Road Strathfield
      • ‘Corfu’ 113 Albert Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Kintore’ 71 Albert Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Osdora’ 91 Albert Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Ovalau’ Albert Rd Strathfield (demolished)
    • Albyn Road Strathfield
      • ‘Bickley’ Albyn Road
      • ‘Bickley’ and former 20 Albyn Road Strathfield (Demolished)
      • ‘Darenth’ 32-34 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Halsbury’ 12-14 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Highclere’ 86 Albyn Road Strathfield
      • ‘Steephurst’ 22-24 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Yalemba’ 7 Albyn Road Strathfield
      • 6 Albyn Road Strathfield (demolished)
      • ‘Arrand’ 9 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Durelli’ 8-10 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Gwendoline’ 13 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Kima’ 11 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Shenstone’ 82 Albyn Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Wawona’ 96 Albyn Road Strathfield
    • Arthur Street Strathfield
      • 20 Arthur St, Strathfield
      • ‘Rutland’ 1 Arthur St Strathfield
    • Beresford Road Homebush
      • ‘Konubia’ 40 Beresford Road Strathfield
      • Lodge Washington H. Soul, 44 Beresford Rd, Strathfield
      • ‘Montesca’ 33-35 Beresford Rd Homebush
      • ‘Talofa’ 36 Beresford Rd Homebush
    • Birnam Grove Strathfield
    • Broughton Road Homebush
      • ‘Ethelstone’ 60 Broughton Road Homebush
      • 40 Broughton Road Strathfield
      • ‘Eloeura’ 36 Broughton Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Koorianda’ 5-7 Broughton Rd Homebush
      • ‘Munna’ 38 Broughton Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Restawhile’ 53 Broughton Rd Homebush
      • ‘Rosebud’ 41 Broughton Rd Homebush
      • ‘Wairakei’ 16 Broughton Road Homebush
    • Brunswick Street Strathfield
    • Burlington Road Homebush
      • ‘Camden Lodge’ 102 Burlington Rd Homebush
      • ‘Claverton’ 99 Burlington Road Homebush
      • ‘Comraques’ Burlington Road (demolished)
      • ‘Finchley’ 61 Burlington Road Homebush
      • ‘Marlborough’ 94-96 Burlington Road Homebush
      • ‘The Parsonage’ 51 Burlington Rd Homebush
      • ‘Billesdon’ 104 Burlington Rd Homebush
      • ‘Dene Place’ 73/75 Burlington Rd Homebush (demolished)
      • ‘Meyrick’ 82 Burlington Rd Homebush
    • Carrington Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Royston’ 14 Carrington Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Glen Luna’ 2-4 Carrington Ave Strathfield
    • Churchill Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Allerton’ 78 Churchill Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Cooroona’ 74 Churchill Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Curraweena’ 84 Churchill Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Koyong’ 72 Churchill Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Le Var’ 70 Churchill Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Arcadia’ 54 Churchill Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Glennifer Brae’ 71 Churchill Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Inglewood’ 59 Churchill Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Mozart House’ 57 Albert Road, Strathfield
      • ‘Wiumba’ 61 Churchill Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Yerami’ 67 Churchill Ave Strathfield
    • Coronation Parade
      • 101 Coronation Parade Strathfield South
    • Cotswold Road Strathfield
      • ‘Cotswold’ 7-11 Cotswold Road Strathfield
    • Coventry Road Strathfield
      • 18 Coventry Rd StrathfIeld
      • ‘Edna’ 13 Coventry Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Ophir’ 17 Coventry Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Yambah’ 28 Coventry Rd Strathfield
    • Elwin Street Strathfield
      • ‘Seeroma’ 6-8 Elwin Street Strathfield
    • Florence Street Strathfield
      • “Winkurra” 15 Florence St Strathfield
    • Gelling Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Penong’ 5 Gelling Ave Strathfield
    • Greenacre
    • Hammersmith Road Homebush West
    • Homebush Road Strathfield
      • ‘Gundaroo’ 93 Homebush road Strathfield
      • ‘Kiameron’ 151 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • ‘Swanwick’ 160 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • Former Presbyterian Church, 90 Homebush Rd
      • ‘Allawa’ 26 Homebush Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Brockby Lodge’ 123-127 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • ‘Carminya’ 25 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • ‘Dagworth’ 39 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • ‘Halcyon’ 110 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • ‘Huntingtower’ 33-35 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • ‘Nangur’ 27 Homebush Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Terry-Hi-Hi’ 44-45 Homebush Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Verani’ 24 Homebush Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Waratah’ 37 Homebush Road Strathfield
    • Homebush West Streetnames
    • Kingsland Road Strathfield
      • ‘Hornsey’ 17-19 Kingsland Road Strathfield
      • ‘Ingleburn’ 13-15 Kingsland Road Strathfield
      • ‘Tusmore’ 12-14 Kingsland Road Strathfield
    • Knight Street Homebush
    • Llandilo Ave, Strathfield
      • ‘Roubaix’ 12 Llandilo Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Yeronda’ 24 Llandilo Avenue Strathfield
      • 44 Llandilo Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Dunrobbin’ 52-54 Llandilo Ave, Strathfield
      • ‘Kama’ 16 Llandilo Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Tiptree’ Llandilo Ave (demolished)
    • Mackenzie Street Strathfield
      • ‘Ellesmere’ 59 Mackenzie Street Strathfield
    • Malvern Crescent
      • ‘Radstoke’ 2 Malvern Crescent Strathfield
    • Margaret Street Strathfield
    • Marion Street Strathfield
    • Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Chylasson’ 18 Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Edensor’ 19-21 Meredith St Homebush
      • ‘Kenilworth’ 16 Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Kilwinning’ 9 Meredith Street Homebush
      • 37 Meredith Street Strathfield
      • 39 Meredith Street Strathfield
      • 41 Meredith Street Strathfield
      • 43 Meredith Street Strathfield
      • 45 Meredith Street Strathfield
      • ‘Brockley’ 20 Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Chester’ 24 Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Cliefden’ 17 Meredith St (demolished)
      • ‘Collingwood’ 23 Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Glengarth’ 15 Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Hilton’ 29 Meredith Street Homebush
      • ‘Linleigh’ 22 Meredith St Homebush
    • Merley Road Strathfield
      • ‘Lumeah’ 21 Merley Road Strathfield
      • ‘Sirona’ 55 Merley Road Strathfield
      • 11 Merley Rd Strathfield
      • 13 Merley Rd Strathfield
      • 15 Merley Rd Strathfield
      • 19 Merley Rd Strathfield (demolished)
      • 9 Merley Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Brora’ 39 Merley Rd Strathfield
    • Newton Road Strathfield
      • 23 Newton Road Strathfield
      • 38 Newton Rd Strathfield
      • “Sutherwold” 25 Newton Road Strathfield
    • Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Ballina’ 54 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Belcutha’ 61 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Braemar’ 34 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Brantwood’ 77-79 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Camelot’ 41 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Cheyne’ 21 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Dalehurst’ 68 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Eurona’ 27 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Greystanes’ 101-103 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Heaton Lodge’ 64 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Huia’ 40 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Inglethorpe’ 95 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Kevin’ 66 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Lamesley’ 59 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Marroa’ 23 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Napoli Villa’ 86 Redmyre Road
      • ‘Oatslie’ 60 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Springfort’ 108 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Taunton’ 44 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Telerah’ 72 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘The Braes’ 71 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Tora’ 46 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Virginia’ 81 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Woodstock’ 88-94 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • 48 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • 50-52 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • 67 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • Strathfield Croquet Club, 50 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • ‘Bleakley’ 74 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Carthona’ 76 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Libertos’ 53 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Mahaotte’ 55 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • ‘The Gunyah’ 25 Redmyre Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Wirrulda’ 102 Redmyre Road Strathfield
      • “Craigenvar” 57 Redmyre Road Strathfield
    • Renamed and Discontinued streetnames
    • Rochester Street Homebush
      • 1 Rochester Street Homebush
      • 4-6 Rochester Street Homebush
      • 9 & 11 Rochester Street Homebush
      • ‘Del Norte’ 107 Rochester Street Strathfield
    • Shortland Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Albermarle’ 9 Shortland Ave Strathfield
    • South Street Strathfield
      • 19-21 South Street Strathfield
    • Station Street Homebush
    • Strathfield Ave, Strathfield
      • 15 Strathfield Avenue Strathfield
      • 19 Strathfield Avenue Strathfield
    • The Boulevarde, Strathfield
      • ‘Brunyarra’ The Boulevarde Strathfield
      • ‘Elaine’ 95-97 The Boulevarde Strathfield
      • ‘Glen Ayr’ The Boulevarde Strathfield
      • ‘Lauriston’ The Boulevarde
      • ‘Silwood’ formerly The Boulevarde
      • ‘Somerset’ The Boulevarde Strathfield
      • ‘Wavertree’ 103 The Boulevarde Strathfield
      • 67-69 The Boulevarde Strathfield
      • Malvern, The Boulevarde (former)
      • ‘Llandilo’ The Boulevarde Strathfield
      • ‘Luleo’ 105 The Boulevarde Strathfield
    • The Crescent, Homebush
      • Former Homebush RSL Club, 32 The Crescent Homebush
    • Tiptree Avenue Strathfield
    • Torrington Rd Strathfield
    • Underwood Road Homebush
    • Vernon Street Strathfield
      • ‘The Rectory’ 23 Vernon Street Strathfield
      • ‘St Vigeans’ 12 Vernon Street Strathfield
    • Victoria Street Strathfield
      • ‘Belcutha’ 2-4 Victoria St, Strathfield
      • ‘Bellevue’ 8-10 Victoria Street
      • ‘Swanton’ Victoria St Strathfield
    • Wakeford Road Strathfield
      • ‘Balnagowan’ 15-17 Wakeford Rd Strathfield
      • ‘Dalmeny’ 18 Wakeford Road Strathfield (Demolished)
      • 1 Wakeford Road Strathfield
      • 3 Wakeford Road Strathfield
      • ‘Glencona’ 10 Wakeford Rd Strathfield
    • Water St Strathfield South/Belfield
      • ‘Claireville’ 61 Water St Belfield
    • Welfare St and Flemington Road Homebush West
    • Woodward Ave, Strathfield
      • ‘Kelvin’ 12 Woodward Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Mia Mia’ 10 Woodward Avenue Strathfield
      • ‘Wilverley’ 8 Woodward Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Nereus’ 18 Woodward Ave Strathfield
      • ‘Walden’ 20 Woodward Ave Strathfield
  • Industry and Commerce
    • Arnott’s Biscuits Homebush
    • Columbia Grammophone/EMI Records Homebush
    • Former Ford Factory, Homebush
    • Homebush Cattle and Sheep Saleyards
    • Homebush Flour Mills
      • Jackett’s Flour Mills
    • Kell and Rigby Builders
    • Shipwrecks of Homebush Bay
  • Local Government
    • Former Enfield Council
      • Enfield Council Chambers
        • Testing – walking tours
      • First Enfield Council meeting
      • Mayors of Enfield Municipal Council
        • Ebenezer Ford
        • Henry Pilcher
        • Thomas Hodson
    • Former Homebush Council
      • Homebush Council – Aldermen
      • Homebush Council – Dates of Elections
      • Homebush Council – Town Clerks
      • Homebush council chambers
      • Mayors of Homebush Council
        • Albert Mason
        • Arthur Conlin
        • Edward Austin
        • Eric Atwill
        • George Bressington
        • George Dalton
        • George Iller
        • George Knight
        • Harry Kite
        • Herbert Wilkins
        • James Smallwood
        • John Clifford
        • Thomas Dalton
        • William Floyd Stewart
    • Strathfield Council
      • ‘Ravenswood’ 65 Homebush Road Strathfield
      • Mayors, Deputy Mayors & Aldermen of Strathfield
        • Albert Allen
        • Alexander Melville
        • Andrew Soulos
        • Arthur Cave
        • Arthur Kessell
        • Arthur Lowndes
        • Benjamin Gelling
        • Beresford Calverley
        • Bill Boyce
        • Bruce Ward
        • Charles Capper
        • Charles Morgan
        • Clarrie Edwards
        • Colin Hudson
        • Elizabeth Gewandt
        • Ernest Laurence
        • Eve Dutton
        • Frank Zions
        • Frederick Cartwright
        • Frederick Parsons
        • Frederick Wallis
        • George Davey
        • George Hardie
        • Hampton Slatyer
        • Harvey Ford
        • James Smith
        • John Curnow
        • John Elvy
        • John Hinchcliff
        • John Price
        • John Robert Firth
        • Laurel O’Toole
        • Lawrence Raw
        • Leo O’Donnell
        • Mayor facts
        • Percy Shortland
        • Peter Smith
        • Rod Rimes
        • Stanley Nelson Hedges
        • Thomas Dickson
        • Thomas Mackenzie
        • Wilheim von der Heyde
        • William Cosgrove
        • William Dunlop
        • William Pilgrim
      • Strathfield Council – history of council amalgamations
      • Strathfield Council Chambers
      • Strathfield Town Hall
  • Parks & Environment
    • Airey Park Homebush
    • Bark Huts Reserve, Belfield
    • Begnell Field Belfield
    • Bressington Park
    • Cooke Park, Belfield
    • Cooks River Strathfield – timeline
      • Cooks River photos and images
    • Coronation Arch and Reserve
    • Dean Reserve, Strathfield South
    • Edwards Park
    • Elliott Reserve, Belfield
    • Ford Park, Strathfield South
    • Freshwater Park, Strathfield
    • Homebush Racecourse
    • Hudson Park, Strathfield
    • Inveresk Park, Strathfield
    • Ismay Reserve, Homebush
    • Maria Reserve, Belfield
    • Mason Park and Mason Park Wetlands
    • Melville Reserve, Homebush West
    • Names of Strathfield Parks and Reserves
    • Strathfield Park
    • Wallis Reserve, Strathfield
  • People
    • Biographies
      • Alan Davidson
      • Alexander (AWS) Gregg
      • Arnott Family
      • Charles Carey Lance
      • Charles Moore Kellick
      • Charles Slatyer
      • Daphne Akhurst
      • David Jones family in Strathfield
      • Dr George Sly
      • Frederick Peters
      • George Sydney Jones
      • George Todman
      • Harry Hopman
      • Harry Kent
      • Henry Gorman
      • James Wilshire
      • John Lyon Gardiner
      • John Pomeroy
      • John Spencer Brunton
      • Josephine Marks
      • Louie Bickerton (Cozens)
      • Marlene Doran
      • Randolph Nott
      • Samuel Hordern
      • Sylvia Lance
    • Demographics
      • Strathfield Population Data
    • Memories & Oral History
      • Early Days in Homebush – Mrs E Mansfield
      • Elizabeth Ward Recollections
      • Eva Short Recollections
      • Jean Farncomb Recollections
      • Keary’s Corner – Memories of Strathfield
      • Memories of Bob Slater
      • Mrs Irene McEgan 1890
      • Recollections of C A Henderson Sydney to Homebush 1855
      • Reminiscing War Time Strathfield
    • William Affleck
  • Places
    • Belfield
    • Churches
      • Carrington Ave Uniting Church
      • Former St Columba’s Church Homebush West
      • St Ann’s Catholic Church Strathfield South
      • St Anne’s Anglican Church Strathfield
      • St Dominics Catholic Church Flemington
      • St Martha’s Church and School Strathfield
      • St Thomas Anglican Church Enfield
      • Strathfield-Homebush Uniting Church
      • The Parish of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church
      • Trinity Uniting Church
    • Druitt Town
    • Early descriptions of Strathfield
    • Homebush West and Flemington
    • Land Grants and Estates
      • Belfield – land grants
      • Fr Therry& St Ann’s Grant
      • Liberty Plains
      • Wilshire grant and Redmire Estate
    • Localities
    • Parish of Liberty Plains
    • Rookwood Cemetery
      • Rookwood Cemetery Searches
    • Schools
      • ‘Mount Royal’ Australian Catholic University
      • Former Leigh College, Liverpool Rd Strathfield Sth
      • Strathfield Girls High School
      • ‘Holyrood’ – Santa Sabina College
    • Strathfield
      • Judge Josephson’s Land
      • Origin of the name ‘Strathfield’
      • Stories and Myths about Strathfield
      • The Echo 1890
    • Strathfield Massacre 1991
  • Town Centres, shops and recreation
    • Arnott’s Bakehouse Quarter
    • Cave Road Strathfield Precinct
    • Cinemas of Strathfield
      • Strathfield Melba Theatre
    • Enfield Broadway
    • Enfield Olympic Swimming Pool
    • Enfield Savoy Cinema
    • Homebush North Shops
    • Homebush Theatre
    • Homebush Town Centre
    • Horse & Jockey Hotel Homebush
    • Keary’s Corner Strathfield
    • Strathfield South Bowling Club
    • Strathfield Sports Club
    • Strathfield Town Centre
      • Strathfield Town Centre Photo Gallery
    • Vic’s Cabaret
  • Transport
    • Enfield to Mortlake and Cabarita Tramway
    • Redfern Rail Accident 1894
    • Service Stations in Strathfield
    • Strathfield and Homebush Rail History
    • Roads
  • War Memorials
    • Enfield War Memorial
    • Homebush War Memorial
    • Homebush West War Memorials
    • Strathfield War Memorial

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