History Week 2012 Programe
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The presentations will centre on public history, local heritage and social research which lead to the creating of primary historical data about a community. Inspired by the completed historical research and data achieved through the Leichhardt Local History Grants the presenters would love to share these unique historical findings and their research methodsWHEN Tuesday, September 06, 2011 9:30 AM - 4:00 PMWHERE Leichhardt Town Hall Cnr Norton and Marion Street, Leichahrdt, NSW(AUS) 2040 Register: If you would like to come along please RSVP by Thursday, September 01, 2011 Please respond by clicking the buttons below $50.00 for the whole day with lunch included.
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Join us in History Week 2010 for a walk down the streets of the past and into the lives of those you pass. Explore the biographies of our leaders, those who shaped our world and the ordinary worlds of lesser known identities. From a celebration of Sydney’s Italian fruitshops at Leichhardt Library to the stories of those who left their mark on local landscapes at Callan Park and on Balmain’s waterfront there is plenty going on this September. Download our events guide here (PDF reader required): HISTORYWEEK2010webflyer[1] With over 200 events across NSW, History Week is about celebrating the best in community and professional history, highlighting its role in our cultural life and inviting people to get involved. During History Week, community groups, local councils, libraries, archives, museums, universities, cultural institutions, professional and amateur historians across NSW open their doors to present the latest in today’s historical research – fascinating stories, artifacts and experiences about both our past and ourselves today. The NSW wide guide to events can be found here: www.historycouncilnsw.org.au/events/history-week-2010 2010′s Heritage Festival programme was a huge success with a great range of events held in our local area. The Balmain Association’s ferry tour on board the historic Radar of former industrial sites was a sell out and accompanied the Association’s exhibition Balmain Locals help to make our Nation at the Watch House on Darling Street . In Leichhardt our walking tour ARCHITECTUS – held on a breezy Sunday morning- was well attanded with people coming from as far as Sutherland to discover some of Norton Street’s architectural highlights.
Former Leichhardt councillor Hall Greenland presented a stirring overview of the life of long-time local activist and Leichhardrt alderman Nick Origlass to a packed crowd at Balmain Town Hall meeting room. Our friends at Heritage Group of Leichhardt District, meanwhile, launched their eagerly awaited book Exploring Leichhardt Heritage at Leichhardt Library. Balmain Association's ferry tour on April 11th Leichhardt Council and the Local studies team invites you to come and enjoy a range of events for Heritage Festival Week. L 1st stop: Balmain Library The Busted Walking tour was a sunny Sunday in Balmain and a wonderful group of 18 local history enthusiasts and heritage consultants gathered at Balmain Library for morning tea and a sneak preview of the Busted Exhibition, which showcases 8 mug shot images, courtesy of the Justice and Police Museum, a street landscape of Beattie street and a 1958 shot of the Balmain courthouse registry room. A short film “Balmain Boys Do crime” flavours the exhibition with some old time Balmain characters, Larrikins at heart, they share stories of SP bookmakers, local pubs and a few scandalous crime stories from decades ago. The walk took us to the historical Balmain courthouse, then the confectionary shop run by the notourious cross dressing convicted murderer Eugene Falleni and wife Annie Birckett. Next stop was further down Darling street for a guided tour by Kath Hamey and June Lumsman of the Balmain Watchhouse which once operated as a an overnight lock-up. The Balmain Association, showcased police uniforms, historical photographs, stories and newspaper clippings of gripping local crime from yesteryear.
The Exhibition is open from September 5th – October 31st at Balmain Library. Scandals, Crime and Corruption Exhibition: BUSTED! A snaphot of crime in Balmain Dates:September 5 – October 31 Cost: Free Where: Balmain Library, Balmain Town Hall building 370 Darling Street, Balmain Presented by LEICHHARDT LIBRARIES Email:localhistory@lmc.nsw.gov.au Family history BALMAIN Workshop:- you’ve done the research, now what? Join genealogist Terri Kempe as she discusses techniques and strategies to use when writing up family histories and memoirs. Date: Tuesday September 8 Time: 6.30pm Cost: Free Where: Balmain Library Balmain Town Hall building 370 Darling Street, Balmain Presented by LEICHHARDT LIBRARIES Email:localhistory@lmc.nsw.gov.au BALMAIN Author talk: RAZOR by Larry Writer Date: Tuesday September 15 Time: 6.30pm Cost: Free Where: Balmain Library, Balmain Town Hall building 370 Darling Street, Balmain Presented by LEICHHARDT LIBRARIES Email:localhistory@lmc.nsw.gov.au History Council History Week 2009
70 people joined us down on the waterfront at Balmain’s Dawn Fraser Baths – the oldest surviving tidal-baths in Australia- as we celebrated History Week 2008.
Heritage consultant Meredith Walker gave an illustrated presentation on the history of bathing pools around the Leichhardt and Balmain foreshores, and Leichhardt Rowing Club’s Barry Moynahan held our attention with his words and an image presentation exploring the history of the Club that was opened in 1886 by Sir Henry Parkes.
Meredith Walker has identified 9 bathing pools that have existed around the Balmain and Leichhardt foreshore since 1875. We’ll be putting up some of her research into swimming baths here on LOCAL NOTES soon.
We are celebrating life at the water’s edge during September!
Wherever waters rise or fall, there’s a story, and events across the Leichhardt area in September are a great opportunity to explore just how central the water’s edge has been since before European colonisation. From photographic exhibitions, speakers nights to guided walks there’s plenty happening – download our events list here (requires PDF reader):dl_brochure_web1 And don’t forget we are wanting to hear about your time spent ‘at the water’s edge’ – log on and share your memories – see the ‘MY WATER’S EDGE’ tab at the top of our masthead, and get typing!
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