2024 History Week

Dark Tales of Lost Leichhardt - 16 Sep - Find out about the highway woman on Parramatta Road, the robbery gang who duped a delivery driver with a fake shopfront, the curious case of the murder at Ramsay's Bush, the bodies still buried beneath a surprising location and much, much more.
Care, Activism and Politics - 12 Sep - Geraldine Fela, Leigh Boucher and Michelle Arrow will explore their new books about nursing during the HIV/AIDS epidemic and feminist and LGBTIQ+ activism in Australia.
Annandale Foreshore Parkland Tour 10am - 21 Sep - Tour of Annandale Parkland Tour
Annandale Foreshore Parkland Tour 1pm - 21 Sep - Tour of Annandale Parkland Tour
Friends of Callan Park - Guided Walking Tour Sunday - 8 Sep - Join us for a historical walking tour of Callan Park to learn of its transition from Aboriginal to colonial settlement through to its establishment as a psychiatric asylum.
History Week 2024: Book Launch Warra Warra Wai - 11 Sep - How indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook & what they tell about the coming of the Ghost People
History Week: Human Library - 10 Sep - Join us as we engage and activate our legacy, at the launch of our intergenerational documentary film and corresponding BA archive exhibition.
History Week: Human Library - 7 Sep - Join us as we engage and activate our legacy, at the launch of our intergenerational documentary film and corresponding BA archive exhibition.
History Week: Human Library -14 Sep - Join us as we engage and activate our legacy, at the launch of our intergenerational documentary film and corresponding BA archive exhibition.
Past & Present workshop for kids - 10 Sep - In this fun and hands-on workshop, children will examine how families lived in the past and the effects of changing technologies over time.
Learn to Unearth Your House's History - 8 Sep - Learn how to find the previous residents and owners of your house and build a historical picture of your neighbourhood. Add some genealogical techniques and old newspapers to provide the colour that will complete your house’s story.
Murder, Mystery and Scandal - 10 Sep - Murder, Mystery and Scandal at Balmain.
Talk and Exhibition: First Generation Aussie Migrant Stories - 18 Sep - Meet the photographer, documentarian, Raj Suri with the First Generation Aussies of Haberfield who have shared their stories in contributing to the social, economic and cultural growth in Haberfield-Inner West, Sydney.
The Lost Letters of Rose Carey by Julie Bennett - 12 Sep - A stirring tale of mystery and romance, inspired by the life of 1920s Australian film icon and ‘million-dollar mermaid’ Annette Kellerman.
Walk the Golden Mile: Brickworks Walking Tour with Ron Ringer 10am - 9 Sep - Join a fascinating introduction of the brickmaking industry as it was in St Peters until the late 1970s when the Austral Bricks yard was finally closed.
Walk the Golden Mile: Brickworks Walking Tour with Ron Ringer 1pm - 9 Sep - Join a fascinating introduction of the brickmaking industry as it was in St Peters until the late 1970s when the Austral Bricks yard was finally closed.