Sutherland Shire Historical Society
Mindful of the Past
Focused on the Future
PUBLICATIONS
88 Venetia Street
Sylvania
Mindful of the Past
Focused on the Future
PUBLICATIONS
88 Venetia Street
Sylvania
Sutherland Shire histories published by
Sutherland Shire Historical Society
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NEW HISTORY OF WOOLOOWARE OUT NOW - November 2025
Woolooware's evolution from remote rural outpost into thriving modern suburb has been chronicled in a new history by award-winning historian - and long time Woolooware resident - Pauline Curby.
$20.00 (+ $10 postage) How to buy a copy: Email us at [email protected] to order a copy. You can either:
Reference: 'Woolooware (your name)' |
Kareela: Lucky and Liveable Cost $30.00, 2nd edition now available.
Adams Elizabeth, Kareela – Lucky and Liveable, Sutherland Shire Historical Society, 2018
Kareela – Lucky and Liveable, is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the suburb’s naming in August 1968. Published by Sutherland Shire Historical Society, this history was made possible by the financial assistance of Sutherland Shire Council and Olsen’s Funerals. An exhaustively researched, well written work, it makes extensive use of informal oral history and has been enthusiastically received by Kareela residents and the wider Shire population.
Adams Elizabeth, Kareela – Lucky and Liveable, Sutherland Shire Historical Society, 2018
Kareela – Lucky and Liveable, is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the suburb’s naming in August 1968. Published by Sutherland Shire Historical Society, this history was made possible by the financial assistance of Sutherland Shire Council and Olsen’s Funerals. An exhaustively researched, well written work, it makes extensive use of informal oral history and has been enthusiastically received by Kareela residents and the wider Shire population.
The Matson Collection – Sutherland Shire Museum. Cost $25.00
by Bruce Howell 2023
The Matson Collection – Sutherland Shire Museum is a beautifully presented catalogue of a unique collection of Aboriginal artefacts - stone, shell and bone tools – on display at Sutherland Shire Museum (88 Venetia Street, Sylvania). They were collected locally by Fred Matson (1899-1993), a third generation Shire boat builder, mostly in the first half of the 20th century, and are now on a semi-permanent loan to the Museum.
Cronulla resident and Wiradjuri descendent Bruce Howell painstakingly recorded
detailed descriptions of each piece in the collection, and then produced this high quality publication containing stunning photographs, along with the descriptions.
This book will allow viewers to access the collection with understanding and insight.
by Bruce Howell 2023
The Matson Collection – Sutherland Shire Museum is a beautifully presented catalogue of a unique collection of Aboriginal artefacts - stone, shell and bone tools – on display at Sutherland Shire Museum (88 Venetia Street, Sylvania). They were collected locally by Fred Matson (1899-1993), a third generation Shire boat builder, mostly in the first half of the 20th century, and are now on a semi-permanent loan to the Museum.
Cronulla resident and Wiradjuri descendent Bruce Howell painstakingly recorded
detailed descriptions of each piece in the collection, and then produced this high quality publication containing stunning photographs, along with the descriptions.
This book will allow viewers to access the collection with understanding and insight.
East Coast Encounters 1770, reflections on a cultural clash Cost $30.00 2nd edition
Curby Pauline, Co-ordinating Editor 2020
East Coast Encounters 1770 presents ten articles by different authors: some are local residents, others are academics who are recognised authorities in their field. Illustrated with a number of lively images, the articles explore an eclectic selection of themes, including Cook’s early life and the botanical collecting of Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. A key part of this publication is the ‘view from the shore’, as Aboriginal contributors reflect on the impact of James Cook’s eight-day visit to Kurnell in 1770. The concluding article transports us to north Queensland to consider the interactions of the Endeavour crew with the Guugu Yimithirr people.
Curby Pauline, Co-ordinating Editor 2020
East Coast Encounters 1770 presents ten articles by different authors: some are local residents, others are academics who are recognised authorities in their field. Illustrated with a number of lively images, the articles explore an eclectic selection of themes, including Cook’s early life and the botanical collecting of Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. A key part of this publication is the ‘view from the shore’, as Aboriginal contributors reflect on the impact of James Cook’s eight-day visit to Kurnell in 1770. The concluding article transports us to north Queensland to consider the interactions of the Endeavour crew with the Guugu Yimithirr people.
Caretakers of our Past Cost $15.00
Craig Elizabeth
- Caretakers of our Past: the first fifty years of Sutherland Shire Historical Society, 1966–2016, SSHS, Sutherland 2016
Craig Elizabeth
- Caretakers of our Past: the first fifty years of Sutherland Shire Historical Society, 1966–2016, SSHS, Sutherland 2016
Badger, Angela
- My World When I was Ten (compiled by Angela Badger, ed by Elizabeth Craig), SSHS, Sutherland 2012 $10.00
Hutton Neve, Marjorie
- Martha Matilda of Sydney Town (Wife of Captain James Birnie Of Alpha
Farm, Kurnell), SSHS, 1972
- ‘The development of commerce and industry’, Sutherland Shire Studies
Series No. 4, Cronulla, SSHS 1972, 1997
- The Story of Woronora Cemetery, SSHS 1981
- Doctor Daniel Carl Solander (1733–1782), SSHS 1983
- The Early Days of Kurnell to Cronulla, SSHS, 1983
- A Brief History of Sutherland Shire’, Sutherland Shire Studies Series No. 1, SSC, 1999
- My World When I was Ten (compiled by Angela Badger, ed by Elizabeth Craig), SSHS, Sutherland 2012 $10.00
Hutton Neve, Marjorie
- Martha Matilda of Sydney Town (Wife of Captain James Birnie Of Alpha
Farm, Kurnell), SSHS, 1972
- ‘The development of commerce and industry’, Sutherland Shire Studies
Series No. 4, Cronulla, SSHS 1972, 1997
- The Story of Woronora Cemetery, SSHS 1981
- Doctor Daniel Carl Solander (1733–1782), SSHS 1983
- The Early Days of Kurnell to Cronulla, SSHS, 1983
- A Brief History of Sutherland Shire’, Sutherland Shire Studies Series No. 1, SSC, 1999
LIST OF OTHER PUBLICATIONS BY SSHS AUTHORS
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Adams, Michael
- Wind Beneath his Wings: Lawrence Hargrave at Stanwell Park, M. Adams, Sydney 2004 Bursill, Les - The Story of Dejeebahn: the bay of the whales and creation serpent, ed. by Mary Jacobs, Dharawal Publications, Engadine, Sydney 2013 Carrick, Judith - History of the Royal National Park 1879 - 2017 First published April 2014 Revised edition December 2014 Further revised edition October 2017 Curby, Pauline - Cronulla Public School: the early years, P. Curby, Cronulla 1991 - A Pictorial History of Cronulla, Kingsclear Books, Alexandria, Sydney, 1998 (2nd ed 2006) - Pictorial history of Sutherland Shire, Kingsclear Books, Alexandria 2004 (2nd ed 2007) Edney, Christine - History of Scouting in the Sutherland Shire, Christine Edney, Sutherland 2017 Heather, Jim - Jim Heather’s Cronulla and Beyond 1939–1956: life as a kid in the rural seaside village, Jim Heather, Cronulla 2012 Hutton Neve, Marjorie - Kurnell, ‘birth-place of a nation’: double purpose of the south seas voyage, Shire Pictorial Press, Caringbah, 1969 - A Short Authentic History of Cronulla, illus. by Fred Midgley, Southland Historical Press, c1970 - Bygone days of Sutherland Shire. A concise and authentic history, Southland Historical Press, 1970 - The Hon. Thomas Holt, MLA, wool merchant, politician, churchman, ‘Lord of the Manor’, Southland Historical Press, Sutherland 1970 Kavanagh. Merle - Echoes from the Bay: the Yowie Bay story, M. Kavanagh, Sutherland 2004 |
Kirkby, David R.
- From Sails to Atoms: First fifty years of Sutherland Shire 1906 to 1956, SSC, 1970 Larkin, Maryanne - Sutherland Shire: a history to 1939, Sutherland Shire History Press, Jannali 1998 Midgley, Alf - Reflections: Menai Congregational Church, 1901–1977, illustrations by Fred Midgley, F.A.Midgley, Menai, 1977 Midgley, Alf and Fred - A ride into history: the story of Loftus, Woronora, Engadine (individual booklets), Southland Historical Press, Sutherland 1970 - Light of faith: Woronora River, 1943–1968, Sutherland Shire Historical Society, 1968 Midgley, Fred - The early explorations of Sir Thomas Mitchell, SSHS, SSC 1984 - Children’s Shire History: The Story of Sutherland Shire in Words and Pictures, Southland Historical Press, Sutherland 1969 and SSHS, 1986 - The first step: the story of the first Sunday school in Bangor–Menai, 1901–1981, Menai c1981 Salt, Daphne - The Gateway to the south: first stop – Sylvania: an intimate insight into the origins of the Sutherland Shire, D.F. Salt and SSC, Sylvania, 1987 - Kurnell: birthplace of modern Australia: a pictorial history, Clarion House, Como West 2000 - Como Hotel, 1880–1996, from the ashes 2001 – , D.F. Salt, Como 2008 Walker, John - Forby Sutherland, Cronulla Observer & Printing Co., Sutherland 1968 - Two hundred years in retrospect: Kurnell–Sutherland 1770 – 1970, Cronulla Bi-Centenary Publication Syndicate of Cronulla 1970 |
Watt, Bruce 2014
- The Shire Peel away the layers and discover why the Shire is so unique and how it often punches way above its weight. Watt, Bruce 2019
- Dharawal - the first contact people Covering 250 years of the first encounter between British and European people on the east coast of Australia. For Aboriginal people it marked the beginning of the decimation of a culture that was thousands of years old. |