Our Bulletin ...

 

The Glebe Society's Bulletin is published ten times yearly and contains news affecting Glebe, provides a forum for the exchange of information, a community noticeboard and details of forthcoming Society events. You can view back issues on this website by clicking here.

 

Some current issues featured in past Bulletins are published in this website's News and Events page and the Editor of our Bulletin is happy to consider any matter pertaining to Glebe to be contributed material for publication.

An example is the Leichhardt Local History Group which seeks to promote local history activities throughout the Leichhardt Local Government Area (LLGA); assists in fund-raising for local history activities and community resources; acts as an advocate for increased awareness of local history in the LLGA and facilitates networking and liaison between history groups within the LLGA. For further information phone Sue on 9519 3268.

 

The first issue of the Annandale Amble (2003) has recently been published by the Annandale Historical Society ($19.80 inc. GST, pp52). An occasional publication, It contains historical information about our neighbouring suburb of Annandale and is available by contacting PO Box 26, Annandale NSW 2038. Available copies are diminishing so it is advisable to order asap.

 

Glebe Guide for Sale   While the Bulletin is available only to members of the Society, our walking guide, Historic Glebe, is available for sale to members and the general public.   Historic Glebe is a 40-page mapped guide to our suburb, describing the many historic buildings, their significance and heritage value within our Conservation Area. Some samples of the material contained in the guide are published on the History page of our website. Historic Glebe is available at a cost of $5.00.

Historical DIY Walking Tour Guides

The City Council wants both locals and visitors to discover more of historic Sydney and has published a free series of walking tour brochures (1st edn. August 2004), including a walking guide to Glebe and other areas of our city. More information can be found at the City's website: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/history or call the City of Sydney on 1300 651 301

 

  

Bibliography
(by publication date)

 

The Architectural Character of Glebe by Bernard and Kate Smith (1973, reprinted 1989) Sydney University Press, ISBN 0 424 00155 1.

 

The Glebe: Portraits and Places by Freda MacDonnell (1975) Ure Smith,
ISBN 0 7254 0229 6.

 

Balmain to Glebe, Pictorial Memories by Joan Lawrence and Catherine Warne (1985, reprinted 1995) Atrand Books, ISBN 0 908272 02 5.

 

Preparing Glebe Point Road for the 21st Century by K. Burgin and I.S.F. Jones (1990), University of Sydney, ISBN 0 86758 320 0.

 

Glebe Point Road: Urban Design Study documented all existing buildings on Glebe Point Road in 02/1990 and this information can be made available upon approach to The Glebe Society Inc. PO Box 100, Glebe NSW 2037.

 

The Boatshed on Blackwattle Bay by Max Solling (1993), Glebe Rowing Club, Ferry Road Glebe 2037, ISBN 0 646 14811 7.

 

The Western Lines of the Sydney Tramway System by David R. Keenan (1993), Transit Press, based on The Red Lines by R.K. Henderson and D. Keenan. (The book originated from a series of articles which appeared in Electric Traction magazine in 1969. It details the lines to Abbotsford, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Balmain, Birchgrove and Glebe Point as well as the cross suburban route between Darling Street Wharf, Balmain and Canterbury.)

 

House names of Australia: The complete guide to naming your house by Graham Gould. Lyre Bird Publications, Moonee Ponds.

 

Heritage of Hunters Hill (4th edition) This 150 page book contains photographs by the late Douglis Baglin of over 350 listed homes and buildings in Hunters Hill together with a brief description of their history. The book is available from the Trust at PO Box 85, Hunters Hill 2110 for $29.95 plus $6 postage or from Gleebooks.

 

Leichhardt: On the Margins of the City by Max Solling and Peter Reynolds (1997) Allen & Unwin. (A social history of Leichhardt and the former municipalities of Annandale, Balmain and Glebe. "The whole process of creating and peopling Leichhardt's streets is examined against a background of demographic change, improved methods of transportation and the availability of land and capital. The transport, close-knit communities in the schools, churches and pubs that sprang up while local government went about the task of laying down the basic urban structure of the municipality have been penetratingly analysed.")

 

Ducks on the Pond by Anne Summers (2000) Penguin Books Australia, contains an interesting chapter on Glebe and the establishment of the first women's refuge in Australia, Elsie, ISBN 0 14 027808 7.

 

Annandale Amble (2003) is published by the Annandale Historical Society and edited by D. Springett and D. Lawrence (an occasional publication)

 

 

Further Reading ...

The Leichhardt Historical Journal is published yearly and contains articles of significance to Glebe from time to time. Annual subscription is $25.00 – contact Hon. Editor, 9 The Avenue, Balmain 2041.

 

The Whitlam Government, 1972-1975 by E.G. Whitlam (1985) Penguin Books Australia, contains historical perspective on The Glebe Estate.

 

The Past is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthall (1985) Cambridge University Press.

 

Looking after your Community's Heritage by Bruce Pennay (1995) Charles Sturt University, Albury ISBN 0 947 156 86 0.

 

Looking after Heritage Places by Michael Pearson & Sharon Sullivan (1999) Melbourne University Press.