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
Little is known about the early life of Henry Brewer, one of the first free settlers to receive a land
An interesting souvenir of the opening of the first railway in New South Wales from Sydney to Parramatta Junction is
Historians use historical maps for several purposes: as useful tools for reconstructing the past, to the extent that maps provide
Mortlake was originally 30 hectares of land granted to John Miller, John Robertson and Benjamin Butcher in July 1795. This
In 1825, one James Bibb, an enterprising spirit built a hostelry in a clearing by the stately gumtrees at Abbotsford
The first rugby club to represent the district was Burwood, which competed in the Sydney Metropolitan Competition until the introduction
Way back in the early days of our society we were researching some of the old buildings in the area.
While browsing the internet recently, researching our August speaker, I came across an article by Cleo Braithwaite, who said: There
From Bennelong Parkway From Homebush Bay Drive, turning into Australia Avenue, passing Bicentennial Park main entrance, turn right at Bennelong
Lets say that your great-great-great uncle Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train