The City of Liverpool and District Historical Society inc. Est.1959 | Community
The City of Liverpool and District Historical Society inc. Est.1959
Phone: +61 403 107 496
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25.01.2022 Our neighbouring Macquarie Town Campbelltown will celebrate it's 200th birthday this Tuesday 1 December. The Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society held a function today at their lovely stately Georgian home Glenalvon to celebrate this historic occasion and the launch of their Bicenntenial themed journal Grist Mills. Thank you for the invitation to share your celebration and congratulations on the special issue of your journal Grist Mills.
25.01.2022 We're back-pedaling to 1912 today with this colourised photo of cyclists from the Liverpool Bicycle Club including champion Tommy Haerse and Tom Fitzpatrick lining up to be snapped on Macquarie Street. (Photo Pat Rutledge Collection)
23.01.2022 Liverpool drivers have an impressive record at Bathurst.
18.01.2022 Below the newly reopened Apex Park are lots of these. The graves of Liverpool's first settlers who were buried here between 1811 and 1821. Our book about who these pioneers of Liverpool were will be out before too long. Stay tuned!
18.01.2022 Saturday morning heritage tour around Liverpool
15.01.2022 The streets of our town...
14.01.2022 Old John Brown on display in the Library with a Sydney 2000 Olympic hat from the collection.
14.01.2022 The official book launch of Yesterday, Today and Beyond by Dr Bryan Cowling was held today at St Luke's Church which also celebrated its 201st birthday today. It was good to see the Rev Stuart Pearson after his stroke in March. It was also a pleasure to hear the organ played by Dr Wilbur Hughes who was instrumental in installing the organ in 1970.
12.01.2022 The Story Behind The Stones The sad inscription on the headstone of the Mylrea family in Liverpool's Pioneers' Memorial Park. Father of the family Henry was one of two railway workers killed instantly when hit by the Melbourne Express train at Glenfield in 1922. Then in 1935, his son Leslie aged 20, was killed in a motorcycle accident at Waterfall. (Photo Bruce Shepherd)
09.01.2022 The history of Liverpool's St Luke's Church is wonderfuly told in the newly released book Yesterday, Today and Beyond. A 247 page coffee table style book filled with lots of photographs and Liverpool social history. The book was written by Dr. Bryan Cowling who just happens to be a member of the Society. Currently you can only buy the book at St Luke's Parish Office Monday to Thursday between 10 am and 1pm. They can pay by cash ( $50) or credit card. ... It might be prudent if folk are making a special trip into the CBD to phone the Office Secretary Deb Kumar on 0466 577 657 to check that she will be there at the time they plan to visit.
09.01.2022 Did you know that we have a great online collection of historic Liverpool videos on our website that date back to the 1930s? Click on the link below to explore our online archive. https://www.youtube.com/cha/UCc1O4Rx6C-nNblGskCVOr_Q/videos
08.01.2022 Our first visitors! Today, we had two lovely history teachers from Liverpool Girls High School visit our unfinished Havard Exhibition Room at Liverpool Library.
07.01.2022 It's a fitting tribute to Liverpool racing car legends Barry Seton and Midge Bosworth that a 1:18 scale model has just been released of their 1965 Bathurst winning Ford Cortina GT 500.
07.01.2022 New Arrivals! We love donations and last week we received 30 framed photos of old Liverpool scenes from Harry Hunt of Hunt's Motel. This is a great photo looking north down Macquarie Street in 1892.
07.01.2022 ON THIS DAY! On 16 September 1856, the Liverpool Jockey Club's Woodlands Racecourse had its grand opening. The following was reported in the Empire on 17 September: LIVERPOOL TURF CLUB RACES.... First DAY. Yesterday was the day so long and anxiously looked for by the sporting world-appointed for the commencement of the Liverpool Turf Club Races, and certainly a more suitable day could not have been chosen. The weather was all that could be desired bright, clear sunshine and a cloudless sky, tempted more than the ordinary number of pleasure seekers to avail themselves of the advantage offered by the railway to extend their acquaintance with the country, at the same that they could enjoy the gratification of witnessing what has become with us a national sport. It is no exaggeration to say that " thousands " of persons sought the pleasures of the day. Two special trains, in addition to the ordinary trains, conveyed hosts of determined pleasure seekers from Sydney and other places on the line of railway to Liverpool. Every train was crowded besides the large number of persons who came from the other side of the country. Carriages, gigs, and every kind of conveyance was in requisition. Never before in the history of the colony did Liverpool and its neighbourhood present such a busy and animated appearance as it did yesterday. See more
06.01.2022 Our friends at Liverpool Rotary have supported many local projects over its 70 years. Unlike the Clock tower in Bigge Park, many of them unfortunately no longer exist like this clock and parklet in front of the Railway Station.
04.01.2022 Warner Brothers are using our Whipping Triangle for a mystery production. Mystery as in they won't tell.
04.01.2022 Pam Valentine and Germaine Bishop getting the last mannequin ready for our exhibition at Liverpool Library - a Liverpool Girl Guide in her camp shirt and camp hat.
02.01.2022 Historian and Member of the Liverpool Historical Society Brian Ahearn has published a monumental biography of his Irish ancestor Murty Ahearn. Murty, who spent much of his life in Liverpool and is buried in Pioneer's Memorial Park has his life altered irrevocably on the night of 7 March 1800 with the murder of Tithe Proctor John Boland and his family. A trial and sentence to suffer death was followed by 220 terrifying days on the infamous death ship Atlas. Murty spent time ...in Van Diemen’s Land working for Lieutenant Edward Lord and Lieutenant-Governor David Collins. He was assigned and married English convict Mary Abbey and had 17 children. While living at Bark Huts (Irish Town) he was a Police Constable and Inn Owner. His pioneering days at Liverpool, the Castle Hill revolt, bushrangers, and the over throw of William Bligh and Lachlan Macquarie and much more. Profusely illustrated, many by international artists commissioned for this book with numerous others in full colour. The 632 page hard cover book is available as a limited, full colour, author signed edition with only 150 copies available. For more information and to buy the book, click on the link for Brian's website https://www.ahearnhistoryhive.com/books
02.01.2022 It has been 100 years since the death of one of Liverpool's most legendary figures, Edward James 'Ted' Ashcroft. Ted was the founder of the Ashcroft butchery dynasty, Mayor of Liverpool six times and president or member of just about every organisation in Liverpool. The suburb of Ashcroft is named after the family. Read all about him.
