AREA ARCHIVES 📍 Did you know that one of Australia’s Most Awarded Photographers ran his operation from Dudley Avenue in Roseville? He was also a major factor in the inspiration behind a major Australian retail brand. In this video I tell his story.
AREA ARCHIVES 📍 Did you know that one of Australia’s most prolific inventors grew up right here on Clermiston Avenue in Roseville. His technology became part of an enormous 20% of all cars worldwide, and it all started by taking his father’s gold watch apart at the age of 10. In this video I tell his story.
AREA ARCHIVES 📍 Did you know Thomas Avenue in Roseville was named after a gentleman, who ran a timber and fruit operation around this area and used a steamship called Nellie to get his goods to market in the city?
In this video I tell the story of how this area evolved.
The story of the old Westpac Bank building at 65 Hill Street is important because it’s construction signified the coming of age of Roseville.
In this episode I keep that story alive that began with a Doctor’s surgery.
In this episode I talk about one of the very first settlements in Roseville, which became the area that now includes Victoria Street, Hill Street, Boundary Street, Spearman Street and Wandella Avenue though some of those streets originally had different names.
Did you know there was a terrible rail crash here in Roseville in 1950 or that Roseville Station was originally named Rossville?
In this video I also talk about the original subdivision near the station which became Hill Street, Glencroft Avenue, Bancroft Avenue, Lord Street and Archbold Road..
Roseville has many extraordinary stories, none more so than a former resident of Roseville who’s bravery is recognised in the history books.
James tells the story of a much-loved Roseville institution that was once the local Town Hall and a Girl’s Prep School until the movie industry took off and it became a cinema.
Today I’m at one of Roseville’s most established institutions to talk about how it evolved including
➥ how the 50 acre parcel of land was destined for a less salubrious future
➥ how Peter Senior and Peter Fowler joined the Club’s honours boards
➥ how the club membership contributed during WW2.
James is on Clanville Road in Roseville to launch a series of videos about the Roseville area. Today he talks about how Roseville was first established including
➥ the extraordinary 400 acre parcel of land given to Daniel Dering Mathew
➥ how Clanville Road was so named.
➥ the significance of the building that now houses the Sous Le Soleil restaurant.
Today I’m in Roseville Chase to talk about the father of Roseville including
➥ his grandfather building the very first computer in the world
➥ his impact on Davidson Park, Roseville Park and the Little Digger Track
➥ the waterfall named after him, the street named after him, his house on Clanville Road and a memorial on Ormonde Road
Last week I related the story of the initial parcel of 400 acres that became the heart of Roseville.Today I’m on Roseville Avenue to talk further about how this area was established including
➥how Roseville got it’s name
➥the subdivisions on Roseville Avenue spawned by the Railway Line
➥the private hospital that was once on Roseville Avenue
James is on Clanville Road in Roseville to launch a series of videos about the Roseville area. Today he talks about how Roseville was first established including
➥ the extraordinary 400 acre parcel of land given to Daniel Dering Mathew
➥ how Clanville Road was so named.
➥ the significance of the building that now houses the Sous Le Soleil restaurant.