Publications
The Society promotes Illawarra history through its publications.
Copies of the Society’s publications are available in person from the Museum at 11 Market St, Wollongong during opening hours.
If you are unable to visit us, you can contact us by post ( PO Box 241, Wollongong 2520) or email ( info@illawarramuseum.com) and we will arrange to send them to you. Postal and handling charges apply for books sent by mail. We will advise you of the cost before sending the items.
In association with the University of Wollongong Library, the Societty is making available digital versions of many of its publications. Available digital publications are highlighted in red and are freely available for download.
The Society is extremely grateful to the University of Wollongong Library for their investment and commitment in making available local history publications.
| Books | Author | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIETY'S LATEST PUBLICATION | ||||
| Scandal, Slander and Interfering with our Neighbours | Neate, Lorraine (2016) | $30.00 | Misdeeds of early Illawarra residents | |
| BUILDINGS | ||||
| The Old Court House Wollongong: Part 1 Court House Era 1858-1885 | 1858-1885 | Anneveld, H (2018) | $2.00 | |
| CEMETERIES - MEMORIALS | ||||
| Pioneer Park | Fleming, A (1962) | $1.00 | ||
| Wollongong Rest Park at Globe Lane and Burelli Street with an account of the memorials therein | Fleming, A (1975) | $1.00 | Andrew's Fountain (Boer War); Mt Kembla Disaster Memorial; Stephen Best Memorial; Burelli St | |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| Wollongong’s National School 1840-1884 – The First in Australia | 1840-1884 | Osborne, F (2009) | $1.00 | Sectarian opposition to public education |
| ENTERTAINMENT | ||||
| Gauffered Velour | 1897-1994 | Parkinson, R (1995) | $5.00 | History of motion picture exhibition and picture theatres in the Illawarra |
| GENERAL HISTORY | ||||
| Garden of New South Wales | 1770-1900 | Cousins, A (1994) | $2.00 | History of the Illawarra & Shoalhaven districts, |
| Growing Up in Illawarra | Mitchell, W & Sherington, G (1984) | $2.00 | ||
| Illawarra Historical Society Inc : 60th anniversary commemorative issue | Herben, C (2004) | $1.00 | ||
| Two Hundred Facts about Historic Illawarra | 1770-1970 | Shaw, H (1970) | $2.00 | Miscellaneous facts from Illawarra history |
| HARBOURS and SHIPPING | ||||
| Brighton Beach | Fleming, A (1969) | online copy only | click title to download | |
| Port of Wollongong | 1815-1948 | Gardiner-Garden, C (1975) | $1.00 | History of Wollongong and its harbour |
| White towers : the Illawarra Lighthouses | 1872-1939 | Fleming, A & Herben, C (2001) | $2.00 | Wollongong and Kiama lighthouses |
| Wollongong Pilot Service | 1840-1857 | Fleming, A (1975) | $1.00 | Postscript to the life and death of William Edwards, "Pilot of this Port', 1850-67 |
| HEALTH | ||||
| Albert Memorial Hospital | 1864-1908 | Fleming, A (1964) | $1.00 | Wollongong’s first hospital |
| INDUSTRY | ||||
| Against Fascism and War : Pig Iron Bob and the Dalfram Dispute Port Kembla, 1938 | 1938 | Donaldson, M & Southall, N (2013) | $1.00 | Dalfram Dispute - Port Kembla 1938 |
| Old Dapto Smelting Works | 1893-1907 | O’Malley, P (1968) | $1.00 | Copper smelters at Kanahooka |
| Pioneer Kerosene Works at American Creek | 1849-1948 | Fleming, A (1976) | $1.00 | Mt Kembla |
| Swept under the Carpet – Cement Works at Port Kembla | Reynolds, D (2003) | $1.00 | ||
| PIONEERS - EXPLORERS | ||||
| Alick Osborne and the Adam Lodge | 1831-1837 | Osborne, F | $1.00 | A study in British emigration 1831-1837 based on an Illawarra family |
| Backhouse & Walker in Illawarra & Shoalhaven 1836 | 1836 | Beale, E, Mitchell, W & Organ, M (1991) | $1.00 | Diary extracts of tour of Illawarra by James Backhouse and James Walker |
| Boat People of the 1830s – Assisted Immigration to NSW | 1830-1839 | Osborne, F (2002) | $1.00 | see Local History - Pioneer Stories |
| Captain Waldron Deceased | 1834 | McDonald, W (1972) | $1.00 | Alleged murder of Charles Waldron by Mary Maloney and Sarah McGregor at 'Spring Hill', Wollongong |
| Cornelius O'Brien : Pioneer of Bulli | King, N (1965 | $1.00 | ||
| Earliest Illawarra : by its Explorers and Pioneers | 1770-1836 | McDonald, W (1979) | $1.00 | James Cook, Bass & Flinders; early settlers |
| First Five Land Grantees and their Grants in the Illawarra | 1816 | Dowd, B (!977) | $1.00 | Land grants to Richard Brooks, George Johnston, Andrew Allan, Robert Jenkins and David Allan |
| First-Footers : Bass and Flinders in Illawarra, 1796-1797 | 1796- | McDonald, W (1975) | $1.00 | George Bass and Matthew Flinders exploration |
| Lawrence Hargrave of Stanwell Park | 1850-1915 | McDonald, W (1974) | $1.00 | A sketch of his life and work |
| Murder at the Hell Hole1826 | McDonald, W (1966) | online copy only | click title to download | |
| Osbornes in Early Illawarra | Osborne, F (2000) | $1.00 | ||
| Paulsgrove Diary : Illawarra 1833-1834 | McDonald, W (1988) | $1.00 | Mt Keira Estate | |
| Paulsgrove Illawarra 1825-1836 | Neate, L (2010) | $40.00 | Mt Keira Estate | |
| Reminiscences of Illawarra 1894-1895 | Stewart, A (1987) | $1.00 | ||
| Scandal, Slander and Interfering with our Neighbours | Neate, Lorraine (2016) | $30.00 | Misdeeds of early Illawarra residents | |
| Surveyors, Settlers and Land Grants in Illawarra 1815-1817 | Osborne, F (2000) | out of print | ||
| POLITICS - GOVERNMENT | ||||
| Against Fascism and War: Pig Iron Bob and the Dalfram Dispute Port Kembla, 1938 | 1938 | Donaldson, M & Southall, N (2013) | $1.00 | |
| Illawarra District Council | 1843-1858 | Fleming, A (1970) | $1.00 | Account of the first attempt at local government in the Illawarra |
| In re a Gentleman, one : the rise and fall of Francis Woodward, sometime M.L.A. for Illawarra | 1846-1905 | McDonald, W (1972) | $1.00 | Biography of Francis Woodward and his land and other investments |
| ROADS | ||||
| Illawarra Toll-bars, Kiama and Russell Vale | 1844-1881 | Fleming, A (1966) | $1.00 | |
| Old Market Square : Historic Heart of Wollongong | 1816-1968 | Fleming, A (1978) | $1.00 | Includes details of the establishment and use of the Square as well as the surrounding properties |
| Oldest Road | 1818-1979 | McDonald, W (1979) | $1.00 | Location of the earliest road down the escarpment south of Bulli Pass |
| SPORT -RECREATION | ||||
| International Aboriginal Cricketers v. Illawarra | 1867 | Fleming, A (1968) | $1.00 | Record of the grand cricket matches played at Wollongong |
| SUBURBS - LOCALITIES | ||||
| Black Diamonds : History of Bulli District, New South Wales | Bayley, W (1989) | $5.00 | ||
| Coming of Faith at Mt Kembla in the 1960s : a personal story | Stone, K (2006) | $1.00 | ||
| History of Austinmer and Robert Marsh Westmacott | King, N (1962) | out of print | download available | |
| History of Berkeley | 1816-1963 | Barwick, K (1978) | $1.00 | |
| Lake Illawarra: an ongoing history | Davis, J (2005) | $5.00 | ||
| Illawarra Toll-bars, Kiama and Russell Vale | Fleming, A (1966) | $1.00 | ||
| My Port Kembla | West, B (1999) | onliney only | see Local History - Suburbs -Port Kembla on this website | |
| Nineteenth-century Dapto : notes on the History of Dapto and its Neighbourhood | 1816-1900 | McDonald, W (1976) | $3.00 | Land owners, early residents, buildings, roads and industries of Dapto and its neighbourhood |
| Octogenarian Remembers | Robertson, J (1998) | online copy only | see Local History - Pioneer Stories | |
| Old Dapto Smelting Works | 1893-1907 | O’Malley, P (1968) | $1.00 | Copper smelter at Kanahooka |
| Paulsgrove Diary : Illawarra 1833-1834 | McDonald, W (1988) | $1.00 | Mt Keira Estate | |
| Paulsgrove Illawarra 1825-1836 | Neate, L (2010) | $40.00 | Mt Keira Estate | |
| Pioneer Kerosene Works at American Creek | 1849-1948 | Fleming, A (1976) | $1.00 | Mt Kembla |
| Profile History of Mt Kembla | Stone, K (2002) | $5.00 | ||
| Railways of West Dapto | Reynolds, D (2001) | $1.00 | ||
| Story of Austinmer | 1867-1967 | King, N (1967) | online copy only | click title to download |
| Swept under the Carpet – Cement Works at Port Kembla | Reynolds, D (2003) | $1.00 | ||
| TRANSPORT | ||||
| Illawarra Mountain Railway | 1880-1970 | Jacobson, F (1977) | free | Railway line from Unanderra to Moss Vale |
| Railway History in Illawarra | Singleton, C (1984) | online copy only | click title to download | |
| Railways of West Dapto | Reynolds, D (2001) | $1.00 | ||
| SS Dumaresq - The Saga of a Steam Tug | Tracey, M & J (1998) | online copy only |