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​Sutherland Shire Historical Society
​​Mindful of the Past
​Focused on the Future
ABOUT OUR MUSEUM

88 Venetia Street
Sylvania 

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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
  • Craft section including Clarice Nelson's sampler dated 1898 
  • Environmental disasters ​
  • ​The Olympics 25 Years since Sydney 2000

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​Opening hours :
Saturday 9:00- 1:00pm
Tuesday 12:00 - 4:00pm
Thursday 9:30- 1:30 pm
Except Christmas, New Year, Easter  and Public holidays.​
We cater for preschools, school groups, Probus, Rotary. general interest groups etc. Please email  [email protected] to arrange a visit.
Entry $5.00pp 



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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.