Granville Historical Society Inc NSW Australia in Granville, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Granville Historical Society Inc NSW Australia

Locality: Granville, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +6196821290

Address: 1A Enid Avenue 2142 Granville, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.granvillehistorical.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Wow thank you for remembering Noel Dona

25.01.2022 Granvilles saddest day, ever.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

23.01.2022 This photo shows the complete waste of our young people in wars, history has taught us nothing.

23.01.2022 Absolutely beautiful. Reminds me of Sunday.

23.01.2022 Doing some research on Cumberland and District Soldiers (current council area) on Regents Park and found this gem. Where in Regents Park is this soil collection please Glen Elmore. Who owns the photo please I would like to use it for the website I am building.

21.01.2022 Looking for photos of these people please to help out a researcher We are currently searching for photographs of these relatives. Mary Chambers - Nee Edgar 1817 - Unknown William Chambers 1844 - 1910 Sarah Chambers - nee Chard 1846 - 1926... William David Chambers 1866 - 1946 Mary Ann Chambers - nee Oliver 1867 - 1941 Robert Ernest Bayley 1867 - 1937 Anne Elizabeth Bayley - nee Chambers 1868 - 1950 Edward James Chambers 1870 - 1876 Emily Jane Chambers 1873 - 1954 Arthur Chambers 1975 - 1947 Henry Ralphs 1871 - 1919 Ada Louisa Ralphs - nee Chambers 1877 - 1956 Charles Fredrick Meredith 1881 - 1962 Lilian May McGee nee Chambers 1887 - 1958 Alfred Chambers 1889 - 1959 See more

21.01.2022 With the remembering for Granville Soldiers and the 100 Anniversary of the signing of the WW1 Armistice, this collection of images that I have uncovered in the past few months sent me a message, I hope it does for you and your loved ones who gave their service to defend Australia, to the ones who never returned, and the ones who returned but were scarred for life. We thank them "Lest We Forget"

21.01.2022 Lest We Forget, Remembrance Day at Granville Historical Society Inc. Privileged to Lay Wreath and Photographs of India Soldiers service at World War 1. Thank you June M Bullivant Oam and Barry Bullivant for your great initiatives on Centenary of Armistice day.

20.01.2022 Mortuary Chapel, St Patrick's Cemetery, North Parramatta, NSW. St Patrick's Cemetery, North Parramatta is Australia's oldest undisturbed Catholic Cemetery. It ...is unclear when the first burials occurred in this cemetery. In 1822 Father John Therry had asked for government assistance to establish a church in Parramatta and in July of that year, Fr. Therry advertised his intention to secure a parcel of land to provide for Catholic burials which had previously been in cemeteries of the establishment (e.g., St John's Church of England Cemetery in Parramatta). Catholics were treated with great suspicion by the early colonial administration. This was mainly because Catholics also tended to be Irish, thus regarded as trouble makers and indeed potentially dangerous especially after the Castle Hill Rebellion of mostly Irish convicts in 1804. For his efforts Fr. Therry was stripped of his position as a clergyman and his stipend was suspended for twelve years! In spite of this Fr. Terry managed to secure five acres of land on the corner of Pennant Hills Road and Church Street, North Parramatta in 1826, although it was not formally marked out as a burial ground until 1834. However there are three headstones that date to 1824 in the cemetery, it seems that Parramatta's Catholics had already begun to use the land as a burial place before it was officially sanctioned. Indeed Parramatta's Catholics had a burial place before they had a church as St Patrick's Church wasn't consecrated until 1837. I have a little family history to add to this story. My 4x great-grandmother Esther Kelly (nee Harley) was buried there in 1826 beside her daughter who had died a few weeks earlier as a result of a fire. Esther's father Thomas Harley had been given a land grant in what is now north-western Sydney in 1802 and he was successful enough to be granted more land. The property next door had come under the ownership of one Hugh Kelly, an Irish Catholic convict. Hugh had married his former master's widow, 27 years his senior and eventually came into ownership of all her land, buying up more and more over the years. Later in the 19th century the area was named "Kellyville" in his honour. In the meantime and whilst he was still married to the widow, he began an affair with his neighbour’s daughter Esther even employing her in his Inn the "Bird in the Hand" almost exactly half-way between Parramatta And Windsor. They had several children before his wife died and he could marry Esther in 1822. The Burial records for St Patrick's Cemetery are very incomplete the only reason I know for certain that Esther and her daughter Mary were buried there is because someone recorded the surviving gravestones in 1954. Esther and Mary's were readable then, but no longer exist. When the Cemetery was handed over to Parramatta Council in 1976 a large number of gravestones were torn up and destroyed; some were actually turned into paving within the cemetery on the southern side of the Mortuary Chapel. There are other ancestors believed to be buried there in now unknown graves including Hugh Kelly, who was a major supporter of the early Catholic Church in Parramatta. The Mortuary Chapel was built in 1844 over the remains of Fr. Francis McCarthy. Since then a further five Catholic Clergy have been interred under the floor of the Chapel. Perhaps significantly Monsignor Joseph John McGovern was buried there after his death on 4 July 1964. Monsignor McGovern was the founder of the Catholic Historical Society and it was he who arranged for a parishioner to record the extant gravestone in 1954. The Mortuary Chapel is also unusual in that it is dedicated under the patronage of St Francis of Assisi rather than the usual Patron Saint for the dead and dying, St Michael! The cemetery was closed to burials in 1974 and custody given to Parramatta City Council in 1975. References: St. Patrick’s Cemetery by Judith Dunn 1988. & N.S.W. Heritage Office: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Database number: 5053428, File number: EF14/5149; s93/673/5. My photos: 21 November 2018.

20.01.2022 And part two of the Remembrance of our soldiers who fought for Australia. https://www.veterans.nsw.gov.au//premiers-anzac-memorial-s

17.01.2022 If we dont treasure our heritage we wont remember the mistakes of the past.

16.01.2022 Granville Historical Society has been asked by the Granville & District Soccer Association and the Granville Kewpies if we can assist with compiling their history. To this end we ask if anyone has photographs and history to either contact us via email [email protected] or post on this page please. Kind regards June Bullivant.

16.01.2022 Thanks to #PeterLyden, for posting on Granville Memories site.

14.01.2022 Around Parramatta- Willow Grove 32 Phillip St under threat of demolition

14.01.2022 Mortuary Chapel, St Patricks Cemetery, North Parramatta, NSW. St Patricks Cemetery, North Parramatta is Australias oldest undisturbed Catholic Cemetery. It ...is unclear when the first burials occurred in this cemetery. In 1822 Father John Therry had asked for government assistance to establish a church in Parramatta and in July of that year, Fr. Therry advertised his intention to secure a parcel of land to provide for Catholic burials which had previously been in cemeteries of the establishment (e.g., St Johns Church of England Cemetery in Parramatta). Catholics were treated with great suspicion by the early colonial administration. This was mainly because Catholics also tended to be Irish, thus regarded as trouble makers and indeed potentially dangerous especially after the Castle Hill Rebellion of mostly Irish convicts in 1804. For his efforts Fr. Therry was stripped of his position as a clergyman and his stipend was suspended for twelve years! In spite of this Fr. Terry managed to secure five acres of land on the corner of Pennant Hills Road and Church Street, North Parramatta in 1826, although it was not formally marked out as a burial ground until 1834. However there are three headstones that date to 1824 in the cemetery, it seems that Parramattas Catholics had already begun to use the land as a burial place before it was officially sanctioned. Indeed Parramattas Catholics had a burial place before they had a church as St Patricks Church wasnt consecrated until 1837. I have a little family history to add to this story. My 4x great-grandmother Esther Kelly (nee Harley) was buried there in 1826 beside her daughter who had died a few weeks earlier as a result of a fire. Esthers father Thomas Harley had been given a land grant in what is now north-western Sydney in 1802 and he was successful enough to be granted more land. The property next door had come under the ownership of one Hugh Kelly, an Irish Catholic convict. Hugh had married his former masters widow, 27 years his senior and eventually came into ownership of all her land, buying up more and more over the years. Later in the 19th century the area was named "Kellyville" in his honour. In the meantime and whilst he was still married to the widow, he began an affair with his neighbours daughter Esther even employing her in his Inn the "Bird in the Hand" almost exactly half-way between Parramatta And Windsor. They had several children before his wife died and he could marry Esther in 1822. The Burial records for St Patricks Cemetery are very incomplete the only reason I know for certain that Esther and her daughter Mary were buried there is because someone recorded the surviving gravestones in 1954. Esther and Marys were readable then, but no longer exist. When the Cemetery was handed over to Parramatta Council in 1976 a large number of gravestones were torn up and destroyed; some were actually turned into paving within the cemetery on the southern side of the Mortuary Chapel. There are other ancestors believed to be buried there in now unknown graves including Hugh Kelly, who was a major supporter of the early Catholic Church in Parramatta. The Mortuary Chapel was built in 1844 over the remains of Fr. Francis McCarthy. Since then a further five Catholic Clergy have been interred under the floor of the Chapel. Perhaps significantly Monsignor Joseph John McGovern was buried there after his death on 4 July 1964. Monsignor McGovern was the founder of the Catholic Historical Society and it was he who arranged for a parishioner to record the extant gravestone in 1954. The Mortuary Chapel is also unusual in that it is dedicated under the patronage of St Francis of Assisi rather than the usual Patron Saint for the dead and dying, St Michael! The cemetery was closed to burials in 1974 and custody given to Parramatta City Council in 1975. References: St. Patricks Cemetery by Judith Dunn 1988. & N.S.W. Heritage Office: St. Patricks Roman Catholic Cemetery - Database number: 5053428, File number: EF14/5149; s93/673/5. My photos: 21 November 2018.

14.01.2022 See this for Australian Nurses from the DVA. https://www.facebook.com/groups/231152183701926/?ref=group_header

13.01.2022 A Heritage House in Granville 20 Tottenham Street, Granville.

13.01.2022 Granville Historical Society is researching the Heritage of Auburn and Lidcombe, thank to Ivor Jones for his memories.

12.01.2022 Looking for something interesting to do this weekend? The Lancers Memorial Museum in Smith Street, Parramatta are holding the first of their Voices from the Sa...ddle events on Saturday 28/4 and Sunday 29/4, at 11am and 1.30pm. Were attending, and are looking forward to hearing the moving stories of Boer War and WW1 soldiers told in their own words, through readings of original war diaries and letters. More information, and bookings, at https://goo.gl/Yd7Mbs . See more

10.01.2022 Life in Australia- Granville George Taif.

10.01.2022 Doing research on WW1, and concentrating on the people who were our allies after a piece that I watched about a Irish Lady who had an ancestor that fought in WW1, I came to question my knowledge of WW1, because I did not know that the men who fought helped Britain and was not popular when they arrived back home. This led me to thinking of the International community of Cumberland Council and realised another group of our cultural mix today was the Indian Nation and how they a...re contributing not only to their own culture but to culture of Cumberland and in particular the Rotary Club of Granville. We had the pleasure of speaking at a few weeks ago. As our Allies they sent over a million men to WW1. Many of them were killed or wounded, their families would have suffered like us, here is a story I found from 2015, which tells you their story.https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33317368 See more

09.01.2022 When World War 1 was called the "Great War" I did not think that it was all the great, because to glorify war to me is to not enable peace. I have heard it said that it was so large that it was the war to end all wars. that was wrong because not many years after WW2 was started and that was equally as horrendous where millions of people were killed, who generations wiped out, for what you ask, well greed and power. What I have come to realise however the further I research, the more countries were involved, many of the worlds countries have forgotten their involvement, because all I have learnt about it was when I joined the Granville and starting to research WW1 I found that there were more Nations involved than France, The Western Front, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. https://edition.cnn.com//af/world-war-in-africa/index.html.

08.01.2022 Construction of Wellington Road Bridge.

08.01.2022 Sport in Lidcombe.

08.01.2022 If we don't treasure our heritage we won't remember the mistakes of the past.

08.01.2022 Our history organised by I.C.E a couple of years ago, was booked our every weekend, shows the rich history and architecture of Granville

08.01.2022 And of course this led me to the Turkish community of Cumberland Council who were trying to protect their country from Foreign Invasion. Those young men and their families suffered just as much as our country. I remember a few years ago when we were working with a group called I.C.E. and we were looking at both sides of the war, and I discovered a young man or Turkish Ancestry had been given the name of an Australian soldier "James" and he wears the ring of the soldier proudl...y to this day. His Ancestor met the Australian man when a break in the fighting to care for their wounded and their dead. One had a ring and the other cigarettes and food. The Leader of the Turkish Nation paid tribute to the ANZACs as a brave nation of fighters. We pay tribute to all the men who fought to save their nation our thoughts are with you. Lest We Forget the price that was paid by all nations. I chose the leader Kemal Ataturk to represent the families who live in Cumberland area to share in our memory of WW1, we live in peace together in 2018, thus respecting each other and appreciating our contribution to World Peace https://www.britishcouncil.org//why-turkey-hasnt-forgotten Lest We forget. See more

07.01.2022 Granville. N.D. (c.19o7). The Railway Station. Unattributed Postcard; Josef Lebovic Gallery Collection - National Museum of Australia.

07.01.2022 Have updated our new site with Auburn soldiers names, will put their records behind them over the weekend. Now to put Lidcombe soldiers on also at the weekend. http://www.cumberlandanddistrictsoldiers.org.au/

06.01.2022 This makes me very mad, very mad indeed, this would be steam engine number 1 which went from Redfern to Parramatta Junction (Granville) in 1855. A rare and unique artefact telling the story of our Railway. And why did this happen because Ms Berejiklian is following the wishes of the destroyers OFarrell and Baird. Shame, Shame

04.01.2022 Oh so beautiful.

03.01.2022 Thank you to Mary Ghribian from Delaney College for this information https://vimeo.com/288479438

03.01.2022 The Granville Historical assisted I.C.E. with information and supplied speakers for this work.

02.01.2022 Developing Granville.

01.01.2022 to the descendant of the Wallace Family who died in WW1, please contact inbox.