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
Categories
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- 1870-1879
- 1880-1889
- 1890-1899
- 1900-1909
- 1910-1919
- 1920-1929
- 1930-1939
- 1940-1949
- 1980-1989
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- Rochford Street
- Septimus Street
- Swanson Street
- Sydney Street
- Terraces and Houses
- Toogood Street
- Truth Newspaper
- Union Street
- Victoria Street
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: September 2016
1916 Erskineville Date Pudding and Snowballs – Economical, tasty and wholesome
The Sydney newspaper The Sun (1910-1954) encouraged the housewives of Sydney to submit their recipes for consideration by ‘Dinah’ (an experienced and economical cook) and inclusion in the Sunday edition’s Women’s Page recipes. On this day 100 years ago, an Erskineville resident known … Continue reading
Posted in 1910-1919
Tagged Date Pudding, Erskineville, Inner West, Old fashioned recipes, Recipes, Snowballs, Trove
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Sausages and Brawn – An Erskineville Factory – Shocking State of Affairs
The seventh day of September features on daysoftheyear.com as Salami Day, encouraging everyone to explore the world of salami by trying new and adventurous types of salami, and enjoying salami with friends at salami-themed parties. So with this in mind and in … Continue reading
Posted in 1900-1909, Industry, Railway Parade, Random Erskineville
Tagged Erskineville, Inner West, Salami Day, sausages, Smallgoods
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