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. On Sunday 24 May there was a walk from the Edinburgh Gardens to the Fitzroy Town Hall, during which the stories of some of these...
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]...