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 … Continue reading "Launch of Our New Houses Journal"
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 … Continue reading "End of our 50th Year Social Event"
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 … Continue reading "Annual General Meeting of A&DHS"
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, … Continue reading "Who Do You Think You Might Be: The Nuts and Bolts of Genealogical Method"
A choice of two guided walk dates are available Sunday 28 April, 2pm – 4:30pm. repeated on Sunday 19 May 2024, 2pm – 4:30pm Please note that this event is … Continue reading "“Connections, Characters and Commerce “– Smith Street Summer Hill #1"
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 … Continue reading "“Connections, Characters and Commerce’ – Smith Street Summer Hill #2"
Each person registering for this event must register individually. This will help us keep limits on the number of people attending. A guided walk to flesh out the characters, places … Continue reading "“Connections, Characters and Commerce”– Smith Street Summer Hill #3"
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 … Continue reading "Conformity and Individuality in the Californian Bungalow"
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 … Continue reading "Effective Use of Trove"
Registration for this event is closed. In this pictorial presentation Mark will explore the varied examples of the Italianate architectural style as seen in London. The Italianate style was very … Continue reading "A Walk Through London Streets in Search of the Origin of our Victorian Italianate Legacy; a presentation by Mark Sabolch"
