Soprano, Rosina Pinhey of Strathfield studied with Madame Marchesi in Paris and went on to have a career on the stage in Paris, Italy and the USA.
Rachel Prentice
When 97 year-old Rachel Prentice died at Bark Huts in 1913 she was thought to have been one of the oldest residents of Sydney.
The Weatherly Sisters
Gaga and Toots Weatherly travelled the world as vaudeville and circus performers with their family, finally settling in Strathfield.
The Curious Case of Constance Kent
When Ruth Emilie Kaye died, aged 100, at the Loreto Convalescent Home in Strathfield in 1944, nobody knew the secrets of her dark past. In 1860, aged just 16, she had murdered her three year-old half brother at home in England.
Aerodome
Aerodome was built in 1923 for Cassie and Ernest Lundie. Cassie had been the first Australian lady to fly with an Australian pilot – her brother, W.E. Hart.
Parramatta Road, Homebush, 1929
Looking east on Parramatta Road, Homebush in July 1929, the butcher’s shop of Homebush mayor, James Smallwood is on the right.
Ashby-Z and the Reverend Soo Hoo Ten
Ashby-Z at 21 Broughton Road Homebush was built in 1916 and later became the home of Australia’s first Anglican Chinese minister, the Reverend Soo Hoo Ten.
Santa and the Drover
‘Santa and the Drover’ was commissioned by local biscuit company Arnott’s in 1964 for its Christmas biscuit tins.
Strathfield South Shops, 1937
This photo shows Strathfield South shopping precinct in 1937 near the corner of Liverpool and Homebush Roads.
Parramatta Road, Homebush, 1928
In 1928 Parramatta Road Homebush was widened with photos revealing the variety of shops then serving the needs of Homebush residents.