Illawarra Historical Society

Northern Illawarra Coal MinesThursday 7 September - free talk by Ron Cairns - 6.30pm at Wollongong City Library, Burelli St Wollongong

Ron Cairns is the editor of a new book on the history of coal mining in Illawarra. He and his co-authors, Graham Pryor and Andy Hubscher have researched and documented mining in northern Illawarra as well as in the Southern Highlands and the Burragorang Valley. ITS FREE AND VISITORS ARE VERY WELCOME

Thursday - 6 October at 6.30pm - Wollongong City Library - Burelli St Wollongong. It is free and visitors are very welcome Ken Holloway will talk about the holiday shacks in the Royal National Park and the prolonged fight to preserve them. The shacks are the subject of a magnificent book - Shack Life compiled by Ingeborg van Teeseling that has been recently published.

Stories, images and information about local museums, their collections and the heritage of the Wollongong area. Local museums have collaborated to provide a range of stories about items in their collections. Click to access the web page.

SCANDAL, SLANDER AND INTERFERING WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS The scandalous and sometimes seamy side of early Illawarra history. Our new publication gives prominence to less well-known residents of Illawarra in the 19th Century and investigates their dark histories. CLICK for an ORDER FORM

Illawarra Museum

11 Market St, Wollongong
NSW, Australia 2500

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Email - illawarrahistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.au

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