History Week 2018: Life & Death
Join our researchers for a series of compelling talks – Death Rites – which will be held during History Week, 1 – 9 September, 2018 at Parramatta Library.
World War One – Parramatta Soldier – Cyril Thomas Farrell
Cyril Farrell, prior to enlisting worked as a Clerk and served in the 43 and 20 Battalions, for one year as a Senior Cadet. (more…)
World War One – Parramatta Soldier – Alfred Victor Creed
7466 Private Alfred Victor Creed, copy from Parramatta Soldiers, Cumberland Argus, 1920
The Red Gum Walk: Civic commemoration, moving images and memory
The Red Gum Walk sign, Boronia Park, Epping, 1952. Source: City of Parramatta Council Archives
In the dappled sunlight of Boronia Park in Epping, a mysterious and forlorn sign stands by an avenue of trees.
World War One – Parramatta Soldiers – Bart Della-Valle
Private Bart Della-Valle, the third eldest son of Mr. B. Della Valle, formerly of Wetherill Park and inspector for the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board,
World-leading Westmead Hospital
Aerial image of Westmead under construction, c. 1977 (Source: City of Parramatta Archives, ACC002/61/01)
In 2018, Westmead Hospital marks 40 years of service as a specialised tertiary referral hospital for the western Sydney area. Initially known as the Westmead Centre, the hospital was opened on 10 November 1978.[1]
The Parramatta Hospitals
Staff at Parramatta District Hospital, c. 1890 (Source: City of Parramatta Council Local Studies Photograph Collection, LSP00098)
Background
It can be assumed that Principal Surgeon John White planned hospital facilities at the new settlement at Rose Hill in a similar way to those at Sydney Cove on the landing of the First Fleet.
Sydney Science Festival Event: World-leading Westmead Hospital
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Book on one of the another fascinating Parramatta Heritage and Visitor Information Centre events being held during the Sydney Science Festval via this link: https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/living-community/sydney-science-festival-events
Join us on the evening of Weds 15 August for a fascinating journey through the past, present and future of cancer treatment at Westmead Hospital, the world-leading research and teaching hospital in Sydney’s West.
Significant Aboriginal women: Maria Lock
Artist impression of Maria Lock. Maria’s Dilemma and the Darug Legacy, 2009, by Darug artist Leanne Tobin. Courtesy the artist. Photo Adam Hollingworth [3].
Maria, the daughter of Yarramundi ‘Chief of the Richmond Tribes’, belonged to the Boonooberongal clan of the Darug people [1].
Significant Aboriginal women: Patyegarang
Image of a young Aboriginal woman, possibly Patyegarang [2].
Patyegarang was an Aboriginal woman living in the Sydney region at the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, who played a significant role in early contact between Aboriginal and British people.