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  • Frederick Clissold – Was He Ashfield’s Richest Man in the Nineteenth Century? A Presentation by Chris Pratten.

    Pratten Park Community, Sports and Bowling Club 42 Arthur Street, Ashfield, NSW

    Chris Pratten Joined the A&DHS in the early 1980s  and his articles on a wide range of topics have appeared in various Society publications over the intervening years. He was Secretary of the Society from 1993 to 2001. Chris has led a full life as a farmer and grazier, a part-time lecturer and a conservation … Continue reading "Frederick Clissold – Was He Ashfield’s Richest Man in the Nineteenth Century? A Presentation by Chris Pratten."

  • The Other Pandemic – the Spanish Flu in the Inner West: – Patricia Skehan, author of Frontline of the Pandemic Australia 1919

    Pratten Park Community, Sports and Bowling Club 42 Arthur Street, Ashfield, NSW

    Patricia Skehan will talk about the pandemic that touched the Inner West after WW1. She will reveal aspects of how this played out using firsthand accounts from the time.  Her book, Frontline of the Pandemic, is about this so-called “Spanish Flu”, which reached Australia in 1919.

    $5 – $10

  • 1920s Architecture: Cancelled!

    Pratten Park Community, Sports and Bowling Club 42 Arthur Street, Ashfield, NSW

    In this presentation, Scott MacArthur from the Marrickville Heritage Society, discusses 1920s architecture, including its aspirational and health-based aspects. Scott has over 25 years’ professional experience in heritage conservation and adaptive reuse of historic places, including the preparation of conservation management plans, conservation documentation and site superintendence. He is currently in his ninth year as … Continue reading "1920s Architecture: Cancelled!"

  • Architecture of the 1920’s

    Mervyn Fletcher Hall 81 Dalhousie Street Haberfield, Entry from Dickson Street

    Presenter Scott MacArthur is President of the Marrickville Heritage Society. Scott has over 25 years’ professional experience in heritage conservation and adaptive reuse of historic places. He is a previous winner of a NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Award and an RAHS Special Achievement Certificate in recognition of his work with the Society to champion the … Continue reading "Architecture of the 1920’s"

  • Art Deco Talk by Dr Peter Sheridan

    Pratten Park Community, Sports and Bowling Club 42 Arthur Street, Ashfield, NSW

    Dr Peter Sheridan | AM BDS MDS FICDClinical Senior Lecturer, Sydney University Dr Peter Sheridan is an internationally recognised photographer, author, collector, historian and speaker on Art Deco design. His photographic images and articles appear in specialist fine art journals, books, travel publications, museum catalogues and print media. Peter’s 432 page book Sydney Art Deco … Continue reading "Art Deco Talk by Dr Peter Sheridan"

  • South Flows the Pearl: Australian Chinese Voices

    Pratten Park Community, Sports and Bowling Club 42 Arthur Street, Ashfield, NSW

    明珠南流：澳大利亚华人之声 In the late 1980s Mavis Gock Yen began interviewing elderly Chinese Australians from all around Australia, recording hours of conversations.These fascinating and absorbing stories of the struggles and successes of Chinese in Australia, told in their own words, have been edited by Siaoman Yen and Richard Horsburgh. They form the basis of South Flows … Continue reading "South Flows the Pearl: Australian Chinese Voices"

  • Land Titles Talk

    Room 4 Ashfield Civic Centre 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW

    Talk by Carol Liston Carol Liston will educate us on the value of Land Title records, what can be learned from them, and how to effectively search them. Venue has been secured in the Ashfield Civic CentreActivity Room #4. Once you see how you can search these records you will be inspired! We will show … Continue reading "Land Titles Talk"

    $5 – $10

  • State Archives/ Museums of History 

    Summer Hill Community Centre 131 Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSW

    Christine Yeats, from the NSW State Archives at Kingswood, will walk us through some of the invaluable sources of information held by the State Archives. You can see a lot of information on-line but you can access the full and original documents through the State Archives. Knowing what is there and how to locate it … Continue reading "State Archives/ Museums of History "

  • Annual General Meeting of A&DHS

    Summer Hill Community Centre 131 Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSW

    The Annual General Meeting of the Society Please join us for presentation of the reports,the election of the Committee for 2024 and afabulous afternoon tea. Guest Speaker: Niall Macken  ‘Hibernian heritage – Some conservation projects in Ireland’. Niall Macken, Team Leader - Heritage & UrbanDesign, Inner West Council Niall Macken is an architect and heritage … Continue reading "Annual General Meeting of A&DHS"

  • Who Do You Think You Might Be: The Nuts and Bolts of Genealogical Method

    Ashfield Town Hall 258 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW

    Ashfield Civic Centre, 258 Liverpool Road Ashfield A presentation by Kerry Barlow. Kerry Barlow has an extensive background in education, having taught economics, economic history and education for many years, at high school, TAFE and university levels. She has strong skills in research, having conducted numerous funded projects and published many reports, articles and learning … Continue reading "Who Do You Think You Might Be: The Nuts and Bolts of Genealogical Method"