Death by demolition
Lost houses and industrial heritage of the Balmain peninsula
Join local researcher and author Helen Carter for fascinating insights from her two books into the vanished houses of Balmain, Birchgrove and Rozelle, as well as the Balmain peninsula’s lost industrial heritage. Her talk includes photographs, advertisements and plans that help visualise these early buildings and industries, together with the lives of their owners, occupants and business owners.
About the Speaker
Helen Carter – Author of the Balmain Peninsula series, Death by Demolition and Balmain Peninsula – Industrial Vandalism?, has lived in Birchgrove for 30 years. Her studies in Australian history at the University of New South Wales, together with her love of old houses and Australian 19th century photography, provided the ideal background for the writing of these two books.
All proceeds to the Balmain Association for the preservation of the Watch House in Darling Street, Balmain.
more about the Balmain Association
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