150, Lauriston (originally Fremblik), is a Federation bungalow that was built around 1902 by Christian Nielsen Lykke (1851-1946). Lykke had arrived in Sydney aboard the
Beecroft Bridge Club – by Lucie Gabb Beecroft Bridge Club was formed in 1995 as part of the Beecroft United Church Leisure Learning program. This
Ken, the Beecroft Cobbler is a truly remarkable man with an equally remarkable moving story. Because Ken is in his shop seven days a week,
Albert Road Named after Prince Albert (1819-1861) the husband of Queen Victoria Houses in Albert Rd. Bambara Crescent This derives from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘forest’ Beecroft Road West(formerley
Beecroft Road had its beginning in 1887 when the government engaged unemployed labour to clear land prior to sale around Beecroft platform (station). The movement
Since the Dreaming Aboriginal people have been part of what we now call Beecroft and Cheltenham for over 30,000 years. This date derives from the
Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW: 1870 – 1919), Wednesday 5 May 1909, page 20 BEECROFT. BY R. C. he pretty little town of
Agriculture in the District. The National Geographic Society says that ‘agriculture’ is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock.
By the time of the third Governor of New South Wales, Philip Gidley King, it was clear that the size of the land grants, especially
Click on the link below to open a new window showing a map with a slider in the top left hand corner. This is a
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Lady Sybil Maud Murray (1863-1929) lived with her family in Cheltenham from approximately 1914 until her death in 1929. There seems to have been no
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