Gallery
The 9th Great Historic Photographic Exhibition
This video shows a clip of the Society’s 9th great historic photographic exhibition conducted over the June 2018 long weekend in the Avalon Beach Recreation Centre.
Paradise Beach Estate
According to the present ‘Parkes Development’ in Clarence Street, Sydney this subdivision by them had to be post-1958 after they ‘commenced in a small way’.
Paradise Beach 1950s
This quality Murray View postcard portrayed the idyllic setting at Paradise Beach in the 1950s. We’re sure the current residents would agree it is still an idyllic setting. It appears to be a king tide as the piers supporting the netted swimming enclosure are barely visible.
Paradise Beach 1915
The hand-written caption by Nan Henry says it all – ‘Paradise Beach where we spent many happy holidays 1915’. Difficult to recognise if it weren’t for the caption, the site has changed dramatically since these days. The ‘guest house’ was a popular holiday home for employees of Fostars Shoes in the 1920s and 1930s.
Angophora Reserve, Palmgrove Road
This photo from 1968 shows members of the newly-formed Avalon Preservation Trust and some locals, putting the finishing touches to the gateway at the Palmgrove Road entrance to Angophora Reserve. Familiar faces (L-R) are Margaret Sanders and standing on the beam are Bert Payne (from Payne’s Timber yard at Newport), local builder Roly Jeffrey, Dr […]
This Can’t Happen Here
This poster from the late 1960s was contributed to by the Avalon Preservation Trust (APT), several other like-minded organisations and many locals concerned at the threat of ‘out-of-control’ building by developers and speculators.The threat to the environment and character of the area by home units was the initial reason for the formation of the APT. […]
Video of Stewart Towers – Barranjoey Headland up to 1881
Jervis Sparks used the spelling ‘Barranjoey’ for the headland because that was the spelling used during the period of manned occupation. We chose to respect that decision.