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Early residents in Beecroft quickly established a community life for the new village. Churches were built. Shops were built. An area, which became the Village
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Early residents in Beecroft quickly established a community life for the new village. Churches were built. Shops were built. An area, which became the Village
State Members elected by Beecroft/Cheltenham voters Electorate Years Member Party Cumberland (North Riding) 1856-1857 James Pye 1856-1858 John
Federal members elected by Beecroft/Cheltenham voters Electorate Years Member Party Parramatta 1901-09 Sir Joseph Cook Free Trade Parramatta 1909-16 Sir Joseph Cook Commonwealth Liberal
From the foundation of the suburb of Beecroft, it was envisaged that there would be sections of open space for public recreation. The first parcels
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Beecroft Public School[1] The Beecroft Progress Association commenced petitioning for a public school to be built in 1891 but it was not until 1895 that
Bowls and croquet As with tennis, a number of the landholders at the beginning of the twentieth century had their own bowling greens. These included
Ludovic Blackwood was born in England of Scottish and German ancestry. He came to the Colony as an infant in 1863 with his parents when
Railway stations The sale of part of the Field of Mars Common was undertaken by the State government to fund the
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