Liverpool, New South Wales

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

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[@vimleshsingh6936]

Very good sharing of the history of Liverpool

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

We are very pleased with the number of people watching our video on Liverpool, particularly over the last month. A table from KZbin tells us the top fifty videos, with regard to number of views. Liverpool lies sixth from the top. That is sixth out of the sixty eight suburban videos we have made. I think it says something about the sense of community we suspect that Liverpool has. You are doing well in a table that includes Balmain, Parramatta and Manly. We’ve visited Liverpool and enjoyed viewing among other things it museum. Thanks for your compliment.

[@commodorenut]

I’m working my way through these videos and thoroughly enjoying every one of them. As a kid I often went to Bigge Park, as my Dad worked in the building across the road. Peter Warren had a dealership on the corner of Bigge St (selling Toyotas until at least the mid 90s) and had an office on the same floor where my dad worked. I remember them building that bridge during the ‘87 grand final, and my cousin being so happy that Manly won. Some time later my dad came home with the news that Peter Warren had bought the “mini harbour bridge” and not long later it was constructed over the road into his huge Ford dealership. Maybe some of the long term dealership employees might know which part of the Navy it was purchased from? I was only at Winnal Reserve a few weeks ago, watching a relative’s football game, and I was working out from the maps, and memories of coming in via Cowpasture road, that it had to be close to the old Speedway site. Your video confirmed I was much closer than I thought! The Casula powerhouse always seemed much older than it really is. It’s had a nice revival compared to what it was like in the 80s & 90s. I mentioned in another comment about chasing old railway formations. I’d forgotten about the ones I followed on Anzac Ave Moorebank (now part of the Wattle Grove estate) in the early 90s - before much of it made way for housing. I spent a fair bit of time as a kid at the Holsworthy and Bardia barracks - many of my childhood friends were from “army families” and they did the best family days/open days. You could almost do a whole video on Bardia barracks, and the massive changes, but I think the history of it is already well preserved in the memorial wall and history precinct. There’s plenty of space for a “modern history” update on the region too.

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

Sorry not to reply to your excellent comments on Liverpool sooner, some comments just seem to fall through the technological cracks. What we have begun to see recently are people filling in small details that we, the creators have little chance of knowing, also within your comment is a sense of encouragement that we got it right. I doubt that you would recognise how encouraging this is to us. With over one thousand subscribers and well on our way to four hundred watch hours we are on our way to be monetised. This means very little to us financially, what matters is your comments which add so much to the viewing experience. We only see our videos as some sort of time line of history, the scenery for history to be played out on, with a cast listing. Quite deliberately we have avoided focussing on the behaviour of the people who have created that past, for we don’t wish to be heavily embroiled in controversy. I repeat, that the inspiration for the videos, was a desire to see people of the suburbs writing stories, short or long, verse or poetry, plays one act or otherwise and film scripts short or long, that resonate with the language, culture, images of each suburb. For they all have a unique past and present. Let us give a voice to our suburbs, and I do mean a sound, and let not our backdrop to history be an end in itself! Keep on viewing, keep on commenting. Thank you.

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

A recommendation for those who return to a specific video searching for a a particular point of interest. Use “precise seeking” use your finger, stylus or cursor to drag the red line at the bottom left of your screen to the right. You should then see small but very clear pictures of what is being played on the KZbin video. After finding the picture you want, play it, or use “pinch and zoom” on a touch screen to enlarge the image for more detail. This you do by spreading or contracting the distance between your thumb and index finger whilst touching the image on the screen.

[@diannadolly]

Wow very interesting video! Lots of history in liverpool.

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

From the tone of your remark, it sounds you may be on a voyage of discovery in your suburb, or have always noted how much history is there. Do share your enthusiasm with others, not only in mentioning our video, but talking and walking with people about it.

[@diannadolly]

@@stpeterscooksriver1873 I think it’s the second one. I’ve aways been obsessed with the older buildings here. Older buildings in general have always fascinated me and with that comes being intrigued by their history. I learned a lot from your video and will check out the others for sure :)

[@jameskelly5215]

Hi i love your videos they very interesting and informative i am wondering since you came out to Liverpool are you going to do a video about Campbelltown

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

We have just checked out whether or not Campbelltown is a Sydney Suburb. Having found that it is, let me say that it is under very serious consideration, having for one a worthwhile history. We are very pleased with the initial response to our Liverpool video, as we are with your remarks. We quite deliberately have chosen not to do anything on the City of Sydney, as we feel that there is more than enough in every form of media, about it.

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

If you watch our video on Daceyville you will find that Campbelltown has been chosen as the next subject. Give us a month, and I’m sure you’ll find it on KZbin. Thanks for making the suggestion.

[@jameskelly5215]

@@stpeterscooksriver1873 thank you I will watch it and thank you for picking Campbelltown regards James

[@scottsv96]

My parents moved from Pyrmont to Moorebank iin 1973. Dad worked at cable makers for almost 30years on Newbridge rd

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

@@scottsv96 Thanks for your comment, your father’s move from Pyrmont to Moorebank illustrates, some of the challenges as to what one of our videos people will watch next. There are so many reasons for choosing a suburb to watch : you are living there, you once lived there, one or other of your parents lived there, and were always talking about it, and likewise your grandparents. Not to mention those who like to look at how once industrial suburbs used to be, and how some, largely with water views have become gentrified. After four and a half years and seventy odd videos, we are ever surprised as to which ones are successful.

[@scottsv96]

@stpeterscooksriver1873 my grandfather used to deliver sugercane to the CSR via horse and carriage in the early 1900s

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

@@scottsv96 Your comment set the Creator searching as to your comment.She found nothing of any consequence. We’ve always thought the cane came in by ship from Queensland and the C.S.R. factory was next to the dock. Would be delighted if you could tell us more. We truly would like more comments like yours.

[@scottsv96]

@stpeterscooksriver1873 maybe he was bringing something else there but it was definitely by horse and carriage

[@scottsv96]

@stpeterscooksriver1873 ok so I just spoke to DAd and my GF was UNLOADING the can off the ship.(1903)

[@grekiely6245]

Thanks muchly, alas, today, far too little is known about our local history. I never knew that Navy apprentices, I assume from the former HMAS NIRIMBA, had built the bridge way to Peter Warren,

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

Thanks for your comment. The problem of identifying which apprentices built the bridge,is that it was built on the Sydney Cricket Ground, at half time during the Rugby League Grand Final. Where the apprentices were drawn from we do not know. We understand your connecting them to HMAS Nirimba, in that their base was a Schofields. If we are uncertain of anything our approach is to leave it out. Thanks once again.