The Next Stop, Strathfield: Travel through history exhibition will officially open on 6pm Thursday 15 October 2026. There will be a short talk and serving of refreshments. If you wish to attend the opening, please RSVP by Thursday 8 October 2026 by email: exhibitions@strathfield.nsw.gov.au. Bookings are required for the opening for catering purposes. The exhibition […]
The Cinema History talk presented by Cathy Jones will be held on Saturday 3 October 2026 at the City of Canada Bay Museum, 1 Bent Street Concord. The meeting commences at 1.30pm for a 2pm sharp start. The talk covers a range of topics including discussion of the rise and fall of suburban cinemas, histories […]
A memorial ceremony was held today in the Strathfield Town Centre to commemorate the Strathfield Massacre, which occurred on 17 August 1991 at Strathfield Plaza. It remains one of Australia’s most devastating mass shootings. The memorial service was coordinated by the Cumberland RSL and attended by people directly involved on the day or representing the […]
The June/July 2026 Strathfield-Homebush District Historical Society Newsletter features an article on the history of Inglemere, a Federation-style house at 2 Abbotsford Road, Homebush, now operating as Darcy’s Hotel. Built in 1906 to a design by architect Ernest Lindsay-Thompson, the property began as a private residence for Alice Humphrey and her mother Ellen, members of […]
John Johnson will discuss stories from his book The Model Suburb: A history of the Malvern Hill Estate, Croydon. The event will take place on Saturday 8 August from 10.30am at the Ironbark Room, Strathfield Library, Rochester Street Homebush. Morning tea will be served from 10.15am before the commencement of the talk. The event is free. The talk […]
Mary Florence Farr died recently at age 91 years. Mrs Farr was elected as an Alderman at a by-election held on 19 September 1981 to replace Aldermen Jordan and Consadine. She contested the September 1983 election and was re-elected. In October 1983, Alderman Farr was elected as Deputy Mayor and she served for year. She […]
This house is currently on the market and I received a request for historical information about the house. I am unaware of a house name but it was built in 1939-1940 when house naming was less common. 87-89 Burlington Road Homebush is a large single storey red textured interwar home with a hipped roof of […]
The Cinema History talk was held on Sunday May 31st 2026 at Strathfield Library. The talk covered a range of topics including discussion of the rise and fall of suburban cinemas, histories of many cinemas in Sydney’s west including Strathfield and surrounding suburbs, the influence of the American Film Studios on distribution of films to […]
A talk will be held on Sunday 31 May 2026 at Strathfield Library on Cinemas of the Strathfield district. The talk will be held from 2pm to 4pm at Strathfield Library, 65-67 Rochester Street Homebush. Afternoon tea will be served at 2pm before the commencement of the talk. The event is free. For bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/strathfield-cinema-talk About […]
The article on the former Inglemere Private Hospital Abbotsford Road Homebush receives considerable views and comments. I have done more research on this property and will be publishing a more detailed history fairly soon. However, I was wondering if anyone has any historic photos of this property that I could use? Lastly, the hospital was sold in […]
