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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Flash Back: Canterbury Rd & Beamish St, Campsie, 1883. Known as Dan's Corner. Stay safe this long weekend constituents of Canterbury 💙♥️
Here's one for our car lovers. A FJ Holden parked on Nelson Street in Belmore. Year of manufacture?! ![]()
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#FlashbackFriday Courtesy City of Canterbury Bankstown Local History Photograph Collection
There's mischief going on in this 1957 backyard in Belmore. ![]()
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#FlashbackFriday Courtesy City of Canterbury Bankstown Local History Photograph Collection
#OnThisDay 16 March 1932, Isabella Watts & Alice Walker from Belmore North Public School were just two of 50,000 school children who marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on just days before it opened for traffic.![]()
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Tony Browne explains... "The 89 year old lady next door said she was at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and someone from the press took this photograph and it was published in the paper..... I did a search and found this picture. When I showed her she remembered and all her memories of the day came flooding back. She was very excited to see it, as she no longer had a copy. The School was Belmore North. The two girls featured are (left) Isabella Watts & (right) Alice Walker now Oldham, the lady next door .....she was 9 years old then.”![]()
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🎥 See video footage 👉 fb.watch/4jUkuh0zCZ/![]()
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[Photo courtesy State Archives NSW]