The Museum is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 10am – 4pm. Come and visit, we’d love to see you.
Here is a preview of some of our upcoming activities.
Monthly speakers – on the first Saturday of every month we have a guest speaker and everyone is welcome to attend. The next speaker is Saturday 3rd October, then the 7th November
Open Days at Yaralla and Rivendell are also on in 2026
Yaralla – Sunday 25th October.
Following on from last month’s story about the closing of the Pine Inn, Concord, we felt we should bring you more of the history of this hotel. The hotel would go on to trade for another 148 years. Its existence as a pub though could have been cut short just six years after opening, when…
At the first mention of the word “Denison” we immediately think of Fort Denison. I am sure that the builders of our complex had a former governor in mind when naming the building. William Thomas Denison was born in London on May 3, 1804. He was sent to Eton for his education and at age…
If you didn’t attend our August event you missed a great day. Betty Candy’s talk was a great success bringing over 60 guests to hear her. It’s amazing how many people didn’t know about this part of our history. Don’t miss out on future talks.
Catering for the swimming fraternity in the days before Environmental Impact Statements were invented wasn’t a difficult matter if the enterpreneurial activities of the Fisher family at Five Dock Bay are any indication. The fabulous story of Five Dock Bay’s famous floating baths has been told before in District News, however the full photographic splendour…
The first day of spring is the little-known but uniquely Australian celebration – National Wattle Day. Wattles have always been part of our country’s landscape and the lives of its people. For Indigenous Australians, wattle trees were a source of food, medicines and wood for many different utensils and weapons. Indigenous peoples of Australia soaked the gum…
Concord’s Infectious Diseases Register Councils were required to keep a register of infectious diseases under the Public Health Act, 1896 (Act No. 38, 60 Vic). (This book covers the period January 1898 to March 1970.) As the local authority, Concord Council was notified of cases within the municipality by attending medical practitioners. Upon advice, the…
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I absolutely love history & very happy to be joining the historic tour walk soon🌉🙂
The tours are wonderful – keep checking the website for booking details