Author: heather

Dog Racing

Dog coursing During the Great Depression a greyhound coursing track was built and operated by the Northern Line Coursing Club. It was located at Maher’s

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Dougan, Mary

Mary Elizabeth Dougan (nee Coles) (1902-2007) was born on the Clarence River where she learnt her love of gardening from her grandfather who had “worked

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Early schools

Early schools St John’s School-Church, Beecroft (1891) The first record of this establishment was in November 1890 when Charles Tucker and William Coward, as trustees,

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Electricity, Hornsby Shire

Hornsby Council built the shire’s electricity network in the early 1900s after the State Government refused to connect Hornsby Building Hornsby’s electricity network can be

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Evatt, Bert

Herbert Vere Evatt (Bert or Doc) HV MA LLD KC MLA. was born on 30 April 1894 in East Maitland. His father died when he

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Fearnley Park

Fearnley Park Located between Hannah   Street and Chapman Avenue in Beecroft, Fearnley Park contains significant remnants of Blue Gum High Forest, once the dominant vegetation

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Fearnley, John

John Gillett Fearnley was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1861, the son of a well-to-do mill owner. He emigrated to Australia when he was about

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Fire Station

Beecroft’s Firefighters In the early years of the 20th century the growth of population in the northern areas of Sydney led to the building of

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Fitzhardinge, Grantley

Grantley Fitzhardinge was born in Waverley, Sydney, in 1845, fourth son of William George Fitzhardinge who had come to Australia with his family in 1838.

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Sub-Divisions

The dedicated members of our History Group are currently considering a project to explore the history of subdivisions in Beecroft and Cheltenham.

If you’re curious about how our suburbs developed over time, we’d love to hear from you!

To express your interest simply fill out the short form below.

For a glimpse of what this research might uncover, take a look at The Lyndley Estate, which is now part of the local shopping precinct.