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...

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...

The Sir Joseph Banks Hotel

The ornate and historic Sir Joseph Banks Hotel, in Anniversary Street Botany, reminds us of a past era of grandeur and seaside pleasures. Th...

Louisa Collins: the murderess of Botany Bay?

Image:  NSW Australia Gaol Description and Entrance Books 1818 - 1930 Admission record for Louisa Collins, Darlinghurst Gaol   During...

EXHIBITION: Botany & the Bay

The Edwards getting ready to row, c.1930s Courtesy of Edna Edwards & Debbie Oliver Can you believe this photograph was taken on ...

Vale Nancy Hillier OAM

 Nancy Hillier campaigning c1976. City of Botany Bay Library and Museum Nancy Hillier OAM (1924-2013) Over the last 40 years Nancy H...

Strange stories from Botany Bay

Have you ever seen an octopus holding a hand grenade? Back in 1948 that’s what local teenager, Donnie Smith came across when he was fishing ...

Botany – a marine suburb?

Given that Port Botany and Foreshore Drive have now claimed all of Botany’s beaches, talk of a marine suburb may seem strange. The i...

Mystery Medal - Can you help?

Do you have any idea what 'S & S Compt' stands for?  Unfortunately the medallion's current owner, Rob Marov of Dapto,  has ...