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Riverstone Historical Society & Museum

Locality: Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia

Address: 81 Garfield Road East 2765 Riverstone, NSW, Australia

Website: http://riverstonehistoricalsociety.org.au

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24.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1 November 2003. Expanding the Windsor Road outside of the Rouse Hill Village Centre. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

24.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Riverstone Furniture Barn, Garfield Road Riverstone. (Now a car park.) June 1989. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

24.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1990. Diesel passing the Meatworks paddocks. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

24.01.2022 FIFTY YEARS AGO Captain Cook 200 year celebrations, Windsor 1970. As well as going out to see the Queen pass by, many local students went to Captain Cook 200 year celebrations at Windsor. ... The colour photos feature St Johns Catholic School and Riverstone Public School students. The top photo in the newspaper article features Riverstone Public School students. Photos: Riverstone and District Historical Society Inc collection. Newspaper photos: Windsor and Richmond Gazette April 1970.

23.01.2022 Blacktown looked a bit different in this picture...

23.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Shields Houses Garfield Road Riverstone. July 1980... Photo: Rosemary Phillis

22.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1970s. Riverstone High School. High Jump. Looking from the football oval across the basketball courts towards the Industrial arts/Canteen building. The building was demolished to make way for a new building as part of the High School renovations. Photo: Riverstone High School collection.

21.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1981 O'Connell County Fair Looking down Riverstone Parade.... Photo: Maurice Agius

21.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES POP'S LIQUOR SHOP Railway Terrace Schofields. Photo taken from Station Street corner. ... 25 September 2002 Photo: Rosemary Phillis

21.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Riverstone Police Station/residence April 1980. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

20.01.2022 LOOKING FOR A MOTHERS DAY GIFT? Thanks to Copyprint, we have more copies of The Riverstone War Memorial book ($20) and Journal 2019 ($10) for sale. Both books were so successful last year that we ran out of stock.... You can purchase copies from the friendly staff at Market Country Meats in the shopping centre at Riverstone.

20.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES August 1939. A rare view of the front of the Riverstone Meatworks. Photo: Riverstone Meatworks Photo Album

20.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 40 YEARS AGO On 1 June 1980 the new Uniting Church building was officially opened at Riverstone. - James Ferguson who unveiled the plaque.... - Members of the community who attended the service. - The Musical group. Photos: James Ferguson Collection.

20.01.2022 MURAL 2020 - Thank you A big thank you to all of you who took the time to make suggestions as to what you thought should be incorporated into the mural. The mural was installed last week, on the wall of the old Commonwealth Bank, in Marketown Lane. ... I've attached a few photos so that you can see the end result. Photos don't quite do it justice, so you'll need to make sure you take time to visit next time you are in Riverstone. Mural artists: Jan Cleveringa and Rosalind Stanley. Photos: Rosemary Phillis

20.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1967 Hawkesbury Show. Photo: James Ferguson

19.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Spring Fete, September 2008. St Pauls Anglican Church Riverstone. Spring was always a busy time in Riverstone with many local organisations and schools holding fetes to raise money.... Photo: Rosemary Phillis

19.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Storm Clouds Burdekin Road 31 December 2006... Photo: Rosemary Phillis

19.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1983 AP Motors, Railway Terrace. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

19.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Supermarine Seagull III A9-8 This photo came from the collection of Rev Owens who was the Minister at St Pauls Church of England at Riverstone from 1928 to 1934. It is believed to have been taken at Richmond. The Scout group is likely to be from Riverstone.... According to the web page ADF Serials, details of aircraft A9-8 were as follows: "Ex Royal Air Force Aircraft, Ordered 02/27. 13 November 1934 flew from Point Cook to RAAF Richmond via Junee and Golburn on transfer from No1 Flying Training flight to 101 Flight . 2 February 1935 embarked in HMAS CANBERRA disembarking in 23 February but back in board on 2 March. 5 April 1935 wrecked while lashed down on catapult platform during a gale. Wreckage returned to RAAF Richmond on 18 April. Aircraft written off on 30 June 1935. Transfered to East Sydney Technical College - 14/10/35." http://www.adf-serials.com.au/1a9.htm Photo: Rev. Owens Collection

19.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1992. Riverstone Railway Signal Box. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

19.01.2022 The electricity has been supplied to Riverstone for 86 years!! A special ceremony was held in the town on 21 June 1934 when the electricity supply was switched on. A platform with decorated flags was set up adjacent Conway’s newsagents and a large crowd with dignitaries gathered to watch the President, Councillor Page, of Blacktown Shire Council do the honours. You can read the full account in the Windsor & Richmond Gazette 29/6/1934 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85800129

18.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES June 1992. Church at the corner of Garfield Road East and Hamilton Street under construction. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

18.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES plus looking for photos St Peters Anglican Church, 24-26 St Albans Road Schofields. c1980s and 2002. Services at St Peters at Schofields were held for decades in a hall on the site that was purchased from Mr Wiggins.... This small church was built in 1958 and stood on the site until around 2015. Do you have photos of this church and the old hall that you can share? We would love to see them. Photos: Rosemary Phillis

18.01.2022 CAN YOU HELP? This photo came to light recently in the papers of one of the Wiggins family. It is thought to have been taken around 1940.... The lady fourth from the left, standing next to the man is Iris Wiggins. Can anyone name any of the other people?

17.01.2022 CAN YOU HELP? We are trying to identify the people in the photo taken at the Riverstone Bowling Club. The taller man on the right is Les Britton. Does anyone know who the man on the left is? Photo: Riverstone Bowling Club Album

16.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 9 June 1941. View from Riverstone Meatworks. Photo: Riverstone Meatworks Album

16.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Riverstone Pde. Marketown undergoing extensions. Photo: Lyn Stewart

16.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1970s. General store. Australiana Pioneer Village The building on the right was Blairs store was relocated from Garfield Road in Riverstone to the Pioneer Village. ... Photo: Erna Smith

15.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Riverstone Bowling Club "Egypt Show" Year: unknown... Photo: Riverstone Bowling Club album

15.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 13 September 2000. Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay. Melissa Bushby from Schofields ran a leg of the relay along the Great Western Highway. It was an early start but a memorable morning for those from the area who went out to watch. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

15.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1934 Back to Riverstone Ball. The ball was a celebration of the arrival of electricity and water to the town. The ball was held in the Olympia Theatre in Garfield Road.... To see the people in more detail, the original photo has been scanned in three sections. Photo: The Vaughan family

14.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1999 Corner store in Regent Street. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

13.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1954. Santa greets children from St Pauls Sunday School. Photo thought to have been taken outside the Soldiers Hall.... Photo: Vera Abell

13.01.2022 Did you know that the electricity was connected to Riverstone 86 years ago? A special ceremony was held in the town on 21 June 1934 when the electricity supply was switched on. A platform of decorated flags was set up adjacent Conway’s newsagents and a large crowd with dignitaries gathered to watch the President, Councillor Page, of Blacktown Shire Council do the honours. You can read the full account in the Windsor & Richmond Gazette 29/6/1934 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85800129

13.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1970 Anzac Day march. St John's School with Rosenthall's store in the background. Photo: George Romanowski

12.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 45 YEARS AGO 1975 Official train electrification to Riverstone Photograph: PTC CN 3835-12

12.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Ad for Clydesdale Stud, Marsden Park Image: 1912 Royal Agricultural Show Annual

12.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Remembrance Day 2002. Photos: Rosemary Phillis

11.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES SYDNEY 2000 PARALYMPICS Alicia Aberley. Riverstone High School student and successful Paralympian. Alicia won two silver and two bronze medals at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.... Marina Johnston. Riverstone High School student and Paralympic Relay torch bearer. Marina ran a leg of the torch relay in Windsor on 13 October 2000. This photo was taken at an Olympics revisited display in the Museum at Riverstone in 2001. Newspaper Image: Blacktown Advocate 25 October 2000. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

10.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1999. Rouse Hill Public Golf Course The golf course was located approximately between the Rouse Hill Anglican Church and the Mean Fiddler Hotel. The entrance was on the Windsor Road. Photos: 1. Jim Ferguson and Eddie Phillis on the 2nd green. The shelter sheds and the small shop are in the background.... 2. Looking up the 9th towards the top of the course. Photos: Winsome Phillis

10.01.2022 FIFTY YEARS AGO It was fifty years ago when the Riverstone A Grade Rugby League team took on Richmond the Grand Final. Richmond came out winners 14 points to 11. This photo is of the Riverstone A Grade Grand Final Squad. The photo and hand written information kindly provided by Michael Britton.... The typed list of names is from the publication The 120 Year History of the Riverstone Football Club 1891-2011 by Clarrie Neal.

10.01.2022 ANZAC DAY 2014 Photos: Rosemary Phillis

10.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 5 July 2014. Corner of Richmond Road and Garfield Road West. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

09.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 2004-12-24 Christmas Lights, Hunter Street. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

08.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES May 1972. Jetline buses in Pitt Street near the Riverstone Bowling Club. Photo: John Cole

08.01.2022 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In 1995, a display celebrating the 50th Anniversary was featured at the Museum at Riverstone. A small book called Riverstone and World War II was published, capturing the memories of many locals of the war. Today's post features the two pages where people recalled how they celebrated the end of the war.... (The Masonic Hall referred to in the article is now the Museum.)

07.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES A beautiful image of West Parade in flood and a steam train from Riverstone. Photo: Geoff Gillespie

07.01.2022 We recently located this article about the 1961 flood. Did you know that members of the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club were in Riverstone checking the people who were trapped in the upper floor of the Riverstone Hotel. The flooding resulted in over 400 people being made homeless in the town. Source Daily Telegraph 21 Nov 1961 p. 3

07.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Year unknown, possibly late 1930s or 1940s. Riverstone Meat Company butchers shop, Garfield Road. Riverstone Railway Station in the background. Photo: Riverstone Meat Company photo album

07.01.2022 You may have heard that Jack Mundey, well-known icon and activist passed away on Sunday 10 May. He was the Builders' Labourers Federation leader and member of Australian Communist Party member, and died aged 90. Although most people know him for his work on the green bans in Woolloomooloo & The Rocks in the 1970s, saving much of the historic landscape from developers, he also had a connection to Riverstone. He was involved with the Riverstone Rugby League Club in the 1950s.... Born in QLD he moved to Sydney when he was 19. He played rugby league for Parramatta in 1950 then in 1955 accepted the position as Captain/Coach of the Riverstone A grade team. They won the grand final 19-14 against Richmond, after coming back from half time 11-0. Jack is pictured below, centre middle row. Rest In Peace Jack.

06.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES FIFTY YEARS AGO - 30 April 1970 Windsor Road Vineyard. Waiting for Queen Elizabeth to pass by. ... Photo: Riverstone and District Historical Society Inc Collection.

06.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES May 1991. Diesel train approaching Riverstone. Photo: Rosemary Phillis

05.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES Riverstone CYO hike to Kurrajong. Bev McCrea front of photo, right hand side. Photo: Bev and Barry Rosa

04.01.2022 100 YEARS AGO From the Windsor and Richmond Gazette of 30 April 1920

03.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1960s. Amphibious vehicles, Windsor Road. When floodwaters cut the Windsor Road at Vineyard near the Trees Service Station, amphibious vehicles were brought in to transport people from one side to the other. Photos: Geoff Gillespie

03.01.2022 IDEAS FOR A MURAL IN THE TOWN? In 2019 the local Chamber of Commerce came up with a Report called "Riverstone in Review". Two of the ideas incorporated into the report were to improve connectivity with the footpaths and streetscapes and to make Riverstone a Destination. The Chamber is working with various levels of Government to achieve these aims, plus others such as improving the roads and transport options in the area. In response to the Report, Blacktown Council has commi...ssioned two artists, Jan Cleveringa and Roslind Stanley to create a mural at Marketown Lane Riverstone. Although the project has a tight time frame, the artists are keen to receive ideas and input from the local community and former residents. The murals will be painted onto boards so that they can be moved in the future if necessary. If you have any ideas or would like to make some suggestions, please see some of the questions below that they have put forward as a guide. If you would like to put forward some feedback you can post it below this post or send to our email address at [email protected] and we will forward it to the artists. "We have been commissioned by Blacktown City Council through Blacktown Arts, to create a mural at Riverstone Marketown Lane. This is a partnership with Riverstone Neighborhood Centre where we will be based whilst creating the mural. We are seeking community’s ideas for a bright, colorful mural that reflect familiar aspects of Riverstone from the past, present and perhaps future. We will very much appreciate it if you could assist us with answering some or all of the questions below: 1. What is the first thing that come to your mind about Riverstone: If Riverstone was an image, thing or symbol what would it look like for you? Describe in words, colors or a photograph 2. Are there any historical stories or facts you feel is interesting about Riverstone from the past or into the future that you could share with us? It can be a letter, a photograph, an object or a story from the past. 3. When you think of animals, birds, plants, insects, and people what images that represent Riverstone come to your mind? 4. What makes you feel most proud about Riverstone? 5. What are your hopes for the future of Riverstone? Up to 3 wishes please. 6. Anything else? Please feel free to share We thank you in advance for assisting us with these questions. Artists Jan Cleveringa and Rosalind Stanley"

01.01.2022 MONDAY MEMORIES 1970s. Riverstone High School Athletics record holders. Sometimes interesting things come to light when people are cleaning out.... Riverstone Historical Society Collection.

01.01.2022 If you find you have some time on your hands, why not enter Blacktown City Council 2020 Mayoral History Prize and win a great prrize? Options of entering include images, stories, artworks etc. The competition will close Friday 31 July 2020. The Prize was first awarded in 2008 and aims to encourage an interest in the rich and diverse history of Blacktown. https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au//Aw/Mayoral-History-Prize

01.01.2022 RIVERSTONE GENERAL CEMETERY - LINKS TO INFORMATION The following links may be of use to people researching their family history. THE AUSTRALIAN CEMETERIES INDEX WEBSITE - RIVERSTONE CEMETERY... https://austcemindex.com/?cemetery=Riverstone+ BLACKTOWN CITY COUNCIL - ONLINE REGISTER OF BURIALS "Records of people buried at Riverstone and St Bartholomews cemeteries are available for reference purposes and can be used by people researching their family history." https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au//Online-Register-of-Buria BLACKTOWN CITY COUNCIL -BLACKTOWN MEMORIES - MAPS OF RIVERSTONE GENERAL CEMETERY https://blacktownmemories.recollect.net.au/ In the search function key the words Riverstone General Cemetery map