by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events
HONOURING FITZROY VOLUNTEERS IN THE GREAT WAR FHS has a data base of about 3,000 volunteers in WWI who have a connection with Fitzroy: WW1 in Fitzroy On Sunday 24 May there was a walk from the Edinburgh Gardens to the Fitzroy Town Hall, during which the stories of...
by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events
A WALK AROUND MacROBERTSON'S GREAT WHITE CITY On 20 September 2015 FHS member Seb Costello led a walk that revealed many of the buildings that had been part of the MacRoberson confectionery and chocolate company. The empire of MacPherson Robertson included at least 17...
by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events
ALWAYS A WELL-LIQUORED SUBURB: A Sunday Survey of Fitzroy's pubs, grog shops and dives. On 3 April 2016, Allan Willingham led a walk around Fitzroy looking at licenced premises, past and present, in Fitzroy. [Show slideshow]...
by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events
FITZROY: FROM THE BOWLING CLUB HOTEL TO THE FITZROY STADIUM This walk, on 1 May was the FHS contribution to the National Trust Heritage Festival for 2016. [Show slideshow]...
by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Meeting
Fitzroy History Society Annual Dinner will be held on Friday 2 December at 6.30pm for 7pm at the Fitzroy Arms Hotel 296 Rae Street, North Fitzroy We urge you to join us in an enjoyable evening and meet members with a mutual interest in local history. Dinner and drinks...
by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Meeting
Our President's Report: Presidents Report 2018