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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- 1980-1989
- About
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- Truth Newspaper
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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
Tag Archives: Biscuits
Daisy’s Dripping Biscuits
In 1919, Daisy of Erskineville submitted her recipe for Dripping Biscuits to the ‘Women’s Sphere’ page of Sydney’s The Sun Newspaper. Daisy’s recipe appeared in the ‘Housewives’ Exchange’ column: ‘any kind of useful wrinkle concerning the home-cooking, dressmaking, care of children-will … Continue reading
Posted in 1910-1919
Tagged Biscuits, Dripping, Dripping Recipe, Erskineville, Erskineville History, Inner West, Lemon Sugar Biscuits, Vintage Recipes
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Arnott’s Living Pictures – Milton King – 19 Malcolm Street Erskineville
Milton King, (Son of Mrs. F. V. King) aged seven months of 19 Malcolm Street Erskineville first appeared in an advertisement for Arnott’s in about October 1900 and appeared regularly in newspapers across the country for the duration of 1901 and … Continue reading
Posted in 1900-1909, Arnott's, Malcolm Street
Tagged Advertising, Arnott's, Biscuits, Erskineville, Inner West
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Arnott’s Milk Arrowroot Biscuit Children – Phillip and Hurbert Webb
In 1922 and again in 1924 Phillip Carlyle Webb and Hurbert John Webb of 14 Victoria Street Erskineville, aged 5 years 9 months and 3 years 5 months respectively appeared as ‘Arnott’s Milk Arrowroot Biscuit Children’ in two substantial illustrated advertisements. Searches … Continue reading
Posted in 1920-1929, Advertising, Arnott's, Victoria Street
Tagged Advertising, Advertorial, Arnott's, Biscuits, Erskineville, Erskineville History, Inner West
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Arnott’s Living Pictures – Alice May Edwards – 9 Lambert Street Erskineville
The Arnott’s celebrates 150 years website describes the ‘Living Pictures’ advertising campaign as running from 1892 until the 1950s and as having involved tens of thousands of proud mums sending in testimonials with portraits and photographs of their well–fed babies. The lucky few would … Continue reading
Arnott’s Living Pictures – Hazel Harris – An Arnott’s Milk Arrowroot Biscuit Girl
The Arnott’s celebrates 150 years website describes the ‘Living Pictures’ advertising campaign as running from 1892 until the 1950s and involving tens of thousands of proud mums sending in testimonials with portraits and photographs of their well–fed babies. The lucky few would have portraits … Continue reading
Posted in 1910-1919, Advertising, Arnott's, George Street
Tagged Advertising, Arnott's, Arnott's Milk Arrowroot, Biscuits, Erskineville, Erskineville History, Inner West
