The Strathfield-Homebush District Historical Society, with the support of Strathfield Council, have bid for community grants to build public art in Homebush to commemorate the former Homebush Racecourse. Sydney’s racecourse operated at Homebush until its move to Randwick. Today, there is no visual evidence of the racecourse. The Society have proposed developing a public art […]
The Enfield Intermodal Lookout has been established, near the intersection of Punchbowl Road and Cosgrove Road on what has been called ‘Mount Enfield’. A pathway leads to the lookout and there is some informative signage on the history of the site. The walkway is open during daylight hours. View of the yards
Kessell Square is a public recreation area dedicated as part of the ‘Crown of Strathfield’ subdivision in 1923, which involved the subdivision of building sites from the original 1841 land grant to Joseph Hyde Potts, Secretary of Bank of NSW. The ‘Crown of Strathfield’ created many streets including Marion St, Fraser St, Edgar St etc, which […]
By Cathy Jones ‘Viwa’ Burlington Road was known as the Doctor’s House. It was originally the home of Dr George Hurst and built c1883. The property was a home and surgery for more than 100 years. The map below is undated but probably mid-1880s, as it predates the school on Rochester Street. The land owned […]
By Cathy Jones In response to an enquiry regarding the Rossiter family and ‘Dene Place’. 73 and 75 Burlington Road was formerly occupied by a two storey Victorian style house called ‘Dene Place’, later ‘Garthowen’. ‘Dene Place’ was built c.1891 for the Rossiter family and was one of a number of large two storey Victorian […]
