The NSW SES was founded in 1955 and serves the community of NSW as the lead agency for flood, storm and tsunami, as specified by the State Emergency Service Act … Continue reading "Coming to Our Rescue: Seventy Years of the SES"
Heritage Land Surveyor Kevin Song will lead us in to the mysterious world of Land Surveying, the meaning of the survey marks we see in odd places, and the arcane … Continue reading "The mysterious world of Land Surveying, the meaning of the survey marks, presented by Heritage Land Surveyor Kevin Song"
Ashfield, Summer Hill, and the Rabbit Plague For over 100 years, the Lysaght Wire Mill at Chiswick produced most of Australia’s fencing materials, significantly the wire netting of which thousands … Continue reading "The connection between Ashfield, Summer Hill, the rabbit plagues, and the Australian Steel Industry"
The Ashfield and District Historical Society invites you to join us for this informative talk at the Summer Hill Community Centre, 131 Smith Street, Summer Hill. Its sometimes said that … Continue reading "History Week: The Federation House – Where it really Came From, by Mark Sabolch"
Dr Bronwyn Hanna will share some of her extensive knowledge of this subject in describing the background, and explaining why the Charter has been so influential, along with insights into … Continue reading "How did the small mid-19th century mining town of Burra in the Clare Valley district of South Australia, largely abandoned well over 100 years ago, come to represent some of the most significant advances in heritage preservation in Australia, and indeed World-wide ?"
