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. Please 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 … Continue reading "Christmas Get Together"
Convicts, Speculators and Settlers – Who would have guessed about this early history of Ashfield!: Guest speaker Committee Member Kerry Barlow, AGM The 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 … Continue reading "A&DHS Annual General Meeting"
Exactly half-way between Summer Hill & Ashfield Stations. Start location = The Bruce Street Reserve at the corner of Elizabeth St and Liverpool Road. This event for March 22 has been fully booked but we will be repeating the walk on April 12.. Please register for this event. Members, especially those who attended Kerry's presentation at … Continue reading "Walking tour of the historic Federal Fyle Heritage Conservation Area"
Start location = The Bruce Street Reserve at the corner of Elizabeth St and Liverpool Road. Many 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. Members, especially those who attended Kerry's presentation at the AGM of her … Continue reading "Repeat Walking tour of the historic Federal Fyle Heritage Conservation Area"
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. … Continue reading "The GreenWay and Long Cove Creek – A Guided Walk uncovering Layers of Change #1."
The newly connected GreenWay 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 … Continue reading "The GreenWay and Long Cove Creek – A Guided Walk uncovering Layers of Change. #2"
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 process of land identification.
Brian Gray will reveal the connection between the rabbit plague and the Australian Steel Industry, in particular fence netting production at the Australian Wire Factory at Chiswick with logistic support from Summer Hill and Ashfield
Mark Sabolch will explore the cultural trends that enabled the Federation style to replace the formerly popular Victorian Italianate
Daf Hewson, a Society member,will lead guided viewing of accessible parts of Glentwoth House and the Cardinal Freeman Village, followed by Choral Vespers in the magnificent Chapel afterwards. Meeting point to be advised.. This stunning Romanesque Revival Chapel was built by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1942. Glentworth is one of Ashfield’s largest old … Continue reading "Tour of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Sisters at Glentworth, Ashfield."
