Local Government Councillors elected by Beecroft/Cheltenham voters Hornsby Riding/Ward: C Years Councillor Years Councillor Years Councillor 1906-1911 William Mark Nixon 1906-1911 Charles Churchill Tucker 1906-1908
State Members elected by Beecroft/Cheltenham voters Electorate Years Member Party Cumberland (North Riding) 1856-1857 James Pye 1856-1858 John
Powell’s store – Before Supermarkets From 1938 until it closed about 1960, the major grocery in Beecroft was operated by Jack and Birdie Powell. In
Professional people working in Beecroft Medical Services Beecroft and Cheltenham were founded at a time of tuberculosis, cholera and the plague in Sydney. By way of
After the Australians had gone ashore at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915, various battles revolved around a number of well defended places. One was a
Carlingford North Shopping Centre Originally known as West Epping Shopping Centre these retail and commercial premises were initially built at a critical watershed in how
Retail activity in Cheltenham Retail and commercial activity in Cheltenham has been minimal during its history. The Cheltenham Recreation Club has maintained a bar and,
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
Small farms to subdivision During the Colonialist period, and without regard to any property rights of the resident Aboriginal people, the first grants of land
Spark’s Shoes Four generations of one family have been involved in Spark’s Shoes since 1931 when Edward (Ned) Spark purchased an existing boot repair business
Thomas Stobo’s Store With the opening of the Strathfield to Hornsby railway in 1886 and the growth of the farming community, it was inevitable that
DICK STUUT & SONS, HAIRDRESSERS – AN EARLY UNISEX HAIRDRESSING SALON. In 1951 in the aftermath of World War II, Dick (Dirk) Stuut and his family,
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