1890s Annandale | Federation Annandale | Annandale's Great War
by Marghanita da Cruz who has been gathering an anecdotal history of Annandale since 1998.
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Keywords: Walk, History, Annandale, NSW, Sydney, Australia, Property, Municipal, Industry, Public Transport, Sewerage, Sanitation, Residential, Development
In April 2011, Marghanita guided, a 1890s Annandale: A Short Walk for a group from the National Trust as part of the Annandale Heritage Festival. The walk was well received and Marghanita was encouraged to publish it.
Keywords: Self Guided Walk, History, Annandale, 2038, NSW, Sydney, Australia, Electricity, Timber, Manufacturing, Jam Making, Box Making, Docks, Pianos, Sculptors, Shipping, Coronation, Federation, Residential, Boer War, Mary Mackillop, Saint, Convent.
In April 2012, Marghanita guided Federation Annandale: A Short Walk as part of the Annandale Heritage Festival.
Keywords: ANZACs, WW1, Annandale War Memorials, Red Cross, Rifle Reserves, Gallipolli, Rail, Religion
Annandale's Great War: A Short Walk will be Marghanita da Cruz's third book in a series, which explore today's Annandale, while delving into its past. This book looks at Annandale's history in the decade 1910 to 1920.
Over 1200 locals left Annandale as members of the Australian Imperial Force or to join British regiments. This book provides a self guided tour of the World War 1 honour boards and memorials around Annandale and the ANZACs whose names appear on them. At home, there were also battles over conscription and modes of transport...more
Marghanita guided this walk as part of the Annandale Heritage Festival on 21 April 2013.