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Category: Recreation

Austin Park Homebush West

09/07/2017 Cathy Jones

Austin Park, Marlborough Road Homebush West was built in 1919 and designed to be a playground for children. In 1928, Homebush Council resolved to call

Union Recreation Club - Town and Country Journal Strathfield - 1888

Union Recreation Club of Strathfield

28/06/2017 Cathy Jones

The Union Recreation Club of Redmyre was formed in May 1881 by a number of prominent residents of Burwood, Redmyre (renamed Strathfield in 1886) and

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Strathfield Historic Transport Exhibition

The Next Stop, Strathfield: Travel through history exhibition will officially open on 6pm Thursday 15 October 2026. There will be a short talk and serving of refreshments. If you wish to attend the opening, please RSVP by Thursday 8 October 2026 by email: exhibitions@strathfield.nsw.gov.au. Bookings are required for the opening for catering purposes. The exhibition […]

Aboriginal references on Strathfield Gateway signage

The Society made a submission to the Strathfield Council in September 2026 requesting that Council to reconsider its decision to remove references to Aboriginal history from Municipal gateway signage. The Society argues that the change is inconsistent with Council’s own research, policies and public commitments.

Talk: History of Malvern Estate

Talk: History of Malvern Estate John Johnson will discuss stories from his book The Model Suburb: A history of the Malvern Hill Estate, Croydon. The event will take place on Saturday 8 August from 10.30am at the Ironbark Room, Strathfield Library, Rochester Street Homebush. Morning tea will be served from 10.15am before the commencement of the talk. The […]

Update: Proposed Strathfield boundary change

Update: Proposed Strathfield boundary Strathfield Council resolved on 26 May 2026 to discontinue further consultation on the boundary change proposal. As a result, the consultation that commenced on 7 April 2026 has now ceased, and the further consultation, which was due for the amended boundary option, will now also not proceed. At this time, there are no […]

Strathfield Boundary Proposal

Deju Vu – Again. Another proposal to expand the Strathfield suburb boundary!!!!! Another proposal to rename Homebush as Strathfield has been released with the addition of parts of Homebush West (or as most people call it Flemington)! Are there limits to the potential boundaries of the suburb of Strathfield? You can make comments on the […]

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