People in history
Glebe’s Aboriginal residents, 1788-1859
Posted on 4th June 2021
Assumptions that Glebe’s Aboriginal community disappeared shortly after British settlement need revisiting.
The Duke in Sydney (and Glebe!)
Posted on 26th May 2021
Did you know Prince Philip visited Glebe in 1956 and toured the Glebe Library?
100 years ago in Glebe & Forest Lodge – this month: May 1921
Posted on 26th May 2021
What were the papers reporting about Glebe in May 1921?
Anzac Day in Glebe, 2021
Posted on 22nd May 2021
Max Solling on the impact of the Second World War on Glebe residents.
Who lived in your street? Charles Lanham (1859–1933)
Posted on 22nd May 2021
Charles Lanham & Son’s steam laundry in Forest St, Forest Lodge, operated from 1903 until 1988.
Eglintoun Village at Glebe Point
Posted on 18th April 2021
In the 1840a, a grand plan for ‘Eglintoun Village’ on land at Glebe Point, was produced by businessman Alexander Brodie Spark. He went bankrupt and it never eventuated, but echoes of the plan remain in today’s street pattern – Eglinton Rd, Pendrill Rd and Edward St. This article traces some of the 19th and early 20th
century residents of this part of Glebe Point.
Who worked in your street? 21 Ross St, Forest Lodge
Posted on 17th April 2021
21 Ross St’s ‘red’ history as home of the Communist Party of Australia’s Tribune newspaper
100 Years ago in Glebe & Forest Lodge – this Month: April 1921
Posted on 8th April 2021
100 years ago this month – April 1921 – Opening of new Hostel for Girls at 29 Arundel St, Forest Lodge
The YHA site in Forest Lodge
Posted on 7th March 2021
The YHA at Forest Lodge closed in 2020. Find out more about the history of 28 Ross St, Forest Lodge.
100 Years ago in Glebe & Forest Lodge – this month: March 1921
Posted on 7th March 2021
Glebe boys Warren Bardsley and William Albert Oldfield were in the Australian cricket team that would shortly depart for a tour to England.
The Immortal has arrived!
Posted on 1st January 2021
The Glebe Rugby League Football Club is proud to announce the launch of the Glebe Brewing Co – the official beer label of the Glebe Dirty Reds! The Glebe Brewing Co’s first offering, The Immortal Pale Ale, is now available to purchase.
Who Lived in 21 Westmoreland St?
Posted on 2nd January 2021
A Facebook follower asked for help in identifying the subject of this artwork ‘Glebe Houses’. Robert Hannan recognised 21 Westmoreland St, a house remarkable for its decorative quoins pattern work. Who lived there?
Antoniou Filo Pastry: Celebrating 60 years – starting from humble beginnings at 85-87 Glebe Point Rd
Posted on 2nd January 2021
by Christine Apostoles & Rodney Hammett. From Bulletin 10 of 2020 Glebe in the 1950s welcomed many of the post-war immigrants who went on to enjoy the freedom and prosperity that Australia offered, raising families and creating successful businesses here. One such couple was Christofis (Chris) and Marina Antoniou who arrived separately in Sydney from […]
A Christmas Gathering with a difference … at St John’s Church!
Posted on 1st January 2021
Tickets sold out in just over a week for our Christmas gathering held on Friday 11 December in the historic St John’s Church, with 100 people attending. It was a pleasure to welcome so many newer members. Several members commented that although they had lived in Glebe for over 20 years they’d never ventured inside this beautiful historic building and were delighted to have this opportunity.
Seminar on Frank Hurley
Posted on 1st January 2021
Frank Hurley, the famous photographer and film-maker, was born in Glebe in 1885. If you are interested in Frank Hurley, you may like to watch the online presentation about his life and work organised by the Local History people at Woollahra Municipal Council.
Who Lived in Your House? – 224 Bridge Rd, Forest Lodge
Posted on 1st January 2021
The original Forest Lodge partially existed under No 224, prior to Munro Terrace (Nos 212-230 Bridge Rd). This is a story of the owners and occupants of No 224.
Blacket exhibition
Posted on 2nd January 2021
Congratulations to Robert Hannan and his team for the excellent exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the current St John’s Church. We hope many of you had the opportunity to view the exhibition while it was on display this month.
100 years ago in Glebe & Forest Lodge this month: November 1920
Posted on 4th November 2020
A snippet of history…
EVENT: Federation Architect: Walter Liberty Vernon
Posted on 4th November 2020
Historic Houses Association of Australia is hosting an online seminar called ‘Seeking Out Walter Liberty Vernon: Monuments of Art and a Distinctly Australian Architecture’. The seminar will take place on Thursday 3 December 2020 from 12.30 pm – 2.00 pm.
A Snapshot in Time – Who lived in Munroe Terrace in 1933?
Posted on 4th November 2020
Munro Terrace (Nos 212-230 Bridge Rd, Glebe) was in 1933 owned by architect William Ross McLean Munro, the grandson of architect William Munro who had purchased the house Forest Lodge and surrounding grounds in February 1871.
Who lived in your street? Cyril (1898 – 1966) and Frank Joseph (1911-82) Culbert
Posted on 4th November 2020
Horse trainers Frank and Cyril Culbert lived in Santa Rosa (5 Victoria Rd) and Volta (1 Alexandra Lane) directly adjoining Jubilee Park during the golden age of trotting at Harold Park.
Saving a Sydney suburb
Posted on 21st October 2020
Current residents are perhaps not aware of how close Glebe came to virtual annihilation by the NSW Department of Main Roads in the 1970s.
What’s in a Name? Women’s names ‒ Sarah Peninton Reserve
Posted on 3rd September 2020
By Helen Randerson Women are remembered in the names of a number of our valued small parks and playgrounds in Glebe/Forest Lodge. In 2020 these include the Alice Lee Reserve, the Jean Cawley Reserve, Kirsova Playground No 3, the May Pitt Playground, the Robyn Kemmis Reserve and the Sarah Peninton Reserve. (St Helen is also […]
Carriers of Glebe and Forest Lodge – Meloys
Posted on 3rd September 2020
The first in an occasional series about the families behind the carriers of Glebe and Forest Lodge
Last month’s mystery photo
Posted on 1st September 2020
with Lyn Collingwood, 1 August 2020 It was a corker, and no surprise that no one identified it! Compared to the cluttered place it was c.1919, the spot is a blank facade today. It’s 98 Bridge Rd near Lyndhurst St. In front of the shop is one of the three sons of the widowed confectioner […]
Sisters in Crime
Posted on 1st September 2020
by Rodney Hammett, 1 August 2020 Neighbours Sarah Peninton and Doris Flanagan living respectively at No 13 and No 11 Bridge Rd were partners in crime when hauled before the Magistrate at the Glebe Court on Tuesday 3 September 1929.1 On an afternoon in August, both women were accused of having used insulting words, from […]
Born in Glebe: Mothers, Midwives and Medical Men
Posted on 30th June 2020
30 June 2020 Download ORDER FORM Intrigued by a small group of midwives working in the suburb of Glebe in the late nineteenth century, the author sets out to discover the identity of these women and the nature of their midwifery practice. Along the way, investigating those who were present at a number of birth […]
Valé Jack Mundey: The Builders Labourers’ leader who saved Glebe
Posted on 6th June 2020
The true saviour of Glebe and inner-city Sydney, Jack Mundey, died on Sunday 10 May, aged 90. We residents owe our pleasant and convenient lifestyle to Jack and the rank and file members of the NSW Builders Labourers’ Federation (BLF). Sydney would be a very different place if the BLF had not saved green space, […]
Speech by Max Solling at Remembrance Day Ceremony 2018
Posted on 25th November 2018
The British imperial dead numbered over a million, and sending the bodies home was logistically impossible. Brooke immortalised himself in his own poignant verse in The Soldier.
Bernard Smith Honoured by the Release of New Books
Posted on 5th July 2016
Bernard Smith, the ‘founding father’ of the Glebe Society, is being honoured this month by the release of a new biography and collection of essays.
