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Great write up in City Hub by Allison Hore of our 'Glebe Island Bridge - Give It Back' rally.
cityhubsydney.com.au By ALLISON HORE Once a world-first feat of engineering and a testament to ingenuity of industrial Sydney, the Glebe Island Bridge has been allowed to fall into disrepair over the quarter century since it has been decommissioned. Now, community groups and local politicians are amping up their e
If you'd like to see Glebe Island Bridge returned to the public, sign this petition. It will be presented to local council members and Transport for NSW in the hope that the community, its representatives and the Government bodies that have the potential to make an extraordinary public space are able to work together in achieving something exceptional.
You may have seen the recent record-breaking sales of Glebe properties, 5 Victoria Rd and 1 Alexandra Lane, which adjoin Jubilee Park. These houses were once owned by some colourful racing identities (well, harness racing, anyway).
Who lived in your street? Cyril (1898 – 1966) and Frank Joseph (1911-82) Culbert www.glebesociety.org.au
Walter Liberty Vernon was a Federation Architect who was responsible for many well-known buildings including Central Station and Maclaurin Hall at the University of Sydney. In Glebe, Vernon's work includes parts of Glebe Public School and the Glebe Fire Station.
hhaoa.wildapricot.org Join an expert panel in conversation on the architectural philosophy, design approaches and progressive ideas of Walter Liberty Vernon (NSW Government Architect, 1890-1911). His built legacy includes the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Mitchell Library (part of the State Library), Central railwa... |
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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