Hurstville Family Recipes

Hurstville and its surrounding suburbs are a melting pot of vibrant food and culture.

We asked people from our community to send us recipes of some of their favourite foods that they love to make for family and friends.

Our second Hurstville Family Recipe is from Jacqui! Who is sharing with all of us a wonderful and Easy 1,2,3 recipe.

I love having recipes that remind me of family and friends. When I receive a recipe from someone, I always include their name in the recipe. The following recipe belonged to my Nan “Hilda”.

Nan Hilda's 1,2,3's

Difficulty: Easy        Recipe type: Desserts

Serves: 6                 Preparation time: 10 mins           Cooking time: 20 - 30 mins  

Ingredients

1 cup caster sugar

2 egg whites

3 cups cornflakes

Whipped cream to serve

Special Equipment

Mix master.

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 140*C.
2. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
3. In the mix master beat egg whites until stiff. Beat sugar in gradually.
4. Fold in cornflakes.
5. Place 1-2 tablespoon of the mixture onto baking tray, and put in the oven for 25- 30 minutes.
6. Do not leave out in air or they will go soft. Store in airtight container when they have cooled down.
   Will keep 1-2 days.
7. Whip some cream and serve immediately.
   
   Tip: Really yummy with strawberries and grated chocolate.

I used to love it when I went to her house and she had made 1,2,3’s. As a little girl I clearly remember her reciting the recipe when I asked her why they were called 1.2.3’s, as I thought that was such a funny name. Her reply was, 1 cup of sugar, 2 egg whites and 3 cups of cornflakes. It is now a family favourite with my own children and now and known as Nanna Lapham’s 1,2,3.s!!

Let us know how you go trying this recipe. #HurstvilleFamilyRecipes 

Have a look for #HurstvilleFamilyRecipes on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and join our Family Recipes Community and add a snap of your special food.

Do you live, work or play in Hurstville or surrounding suburbs? Are there dishes you make on special occasions?

Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery would like you to share your family’s recipes with the community.

Whatever you cook, sweet or savory, we would love for you to share it with us!

If you would like to participate in this project, please follow the link to our What's On Page for more information.

Images courtesy of Jacqui.

Remembering Them: People of St George & The First World War

Sailors' and Soldiers' Memorial

The Hurstville Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Memorial Monument, was unveiled in May 1922 to honour local people who died as a result of their involvement in the First World War. The monumnet was created through the industry and generosity of the Hurstville community. 

Unveiling of the Hurstville War Memorial in May 1922.
Image: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection. 

The memorial was initially proposed to be a Memorial School of Arts building in MacMahon Street which would honour those killed in the conflict whilst also providing social and educational facilities for returned veterans. Ultimately however, the community decided to construct both a monument and a Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, the latter being officially opened in June 1929 and later becoming the Hurstville RSL Club. 

Hurstville Memorial Hall, 1930s.
Image: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection.

The monument survived a proposal for its relocation in 1926 after which its surrounds were improved with the addition of turf, gardens, pathways and a flagpole. Fittingly, the names of local people killed in subsequent wars have been added to the monument. The memorial has witnessed the ebb and flow of passion for the commemoration of conflict, its very surrounds have undergone change, but its essential core, afforded it by the sacrifice of those it honours and the foresight and spirit of the community which insisted on its creation has been undiminished by time, adding to its reverence and empowering its manifold significance as local landmark, civic facility and, most poignantly, monument of tribute.

Hurstville Railway Square, c. 1926.
Image: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection. 

Sailors' and Soldiers' Memorial, mid 1930s.
 Image: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection.

Hurstville Memorial surrounds, c. 1952.
Image: Hurstville city Library Museum & Gallery collection.

Do you want to find out more about other places of commemoration in the Hurstville area?
Join our bus tour:

Places of Commemoration Bus Tour - National Trust Heritage Festival

Wednesday 6 May 2015, 10am - 12.30pm

Ages: All welcome

Cost: $10.00

Book here: LMG What's On

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Have a look at other memorials in the Hurstville area: Register of War Memorials NSW

Seniors Week 2015

Over the last couple of weeks we celebrated Senior’s Week across the Library Museum & Gallery through a range of programs and events. 

We had a wide range of computer classes available  to our seniors ranging from basic computer classes to learning how to use and iPad and even Skype!

On Tuesday 17 March our bus tour took our participants across the vast area of Hurstville and its surrounding suburbs in search of our wonderful historic homes and churches. We even managed to stop in for morning tea at the beautiful Corollary House otherwise known as Gardens on Forest. Where we were treated to a talk and tour of the house and an impromptu sing-a-long. 

Our second stop on the bus tour was at the St Johns Anglican Church on the corner of Forest Road and King Georges Road. With a very interesting presentation and tour  by Minister Bart Vandenhagel. Who informed us that the new and improved steeple had just been installed and they are in the process of installing light. Keep a look out for it when you go past.

On Tuesday 17 March University of the Third Age got people thinking, talking and questioning, and on Wednesday 18 March Our Silver Sneakers group fitness run by BlueFit class got our participants moving through carefully coordinated obstacles.

We had Alzheimer's Australia Memory Van stationed at Penshurst Library on Thursday 19 March, with an informative presentation and discussion where our participants learnt strategies to help with memory and reducing the risk of developing dementia.

On Friday 20 March we had a very busy day, starting of with a hip and groovy jazz set, preformed by the  three cool guys from The Jazz Professionals.

Listen to a short snippet of the tremendous trio.

Followed by a detailed look into the personal stories and artefacts on display at the Remembering them: People of St George & the First World War exhibition with curator Birgit. 

To finish the day off we had a very relaxing Art as therapy class where participants got hands on with creating their own masterpieces.

  

Don't miss out next time on the exciting programs that Hurstville Library Museum & Gallery have to offer, join our online e-Newsletter where you will get a weekly highlight of our upcoming events. Or just keep up-to-date by checking out our What's On page.

Hurstville Family Recipes

Hurstville and its surrounding suburbs are a melting pot of vibrant food and culture.

We asked people from our community to send us recipes of some of their favourite foods that they love to make for family and friends.

Our FIRST Hurstville Family Recipe is from Ying! Who is sharing with all of us a wonderful and Easy Duck recipe. 

This recipe was taught to Ying by her parents and 

"[this dish]reminds me of the lovely festival season, enjoying dinner with my lovely family all together in Chinese with a lot of laughing"

Soy Sauce Duck

Difficulty: Easy        Recipe type: Main Dish

Serves: 8                 Preparation time: 10mins           Cooking time: 60mins           

Ingredients

1 tbsp Honey 

3 pieces Ginger 

5 gm Garlic 

1 tsp Premium dark soy sauce 

1 cup Premium soy sauce 

1/2 cup Cooking wine 

2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar 

2 pieces Dried mandarin peel 

5 gm  Cinnamon sticks 

5 gm Star anise 

30 gm Chinese rock sugar 

1  cup Water 

Special Equipment

Anything that can hold a whole duck on the stove, a wok would be ideal.

Directions

1. Wash and clean the whole duck.
2. Apply honey on the duck’s skin.
3. Put the garlic and ginger into the cavity of the duck.
4. Put all the other ingredients into a cooking wok and put on a low to medium heat on the stove.
5. Put the whole duck into the cooking wok. 
6. After 30 minutes or when the duck has turned a nice golden colour, turn the duck over to cook on the other side.
7. Once the duck has cooked remove it from the wok.
8. Cut the cooked duck into smaller pieces to serve.
9. Serve with steamed rice and vegetables.

Let us know how you go trying this recipe. #HurstvilleFamilyRecipes 

Have a look for #HurstvilleFamilyRecipes on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and join our Family Recipes Community and add a snap of your special food.

Do you live, work or play in Hurstville or surrounding suburbs? Are there dishes you make on special occasions?

Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery would like you to share your family’s recipes with the community.

Whatever you cook, sweet or savory, we would love for you to share it with us!

If you would like to participate in this project, please follow the link to our What's On Page for more information.

Images courtesy of Ying.

Remembering them: People of St George & the First World War

Family keepsakes

Many objects on display in our ‘Remembering them: People of St George& the First World War’ exhibitions are family treasures preciously kept for generations and generously loaned to the Museum & Gallery.

Carmel and Ellis Bollard
Photograph: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery

Oatley residents Carmel and Ellis Bollard presenting here their war memorabilia. Ellis’ father, Raymond Thomas, joined the 13th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement in 1917 and returned to Australia in December 1918. Among the memorabilia are Raymond Thomas’ diary and letters.

Ken Muggleston is preciously keeping his father’s war memorabilia. Here, he is reading from old letters and diaries. Alfred ‘Laurie’ Muggleston was a 29 year old station master of Hurstville when he enlisted in December 1916. He served at the railway station in Proven and Poperinge, near Ypres, France. 

Ken Muggleston
Photograph: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery

Written letters, documents, diaries, photographs, medals and other war related objects have a deep personal significance to many families to remember their ancestors who were involved in the war.

All these objects from the First World War are at least 100 years old! Some of them, especially paper documents and photographs are delicate items and need special care for their preservation.

Here are some quick facts how to handle and store your paper based memorabilia:

• Have clean dry hands when handling your artefacts
• Use both hands when handling your items
• Making copies of your paper documents and photographs limit the need to handle originals
• Store your items in a clean, dry and insect free place. Silver fish love to eat paper!
• Place the items in archival plastic sheets. Food storage bags made of polyester, polyethylene or polypropylene are suitable alternatives.
• Do not store them in direct sunlight or near heaters or fireplaces, where there are rapid changes of temperature. This can cause discolouration and staining of items.
•  Remove rubber bands and metal clips; they can cause damage to paper as they perish and rust over time.

This information is copied from: ‘Memories & Memorabilia. Recognising and Preserving Australia’s War heritage’, written by Dr Richard Reid, Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Dr Gordon Forth, Deakin University; and Sophie Lewincamp, Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, The University of Melbourne; published by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Canberra 2014.

Do you want to find out more about how to care for your wartime memorabilia?

Available online from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ website is a guide to preserving your family's heritage items. View it here.

Interested in more? 

come and visit the exhibition 'Remembering them: People of St George & the First World War' at Hurstville Museum & Gallery until 31 May 2015.

Remembering them: People of St George & the First World War

From the LMG collection: First World War memorabilia

Hurstville Museum & Gallery commemorates the ANZAC centenary in 2015 with an exhibition showcasing the First World War experiences of men and women of the St George area and how 

we remember them today.

Personal stories come to life through soldiers' diary and letter extracts, and are also told through photographs and objects. Many of the objects on display are family treasures preciously kept for generations and generously loaned to the Museum & Gallery for this exhibition. 

Also included in the display are First World War related objects from the Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection. Here is a selection:

‘Lest We Forget memorial’ honour rolls 

One highlight from the LMG collection are the pictorial honour rolls portraying over 200 photographs of soldiers who had an association with the Hurstville area. Honour rolls were one of the first memorials erected in the local community to register and honour the volunteers who signed up for military service.

In 1918, an effort was made to obtain a photo of every soldier who enlisted from Hurstville for inclusion in an honour roll. The public was called on for assistance in local newspapers to provide a photo of enlisted family members. The completed photographic honour rolls became known as the ‘Lest We Forget’ memorial and were initially installed in the vestibule of Hurstville Council Chambers in 1921.

 

Hurstville pictorial honour rolls displayed in the exhibition
 'Remembering them: People of St George & the First World War'.
Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection. 

Postcards to the front

The pictured postcards were sent to George Herbert Baker while he was serving at war. The young accountant was mainly stationed in England and Egypt. The postcards are written by his father, David Baker. The Bakers lived on Forest Road, Hurstville. Through these postcards George would receive the latest news from home, as well as news of how friends and relatives at war were doing. The postcard images often depicted scenery of Hurstville and might have brought home a little closer for George. The postcards, among other memorabilia, were donated to the LMG by Barry Roffey in 2014.

 

Selection of postcards sent to George Herbert Baker during the First World War.
Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection.

‘The Peace of 1919’ medalets

To commemorate the end of the First World War, these medals were issued by the Defence Department to every child in Australia aged up to fourteen years, and up to sixteen years if the parents were in the armed forces.

 

Peace of 1919 medalets.
Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection.

A bible’s journey

This pocket bible belonged to Private Henry Mayer of Mortdale, born in England, who enlisted in July 1915. Bibles like this one were presented to New South Wales servicemen by Friends of the New South Wales Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Henry was killed in action on 20 July 1916 in France. Somehow, his pocket bible made it back to relatives in Stockport, England. About 90 years later, the bible was found by a Stockport resident, who sent the bible to Hurstville Museum & Gallery for safe keeping. Following this, some of Henry Mayer’s relatives living in Sydney were traced down. In 2010, Henry’s bible was taken back to his gravesite in France to mark the 94th anniversary of the First World War Battle of Fromelles.

 

Henry Mayer's pocket bible.
Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection. 

Knitting for the soldiers

South Hurstville schoolgirl Jean Emma Gordon is pictured here knitting socks for Australian soldiers in 1916. Australia-wide, local organisations, schools, church groups, knitting circles and individuals got together to knit and sew socks, towels and vests to provide comforts to Australian troops. Warm clothes were especially needed at the Western Front during winter, where temperatures would often drop below zero degrees. 

This photograph is available from our Local Studies Photograph catalogue. 

 

Jean Emma Gordon is knitting socks for Australian soldiers.
Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection. 

Do you want to find out what else is on display?

Come and visit our exhibition Remembering them:People of St George & the First World War

on show until 31 May 2015.

Follow our Commemorating WW1 and Anzac Day Pinterest board.

JOIN US FOR THE OFFICIAL OPENING AT HURSTVILLE MUSEUM & GALLERY

Sunday 15 February 2015, 2.00pm for a 2.30pm start

RSVP by 9 February 2015: http://www.trybooking.com/GQOB

St George Art Awards 2014

People’s Choice Prize 2014

The winner of the People’s Choice Award was unveiled at the Museum & Gallery on Friday, 
5 December 2014. Over the past few months, visitors were able to vote for their favourite artwork in all of the categories of the St George Art Awards. Over 180 people voted and the votes were tallied up revealing a stand-out favourite. A few visitor comments were also singled out as being particularly thoughtful and creative and will be rewarded with prizes. 

Images: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery

Warhorse Metamorphosis, by Adam Galea, was awarded the prize at the People’s Choice Presentation & Party. Visitors caught a glimpse of the talented, young artist accepting his award and were able to have a closer look at the most popular piece. The piece also pleased the judges and had previously been awarded the St George 3D Art Prize.

Adam Galea and his Warhorse Metamorphosis
Image: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery 

Many visitors voted for this artwork including a 2 year old, whose mum wrote: "Chosen by my 2 year old daughter. She says she chose it because:'It's scary, it looks like Harry Potter*, it has pockets*'. 
I think it's because it reminds her of the centaurs (she has seen pictures)!

Musical entertainment by student of Vicace Piano Studio
Image: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery

Guests were treated to live music during the evening from students of Vivace Piano Studio whilst enjoying some refreshments and enjoying the artworks in its final week.
The St George Art Awards are on show until 14 December 2014. Don’t miss your chance to see Warhorse Metamorphosis for yourself!   

St George Art Awards 2014

What's your favourite artwork?

This year the St George Art Awards finalists’ exhibition shows much diversity. The artworks include sculptures and paintings, ranging from different sizes and colours but still linking to the main theme of 2014, which is ‘Transformation’.

Another Element by Sandra Sacilotto

Amongst the great artworks, Another Element by Sandra Sacilotto immediately caught my eye as the dark figure and contrasting colours made it stand out. Personally, I think it illustrates the struggle of people in modern society (in this case a young male) and the choices they have to make about the paths they wish to pursue. The brilliant portrayal of a young male in a hoodie suggests a troubled person as they walk towards the darkness of the tunnel. The medium of this artwork is acrylic on canvas resulting in a clean, polished look. The dark parts of the artwork significantly contrasts with the white light outside the tunnel, symbolising how darkness can be all-consuming. 

When you observe Another Element ask yourself, what is the man walking away from?

By Stella, Museum & Gallery work experience student

Regeneration by Christine Jeyachandran

I found it difficult to pick a favourite artwork because so many of them were amazing and extremely detailed, but one artwork stood out to me, and I could relate it to the theme of transformation straight away. 

Regeneration by Christine Jeyachandran shows the transformation of bushland: when a fire burns the shrub to ash and then it regenerates into the green leafy land that it once was.

The most noticeable aspect of the artwork was the different shades of red used, which contrasted dramatically with the white walls. As well as this, I could also see a change occurring and that the artwork wasn't just portraying one thing. This change stood out to me and this is why this is my favourite artwork.

By Anna, Museum & Gallery work experience student

Who will win the People's Choice Prize?

People’s Choice presentation and party

Friday 5 December 2104, 5.30pm for 6.00pm start

Join us for the announcement of the People’s Choice Prize of the St George Art Awards 2014.

Enjoy musical entertainment by the students of Vivace Piano Studio.

Free event, please book your ticket on the LMG What's On page

St George Art Awards 2014

What's your favourite artwork?

Written by Iris, Hurstville Museum & Gallery volunteer

The St George Art Awards finalists’ show has a wide variety of different artworks, such as sculptures and paintings, ranging from colourful to black and white, and from big to small. Each of these artworks is unique in its own way and can captivate the eyes of any audience.

Selfie in Excess, by Amy Dynan, particularly appeals to me as it is a reflection of how people in society (mainly teenagers) are now taking pictures of themselves. It reflects our current society and culture. The black and white colour scheme stands out to me as it appears old-fashioned yet with a contemporary feeling at the same time. The medium of this artwork is charcoal powder printed on paper creating the black and white effect of the artwork. The white background makes the feature image stand out. Selfie in Excess is intricately detailed, with each accessory that the figure is wearing drawn with great care. The tones and shading are quite nicely blended together. It appears to be a photograph as Amy Dynan has succeeded in producing a very realistic artwork that looks like an actual ‘selfie’.

Selfie in Excess is a contemporary artwork with much attention to detail. It can appeal to many audiences as it is a reflection of today’s culture and society, allowing it to be easily understood by everyone.

Selfie in Excess by Amy Dynan
Image: Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection

Don’t miss your chance to see Selfie in Excess and many other great artworks at the St George Art Awards on show until Sunday 14 December 2014. 

Vote for your favourite before Sunday 30 December 2014 and come along to our People’s Choice Presentation & Party on 5 December 2014 where we will reveal everyone’s favourite works.