All about the history and heritage of Strathfield
David Jones, founded in 1838 in Sydney, is one of the oldest department stores still operating under its original name, known for quality and customer service. The Jones family shaped Strathfield’s growth through business and community involvement, with key figures like Dr. Philip Sydney Jones and Edward Lloyd Jones. An exhibition on this history will begin on October 17, 2024.
The Strathfield South Public Housing Project of the late 1940s aimed to address housing shortages post-WWII, particularly for lower income families and returned servicemen. The 1930s Depression and WWII led to a halt in building activity in NSW, with an estimated 80,000 homes not built due to each crisis. By the end of WWII, Sydney faced a 90,000-house shortfall, exacerbated by returning servicemen. The NSW Government acquired land from the Ebenezer Ford estate in Strathfield South in 1945, leading to a new subdivision plan that would provide housing for over 400 people in single-storey dwellings with two or three bedrooms.
