About
Founded in Erskineville in 1909 the Macdonaldtown Bicycle Club is pushing off and trundling the streets of Erskineville again in search of old maps, its old houses and terraces and various past happenings.Contact:
macdonaldtownbc@gmail.com-
Recent Posts
- Why women age faster than men: Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills – Mrs. W. Callaway – completely cured after a long period of suffering from kidney complaints
- Excitement at Erskineville – A Ruse Which Led To Escape
- Arnott’s Famous Milk Arrowroot Biscuits ‘Make Bonnie Children’ – Doreen and Edward Webb – 11a Burren Street Erskineville
- Lemon Rings – a 1920 recipe from Erskineville, Sydney
- John’s Terrace – 1 & 3 John Street Erskineville
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Blogs I Follow
- The Vapour Trail
- St Peters Cooks River History Group
- The Social Historian
- The Australian Ugliness?
- The Old Parramattan
- Sydney History
- The Past Present
- Past/Lives of the Near Future
- Pavement graffiti
- The Dirt On The Rocks
- Nosey In Newtown
- Abandoned Australia - Urban Exploration in Australia
- 52 suburbs
- Test builds
- Scratching Sydney's Surface
- The Mayor of Newtown
- mirrorsydney.wordpress.com/
Archives
Monthly Archives: July 2015
The Great Newtown Land Sale – The Burren Estate
Here we have sales notices from the late 1850s for land in the northern part of Erskineville, bound on the South by Erskineville Road, on the North by Albert Street, and encompassing Burren Street; Charles Street (called George Street prior … Continue reading
Neighbours Astounded – Little Girl Wonderfully Restored to Health
Where to start? Up the up the hill to number 4 Charles Street Erskineville and the story of little May Allport: Advertisement appearing in the The Argus (Melbourne) on 20th February 1914. The story of May Allport was repeated … Continue reading
Macdonaldtown Bicycle Club – First annual meeting and opening run.
The 21st July 2015 marks 106 years since the first annual meeting of the Macdonaldtown Bicycle Club. Towards the bottom of page 16 of the Sydney Morning Herald of Saturday 24th July 1909 a small notice appeared announcing the opening … Continue reading
