Contacto principal
Level 2, Bowen Library Building, 669 Anzac Parade, Maroubra
Postal address: PO Box 430, Randwick 2031
Sydney, New South Wales 2035
Randwick and District Historical Society Inc, Sydney
Randwick and District Historical Society Inc. was founded in 1957 and aims to document the social/political history and natural and built environment from pre-history to present day of Randwick City Local Government Area.
This includes the suburbs of Randwick, Clovelly, Gordons Bay, Coogee, The Spot, Lurline Bay, Maroubra, Malabar, Little Bay, La Perouse, Chifley, Yarra Bay, Phillip Bay, Matraville, Pagewood, Kingsford, Kensington, Centennial Park, and former suburbs of Little Coogee, South Kensington, Epsom, Lilyville, Bunnerong and Long Bay.
The society's constitution is available on the website.
The Society's Management Committee includes: President, Hon. Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President and members. The Society is affiliated with the Royal Australian Historical Society and the History Council of NSW.
History of Randwick City Local Government Area.
The Society has a modern centre on Level 2 of the Bowen Library at Maroubra which includes research facilities and material.
The Society's extensive collections are designed to document the history of Randwick City, including the Museum Collection, the Library and Research files.
Research Files include extensive material including photographs, ephemera, clippings, documents, realia, and reports relating to the history of Randwick City:
For publications, see https://randwickhistoricalsociety.org.au/publications/
Open: Tuesdays: 1-4pm; Thursdays: 10.30am-4pm.
Advance notice of visit advisable (phone: 02 9349 3572).
The centre is staffed by volunteers who undertake research (for a fee) and administrative work and maintain the collections.
Also, research facilities can be used by members free or by others for a fee.
For fees and charges, see https://randwickhistoricalsociety.org.au/research/
Copies can be made for a fee, see https://randwickhistoricalsociety.org.au/research/
Revised 9 December 2022