Rugby
Beecroft Rugby Club A junior rugby union club existed in the 1950s and 1960s where Mr Barrell and John Cornford were coaches and John Cornford’s
Beecroft Rugby Club A junior rugby union club existed in the 1950s and 1960s where Mr Barrell and John Cornford were coaches and John Cornford’s
Peter Rrushforth AM was a leading foundational Australian Potter [1] He was born in Addison Road Manly on 4 December 1920. His paternal grandfather was
Foster Henry Hartley Sargent (1878-1924) was the son of Charlotte Foster who married George Sargent [1]. He was born out of wedlock and was named
George and Charlotte Sargent. George Sargent (1859-1921), was born in Birmingham, England, to James Sergeant a Warwickshire grocer and his wife Ann (nee Coates). George
John Savage (1770-1838) In 1804 John Savage was granted 290 acres roughly from modern day Hull and Copeland Roads to its northern boundary just beyond
Mount St Benedict This school was established in 1966 by the Benedictine order of the Sisters of the Good Samaritans. This order had acquired the
The Boy Scout Association has been in Beecroft close to 100 years. Land for the 1st Beecroft was given to the Association by Ida Margaret
John (1844-1923) and Edward Henry (1859-1927) were sons of Joseph Seale (1819-1888) who with other family members had emigrated from Ireland in 1836. Joseph had
Red Cross A group of ladies, possibly the Red Cross committee in the 1920s.
The experience of shopping in Beecroft village changed greatly in the years after WW11. Prior to these changes there were a few stores along Beecroft
Thomas Henry Brown Skellett led an interesting and unusual life before he settled in Beecroft. He was born in Polesworth, England, in 1855, the son
Arthur Slingsby was a building contractor of Redfern, and periodically worked in the city with architect William Nixon on private residences.[1] In 1904 the Slingsby
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