Once Upon A Time - History SA Event 2016

Old images can be seen lower down on this page.

Report: After the Event

The promise of luscious, sweet strawberries plus beautiful, sunny weather encouraged crowds of people to flock to Macclesfield for the 89th annual Strawberry Fete.

Many also visited our history exhibition at the Anglican Church Hall. The display stimulated visitors to talk about their own childhood experiences. What stories were told!

We also had a visit from a well behaved and enthusiastic class of young historians from the Macclesfield Primary School. They were set the task of drawing an item from the exhibition. Many rubic cubes, ‘trikes’ and teddy bears later, they left with much hand shaking and good wishes. What a delight. Thank you for making our day.

Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to making this exhibition such a success, including volunteers who gave their time and enthusiasm and others who kindly provided toys and photographs.

One lady even walked her old pram laden with dolls along the street to the church hall! You might ask how she got it home – well, I think it was Santa who pushed it up the hill…

Here are some images:

Once Upon a Time pic01

Betty WHITE keeping an eye on things

Marbles, Dolls, and a Teddy Bear in a Car

Toys - wooden car and skates

Wooden car and old-style skates

Cubby on Wheels

A HistorySA Travelling Exhibition

To be held at: The Anglican Hall, Venables Street, Macclesfield SA, in November 2016
Dates & Times: Nov 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 1-4pm
and at the Strawberry Fete Sunday Nov 27, 10-4pm.
Visit the HistorySA website here.

The exhibition consists of photographs and banners, but to add a local flavour people with Macclesfield connections - past or present, are invited to share their own unique story at this coming event in November.

Your childhood photos, family albums and old toys could form a fantastic part of this exhibition, where photos could be added to a slide show, and old toys including dolls, prams, bikes, books etc. displayed.

Bring along your family photos to be scanned or photographed at the Macclesfield Sunday Market on the 18th and 25th September from 12-2pm.

Otherwise email photos to: macclesfieldhistory@gmail.com.au Please include names, dates, ages of children, location etc. The sooner the better, giving us time to get organised.

Contact Betty 08 8388 9203 or Lesley 08 8388 9827 from the History Group if you have items for the display or would like further information. We would love to hear from you.

Once Upon A Time flyer

The advertisement, for our opening times for our "scanfest", as it appeared on the HistorySA website during September 2016

Macclesfield Photo Scanfest

The HistorySA scanfest report, as written by Pauline Cockrill of HistorySA

1.9 HistorySA scanfest report

Some old images connected with Macclesfield residents:

Here are some of the Macclesfield children from years gone by. Many are still living in Macclesfield or nearby areas. If you able to add any further details of interest then please email us at macclesfieldhistory@gmail.com.au, or using our contact form here.

Doris Barnett

Doris BARNETT, four years old, Australia, with partner John Bull, England. Possibly from 1914? Photo is courtesy of T Calaby.

It is likely that Doris BARNETT and her partner may have been part of an Australia Day fundraising event held during the First World War 1914-1918. Unfortunately the name of the young ‘John Bull’, the details of the event and the date are missing from the post card. The words "Will is in camp. Jack was called but I won't let him go", as part of a longer letter, are written on the back, indicating the time is before or during a war. Help us solve this history mystery!

Jack Lemar

Jack LEMAR

John Henry LEMAR, locally known as Jack, was born in 1901, lived and worked in Macclesfield for much of his life, and has written of some of his experiences of the early life and times in and around Macclesfield. Read these on our Glimpses of the Past pages.

John, Margaret, Martin - Thomas MARRA & Elizabeth SABEY