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Category Archives: Random Erskineville
Cricket Curiosities (No. 73) – Dying Cow Stops Game
In January 1930 Sydney’s The Sun newspaper and The Newcastle Sun reported the following unusual occurrence of many years prior: The Sun (Sydney) Tuesday, 28 January 1930 A long-lost Sydney urban myth? Or the exhausted rantings of a sports journalist … Continue reading
Posted in 1900-1909, Random Erskineville
Tagged Cricket, Erskineville, Erskineville History, Erskineville Oval, Inner West, Macdonaldtown
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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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The Macdonaldtown Station Picasso
Tragedy and the suffering inflicted upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians (and Picasso’s Guernica) (article: News Local Friday, 4 December 2015). Poor Macdonaldtown Station. It really has copped some flak over the years.
Once more the Easter holidays and the Show
‘Once more the Easter holidays and the Show – but to the kiddies the Circus is the magnet. They return home full of brilliant ideas of juggling and feats of strength.’ For no other reason than today being the first … Continue reading
Aldermanic Dignity and Delinquent Municipal Furniture
This is wonderful. Evening News (Sydney) Tuesday, 27 October 1908
For Fun & Fancy
Take it away Kavazos! The Australian Women’s Weekly Saturday, 23 September 1933
Bill Murrell – The Tattooed Man of Erskineville
A man covered in tattoos makes headlines! You would be hard-pressed to find someone living in Erskineville these days without a tattoo – but in 1949 Bill Murrell’s unique tattoos were reported far and wide. Perhaps Bill’s tattoos from Europe, England … Continue reading
Posted in 1940-1949, Charles Street, Random Erskineville
Tagged Erskineville, Erskineville History, Inner West, Neck tattoo, Tattoo
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The Staying Powers of Men – Macdonaldtown Park 50yd Race
Good grief. Who knows how it came to this. Now some blokes have been known to overstate their athletic abilities, but I reckon that if you weighed 17st. (108kg) you’d have realised a running race probably wasn’t worth staking your … Continue reading
Posted in 1900-1909, Random Erskineville
Tagged Erskineville, Erskineville History, Erskineville Oval, Inner West, Running
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Erskineville Pineapple and Tomato Jam
Sunday Times (Sydney) Sunday, 15 August 1897 (And appearing on the same page in news unrelated to Erskineville but of great interest to the Macdonaldtown Bicycle Club): Sunday Times (Sydney) Sunday, 15 August 1897
Posted in 1890-1899, Random Erskineville
Tagged Erskineville, Erskineville History, Inner West, Jam, Pineapple, Pineapple and tomato jam, Recipes
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