History Articles

Read history articles, features, and interviews on the Randwick and District Historical Society’s blog or contact us today to find out more about what we do. As a local membership organisation of history enthusiasts, dedicated to exploring and documenting the history of our local area, we’re always discovering interesting new things about the place we live. Our blog will be regularly updated with the most interesting findings from our research.
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Randwick & District Historical Society has developed a list of some historical information pertaining to people, places, and buildings. They are listed on the attached document alphabetically A -Z. By Judith Neville, Secretary A-Z August 2016
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During the recent re-organisation of the R&DHS library, many interesting finds were made. ‘BY THE BUNNERONG LIGHTS’ by Allan Bartlet, an autobiography, dedicated to his parents Leslie James and Elizabeth Bartlet, was one of these. The five volumes cover incidents that had happened to the family during the period before, during and after the Great
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Nell Pillars was the first to stimulate an interest in the preservation of Randwick’s early heritage buildings. Early in 1957 she advertised, inviting any local resident interested to attend a meeting at her home, the 1854 heritage mansion Nugal Hall, in Milford Street, Randwick. At this meeting, representatives from the National Trust of Australia and
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