Founded in 1962, with one of the aims being to gather historical records of the Canterbury District, the Society has since the mid 1980's operated a Family and Local History Research Centre in the historic Beulah Vista home, located at 15 Church St. Canterbury.
Mailing Address: PO Box 49, Campsie NSW 2194
The aim of the Society is....
- To encourage the study of history, both of the Canterbury District and Australia.
- To collect records and objects relating to Canterbury's history.
- To publish journals, periodicals and books relating to the history of Canterbury.
- Membership Fees:
- Regular Member; $20 per annum, Pensioner, Senior, Student, $15 per annum, Families/Institutions, $25 per annum Supporter/Friends Member (non voting) $5 per annum
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Any guesses on the date? This dateless picture shows Beamish Street in Campsie.
#FlashbackFriday Courtesy City of Canterbury Bankstown Local History Photograph Collection
Beaming for the camera, here is Class 1A at Belmore South Infants School in 1957.
#Flashback Friday Courtesy City of Canterbury Bankstown Local History Photograph Collection
ROSELANDS SHOPPING CENTRE - 1968
General scenes on the ground floor at Roselands around the escalator.
🤔 DID YOU KNOW... Roselands was once the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere.
[Photo courtesy Graham Cosserat]
Ever moved house this way?
This move happened in Lakemba in the 1940s.
Courtesy City of Canterbury Bankstown Local History Photograph Collection #FlashbackFriday