Merchandise

HELENSBURGH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

P O BOX 150, HELENSBURGH NSW 2508

www.historichelensburgh.org.au

info@historichelensburgh.org.au

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NEW RELEASES

TEACHING THE 3Rs, Pioneer Schoolteachers of the Helensburgh District,

written by Janet Lee.

$20 plus Postage

The book is about three pioneer public schoolteachers – Edwin Byrnes at Helensburgh, Arthur Gilchrist at Otford, and John Surtees at Stanwell Park – and their contributions to education and community life. They were true pioneers of the Helensburgh district and deserve recognition.

HELENSBURGH NSW and the 1919 INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC (Reprinted)

by Dr Lorraine Jones

$10 plus Postage

In June 1919 the worldwide Pneumonic Influenza Epidemic (Spanish Flu) arrived in Helensburgh NSW. The local GP, Dr Frederick Cox, attended to hundreds of patients. Flu victims were quarantined in their homes or at the school, and at least ten died. What did the fatalities have in common, and why didn’t Dr Cox succumb to the epidemic?

HELENSBURGH SNIPPETS

Edited by Jan Lee

$20 plus Postage

This book contains snippets of information about various places and buildings in the history of the Helensburgh district. Some of the subjects of the articles still exist, while others live on in the memories of our older generations.

Read about 21 different aspects of life in Historic Helensburgh and the surrounding area – the old Paragon Hotel, Cawley, Darkes Forest, Garrawarra Cemetery, Chinamen’s Gardens….. and more.

HISTORIC HELENSBURGH NEW SOUTH WALES

Edited by Jan Lee

$25 plus postage

Helensburgh Historical Society is excited to announce our new publication, HISTORIC HELENSBURGH NEW SOUTH WALES, a comprehensive coverage of the local history of Helensburgh and district up until the end of 2022.

The new book has 72 gloss pages with over 180 black & white or full colour photos.

TIMBER ROLLED OUT and MONEY ROLLED IN
The Story of James Foster

By Pam Hesse and Janet Lee

$10 + Postage

This is the story of James Foster, one of Helensburgh’s early pioneers – a self-made man who worked hard, transforming from a humble bushman and labourer to industry leader and entrepreneur, playing a major role in the local community and the development of the Illawarra. After many years of research by Pam Hesse, great grand-daughter of James Foster, the life of this remarkable man has finally been documented for all to read, complete with over 90 family and local photos.

THE DECADE AFTER WWII IN HELENSBURGH, OTFORD, STANWELL PARK, STANWELL TOPS, COALCLIFF, AND DARKES FOREST.

By DR LORRAINE JONES VICE PRESIDENT HELENSBURGH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

$10 + Postage

This publication takes the reader from the end of WWII into the modern era of industrialisation and the production and use of consumer goods within Australia. What an exciting time. Full work for all! No youth unemployment!

Lots of exciting stories are contained in this easily readable book. It is lavishly illustrated with local photographs. It will entertain you during these troubled times.

“JESUS LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY – The History of Helensburgh and Stanwell Park Anglican Churches”

By Bryan Findlayson, Jan Lee and Trish Croft

$10 + Postage

A 92 page, full colour, glossy book with over 260 photos, covering the history of Helensburgh and Stanwell Park Anglican Churches from the 1880s to November 2020.

GEORGE RICKETT, MASTER BUILDER

$10 + Postage

Revised, updated and reprinted in colour

George Rickett was a pioneer of Helensburgh, involved in many organisations and responsible for many buildings eg. Waterfall Sanitorium (Garrawarra), Helensburgh Post Office, St George’s Stanwell Park.

CIVILIAN LIFE DURING WORLD WAR II

by Dr Lorraine Jones

$10 + Postage

CIVILIAN LIFE DURING WORLD WAR II by Dr Lorraine Jones tells the story of life in the Helensburgh district for the businesses, families and loved ones of our servicemen and women during the years 1939-1945.

Our Boys Not Forgotten

$10 + Postage

“Drawing on World War One service records, letters home, official correspondence, newspaper reports and old photographs, Our Boys Not Forgotten tells the stories of more than 400 men who went to war, a quarter of whom never came home.”

Written by Jenny Donohoe and Mary Steenson

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