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Bezig met laden... A pictorial history of Rydedoor Megan Martin
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In this pictorial history of Ryde by Megan Martin the suburbs Putney, Gladesville, Meadowbank, Marsfield, Rhodes, West Ryde, Kissing Point, Ryde, Top Ryde, North Ryde and Eastwood are represented in a wide range of photographs. The Aboriginal occupants of the Parramatta River, the first convict and soldier settlers and land grantees map out their terrritory in the beginnings of white land use. The aggressive Pemulwuy fought white settlers and Bennelong had his origins in Ryde. Blaxland, of Blue Mountains crossing fame, tilled land at Brush Farm and bred stock. Travelling by boat from Parramatta to Sydney, gentry could view the brewery and fine farms and marine villas on this fertile land. By the 1860s substantial mansions could be seen surrounded by native bush. The Field of Mars subdivision and construction of De Burghs Bridge advanced land sales as did a tramway, and later a trainline. Joining the rest of Sydney, large mansions gave way to suburban subdivision in the 1920s or were converted into homes for the infirm or insane. As a riverside settlement, Ryde was famous for shipbuilding, sculling and swimming. Institutions became a feature of Ryde and Gladesville in the twentieth century and CSIRO, Ryde TAFE and later Macquarie University were located there. Pictorial History Ryde is a new book in the famous series of pictorial histories which cover the suburbs of Sydney. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Of course, I was looking for pictures and text about the places that I knew well...even hoping that I might recognise somebody in one of the pictures. But that was a bit much to expect, I guess. I did recognise some of the 1950's photographs of West Ryde shopping centre as Bill Graf developed the open land.
I was a bit disappointed that Major Darvall's house...Rydale....was not featured. I remember it as the Church of England (St Clement's) Parson's residence...where my good friend Raul lived for some years. And we eagerly explored the basements looking for the convict chains. (Though I later found it was not constructed until 1850 so maybe there weren't any convicts involved).
A nice set of photos invoking some nostalgia on my part but it did not really feature much where I had a direct connection and I would have liked to have seen more history of the area near the Ryde-Parramatta golf links where I grew up. (I understand from reading elsewhere that initially it was a source of some rather fine timber ...but that was long since gone when I lived there.
I noticed that the tram line went through from Hatton's Flat (Top Ryde) to Drummoyne in 1910 and I guess this allowed my grandfather to walk to Top Ryde then catch the tram to Drummoyne .....maybe then walk (or tram) to his place of work in Rozelle. (And reverse the process in the evening). I guess it kept him fit!!
Nice photographs, large format. Good for what it sets out to do but a bit lacking from my personal perspective. I give it three stars. (