More Information on Heritage

Contacts

• Rockdale City Council's Urban and Environmental Planning Unit can provide general information about heritage matters in Rockdale by phoning 9562 1666.
• Council's Local History Librarian conducts property searches to determine the age of houses in the City.
• The St George Historical Society Inc meets on the third Saturday of each month (except January) in Rockdale Town Hall at 2pm. The meetings often include a Guest Speaker and prospective members and visitors are welcome to attend. The Society produces a members bi-monthly newsletter, and runs an Historic Museum at Lydham Hall. Contact the Society on (02) 9567-4259.

Links

• The NSW Heritage Office site features a search of the State Heritage Register.
• The Australian Heritage Commission site features a search of the Register of the National Estate.
• Teaching Heritage is a NSW Education Department teaching resource site.
• The National Trust of Australia (NSW) is a non-government organisation concerned with all aspects of heritage, environmental, cultural and structural.
• Ian Evans's World of Old Houses is a site devoted to caring for and restoring homes.

Publications

Publications available from Council:

• Rockdale Heritage Study
• Rockdale Draft Heritage Guidelines
• Rockdale Heritage Drive pamphlet (free)
• Rockdale and Arncliffe Heritage Walk pamphlets (free)
• Caring for Old Buildings (National Trust pamphlet) (free)

History books

History books held at Rockdale Library and available for purchase from Council:

• Greeves, Jervis & Rathbone, Rockdale: Its Beginning and Development (Rockdale Council, 1986)
• Rathbone, R.W A Village Called Arncliffe (Wild and Woolley, 1997)
• Rathbone, R.W Brighton Le Sands (Rockdale City Library, 2000)
• Rathbone, R.W The Origins of the Street Names of the Municipality of Rockdale (Rockdale Municipal Council, 1989)

Technical books

Technical books held at Rockdale Library and available from most bookshops include:

• Apperly, I.R, A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture (Angus & Robertson, 1989)
• Stapleton, I, How to Restore the Old Aussie House (The Flannel Flower Press, 1991)
• Evans, I, Caring for Old Houses (Flannel Flower Press, 1988)
• Department of Planning, Getting the Details Right (Flannel Flower Press, 1989)
• Stapleton, E.L, Colour Schemes for Old Australian Homes (Flannel Flower Press, 1984)
• Fraser, H, The Federation House (Landsdowne Press, 1986)
• Evans, I, The Federation House (Flannel Flow Press, 1986)
• Howells, T, and Nicholson, M, Towards the Dawn (Hale and Iremonger, 1989)
• Cuffley, P, Australian Houses of the 20s and 30s (The Five Mile Press, 1989)