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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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
#FlashbackFriday
We're loving the fashions in this one. It had been open for about 10 years, and in another 10 years' time, it was remodelled to what we know today.
Campsie Railway Station, 1905
Commuters waiting on Campsie Railway Station.
Courtesy City of Canterbury Bankstown Local History Photograph Collection
Future plans for the stations can be seen here: www.sydneymetro.info/station/campsie-station