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SUMMARY:The GreenWay and Long Cove Creek - A Guided Walk uncovering Layers of Change #1.
DESCRIPTION:The newly connectedGreenWay path passes through an extraordinary urban landscape with dense local history. It is an ecological corridor as well as an active transport route and outdoor classroom. Join us on this tour exploring the complex relationships between our society\, the biodiversity corridor\, the often hidden Long Cove Creek\, and the surrounding built environment. \n\n\n\nMeeting: 1pm at the rocket at the Eastern end of Johnson Park\, Dulwich Hill (beside Arlington Light Rail stop on the L1 line).Choice of two Dates (the same tour will be repeated): Sunday 19th April or Sunday 17th May 2026Tour End: Parramatta Road (beside Taverners Hill Light Rail stop)Duration: Approximately 2 hours (with option to extend for those who wish to continue to Iron Cove).   \n\n\n\nYour Tour Leaders:Alex Lofts – former Ashfield Councillor and Chair of the GreenWay Community ForumMark Sabolch – author of the “Hawthorne Canal\, The History of Long Cove Creek” and member of first IWEG bushcare group \n\n\n\nMark Matheson – read all the records of the former Petersham Municipal Council and produced the booklet “Victorian Villas” which won the National Trust Heritage Award of that year. \n\n\n\nSusan Thompson – Professor of Planning at UNSW; Educator using the GreenWay as an outdoor classroom (read more here).  \n\n\n\nCopies of the book “Hawthorne Canal\, The History of Long Cove Creek” and “Victorian Villas” will be available to purchase.  \n\n\n\nRegister: Click on the Register Button above..  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBring / Wear: A water bottle; wear closed-in walking shoes and sun protection (hat\, sunglasses\, sunscreen)
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/the-greenway-and-long-cove-creek-a-guided-walk-uncovering-layers-of-change-1/
LOCATION:Johnson Park Dulwich Hill\, Rocket Street Library\, Dulwich Hill\, NSW\, 2203\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260412T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260412T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
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SUMMARY:Repeat Walking tour of the historic Federal Fyle Heritage Conservation Area
DESCRIPTION:Start location = The Bruce Street Reserve at the corner of Elizabeth St and Liverpool Road. \n\n\n\nMany members were disappointed at missing out on the first walking tour so Kerry has agreed to repeat of the March 22 walk. Please register for this event. \n\n\n\nMembers\, especially those who attended Kerry’s presentation at the AGM of her book “Early Settlers\, Speculators and Houses” will have the opportunity of visiting this fascinating small Heritage Conservation Area under guidance of the author\, a resident and passionate advocate of its history. Blocks from the sale of part of the Canterbury Estate in 1841 were eagerly bought up by a mix of characters\, many with interesting pasts\, several with significant futures. Erected on these blocks were some of the earliest houses\, over a decade before the railway was constructed. \n\n\n\nThe buildings remaining from this early activity are complemented by a mostly harmonious group of well-designed and built properties\, some sympathetically maintained by proud owners. \n\n\n\nA fascinating enclave in the middle of bustling modern Ashfield. \n\n\n\n$5 Cash only on the day
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/walking-tour-of-the-historic-federal-fyle-heritage-conservation-area-2/
LOCATION:Bruce Street Reserve\, Cnr Elizabeth Street and Liverpool Road\, Ashfield\, NSW\, 2131\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260322T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260322T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
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SUMMARY:Walking tour of the historic Federal Fyle Heritage Conservation Area
DESCRIPTION:Exactly half-way between Summer Hill & Ashfield Stations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart location = The Bruce Street Reserve at the corner of Elizabeth St and Liverpool Road.\n\n\n\nThis event for March 22 has been fully booked but we will be repeating the walk on April 12.. Please register for this event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers\, especially those who attended Kerry’s presentation at the AGM of her book “Early Settlers\, Speculators and Houses” will have the opportunity of visiting this fascinating small Heritage Conservation Area under guidance of the author\, a resident and passionate advocate of its history. Blocks from the sale of part of the Canterbury Estate in 1841 were eagerly bought up by a mix of characters\, many with interesting pasts\, several with significant futures. Erected on these blocks were some of the earliest houses\, over a decade before the railway was constructed. \n\n\n\nThe buildings remaining from this early activity are complemented by a mostly harmonious group of well-designed and built properties\, some sympathetically maintained by proud owners. \n\n\n\nA fascinating enclave in the middle of bustling modern Ashfield.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/walking-tour-of-the-historic-federal-fyle-heritage-conservation-area/
LOCATION:Bruce Street Reserve\, Cnr Elizabeth Street and Liverpool Road\, Ashfield\, NSW\, 2131\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260208T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20251210T215056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T215309Z
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SUMMARY:A&DHS Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Convicts\, Speculators and Settlers – Who would have guessed about this early history of Ashfield!: Guest speaker Committee Member Kerry Barlow\,\n\n\n\n\n\nAGM \n\n\n\nThe Society’s Annual General Meeting is one of the key events of the year. The President will present report on the activities of previous year\, and new Officer Bearers and Committee Members will be elected. \n\n\n\nKerry Barlow \n\n\n\nKerry has an extensive background in education\, having taught economics\, economic history and education for many years\, at high school\, TAFE and university levels. Kerry also has strong skills in research\, having conducted numerous funded projects and published many reports\, articles and learning guides on a wide range of social and economic issues. Some of her passions lie in family and local history research\, and she used her teaching and research expertise to develop genealogy courses for the WEA\, which she taught for 8 years until recently. Currently she is writing brief articles for the ADHS Journals and enjoying learning much more about our local cultural and social heritage. \n\n\n\nAt the AGM\, David Rollinson will launch Kerry’s book on Federal-Fyle Heritage Conservation Area. This will be available for financial ADHS members to collect on the day.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/adhs-annual-general-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251207T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T210328Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Get Together
DESCRIPTION:The members’ Christmas get-together this year will be on Sunday 7th December\, starting as usual from 1pm\, generously hosted at a member’s home in Haberfield.  \n\n\n\nPlease register for this event – in order to retain control of our numbers\, we intend passing the address of the home to registered participants only\, a few days prior to the day. \n\n\n\nOur hosts will provide barbecuing facilities and eating utensils\, glasses\, etc. Each participant should bring their own food for barbecuing\, your choice of drinks\, and a side-dish to share – which we will need to coordinate\, so please advise your intention in the “message” column when registering\, or by email. \n\n\n\nPlease bring along your review of the events organised for this year and\, any suggestions for possible events in 2026! \n\n\n\nOur fingers are crossed for a fine\, balmy day !!
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/christmas-get-together/
LOCATION:NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251116T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251116T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20251019T024327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T024329Z
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SUMMARY:A Show and Tell afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Our own Antiques Road Show\, something in which all can participate. Dig out those heirlooms or collectables\, or simply some nostalgic piece for display or to talk about. \n\n\n\nThere will be room to display your treasures – you can bring as many as you can carry. It may even be just a memory you would like to share\, and of course there will be a sumptuous afternoon tea. \n\n\n\nParticipants bringing an item to show and tell will be admitted free\, otherwise the usual $5 member/$10 non-member will apply. \n\n\n\nCan you stump everyone with a true mystery item ? \n\n\n\nWhat will be the oldest or most unusual item ? \n\n\n\nRegister through the website please.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/a-show-and-tell-afternoon/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251025T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251025T130000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250701T032048Z
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SUMMARY:Parramatta Female Factory Visit
DESCRIPTION:Please Note…This is a Saturday Event \n\n\n\nConcurrent with this year’s 198th annual Riot Day organised by the Parramatta Female Factory Friends. Riot Day is one of the rare occasions when access to interiors of some of the buildings is possible\, so we have arranged to have a special guided tour starting at 10am\, dedicated for ourA&DHS group. This will have the advantage of allowing members to experience some of the activities and speakers throughout the day. \n\n\n\nThis tour brings to life the extraordinary stories of the women and children who shaped our Nation’s early history – in a place that echoes with resilience\, reform\, and change. \n\n\n\nThe Parramatta Female Factory is one of Australia’s significant intact Historic sites. Dating from 1818\, it’s a Francis Greenway design\, commissioned by Governor Macquarie to house and employ many of the 25 thousand female convicts transported to Australia\, and who feature in the family trees of many Australians. The site is currently threatened by potential unsympathetic development. \n\n\n\nPublic Transport to the site is straightforward. From Parramatta Rail Station it’s a 5 minute walk to Parramatta Square Light Rail stop\, with a tram every 10 minutes to Ngara stop\, where a short walk sees you in the heart of the precinct. \n\n\n\nParking on site is not available\, and much of the surrounding street parking is 4 hour limited. \n\n\n\nThe Riot Days have proven very popular over the years\, so a dedicated tour is a favourable gain For those who wish to fully experience the activities on offer. \n\n\n\nThe meeting point will be the Bicentenary Memorial Wall in Greenup Drive. \n\n\n\nThe Friend’s charge for these tours is normally $20\, but we may negotiate a discount. \n\n\n\nWe need commitment from sufficient participants to confirm this tour\, which will be limited to 20 people\, so early registration would be appreciated.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/parramatta-female-factory-visit/
LOCATION:Parramatta Female Factory Bicentenary Memorial Wall\, Greenup Drive\, North Parramatta\, NSW\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250928T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250928T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T233955Z
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SUMMARY:History and Drama of Callan Park
DESCRIPTION:Callan Park is one of the largest heritage cultural landscapes in the metropolitan area\, increasingly threatened by development plans. \n\n\n\nWe are privileged to have Hall Greenland\, Friends of Callan Park President\, taking our group through significant parts of the site\, starting at the c1839 Garry Owen House\, the original estate mansion (later renamed Callan Park House – which gave its name to the asylum).   \n\n\n\nWe will circle the original asylum – Kirkbride\, walk past the Convalescent Cottages (part of James Barnet’s original plan)\, on to Callan Point\, then past the 1931 Sydney Harbour Bridge War Memorial designed by Douglas Grant. \n\n\n\nWe next visit Broughton Hall\, the adjacent psychiatric clinic with its glorious horticulture specimens and depression era stonework. \n\n\n\nThe tour will discuss the site’s rich and storied history from Indigenous presence at the site to the most recent changes – the demolition of veterans’ foreshore wards to generate foreshore parkland\, and the most recent proposal for the demolition of buildings in the middle of the landscape. \n\n\n\nThe FOCP has published three books on the Park\, all will be available at the bargain price of $10 each \n\n\n\nTheir tour fee is $25.00 per person\, payable directly to the Friends of Callan Park. \n\n\n\nMeeting point for the tour is the Writers Centre – well signposted from the main entrance on Balmain Road (opposite Cecily Street)\, and identified on Google Maps. Parking available.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/history-and-drama-of-callan-park/
LOCATION:Writer’s Centre Callan Park\, Balmain Road\, Lilyfield\, NSW\, 2040\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250824T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250824T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250701T022514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T022516Z
UID:5902-1756044000-1756051200@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Coming to Our Rescue: Seventy Years of the SES
DESCRIPTION: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 1989 (NSW).Peter Kaye\, a retired Commander of the State Emergency Service Ashfield branch has undertaken to address us on the History of the Service in our area. He has a wealth of experience in dealing with the results of disasters in our community\, and we can expect many anecdotes garnered from his time in the service.This links well with the State Government History Week in early September – theme Water Stories – recalling the Service’s beginnings in the catastrophic Hunter River floods of the 1950s.Peter’s talk will be\, as usual\, followed by some light refreshment.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/coming-to-our-rescue-seventy-years-of-the-ses/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250727T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250727T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250602T054248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T234504Z
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SUMMARY:Under the Big Top - Circus in Australia: 1847-2025\, a talk by Dr Mark St Leon
DESCRIPTION:Dr Mark St Leon is descended from one of Australia’s earliest circus families\, and is the author of the definitive history of circus in Australia\, Circus: The Australian Story [Melbourne Books\, 2011].Having obtained a Bachelor of Economics\, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant\, serving as Senior Finance Officer (1983-1994) of the Australia Council\, the Federal Government’s arts funding and policy advisory body\, overseeing funding and financial management of Australia’s major funded arts organisations.Mark’s research for the Australia Council into the overall state of the nation’s circus industry led to the Circus Summit\, convened in Melbourne in 1991\, the first national conference of circus people\, which resulted in the establishment of a national circus school\, the National Institute of Circus Arts.He devised and launched the ‘AMAG’ concept\, the Arts Management Advisory Groups. The Sydney branch [‘SAMAG’] is now in its 34th year of continuous\, non-profit operation.Mark’s illustrated talk will be\, as usual\, followed by some light refreshment.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/history-of-the-circus-in-australia-a-talk-by-dr-mark-st-leon/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250615T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250615T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250124T210856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T022749Z
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SUMMARY:Inviolable but Invisible – Women at Ashfield\, Summer Hill and Croydon Stations
DESCRIPTION:The talk will examine the context of the station buildings with the rising influence of women’s needs. Stuart Sharp has a life-long interest in railways. He started looking at platform buildings closely from 1982 when he commenced a M. Ec. (Hons) degree at Sydney Uni. He graduated with  a PhD in 1999 from the same university with a management study of the NSW Railways. Between 1992 and 2007\, he was the (and later a) Heritage Officer with the State Rail Authority specialising in buildings. Since retirement in 2007\, he has continued writing and speaking about station buildings.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/he-history-of-the-railway-stations-at-summer-hill-ashfield-and-croydon/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250518T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250518T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250115T023309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250323T214915Z
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SUMMARY:The Squatters’ Grab;  tracing the failure of colonial administrators and various governments to discharge their obligations to Indigenous Australians 
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Wal Walker on his book “The Squatters’ Grab” which traces the failure of various governments and colonial administrators to discharge their obligations to Indigenous Australians; failure that gave rise to the ascendancy of the squatters and dispossession of the Aboriginal people\, and attempts to unravel how and why it all went so wrong! \n\n\n\nWal Walker is the great-great grandson of W.C. Wentworth\, father of the Australian Constitution.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/the-squatters-grab/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250416T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250416T120000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250124T210347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T211846Z
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SUMMARY:Gems from the State Library’s extensive & wide-ranging Photographic Collection.
DESCRIPTION:Geoffrey Barker will reveal some of the gems of the New South Wales State Library’s photographic collection. \n\n\n\nThis is a Members only event and numbers are limited. \n\n\n\nNote: tthe meeting place for the above Visit is in the foyer of Mitchell Library (not the new part) off Shakespeare Place at 10.20 am.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/gems-from-the-state-librarys-extensive-wide-ranging-photographic-collection/
LOCATION:State Library of New South Wales\, 1 Shakespear Place\, Sydney\, New South Wales\, 2000
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250316T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250316T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250124T205711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T004325Z
UID:5676-1742133600-1742140800@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:A Tour of St David's Church Complex Dobroyd (Now known as Haberfield)
DESCRIPTION:Meet at 1:45pm. Tour will be led by Vince Crow.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSt David’s Uniting Church is a heritage-listed Uniting church at 51- 53 Dalhousie Street\, Haberfield. The property is owned by the Uniting Church in Australia and deserves its listing on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 19 August 2003. \n\n\n\nVincent Crow has lived in Haberfield for most of his life. In 1974 he began the campaign to create a Haberfield Conservation Area by writing to the National Trust to gain recognition of its heritage significance. From then the campaign was conducted through the Ashfield and District Historical Society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshfield District Historical Society Journal No.11 has an interesting article on the Ramsay Family Vault which is located in the grounds of St David’s. We will have some copies for sale on the day for $10.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/a-tour-of-st-davids-church-dobroyd-now-known-as-haberfield/
LOCATION:St Davids Church Haberfield\, 51-53 Dalhousie Street\, Haberfield\, New South Wales
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250209T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250209T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20250113T221650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T204134Z
UID:5631-1739109600-1739116800@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting and launch of the Society's latest Journal: Summer Hill Village
DESCRIPTION:The Society’s AGM will be held on 9 February at the Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill.  The 2025 officer bearers and Committee will be elected. To vote or be a member of the committee you must be a 2025 financial member.  \n\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Brian Scales\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocal History in the Inner West Council Collections (with a Few Detours)\n\n\n\nBrian is a Community History Officer with Inner West Council Library and History Services\, based at Ashfield Library. \n\n\n\nHe previously worked as the Manager\, Public Engagement at the Archives NSW Office.  The NSW Office Public Engagement team is responsible for providing access to and promoting the use of records in the National Archives’ at its NSW repository located in the Sydney suburb of Chester Hill. 
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/annual-general-meeting-and-launch-of-the-societys-latest-journal-summer-hill-village/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241208T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20241125T223527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T224553Z
UID:5601-1733662800-1733677200@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:Members only \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a Members only function. Members will be notified of the address when they register. Bring something to BBQ and to drink. You might like to bring a salad or sweet/dessert for the group to share. Let us know what you might like to bring by emailing events@ashfieldhistory.org.au so we can co-ordinate things.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/christmas-party/
LOCATION:President Alex Loft’s Home
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241117T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240819T025602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T011651Z
UID:5507-1731852000-1731859200@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Californian Bungalow House Inspection
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event has now closed. \n\n\n\nAs an apt sequel to Colin’s talk on the California Bungalow in June\, we have been generously given access to view a very original and sympathetically maintained Inter-War Bungalow in Summer Hill. A review by a Heritage Study described it as a “very intact and substantial residence of unusually fine bungalow character”. The owner has thoroughly researched the history of the property\, and will take one or two small groups through to inspect this outstanding example of the period. Refreshment will be provided. \n\n\n\nThe owner requests that shoes will not be worn inside the premises. \n\n\n\nNumbers must be limited\, Society members only. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe location will be advised to registrants a few days before the event.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/californian-bungalow-house-inspection-2/
LOCATION:NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241114T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241114T120000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240729T224803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T002804Z
UID:5480-1731580200-1731585600@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:A Guided Visit to History House -133 Macquarie Street Sydney
DESCRIPTION:‘History House’ aka Wickham House is the home of the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) and houses its wonderful research resources in its library. The building has recently been refurbished and it is a privilege to be hosted by the RAHS at this venue. Wickham House was designed by George Allen Mansfield and built in the Victorian Filigree style from 1853 – 1872 for George Oakes. The building was placed on the NSW State Heritage Register in 1999.Not only will we be visiting a beautiful building and hearing its history\, we will be given a guided tour through the library resources held there. Morning tea will also be served.The visit has been arranged for ADHS members and will be limited in numbers. Please register early as numbers are needed for catering purposes.Registrations by 12 th November please \n\n\n\nPlease register for this event before 12th November
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/a-guided-visit-to-history-house-133-macquarie-street-sydney/
LOCATION:133 Macquarie Street Sydney\, 133 Macquarie Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241020T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241020T143000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240807T065626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T231121Z
UID:5488-1729429200-1729434600@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Curious about Croydon and its Conservation?? Come on a Guided Walking Tour of one of its key Conservation Areas – Malvern Hill
DESCRIPTION:Joint Function – Ashfield and Burwood District Historical Societies \n\n\n\n\n\nThe guided walk will be led by John Johnson\, Vice President of Burwood and District Historical Society. John has written a book about the history of the Malvern Hill estate which is shortly to be published. \n\n\n\nCroydon falls into 2 local government areas – Inner West (incorporating the former Ashfield Municipality) and Burwood Local Government areas. Although administration is separate\, the suburb is seen as one place for its identity\, functions and history. For instance\, the Gads Hill Conservation Area (Inner West) adjoins Malvern Hill\, the subject of this walk. Malvern Hill was a later subdivision which was planned in accordance with the Local Government Act introduced in 1906. Principally a residential area\, it was seen as a desirable place to live and features Federation and Californian Bungalow architectural styles. \n\n\n\nThe ADHS publication\, Journal 18 -Croydon in Focus\, can provide you with more insights into the suburb of Croydon. \n\n\n\nMeeting Place: The small park/playground behind the Old Croydon Post Office (now the Adora Chocolate shop)\, The Strand Croydon. \n\n\n\nBring – any snacks and water you think you will need (there is no refreshment facility apart from the shops on The Strand). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCroydon Post Office \n\n\n\nRegistration via the website. Early registration is recommended as walks are limited in numbers.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/curious-about-croydon-and-its-conservation-come-on-a-guided-walking-tour-of-one-of-its-key-conservation-areas-malvern-hill/
LOCATION:Post Office Lane Croydon\, 1 The Strand\, Croydon\, New South Wales\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240928T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240928T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240517T035252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T224209Z
UID:5297-1727532000-1727539200@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:A guided tour and historical outline of the Trinity Grammar School site.
DESCRIPTION:Registrations for this event have now closed. \n\n\n\nThis visit has been unavoidably rescheduled to 28th September (Saturday)\, as now shown. The School Archivists offer their apologies. Those already registered will be contacted to confirm their attendance. \n\n\n\nAlison Doran (School Archivist) has agreed to conduct a guided tour and historical outline of the Trinity Grammar School site\, for History Week in September.  \n\n\n\nTrinity Grammar School occupies a site between Victoria Street and Prospect Road\, with an interesting history in its own right. One of the earliest grants in this district by Acting Governor Francis Grose\, it passed through several hands before attracting the eye of Sir Henry Parkes\, who cancelled sales of asubdivision of a failed school in 1880 to secure a site for a Teacher Training School. Most of it has remained in the world of Education ever since !No less an interesting history is enjoyed by the School which now occupies most of that subdivision plan. It began in the Church Hall of Holy Trinity in Dulwich Hill\, the far-sighted brainchild of The Reverend (later Bishop) Chambers\, and despite many hurdles\, survived and thrived.The Trinity Grammar School Archivist will examine both the School and its Site\, conducting a group through some secret passages and mysterious stairways in doing so. Afternoon Tea is provided.Numbers must be limited\, registration essential.NOTE: Unfortunately\, some of the route could prove difficult for anyone with mobility issues. \n\n\n\nNumbers will be limited for this event. \n\n\n\nNote this is a Saturday event –  \n\n\n\nA meeting point\, time and other details to be advised in due course.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/a-guided-tour-and-historical-outline-of-the-trinity-grammar-school-site/
LOCATION:Trinity Grammar School\, 119 Prospect Road\, Summer Hill\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Site Inspection
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240818T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240818T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240517T034018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240810T222346Z
UID:5295-1723989600-1723996800@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:A Walk Through London Streets in Search of the Origin of our Victorian Italianate Legacy; a presentation by Mark Sabolch
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event is closed.\n\n\n\nIn this pictorial presentation Mark will explore the varied examples of the Italianate architectural style as seen in London. \n\n\n\nThe Italianate style was very popular and versatile. Taking in the housing forms seen around Regents Park\, Belgravia\, Pimlico and Bloomsbury just after the turn of the nineteenth century and evolving as new estates extended into the Victorian growth areas in London’s south-east and north-west suburbs. \n\n\n\nTo what extent are the Victorian Italianate house styles we see in the Inner West derived from London housing? Mark will explore how the Victorian Italianate style evolved and consider possible translations from London to Sydney. This is a combined event of Ashfield and District Historical Society and Marrickville Heritage Society.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/theitalianates-origins-in-london-a-presentation-by-mark-sabolch/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
CATEGORIES:Presentation
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240721T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240721T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240517T033558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T022026Z
UID:5292-1721570400-1721577600@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Effective Use of Trove
DESCRIPTION:Christine Yeats will share her knowledge of “Trove”\, the free onlineresearch portal of the National Library of Australia. Christine is Senior Vice President of the RAHS\, and has extensive experience in Historical research.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/effective-use-of-trove/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240623T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240623T163000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240206T010856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T002830Z
UID:5155-1719151200-1719160200@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Conformity and Individuality in the Californian Bungalow
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will look at the ubiquitous ‘Californian Bungalow’ prevalent in the Inner West with a particular focus on Ashfield and Ashbury. Colin Webb will look at some of the features of Californian Bungalows that make them unique and how they conform. \n\n\n\nWere the Calfornian bungalows ‘unimpressive and uniformly dull?‘ \n\n\n\nColin has taken numerous photographs of Californian bungalows in our local area to illustrate the points he will make in his presentation.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/conformity-and-individuality-in-the-californian-bungalow-2/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
CATEGORIES:Presentation
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240602T013000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240602T033000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240426T032714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T032847Z
UID:5264-1717291800-1717299000@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:"Connections\, Characters and Commerce"– Smith Street Summer Hill #3
DESCRIPTION:Each person registering for this event must register individually. This will help us keep limits on the number of people attending.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nA guided walk to flesh out the characters\, places and events that contribute to our heritage of Smith Street\, Summer Hill. This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival for 2024. \n\n\n\nThe history beneath the surface of Smith Street is extraordinary. This walking tour will uncover the natural features of the landscape\, which by the 1880s became the site for a late-Victorian building boom.  How did the new subdivisions respond to the landscape\, and who were the first urban landowners and residents?  Was Summer Hill the domain of the fashionable well-to-do\, or the labouring class\, or both? Why? The shops\, the halls\, the churches and the meeting venues\, the factories\, the houses and the duplexes are still active and visible today\, and yet the pressure for change remains strong. The story of Smith Street gives us a great insight into the complex nature of Summer Hill and Inner West society of today. \n\n\n\nMeeting location at the park on the corner of Malthouse Way and Smith Street\, Summer Hill. \n\n\n\nPrior registration is essential and limited to a maximum of 15 people per event. (A waiting list will be compiled if registrations exceed our maximum limit). \n\n\n\nPlease bring a hat\, a drink and good walking shoes.
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/connections-characters-and-commerce-smith-street-summer-hill-3/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:Local Walk
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240519T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240519T163000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240205T223851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T021251Z
UID:5142-1716127200-1716136200@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:“Connections\, Characters and Commerce' – Smith Street Summer Hill #2
DESCRIPTION:We are contemplating running this event again later on in the year if we have enough people interested. If you would like to register a desire to participate in this event later in the year please email events@ashfieldhistory.org.au with the subject ‘Smith Street Walk’\, your name and preferred time/date. \n\n\n\nA guided walk to flesh out the characters\, places and events that contribute to our heritage of Smith Street\, Summer Hill. This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival for 2024. \n\n\n\nThe history beneath the surface of Smith Street is extraordinary. This walking tour will uncover the natural features of the landscape\, which by the 1880s became the site for a late-Victorian building boom.  How did the new subdivisions respond to the landscape\, and who were the first urban landowners and residents?  Was Summer Hill the domain of the fashionable well-to-do\, or the labouring class\, or both? Why? The shops\, the halls\, the churches and the meeting venues\, the factories\, the houses and the duplexes are still active and visible today\, and yet the pressure for change remains strong. The story of Smith Street gives us a great insight into the complex nature of Summer Hill and Inner West society of today. \n\n\n\nMeeting location at the park on the corner of Malthouse Way and Smith Street\, Summer Hill. \n\n\n\nPrior registration is essential and limited to a maximum of 15 people per event. (A waiting list will be compiled if registrations exceed our maximum limit). \n\n\n\nPlease bring a hat\, a drink and good walking shoes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSmith Street Summer Hill
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/connections-smith-street-walks-from-the-eastern-end-2/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:Local Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240428T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240428T163000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240205T223149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240317T030610Z
UID:5138-1714312800-1714321800@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:“Connections\, Characters and Commerce "– Smith Street Summer Hill #1
DESCRIPTION:Smith Street\n\n\n\nA choice of two guided walk dates are available \n\n\n\nSunday 28 April\, 2pm – 4:30pm. repeated on Sunday 19 May 2024\, 2pm – 4:30pm \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event is limited to 15 people. You can register for the second of walk. \n\n\nA guided walk to flesh out the characters\, places and events that contributeto our heritage of Smith Street\, Summer Hill. This event is part of theAustralian Heritage Festival for 2024. \n \nThe history beneath the surface of Smith Street is extraordinary. Thiswalking tour will uncover the natural features of the landscape\, which by the1880s became the site for a late-Victorian building boom.  How did the newsubdivisions respond to the landscape\, and who were the first urban landownersand residents?  Was Summer Hill the domain of the fashionable well-to-do\,or the labouring class\, or both? Why? The shops\, the halls\, the churches andthe meeting venues\, the factories\, the houses and the duplexes are still activeand visible today\, and yet the pressure for change remains strong. The story ofSmith Street gives us a great insight into the complex nature of Summer Hilland Inner West society of today. \n \nMeeting location at the park on the corner of Malthouse Way andSmith Street\, Summer Hill. \n \nPrior registration is essential and limited to a maximum of 15 people perevent. (A waiting list will be compiled if registrations exceed our maximumlimit). \n \nPlease bring a hat\, a drink and good walking shoes
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/connections-smith-street-walks-from-the-eastern-end-1/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:Local Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240324T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240324T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240205T221450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T054524Z
UID:5129-1711288800-1711296000@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Who Do You Think You Might Be:  The Nuts and Bolts of Genealogical Method
DESCRIPTION:Ashfield Civic Centre\, 258 Liverpool Road Ashfield \n\n\n\nA presentation by Kerry Barlow.\n\n\n\nKerry 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 guides on a wide range of social and economic issues. \n\n\n\nKerry’s passion also lies in family history and local history research\, and she brings her teaching and research expertise to the genealogy field\, where she has been teaching family history courses for the WEA for the past 7 years. \n\n\n\nThis presentation will cover: \n\n\n\nPrimary Sources \n\n\n\nBirth Death Marriage records \n\n\n\ncivil registrationuse of Indexespurchases for verification of correct peopleeach jurisdiction collected different informationdependent on honesty and knowledge of informant\n\n\n\nBaptism & Marriage records \n\n\n\nrecord dates vary for all jurisdictionsoften provide more information than Birth\, Marriage civil records (eg sponsors\, witnesses\, religion)\n\n\n\nState Archives \n\n\n\nsome primary records – eg convicts\, land grants\, immigration\n\n\n\nSecondary Sources \n\n\n\nNewspapers \n\n\n\nuseful for birth\, marriage\, death sources (eg death notices\, obituaries)useful for land purchases\, court proceedings\n\n\n\n” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nActivity Rooms 3 & 4 in Ashfield Library in Ashfield Civic Centre
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/who-do-you-think-you-might-be/
LOCATION:Ashfield Town Hall\, 258 Liverpool Road\, Ashfield\, NSW
CATEGORIES:Presentation
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240225T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20240113T020737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T230743Z
UID:5105-1708869600-1708876800@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting of A&DHS
DESCRIPTION:The Annual General Meeting of the Society \n\n\n\nPlease join us for presentation of the reports\,the election of the Committee for 2024 and afabulous afternoon tea. \n\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Niall Macken\n\n\n\n ‘Hibernian heritage – Some conservation projects in Ireland’.\n\n\n\nNiall Mackeb\n\n\n\nNiall Macken\, Team Leader – Heritage & UrbanDesign\, Inner West Council \n\n\n\nNiall Macken is an architect and heritage specialist with a Masters Degree in Conservation Studies from the University of York\, UK. He has worked on significant historic sites\, buildings and precincts in Australia\, England and Ireland\, within both the public and private sectors. He has a strong interest in best-practice conservation management\, including the provision of creative and sympathetic interventions to historic places. \n\n\n\nNiall is a registered architect with the NSW Board of Architects\, and a member of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)\, and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI). He is the Heritage and Urban Design team leader within Inner West Council\, a member of the NSW Heritage Council’s Heritage Advisory Committee and a member of the Australian Institute of Architects heritage committee.   \n\n\n\nEvent Organisers:
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/annual-general-meeting-of-adhs/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
CATEGORIES:AGM,Presentation
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231203T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20231104T220513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T222704Z
UID:4950-1701608400-1701622800@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:End of our 50th Year Social Event
DESCRIPTION:The end of the year is near. ADHS members are invited to our end of year social event\, to celebrate our busy 50th year! Please come along and let us know the things that you have enjoyed this year and help us with ideas for 2024. \n\n\n\nThe event will be held at the home of our President\, Alex Lofts on the 3rd of December 2023. Alex’s home is in Summer Hill and when you register for the event you will be sent the address. \n\n\n\nBring along a plate for BBQ and drinks from 1:00pm
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/end-of-our-50th-year-social-event/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:Social Function
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231119T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T081417
CREATED:20230226T070715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231111T044708Z
UID:4645-1700402400-1700409600@ashfieldhistory.org.au
SUMMARY:Launch of Our New Houses Journal
DESCRIPTION:The new Houses journal covers\, in detail\, twelve houses and their occupants\, with copious illustrations. It is a follow up to our 2018 publication\, Houses of the Ashfield District. The preparation of this publication was supported by an Inner West Council grant.  \n\n\n\nMembers will be able to collect their copy of the new Houses journal at this event. \n\n\n\nTo launch this Journal\, Society Member Dennis McManus PSM will speak on heritage in the Southern Highlands \n\n\n\nHeritage in the Southern Highlands\n\n\n\nThis illustrated talk provides a background to a recent 2021-2023  Wingecarribee Shire Community Heritage Study. The illustrations will confirm that\, like Ashfield\, the heritage of the Shire is no accident. It is the result of people who had both the ideas and resources to employ competent and sometimes renowned local and Sydney based architects\, builders and others to make their dream a reality. Like Ashfield\, the work of local historians has been of major assistance to the Shire Council in providing the best possible advice to ensure informed heritage management. \n\n\n\nDennis is an Hon. Heritage Consultant and Retired Senior Officerof the NSW Heritage Council. He was awarded a Public Service Medal in 1997 for services to Heritage Conservation in NSW.  Dennis wrote a 21 page article on Victoria Square\,  Ashfield and his home\, Portland House\,  for the 2018 Houses of the Ashfield District. \n\n\n\nRefreshments provided. \n\n\n\nRegistration Required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue: Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill
URL:https://ashfieldhistory.org.au/event/launch-of-our-new-houses-journal/
LOCATION:Summer Hill Community Centre\, 131 Smith Street\, Summer Hill\, NSW
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan and Paul Williams":MAILTO:events@ashfieldhistory.org.au
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