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
- 1850-1859
- 1870-1879
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- 1890-1899
- 1900-1909
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- 1920-1929
- 1930-1939
- 1940-1949
- 1980-1989
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- Railway Parade
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- Remedies
- 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
Category Archives: Random Erskineville
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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