The first school building of Avalon Public School late in 1950 after 66 pupils from Newport Public School, who had travelled from all points north of Newport to get to school, became the first pupils[…]

The first structure adjacent to the first tee on ‘Avalon Golf links’ was this little ticket office erected around 1932. Water was still some 5 years away hence the water tank. The area beyond the[…]

This photo purportedly shows the official opening of the Angophora Reserve on 19 March 1938 by Sir Phillip Street (KCMG). Much of the groundwork to enable the purchase of the land by the Wildlife Preservation[…]

This photo is another of Rex Hazlewood’s taken soon after 1920. Although the planter boxes are in place there is no sign of the Norfok Island Pines yet. Barely visible above the men’s dressing shed[…]

This fascinating aerial photo was taken in 1928. The surf club building is still some 6 years away but the 2 tiny dressing sheds are visible in amongst the haphazard arrangement of cars, some parked[…]

The original surf club building was designed by the architect BWFord and this photo shows the official opening on 23 January 1934 by the Hon. JMDunningham, the Minister for Labour and Industry. Note the generous[…]

This slogan was used by AJSmall to attract potential land purchasers to his ‘new seaside village of Avalon Beach’ in the 1920s. The Society has one original notice in its archives in the old ‘foolscap’[…]

This photograph was taken by professional photographer Rex Hazlewood. He took around 10 photographs of the area probably at the request of AJSmall in the early 1920s. Note the style of costumes,the barrenness of the[…]

This meeting on the verandah of AJSmall’s house “Avalon” in Bellevue Avenue was reliably dated 1925. It was convened by him to establish a surf life saving service for Avalon Beach. AJSmall is standing second[…]