Parramatta River

Parramatta River at Rydalmere ...

Parramatta River at Rydalmere with the Macarthur Vinyard in the background, watercolour by John Hughes ... continue

Abbotsford

Located on the Parramatta River, Abbotsford got its named from land owner Sir Arthur Renwick ... continue

Rydalmere

Located on the Parramatta River, the western Sydney suburb of Rydalmere was one of the ... continue

Meadowbank

This suburb on the banks of the Parramatta River was originally the land of the ... continue

Eastwood

Originally the land of the Dharug Aboriginal people, Eastwood's position between the Parramatta and ... continue

Ryde

Traditionally home to the Wallumedegal Aboriginal people, the area which would become known as Ryde ... continue

Homebush Bay

The suburb of Homebush Bay was initially part of a large land grant given to ... continue

Rhodes

The suburb of Rhodes on the banks of the Parramatta River is part of the ... continue

Gladesville

Located on the Parramatta River just west of Sydney, Gladesville was originally known as Doodys ... continue

Hunters Hill

The suburb of Hunters Hill on the peninsula between the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers ... continue

Parramatta

Parramatta's history is as old as Sydney's with the suburb the location of ... continue

William Beach

William (Bill) Beach (1850 - 1935), by unknown photographer, courtesy of Wollongong City Library and the ... continue

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James Patrick Garvan

James Patrick Garvan (1843 - 1896), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

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Thomas Gainford

GAINFORD, THOMAS (1823-1884), Congregational minister and social reformer, was born on 28 February 1823 on ... continue

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James Byrnes

James Byrnes (1806 - 1886), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

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Augustus Theodore Henry Alt

ALT, AUGUSTUS THEODORE HENRY (1731-1815), soldier and surveyor, was born probably in London, the son ... continue

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David Lennox

David Lennox (1788 - 1873), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

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Henry John Pearce

PEARCE, HENRY JOHN (1852-1920), professional sculler and master fisherman, was born in Hounslow on the ... continue

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George Barney

George Barney (1792 - 1862), by unknown photographer, c1860, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla ... continue

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Laura Duncan

DUNCAN, LAURA (1875–1955), pastoralist and charity worker, was born on 25 August 1875 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography