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 Sadly, the Glebe Society’s second president, ‘Peru’ Perumal died on 26 May 2020. Peru headed the Glebe Society during the heady days of the early 70s. Successfully fighting the destruction of Glebe on many fronts, Peru and other Glebe Society members at that time can be credited with largely saving our suburb from the bulldozer. If you’d like to know more about Peru and his achievements, see p.15 of the July Bulletin. You are invited to be a part of the ‘Glebe Community COVID Souvenir Sing!’ Have you seen any of the gallery style films of communities from around the world singing songs from the safety of their lounge rooms? Liz and Albert Lecoanet will be making this happen in Glebe (with the help of the City of Sydney). For all the details, see p.14 of the July Glebe Society Bulletin. Good news for our local footy club!The Dirty Reds are back! Just when you’d given up hope of watching footy in 2020, the NSWRL has today confirmed that Ron Massey Cup teams Wentworthville, Hills and the Dirty Reds will do battle with the North Sydney Bears, Cessnock Goannas and Maitland Pickers for the 2020 Presidents Cup. We will need all the support we can get, so keep an eye on our social media pages for further details! Competition will start early July. More details next week. Love the Bay Run? Imagine a circular walk/run on our very own foreshores! The Glebe Society is proposing the Blackwattle Bay Circular Walk. Currently it is possible to do a loop from the Glebe foreshores via the Anzac Bridge, but there are too many places where you are forced to deviate along ugly roads – not to mention having to scale the massive Anzac Bridge! Imagine how much better the walk would be if it were foreshore all the way and included the gorgeous heritage-listed Glebe Island Bridge. The bridge should be returned to operation so it can once again be opened and closed, and used as a pedestrian/cycling pathway. Currently the bridge is being demolished by neglect – an absolute scandal! Check out the map - the blue line represents the proposed walk and the red line shows what is currently possible. What do you think? |
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In 1898 and 1903 William Henry Burgess and his wife Catherine Ann ( nee ? ) were living in Glebe and registering the births of children, William J and Thomas A. Is this my elusive many-great uncle, born New Zealand 1862, and his wife? If someone else can claim them I can rule them out. I have been hunting for them intermittently for twenty years, since the Internet began to make things possible. Please comment to migseder@gmail.com
6 reuss street 1930 ‘s Ellen Grey