Suburb Labs is a pilot project connecting historical content in government and public archives and institutions to the test locations of the National Broadband Network in NSW.
The Labs is funded by the NSW GCIO and produced by the Powerhouse Museum.
Middleton Grange
Middleton Grange is a new suburb in development. Based within what is known as the ‘South Hoxton Aerodrome Area’, lying adjacent to the former runway of the former Hoxton Park Aerodrome, the suburb was named in 2005 after the WWII RAAF pilot Rawdon Hume Middleton.
Kiama
Kiama is a town located 120km south of Sydney, in the Illawarra Region of NSW. Blessed with beautiful beaches, rainforests, and pasture land, Kiama attracts thousands of tourists each year, along with retirees and ‘sea-changers’ in search of a simpler life.
Kiama Parish Map 1892
The image below features the Parish Map of Kiama, located within the County of Camden in 1892.
Kiama’s Local History Blog
Kiama’s local history community is out in force on the Kiama Local History’s Blog page, which offers a wealth of fascinating information about significant sites around town, digging into the area’s fascinating past through archival images, stories and maps. The site explains: “This is an experiment in forming a community around Kiama’s amazing, deep and [...]
Exploring Places in Time through Trove
Heard of Trove? Developed by the National Library of Australia, Trove is a new discovery experience focused on Australia and Australians. It supplements what search engines provide. If you are researching in the fields of the social sciences, literature, local or family history, or need inspiration for your school assignment, then this is the tool [...]
Oral histories: Keith and Senja Robey
Hoxton Park airport was a significant place for Senja Robey and her flying instructor, later husband, Keith Robey. Both were interviewed in 2005 as part of the E.A. Crome Aviation Oral History Project.
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