The struggle for a station at North Strathfield was very much a people's struggle. In the early 1900s there had
You hear this argument all the time these days. Everything is made of plastic. It’s never built to last. It
Memorial gates erected by parishioners and friends commemorate philanthropist Dame Eadith Walker. Dame Eadith Campbell Walker (1861-1937), philanthropist, was born
The passing of Dame Eadith Walker has left a great blank in the life of the community. From the earliest
In November 1827 Governor Darling received a letter from Lord Bathurst, Secretary of state for the Colonies, authorising the expenditure
We recently received a donation of this set of framed photographs of several boats which carried the inscription:  Presented to
Sydney is made up of many fascinating suburbs and areas, many of which are such a normal part of Sydneysiders
Following the death of Alfred Llewellyn Bray, the first Mayor of Concord, his home “Braygrove” was purchased by R. Tulloch
The Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney is a series of late-nineteenth-century commercial maps that provides a portrait of the
Jack, age 87, and Jill, age 79, are excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll
We'd like to share with you a couple of items from David Sansome's talk at our map unveiling. The photograph,
Catering for the swimming fraternity in the days before Environmental Impact Statements were invented wasn't a difficult matter if the
Cavill migrated to Australia, reaching Melbourne with his family in February 1879.  He soon moved to Sydney and set up
For many years one of the Blue Mountains’ most distinctive landmarks was a large white cross on the cliff-edge at
At 16 I left home in Balgownie to live with my grandmother in Darlinghurst so I could get a job.
Found in our collection was this stunning outfit.   Unfortunately we don't know anything about it. The only clue we
If you didn't attend our August event you missed a great day.  Betty Candy's talk was a great success bringing
With the invention of the pendulum clock in 1656, Christiaan Huygens increased the best accuracy of clocks from 15 minutes
In the 1840's the most select residences in Sydney were a row of five houses in Liverpool Street called Lyons
Having ascertained that many bakers had been supplying shortweight bread of inferior quality, His Honour the Lieutenant-Gover­nor announced that production