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 in Church St. Canterbury.
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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Meeting Tuesday 25 June 2019
7 .30 pm
Senior Citizens Centre
Redman Pde
Belmore
Guest Speaker, Supper
Visitors Welcome
#FactoftheWeek Reverend Richard Johnson (1756-1827), who was Ashbury's first landowner, was also the first Christian cleric in Australia.
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Canterbury District 1890. Is your street on the map? Belmore Railway line has not been constructed.
#FactoftheWeek Lakemba was known as 'Potato Hill', followed by 'Belmore South', before the change to its modern name in 1910.
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Then and now: How Lakemba has changed
Then and now: How Lakemba has changed
ONCE known as Potato Hill, Lakemba has undergone a lot of change since colonial times.