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Dorothy M. Catts
Dorothy Marguerite Catts (1877–1961) was an Australian writer and businesswoman. She was co-editor of two periodicals, ''Australian Home Budget'' and ''Countrywoman in New South Wales''. Life Catts was the daughter of Frances Eliza (née Lepherd) and builder, Peter Purcell. She was born on 1 March 1896 at Beecroft, New South Wales. She married James Howard Catts at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Sydney on 8 September 1920. James was then Member for Cook in the Federal Parliament but lost his seat in 1922. The couple made their home at Huntleys Point. In December 1922, she and her husband founded a printing company and published ''Australian Home Budget''. She edited the magazine for 25 years, which included free paper patterns for dressmaking. Catts died at Young, New South Wales on 10 March 1961. Her husband predeceased her in 1951. Catts Place, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore Gilmore or Gillmore may refer to: *Gilmore (surname) Places Australia *Gilmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beecroft, New South Wales
Beecroft is a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and City of Parramatta. Beecroft resides the upper section of Lane Cove National Park, and is one of the oldest established suburbs in New South Wales. The suburb is notably affluent, and is characterised by leafy streets and large federation homes on big blocks of land. History Beecroft was orchard country before its suburban development. The railway arrived in 1886 and Sir Henry Copeland, Minister of Lands, conducted a survey of the area to determine its suitability as a residential area. He named the suburb after the maiden name of his two wives, Hannah and Mary Beecroft, (two sisters he married in succession). Their names are also remembered through the respective naming of the suburb's east-west streets; Hannah Street, Copeland Road and Mary Street. Bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young, New South Wales
Young is a town in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, and the largest town in the Hilltops Region. The "Lambing Flat" Post Office opened on 1 March 1861 and was renamed "Young" in 1863. Young is marketed as the Cherry Capital of Australia and every year hosts the National Cherry Festival. Young is situated on the Olympic Highway and is approximately two hours' drive from the Canberra area. It is in a valley, with surrounding hills. The town is named after Sir John Young, the governor of NSW from 1861 to 1867. History Before European settlers arrived in Young, members of the Burrowmunditory tribe, a family group of the indigenous Wiradjuri Nation, lived in the region. Descendants of the Burrowmunditory clan still live in Young. James White was the first European settler in the district and established 'Burrangong' station in 1826 with a squatting claim of . His story is told in the novel ''Brothers in Exile''. In late June 1860 Michael Sheedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Catts
James Howard Catts (12 August 1877 – 26 November 1951) was an Australian politician, unionist and businessman. Early life Catts was born on 12 August 1877 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. He was the son of Amy (née Hedger) and James Catts; his father was a joiner and grocer. He was raised by his paternal grandfather in Sydney, living in Stanmore, New South Wales, Stanmore and attending the Macdonaldtown, New South Wales, Macdonaldtown public school. He returned to live with his parents in Orange, New South Wales, Orange at the age of thirteen. The family established a bakery in Forbes, New South Wales, Forbes in 1894. Catts helped in the family business and also worked as a labourer and shearers' cook. At the age of 17, he became the secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' and the Progress associations at Forbes, and was general secretary of the United Progress Association of New South Wales from 1900 to 1903. He was also organising secretary of the New South Wales Tempera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Stephen's Uniting Church
St Stephen's Uniting Church is a congregation of the Uniting Church located at 197 Macquarie Street, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Sydney Presbytery and the NSW-ACT Synod. Founded initially as St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, the building was designed by Finlay Munro Jnr and John Reid and built from 1935 to 1937 by Kell & Rigby. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 September 2004. The current minister is Reverend Ken Day. History The present St Stephen's Church is the second church of that name in Macquarie Street, the fourth in the precinct. The congregation were originally housed in St Stephen's Church in Phillip Street, and later in the Iron Church in Macquarie Street. The second St Stephen's was located south of the present church in Macquarie Street. The name of the church was selected because its geographical location and links to Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Cook (1906–1955)
The Division of Cook was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1906 and abolished in 1955. The division was named for James Cook, who explored the east coast of Australia in 1770. It was located in the inner suburbs of Sydney, taking in the suburbs of Alexandria, New South Wales, Alexandria, Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern and Surry Hills. It has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but in the 1930s and 1940s it was fiercely contested between Federal Labor and Lang Labor factions of the party. Members Election results See also * Division of Cook References {{DEFAULTSORT:Division Of Cook (1906-55) Constituencies established in 1906 Constituencies disestablished in 1955 Former electoral divisions of Australia, Cook (1906-55) 1906 establishments in Australia 1955 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntleys Point, New South Wales
Huntleys Point is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs district of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Huntleys Point is located nine kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill. Huntleys Point sits on the northern shore of the Parramatta River. It was named after Alfred Reynolds Huntley, who purchased the land now covered by the suburb and built Point House in 1851. He had arrived in the colony with his family in 1836. Huntley's point is the location of the northwestern end of Gladesville Bridge. It is served by the Huntleys Point ferry wharf. Gallery Image:Tarban Creek Bridge.jpg, Tarban Creek Bridge Image:GladesvilleBridge.jpg, Gladesville Bridge Image:Huntleys_Point_Parramatta_River.JPG, Huntleys Point, view from Chiswick Chiswick ( ) is a district in West London, split between the London Borough of Hounslow, London Boroughs of Hounslow and London Borough of Ealing, Eal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmore, Australian Capital Territory
Gilmore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia, district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after the poet and journalist, Dame Mary Gilmore. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after journalists, particularly female journalists. It is next to the suburbs of Macarthur and Chisholm and is bounded by the Monaro Highway, Isabella Drive, and Hambidge Crescent. Demographics At the , Gilmore had a population of 2,706 people. The median age of people in Gilmore was 37 years, compared to a median age of 35 for Canberra. The median weekly individual income for Gilmore in 2021, was $1,164, compared to the ACT average of $1,203, while the median weekly household income was $2,416. In 2021 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Gilmore was $2,048. The residents of Gilmore are predominantly Australian-born, with 79.5% being born in Australia. The five leading countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 2.9%; New Zealand, 1.3%, Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Births
Events January * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery, last November, of a type of electromagnetic radiation, later known as X-rays. * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 16 – Devonport High School for Boys is founded in Plymouth (England). * January 17 – Anglo-Ashanti wars#Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War (1895–1896), Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British British Army, redcoats enter the Ashanti people, Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
