Sutherland Shire Historical Society
Mindful of the Past..
Focused on the Future.
About Our Museum
88 Venetia Street
Sylvania
Mindful of the Past..
Focused on the Future.
About Our Museum
88 Venetia Street
Sylvania
Museum Themes
Our central theme SSHS’s new Venetia Street museum is ‘Old but New’.
Here we highlight a selection of objects and stories reflecting this old but new history of Sutherland Shire – described in 1929 as, ‘A sort of no-man’s land between Sydney and the Illawarra’.
Museum displays highlight:
- Aboriginal life and art
- First contact - Captain Cook’s arrival in 1770, including Banks and botany
- The story of Bass and Flinders
- Early landholders in the district especially Thomas Holt
- The Holt-Sutherland Company
- Farming
- Industry
- Essential services, including electricity, water, toilets, health
- The Coming of Suburbia
- Migrant stories
- Surfing and water sports
- Science & research
- Murder & Mayhem
- Local government, Sutherland Shire Council
- Environmental disasters
Saturday 9:00- 1:00pm
Tuesday 12:00 - 4:00pm
Thursday 9:30- 1:30 pm
Except Christmas, New Year and Public holidays.
We cater for school groups, Probus, Rotary. general interest groups etc. Please email shiremuseumvisitors@gmail.com to arrange a visit.
Entry $5.00pp
I Why not organise a group visit to the museum?
We have the Olympic Torch and Community Cauldron on display,
you can touch and hold the objects and have your photo taken.
We have the Olympic Torch and Community Cauldron on display,
you can touch and hold the objects and have your photo taken.