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 Great blog by Megan Hicks who explored the full length of Johnstons Creek – a fair bit of which is underground. Nursing historian, Lesley Potter, has written a book about many midwives who delivered Glebe's babies in the 19th century. Born in Glebe: Mothers, Midwives and Medical Men www.glebesociety.org.au 30 June 2020 Download ORDER FORM Intrigued by a small group of midwives working in the suburb of Glebe in the late nineteenth century, the author sets out to discover the identity of these women an...The suburb of Forest Lodge was named after the villa of that name that once stood near the intersection of Bridge Rd and Ross St. Previously, the house has been placed at 208-210 Bridge Rd. Research by one of our Heritage Subcommittee members, has concluded that the house was actually located where properties 224-228 Bridge Rd now stand. Dictionary of Sydney says that the villa, Forest Lodge, was ‘named for its (then) idyllic bushland setting, designed by John Verge for pharmacist Ambrose Foss and his family in 1836. The house was demolished in 1912.' See our latest Bulletin for the full report. |
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