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  1. PARRAMATTA ROWING CLUB.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Friday 28 September 1900 p 3 Article
    The Parramatta Rowing Club, which for some time past has, been in a moribund state, has been reformed and a strong committee elected. Mr. F. W. Todhunter has been elected captain, and Mr. A. S. ... 57 words
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  2. DREDGING DUCK RIVER.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tuesday 16 January 1900 p 7 Article
    On Monday morning a number of the representative men of Granville paid a visit of inspection to the work of dredging Duck River, the dredge Pi being then engaged in the work of removing the reef which ... 415 words
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    2012-10-31 20:41:13.0

    "Love's Rocks" which had part blocked the river are removed.

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  3. Auburn-Vale : within easy reach of Auburn, Granville, Guildford Railway Stations, 500 acres elevated rich land divided into 152 lots to be sold, the rooms, 114 Pitt St. Tuesday Jan. 25th 1881 at 11 o'clock / by Mills, Pike & Gilchrist
    Mills, Pile & Gilchrist
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    Auburn-Vale : within easy reach of Auburn, Granville, Guildford Railway Stations, 500 acres elevated rich land divided into 152 lots to be sold, the rooms, 114 Pitt St. Tuesday Jan. 25th 1881 at 11 o'clock / by Mills, Pike & Gilchrist
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    This was a major part of the grant to Charles Fraser, a Government botanist. Granted in 1826? He died in 1831 at Parramatta.

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  4. Guildford / for sale by auction on the ground, on Saturday, February 9th, 1895, at 3.15 p.m., by John C. Hamilton & Company, auctioneers, 76 Pitt St
    John C. Hamilton & Company
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    Guildford / for sale by auction on the ground, on Saturday, February 9th, 1895, at 3.15 p.m., by John C. Hamilton & Company, auctioneers, 76 Pitt St
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    Guildford, subdivision near Henry and Oxford Streets

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  5. The Drainwell Estate including the Eastern Division of Parramatta South : for sale by Messrs. Richardson & Wrench Pitt Street Sydney / Reuss & Browne Surveyors 134 Pitt St Sydney
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    The Drainwell Estate including the Eastern Division of Parramatta South : for sale by Messrs. Richardson & Wrench Pitt Street Sydney / Reuss & Browne Surveyors 134 Pitt St Sydney
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    Garnham Blaxcell's grant

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  6. MUNICIPAL VACANCIES.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 20 May 1911 p 16 Article
    There were only three nominations to [?] the three vacancies in the Granville Municipal Council—Messrs. C. A. Willoughby, H. Calderwood, and Walter Riddle. The proposals ... 52 words
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    2012-10-31 20:45:29.0

    Three aldermen to Granville Council elected unopposed

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  7. HOSPITAL SUNDAY AT GRANVILLE.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 5 December 1892 p 7 Article
    The annual parada of the friendly societies of Granville and district was held yesterday afternoon, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the funds of the proposed cottage hospital. The muster of ... 1414 words
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    A first attempt at a Cottage Hospital for Granville

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  8. PARRAMATTA. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 1 January 1868 p 3 Article
    EXTENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRES.—The evil effects of the terribly lengthy drought we have been suffering throughout the spring and early summer have begun to be more painfully felt than ever. Not only have ... 1449 words
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    2011-07-07 16:01:30.0

    some early Granville residents named in article

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  9. MR. J. S. BRUNTON. Directions Under Will. MANY LEGACIES.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 26 February 1938 p 20 Article
    The estate of the late Mr. John Spencer Brunton has been sworn for probate at £56,716. Mr. Brunton directed in his will that ... 357 words
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    Brunton's Flour Mill.

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  10. EMPLOYEES' PICNICS. BRUNTON AND CO[?] AUSTRALIAN FLOUR MILL.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 13 October 1900 p 12 Article
    Bronton and Co. s' employees' picnic took place on Monday last at Cliton Gardens. About 250 started from Parriamatta Wharf on the steamer Bronzewing, Gilling at King-street Whart for the ... 397 words
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    Picnic, 1900's style at Brunton's Flour Mill

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  11. Granville & Merrylands / to be sold by auction, on the ground, on Saturday, 15th Jan., 1881, at 3 o'clock ; by Watkin & Watkin
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    Granville & Merrylands / to be sold by auction, on the ground, on Saturday, 15th Jan., 1881, at 3 o'clock ; by Watkin & Watkin
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    shows many of the owners and residents of Granville and Merrylands c1881

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  12. State Buses Take Over
    The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953) Sunday 30 April 1950 p 3 Article
    The Road Transport and Tramways Department to-morrow will take over two bus routes at Granville from a ... 90 words
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    2012-10-31 20:46:38.0

    G.R.Sinclair's bus routes taken over. Purchased by Bill Phillips.

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  13. PARRAMATTA DISTRICT. GRANVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 18 July 1906 p 6 Article
    The annual meeting of this institution was held on Monday evening, the president, Dr. Kerr, ocoupying the chair. The report and balance-sheet were of a satisfactory ... 85 words
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    Granville School of Arts annual meeting

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  14. Wedding Favors.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 2 July 1892 p 35 Article
    A very pretty wedding took place at Hamilton recently, the Rev. Jennings officiating. The contracting parties were Lizzy, daughter of Mr. "James Cameron, and Robert Alexander, second son of ... 1221 words
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    The marriage was at Highfield Hall, a large home in South Granville

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  15. Suburban Churches. GRANVILLE.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 24 September 1892 p 30 Article Illustrated
    I suppose Granville, which has been called "The Btrminpham of New South Wales," may be taken and deemed to be a suburb of Sydney. Possibly it may be claimed as such by the ancient ... 1000 words
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    Granville's early churches illustrated and described.

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  16. THE COUNCILS. EASTWOOD.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 5 January 1935 p 17 Article
    Eastwood Council has confirmed a rate for 1935: General /4[?], lighting /¾, fire brigade /3-16, main roads /7-16, and loan /[?], on the unimproved capital value of the ratable ... 1328 words
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    2011-09-26 15:19:42.0

    Baths planned and storm water channels commenced under relief work for the unemployed

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  17. THE SUBURBS.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tuesday 8 January 1935 p 6 Article
    The Auburn and Granville Municipal Councils have decided to apply to the Government for a grant for the erection of a bridge in reinforced concrete across Duck River at ... 451 words
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    The Wellington Road bridge was constructed in the 1950's, two decades later.

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  18. THE SUBURBS. ORANVILLE'S JUBILEE.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thursday 3 January 1935 p 11 Article
    The 50th anniversary ot the incorporation of the Granville Municipal Council will be celebrated this year. The Mayor (Alderman J. S. Fielding) intends to call a public ... 61 words
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    50 years of Granville Council to be celebrated

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  19. MR. SAMUEL BANKS.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 29 January 1881 p 6 Article
    Mr.Samuel Banks,who was employed at the Government printing Offu=ice,expired very suddenly last Monday.He was at business in the morning,and went home to lunch.On his return in the morning,and ... 294 words
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    2011-10-06 16:01:34.0

    Auburn Vale estate was to form part of South Granville.

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  20. OUR TROOPS. ENROLLING RECRUITS. THE EQUIPMENT.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 28 September 1914 p 8 Article
    Recruiting went on as usual on Saturday at the Barracks. The total for the day was just under 100. For a morning only this was a fair record. More men came forward from ... 402 words
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    14 WW1 volunteers from Granville

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  21. GRANVILLE CLUB.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 10 January 1914 p 22 Article
    A meeting of cyclists will be held at Hillsdon Bros.' Depot, Granville, on Thursday, for the purpose of re-forming the Granville League Club. ... 27 words
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    Granville bicycle club was reformed. It had been a popular sport.

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  22. Granville.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 9 August 1884 p 28 Article
    THE busy and rapidly increasing town of Granville owes its origin, as indicated by its earlier nama, "Parramatta Junction," to its forming the point at which the Southern and Western trunk ... 597 words
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    With industry the population began to increase.

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  23. Advertising
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 22 December 1900 p 5 Advertising
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    Sutherland House, previously known as Locksley Hall.

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  24. Guildford Wine and Fruit. (FROM OUR REPORTER.)
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 5 May 1888 p 21 Article
    Guildford platform ia reached from Sydney jus before the two souroes of metropolitan water supply are come to; one, an open trough of corrugated iron, straddling away on wooden legs across the land; the ... 2447 words
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    2011-12-08 09:58:54.0

    Klein's farm and vineyard was on Barbers Road. The description of the soil is typical of that found in the surrounding areas.

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  25. Notes on Current Events.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 24 July 1880 p 8 Article
    A once popular English ditty sings the praises of "Every jolly fellow who will stand by his friend." Apparently, we have not to go far, even in this selfish and cynical age, to find ... 2155 words
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    2011-12-11 11:06:24.0

    Granville gets its name.

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  26. NEWS OF THE DAY.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 1 November 1880 p 5 Article
    IN spite of the unvarying successes of the British arms, the Basuto rising is still unrepressed. Some other tribes have now shown open hostility to the British, and the disaffection is reported to be spreading. ... 3824 words
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    2011-12-11 11:24:55.0

    The building of the Roman Catholic Church, Holy Trinity, begins.

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  27. LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TEMPORARY COUNCILLORS. FIRST ELECTIONS NEXT NOVEMBER. ADDITIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 24 February 1906 p 11 Article
    A proclamation issued in the "Government Gazette yesterday states that the Shires Act will come into operation on Monday next. It is expected that the division of the State into ... 651 words
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    Granville Council's southern boundary was originally Guildford Road and Chiswick Road. Extended south to the pipe line.

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  28. THE PARRAMATTA JUNCTION TWEED FACTORY.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 23 March 1878 p 23 Article
    This building was erected about seven years ago, by Mr. James Bergin, a tradesman who has had 27 years of colonial experience in connection with woollen manufactures. He was manager for ... 242 words
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    Early industry in what became Granville.

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  29. OBITUARY MR. GEORGE BELL.
    The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954) Thursday 2 October 1941 p 8 Article
    Mr. George Bell, 85, late of Guildford, passed away on Monday last. He leaves two sons (Ray and Fred) and a daughter (Mrs. Fletcher, Station ... 198 words
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    2012-02-18 11:02:27.0

    George Bell was one of the early motor 'bus drivers in the Granville area.

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  30. PROPOSED BUS SERVICES GUILDFORD-MERRYLANDS-GRANVILLE.
    The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954) Thursday 16 May 1946 p 4 Article
    Communicating with Granville Coun- ' cil the Department of Road Transport, referring to previous correspondence relating to omnibus services in the ... 184 words
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    2012-10-31 20:49:23.0

    Reg Dryden and Lou Wilson with a new post WW2 bus route in the Granville Council area.

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  31. A VETERAN GARDENER.
    The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954) Friday 5 December 1930 p 7 Article
    Atter 45 years of work among roses, carnations, and bouvardias, Mr. Jacob Knaus. who was one of the best-known horticulturists in the ... 146 words
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    An early resident of Rawson Road Guildford with his nursery. Jacob Knaus was often a horticulture judge.

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  32. GRANVILLE.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 11 August 1897 p 6 Article
    The regular meeting was held on the 3rd August. Present:—The Mayor (Alderman J. R. Palmer), and Aldermen Kay, Mahony, Irons, Windsor, Bowden, Kelman, Kirk, and Hickey. Alderman Kay reported that officers ... 192 words
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    Granville Bicycle Club's activities.

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  33. ARMY BUILDINGS ON PARK, GRANVILLE COUNCIL ASKED TO CONSIDER FOR HOUSING.
    The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954) Thursday 31 October 1946 p 8 Article
    The chairman [?] Housing Commission wrote [?]ing that the council was opposed to the use of those buildings which [?] on the Granville park ... 244 words
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    2012-10-31 20:49:53.0

    The Housing Commission did use the buildings in Granville Park as temporary housing. They had been used during World War 2 as an American Naval Hospital.

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  34. £18,300 For Sewerage SCHEME FOR GRANVILLE.
    The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954) Saturday 9 February 1929 p 1 Article
    On Tuesday night, the Granville Council received a letter from the secretary, Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board, and also ... 159 words
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    Initial sewers in Granville

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  35. GRANVILLE WATER SUPPLY.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 23 January 1886 p 9 Article
    Mr,Bull and Mr. V. Parkes, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation of the Mayor and Council of Granville to Mr. Garrard, to ask that Granville should be permitted to tap the main of the permanent water ... 244 words
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    A direct water supply for Granville.

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  36. OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO ROSEHILL RACECOURSE.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 18 January 1888 p 7 Article
    The branch line of railway from Clyde to the Rosehill racecourse was formally opened yesterday afternoon, when between 300 and 400 gentlemen availed themselves of the hospitality of the management, and journeyed thence by ... 1378 words
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    The first part of the railway which reached Black Wharf and later became part of the line to Carlingford.

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  37. XXV.—GRANVILLE.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tuesday 17 January 1888 p 4 Article
    Granville is another of the younger municipalities, its incorporation having taken place in the year 1885. The borough possesses an area of 2830 acres, its length from north to south being about six miles, and from ... 1220 words
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    A summary of Granville Council's area in 1888

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  38. An Enterprising Nursery­man.
    The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) Wednesday 17 July 1901 p 3 Article
    Away on the outskirts of Granville lies a well laid out nursery, the existence of which, is, perhaps, little known because the owner does not happen to be a man who courts ... 788 words
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    An early resident of what was an unincorporated part of Granville Council

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  39. A Modern Slaughter House
    The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) Saturday 5 January 1895 p 10 Article
    THe coming into force of the new " Noxious Trades Act'' necessitated many improvements in all the slanghter houses in Cumberland, and our local batcher, Mr.Jno Mahony, with his ... 234 words
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    2012-10-31 20:51:32.0

    This is one of many similar "noxious trades" in Granville Council's southern area, and to the immediate south in unincorporated land.

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  40. At Granville.
    The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) Wednesday 25 March 1914 p 3 Article
    One Monday afternoon water was everywhere in the Granville and Harris Park districts. At Harris Park station the water was two feet high on the ... 734 words
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    Indicative of flooding from Duck Creek at infrequent intervals.

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  41. New Australian Roller Mills.
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 3 March 1888 p 17 Article
    On Thursday, February 23, a special train left Redfern for Granville, the passengers in which were the guests by invitation of Messrs. Brunton and Co., who on that day celebrated the opening of their new ... 831 words
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    One of the first large industries for Granville which lasted over 100 years.

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  42. Duck River Woolwashing: Establishment,
    Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) Saturday 24 August 1878 p 19 Article
    CONVENIENTLY near to Sydney, and within half-amile of the Parramatta junction of the Southern and Western railway lines, is situated the fellmongery and woolwash of Messrs. Thompson and ... 644 words
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    Early industry in Granville

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  43. OBITUARY MRS. LOUISA SHORTEN.
    The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954) Thursday 27 July 1944 p 2 Article
    At her daughters residence Mt.,Auburm Road, Lidcombe, on July 18, Mrs. Louisa Shorten, a very old resident of [?]ford, aged 81 years, passed away, ... 555 words
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    Daughter of John Watt, farmer, who settled in an unincorporated part of what later became the Granville Council area.

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  44. HARBOR COLLISION.
    The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) Saturday 29 January 1921 p 2 Article
    The Sydney Ferries Co.'s Kulgoa and a motor launch, Lady Betty, owned and driven by Walter Bate, of Tennyson-st., Granville son of Mr. James Bate, ... 77 words
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    Bate's was one of several boatsheds on Duck Creek near Duck River

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  45. RE-NAMING OF STREETS.
    The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) Saturday 21 August 1920 p 2 Article
    A special committee, appointed by the Granville Council, to consider the advisableness of re-naming certain streets, has recommended that application be made to ... 155 words
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    2013-04-20 08:40:19.0

    Streets renamed to avoid confusion

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