History
A letter from Lodge Street
Posted on 1st August 2023
His mother didn’t want him to go, but Glebe’s Frank Hurley persuaded Douglas Mawson to employ him as the official photographer on the 1911 Antarctic expedition.
This month’s mystery photo: August 2023
Posted on 30th July 2023
Try your hand at this month’s mystery photo. Where are we? And what on earth is going on?
Who lived in your street? John George Bryen and St Helen’s
Posted on 30th July 2023
What did John George Bryen have in common with Toad of Toad Hall? They were both terrible drivers, and as Lyn Collingwood recalls, Bryen lived in a well-known house in Glebe but was not a fictional character.
Mystery photo: July 2023
Posted on 26th June 2023
Try your hand at this month’s mystery photo. And find the answer to last month’s.
Glebe’s Blue Plaque Nominations, Part 15: 21 Ross St Forest Lodge
Posted on 30th June 2023
The Communist Party of Australia printed its newspaper Tribune in Forest Lodge from 1943 to 1981. The Glebe Society is nominating the building at 21 Ross Street for a Blue Plaque.
Who Lived in Your Street? The Herron and Ayre families of ‘alphabet’ house, Divo
Posted on 26th June 2023
The Herron then Ayre families occupied ‘Divo’, one of the ‘alphabet’ houses in the terrace at 433-445 Glebe Point Road. The other alphabet houses are Gaza, Favo, Edna, Cama and Boro.
This month’s mystery photo: June 2023
Posted on 31st May 2023
Try your hand at this month’s mystery photo. And find the answer to last month’s.
The Temple of the Tooth
Posted on 31st May 2023
A story about chemists, dentists and gastronomes …. in Glebe Point Road
Glebe’s Blue Plaque Nominations: ‘Mr One by One’ of Westmoreland St
Posted on 31st May 2023
In 1953 there was a spate of counterfeiting. Read how the discovery of a cache of 10 pound notes stuffed in the wall of a house in Westmoreland St Glebe, brought the culprit to justice.
Mystery photo competition – May 2023
Posted on 29th April 2023
Try your hand at this month’s mystery photo. It was taken in 1953, but where?
Glebe’s Blue Plaque nominations: Sir Douglas Mawson
Posted on 30th April 2023
Sir Douglas Mawson, a key figure in Antarctic exploration, lived in Glebe for much of his youth. 28 Toxteth Rd was his home while he was a student at Sydney University. This is the thirteenth site nominated by the Society for a Blue Plaque.
Max Solling’s 2023 ANZAC Day Address
Posted on 30th April 2023
Historian Max Solling spoke to a large gathering of residents at the Glebe War Memorial on 25 April. this year. He described the identity of Glebe during the World Wars and gave an insight into the daily lives of its residents. He also spoke of the evolution of war literature, in particular the memoirs of prisoners of war, stories he says ‘rarely rate a mention in the military histories of Australia.’
Glebe’s upcoming 2023 Anzac Day Service
Posted on 27th March 2023
Anzac Day this year will be observed in Glebe with a service at the Diggers’ Memorial in Foley Park commencing at 7.30 am. The service will be followed by morning tea. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Mystery photo – April 2023
Posted on 26th March 2023
Try your hand at the April 2023 Mystery Photo – from 1937.
Mystery Photo – March 2023
Posted on 5th March 2023
Each month Bulletin readers are invited to guess the location of a photo selected from various archives of Glebe and Forest Lodge. Can you guess where this photo was taken?
