Though this photo was taken in February - a female was observed checking out mound in July 2026. Male tending mound seen 21 August 2026.
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A memorial was held for Ralph on 23 August 2026. Ralph is remembered for many years of the Spring Festival of Music and as an organist (with Caroline) the resoration of the 1890 Organ and several decades at ABC FM. He produced several CDs including recording of Music in the Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church with him at the Organ and the Song Company.
Julie Adam Piano
Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church, Cnr. Johnston & Collins St, Annandale
3pm Saturday 22nd August, 2026
Entry by Donation
Though this photo was taken in February - a female was observed checking out mound in July 2026. Male tending mound seen 21 August 2026.
To improve pedestrian safety, local streets through out Annandale are now 40kmph permanently (to try to protect vulnerable kids and older people, pedestrians and cyclists not just in school zones, at school days). Booth Street has been 40kmph for sometime now and Johnston Street has a 50kmph speed limit. The current best practice is a speed limit of 30kmph for road safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
"Seeking to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, the Inner West Council has unanimously voted to lower the speed limit on local streets to 40km/h."..more at https://www.drive.com.au/news/sydneys-inner-west-council-votes-on-40kmh-speed-limits/(viewed 23 August 2026 at 11.21am)
"We are implementing InnerWest@40 in Annandale and Leichhardt. The changes for this area include lowering speed limit to 40km/h in local streets shaded yellow on the picture below.
Additionally we are lowering speed limits to 40km/h on the following regional roads: Balmain Road, Booth Street, Brown Street, Collins Street, athern Street, Leichhardt Street, Marion Street, Moore Street and The Crescent....More at https://yoursay.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/inner-west-40(viewed 23 August 2026 at 11.31am)
Hording has been erecte on Westconnex Annandale Dive Site on Parramatta Road
Former St Joseph's Convent and St Brendan's Church.
Convent with enclosed balconies (c1970). The enclosures have since been removed and now the convent is the Prebytery.
Right up until 1970s the Josephite Nuns taught at St Brendan's School.MacKillop travelled to Rome in 1873 {Mary MacKillop goes to Rome, The Sisters of Saint Joseph ,https://www.sosj.org.au/mary-mackillop-goes-to-rome/ (viewed 23 August 2026)} and cannonised as a saint in 1995. Her order taught in Annandale and at St Brendan's school (which became a primary school) until the 1970s. A St Joseph's convent was established in "CORINGA,A COMMODIOUS FAMILY RESIDENCE" with a "very pretty flower garden and tennis lawn"{More at 1893 'Advertising', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 5 December, p. 3. , viewed 18 May 2026, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13922731} at corner of Collin and Johnston Sts.
"She died in North Sydney on 8 August 1909 and was canonised by Pope Benedict XVI and became Australia's first and patron Saint on 17 October 2010" ...(More at https://mmsm.org.au/)
The planes had stopped, the hospital helicopter was not the cause of the noise, it was a stream of people chattering as they walked along the footpath. Turns out it was "Camino of St Joseph 2026" and the second stop was St Brendan’s Church.
Camino of St Joseph 2026 - Overnight Pilgrimage for Men
"The Camino begins with 9.00pm Mass on Friday 21 August at St Patrick’s Church Hill...How is St Joseph linked to August?"..More at https://www.sydneycatholic.org/maximus/ (viewed 23 August 2026 at 9.45am)
NEWCOMERS26: Annandale's annual exhibition of recently graduated art students
Featuring Lukas Kalos, Luca Leggo, Chelsea Steele, Kiara Steele and Taylah Steele
Exhibition dates: 5-22 August 2026. Opening: 5 August 6:30 pm...
SARA OSCAR The Mute & Counterfactual Departures Series
If I Were a Cactus Featuring Studio A artists
more at ..annandalegalleries.com.au at 110 Trafalgar St, Annandale
Merrick Fry - Back to the Orchard - Pear Trees (Detail) Acrylic & Pastel, 2023, 104x37cmJune 30th - July 18, 2026; 11am-6pm Tuesday-Sunday
Hunter Baillie Church Hall
Cnr. Johnston & Collins St, Annandale (entry Collins St)
Opening, Drinks: Saturday 4th July 2026
Artist Talk: 2pm, Saturday 11th July 2026
Info: https://www.merrickfry.com/ merrick.fry @ gmail.com (no spaces)
"time to make cloaks and start the journey to the coast"..More and source: ABC Weather cycles around Sydney from the Bodkin/Andrews clan of the D'harawal People © Bodkin/Andrews clan of the D'harawal People
Construction of the new playground will begin on Friday 20 February 2026 and is due to be completed by end of June 2026. During this time the playground will be closed. If you have any questions, please contact Praj Rege on 02 9392 5583 or email praj.rege@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.
Conservation Sub-Committee presents
Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church Heritage Day Sunday 17 May 2026, 12-4pm
Cnr Johnston St &, Collins St, Annandale NSW 2038
More Information: https://www.hunterbaillie.com
Email:rossgalloway2005@yahoo.com.au Phone:0415834354
ANZAC Day 2026Besides a couple taking advantage of Saturday afternoon of 25 April 2026, to get married in the Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church. There is WW! Memorial in Hinsby Park, Douglas Grant Memorial Park and niches acknowledging membership of AIF in WW1. There are also numerous honour boards in schools, churches and the former council chambers.Hammond Park is in Ashfield and Easton Park is in Rozelle. White did the war memorial in Kings Park, WA
A Red Light Camera was installed February 2026. This is a dangerous intersection used by primary school children, Mothers with toddlers and bus passengers all on Foot(ie Pedestrians).
The traffic Light in front of Post Office, on Johnston Street was hit. It continued to operate though now on an angle. Photos show Lights on Angle (28 Jan), Staightened (after a couple of weeks by 16 Feb) and then a Keep Left sign attached (21 Feb).
Listening to Sunday Extra on ABC RN on Sunday 15 February. A woman was being interviewed and mentioned "Breville-Beale Radios" in the history of Breville. 1938 'BREVILLE RADIO.', Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954), 28 October, p. 1. , viewed 15 Feb 2026, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77865045 and from 1937:"All Breville sets are fitted with A.V.C. and al] Dual-Wave sets include the 16-metre band. The price ranges are according to the cabinet specified. All"..Australasian Radio Relay League. , The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal, Wireless Press, Sydney viewed 15 February 2026 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-695659197
Internet search reveals. "1920's BEALE Panchromatic Radio"....https://vintage-radio.com.au/default.asp?f=14&th=22."They are at once the admiration of the public and the emulation of the trade, but it is not alone in beauty and appearance that these cabinets excel. Beale's as Piano Makers are expert in the science of acoustics. The claim that Beale Radio cabinets are acoustically perfect is fully endorsed by competent Radio technicians. Hear and see the latest models in Beale Panchromatic Radio. They create a standard of value in actual performance and beauty that is altogether unrivalled. Models include electric and battery operated, with three, four; five, six and seven valves, and also seven valve Superheterodynes. Catalogues, prices and easy terms from the Sole Agents, Thomsons Ltd., Perth and Fremantle."... 1932 'BEALE PANCHROMATIC RADIO.', Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), 12 August, p. 3. , viewed 15 Feb 2026, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148355138
See also Annandale's Electricity pioneers and
Preparing for 2026 Heritage Festival in Annandale. Came across Hunter Baillie's "famous Hill & Son organ, standing on a raised platform at the rear of the church, is one of the best-preserved and most visually appealing instruments built by the firm in the last decade of the 19th century." "St Aidan's Anglican Church. 1968 J.P. Eagles incorporating case and pipework from previous organ,c.1890 Nicholson & Lord, Walsall, England."...sadly "This organ has been broken up and removed. In 2002 the organ façade was aquired by Peter Jewkes and is currently in storage [Peter Jewkes 2006].".. https://www.sydneyorgan.com/AnnandaleAng.html.
The Hunter Baillie Organ was restored in 2016 and is regularly played.
In 2015, theme of Eco annandale at Footprint Ecofestival was "Conservation in Construction"...https://ramin.com.au/annandale/eco-annandale-2015/. But seen in 2026.
13 Feb 2026: Today's book, at Annandale Bookies, was Legacy of Mabo Exhibition catalog. Besides recognising Blak Douglas and Arone Meeks and Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative including their work, I found Queensland State Library Bookmark and Docket saying I purchased catalog 11/6/2023.
"Legacy: Reflections on Mabo celebrates the man behind the game-changing Native Title Act, Eddie Koiki Mabo, and the ongoing influence and impact he has had on Australian society and culture.
Curated by Gail Mabo, Dr Jonathan McBurnie and Kellie Williams, this travelling exhibition ...https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/mabolegacy (viewed 13 Feb 2026)
Bookmark promoted library's "Hi I am Eddie" podcast: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/discover/podcasts/hi-im-eddie (viewed 13 Feb 2026)
"Construction of a 21 storey shop-top housing development comprising ground floor commercial uses, 220 build-to-rent units for essential workers and one level of basement car parking.".." Determination Date 23/12/2025 "...https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/westconnex-dive-site-build-rent-annandale (viewed 13 Feb 2026).
Mon 02 Jun 25: "Planned is an 18-to-22-storey shoptop housing tower with a four-storey podium of non-residential floor space. A double-storey commercial building at the site would make way for the latest scheme.
Fifteen per cent of the 162 apartments proposed would be allocated as affordable.
The development was declared state significant by the Housing Delivery Authority in April[2025]. ".."Rezoning proposals for a nine-storey private hospital building at Annandale, 5km west of the Sydney CBD, were approved in January after a lengthy planning process to change the site from light industrial uses[Employment Planning Zone]."..More at https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/inner-west-camperdown-hospital-annandale-scrapped-apartments-nsw (viewed 13 Feb 2026)
Traffic Light 28 January 2026 and Turkey Mound in School on 30 January 2026.