Posted in Latest Posts, tagged Balmain, Dawn Fraser Pool, History Week 2008, Leichhardt Rowing Club on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
70 people joined us down on the waterfront at Balmain’s Dawn Fraser Baths – the oldest surviving tidal-baths in Australia- as we celebrated History Week 2008.
Heritage consultant Meredith Walker gave an illustrated presentation on the history of bathing pools around the Leichhardt and Balmain foreshores, and Leichhardt Rowing Club’s Barry Moynahan held our attention [...]
Posted in Latest Posts, tagged History Week 2008, Leichhardt Public School on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone’s place has a story, and on September 10 thirty eager year 2 students from Leichhardt Public School joined us for an afternoon of discovery, diving-deep into the history of ‘their place’. The afternoon included a look at some of our photographic collection, a chance for the kids to find out who lived in their [...]
Posted in Latest Posts, tagged Events, Exhibitions, History Week 2008 on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are celebrating life at the water’s edge during September!
Wherever waters rise or fall, there’s a story, and events across the Leichhardt area in September are a great opportunity to explore just how central the water’s edge has been since before European colonisation.
From photographic exhibitions, speakers nights to guided walks there’s plenty happening – download our events [...]
