NEWS FROM ST. PETERS COOKS RIVER HISTORY GROUP. Recently completed is a nineteenth century data-base of newspaper items about our area which has over three thousand entries. We have also transcribed the Minute Book of the Organ Committee at St. Peters. On the 1st of November 1877 a meeting was called by St. Peters Anglican church to discus the purchase of a new organ. They finaly purchased from England a Brindley and Foster organ, which arrived on 27th October 1880. This is the organ which you will find in the church today. The accounts of the Organ committee detail those who subscribed to its purchase and the amount they gave, and the minutes record the names of those who served on the committee and their deliberations. Cross referencing persons found in the newspaper data base, the minutes of vestry meetings and the organ committee, baptismal, marriage and burial registers, allows us to build up a much clearer picture of the people and our area in the nineteenth century. Based on much original research, we will also be presenting for: The National Trust Heritage Festival 2011 Saturday 2nd April 2pm“’Every Window Tells a Story” People from a variety of backgrounds are commemorated in the stained glass windows of St Peters Church, Cooks River, hear their stories and understand the significance of the pictures and symbols. St Peters Church 187 Princes Highway, St Peters NSW (0pp0site McDonald’s) Saturday 16th April 2pm ‘Cooks River, Ebb and Flow’. Mansions and middens, people and plans, walk along the river and learn about the highs and lows of the Cooks River story. Starting at Tempe Railway Station. For a more detailed account of this article consult our web site at stpeterscooksriverhistory.wordpress.com