Annandale Short Walk Books

1890s Annandale | Federation Annandale | Annandale's Great War
by Marghanita da Cruz who has been gathering an anecdotal history of Annandale since 1998.

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1890s Annandale: A Short Walk (2011)

by Marghanita da Cruz

1890s Annandale A Short Walk Marghanita da Cruz with line drawing of Church with steepleKeywords: Walk, History, Annandale, NSW, Sydney, Australia, Property, Municipal, Industry, Public Transport, Sewerage, Sanitation, Residential, Development

In April 2011, Marghanita guided, a 1890s Annandale: A Short Walk for a group from the National Trust as part of the Annandale Heritage Festival. The walk was well received and Marghanita was encouraged to publish it.

Federation Annandale: A Short Walk (2012)

by Marghanita da Cruz

Federation Annandale A Short Walk Marghanita da CruzKeywords: Self Guided Walk, History, Annandale, 2038, NSW, Sydney, Australia, Electricity, Timber, Manufacturing, Jam Making, Box Making, Docks, Pianos, Sculptors, Shipping, Coronation, Federation, Residential, Boer War, Mary Mackillop, Saint, Convent.

In April 2012, Marghanita guided Federation Annandale: A Short Walk as part of the Annandale Heritage Festival.

Annandale's Great War: A Short Walk (To be published in 2013)

by Marghanita da Cruz

Keywords: ANZACs, WW1, Annandale War Memorials, Red Cross, Rifle Reserves, Gallipolli, Rail, Religion

Annandale's Great War: A Short Walk will be Marghanita da Cruz's third book in a series, which explore today's Annandale, while delving into its past.

Over 1200 locals left Annandale as members of the Australian Imperial Force or to join British regiments. This book provides a self guided tour of the World War 1 honour boards and memorials around Annandale and the ANZACs whose names appear on them. At home, there were also battles over conscription and modes of transport...more

Marghanita guided this walk as part of the Annandale Heritage Festival on 21 April 2013.