The next General Meeting of the Society will be held on Saturday 12th October 2019 in Chatswood Library starting at 2PM.
Guest speaker: Brian Day on a variety of aspects of Willoughby’s history.
General Meeting 10/8
LATE NEWS !!!
WDHS General Meeting this Saturday afternoon starting 2pm in the Library at The Concourse.
Paul Storm (aka Mr. Willoughby) will present the story of the Blau family.
From pre WW1, interned during the war, he discusses their rich family history.
Running a general pharmaceutical supply business for a number of years from East Chatswood, they were the agents for 4711 perfume.
There will be a quantity of original historic material on display.
North Shore railway
On Saturday 8th June 2019, Bob McKillop will speak about the history of the North Shore railway at our General Meeting. The meeting is from 2 – 4 PM in the Front Room at Willoughby Library.
Excursion to Kiama
A train tour to Kiama on Wednesday 24 April to visit the tourist attractions of that interesting town.
In particular we propose to visit the Pilots Cottage Museum managed by the Kiama and District Historical Society and their Family History Centre.
The schedule for the tour will include lunch at a local restaurant. We plan to catch the 09:27 train from Central Station to Kiama, which will arrive in Kiama at 11:39am. We are seeking expressions of interest from people in participating in this excursion, so we
would appreciate your response if you are able to join us for this event.
If this excursion is successful we plan to undertake a train journey to Katoomba in
the Spring of 2019.
Chatswood 1978 and 2018
In 1978 In architect Martin O’Donoghue took 130 photographs of buildings and activities around Chatswood as part of an architectural assignment.
In this affordable exhibition the Willoughby Museum juxtaposes Martin’s photos with those of Chatswood today, showcasing a fascinating insight into the changes that have occurred in Chatswood over the past 40 years.
End Date & Time: Sunday, 28 April 2019 4:00 pm
Address: Willoughby Museum, 58 Johnston Street, Chatswood
Tickets:
- Family: $10
- Individual: $6
Opening hours:
- Sundays 1pm to 4pm
This event is part of the Willoughby City Council 2019 Heritage Festival program.
Contact: Event Organiser on 9410 3203 or email Wdhs58@gmail.com
Local studies tour
On Saturday 13th April 2019 at 2PM, the Willoughby District Historical Society will host a tour of the Local Studies operations at the Chatswood Library. This will be a most enlightening experience. All welcome.
