Meet at 1:45pm. Tour will be led by Vince Crow. St David's Uniting Church is a heritage-listed Uniting church at 51- 53 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield. The property is owned by … Continue reading "A Tour of St David’s Church Complex Dobroyd (Now known as Haberfield)"
Geoffrey Barker will reveal some of the gems of the New South Wales State Library's photographic collection. This is a Members only event and numbers are limited. Note: tthe meeting … Continue reading "Gems from the State Library’s extensive & wide-ranging Photographic Collection."
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 … Continue reading "The Squatters’ Grab; tracing the failure of colonial administrators and various governments to discharge their obligations to Indigenous Australians "
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 … Continue reading "Inviolable but Invisible – Women at Ashfield, Summer Hill and Croydon Stations"
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 .Having … Continue reading "Under the Big Top – Circus in Australia: 1847-2025, a talk by Dr Mark St Leon"
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"
Callan Park is one of the largest heritage cultural landscapes in the metropolitan area, increasingly threatened by development plans. We are privileged to have Hall Greenland, Friends of Callan Park … Continue reading "History and Drama of Callan Park"
Please Note...This is a Saturday Event Concurrent with this year’s 198th annual Riot Day organised by the Parramatta Female Factory Friends. Riot Day is one of the rare occasions when … Continue reading "Parramatta Female Factory Visit"
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. There will … Continue reading "A Show and Tell afternoon"
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 … Continue reading "Christmas Get Together"
