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Changing boundaries, changing names: the history behind Bayside Council

History is often associated with the distant past. In reality though, it is constantly being made in the present. On Friday 9 September 201...

# Flashback Friday - Davis Gelatine Factory

Can you remember the distinctive smells that used to come from the Davis Gelatine Factory? The factory which turned animal offcuts into prod...

Botany's Hot Sea Baths

Fishing in the warm waters outside Bunnerong Power Station, 1939. Courtesy of the SLNSW ( HA_30317)    Fancy taking a bath next door to...

SELF GUIDED TOUR:Botany's Foreshores - Then & Now

Port Botany and Sydney Airport are of huge economic importance to NSW. Their construction however has totally altered the once isolated subu...

EVENT: Botany and the Bay: A guided bus/walking tour of Botany’s Foreshores

Image: Reginald, Jeffery & Stanley Edwards getting ready to row on Botany Bay , c.1930s Courtesy of Edna Edwards & Debbie Oliver ...

From mud banks to jet planes: A short history of O’Riordan Street, Mascot

Corner of O'Riordan and Church Street, Mascot, looking north, c.1960s. City of Botany Bay Recently a member of the public asked us t...

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS: Lauriston Park: The Forgotten Village

The Babbington Family, in their backyard at 51 Melrose Street, Lauriston Park. Courtesy of Mabel Harris Have you heard of Lauriston Park...

WWI Centenary Street Names Trail

All images courtesy of the Australian War Memorial To mark the centenary of Anzac, Council in conjunction with the Botany Historical T...

Show us your memories

Archival image courtesy of Jean Dunn Do you have a family portrait taken outside your house, or a family heirloom that your parents brou...

EVENT: Live snakes @ the museum

Come and join us on Saturday 28 May 2016 for a free snake show and a fascinating talk about ‘Professor’ Fox, Mascot’s legendary snake man. ...

Your Post-it note suggestions

Thank you to everyone who has suggested ideas for additional topics we could/should have covered in Our A to Z exhibition . We will be bl...

X marks the spot

Can you guess where this photograph was taken? You might not immediately recognise the landscape but you have probably driven over this...

EXHIBITION : Our A to Z

 Our city’s history is long and diverse. Delve back into our past and you’ll discover everything from a snake catcher who called his hom...