If you wish to do some research of your own, the following publications and links will help. You can start by reading about
Conservation Areas - 152 KB and
Heritage Listing - 154 KB in Willoughby, or visiting the Historical Society Museum.
Willoughby Council has no control over the following resources and cannot accept responsibility for advice found therein.
Websites
Publications
Colour Schemes:
“Colour Schemes for Old Australian Houses” Vol 1&2
Ian Evans, Clive Lucas, Ian Stapleton
The Flannel Flower Press, Sydney, 1984
Conservation Planning:
“The Conservation Plan: A guide to the preparation of conservation plans for places of European cultural significance.”
J S Kerr
The National Trust of Australia, Sydney, 1982
Gardens:
“Traditional Gardens in Australia”
Peter Cuffley
The Five Mile Press, Balwyn, Victoria, 1991.
“Interwar Gardens – A guide to the history, conservation and management of gardens of 1915 – 1940”.
The National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Parks and Conservation Committee
How the Australian House Developed:
“Architecture in Australia” – A History
J.M. Freeland
Cheshire, Melbourne, 1968
“Australia's Home” – its origins, builders and occupiers
Robin Boyd
Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1961
Identifying Types of Buildings:
“A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture”
Richard Apperly, Robert Irving and Peter Reynolds
Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1989
Local History
Artarmon Past Present and the Future
Compiled by Grace Warner
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
The Development of Castle Cove and Middle Cove
Compiled by Esther Leslie
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
Suburb of Castlecrag a community history
Compiled by Esther Leslie
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
The Heritage of East Chatswood
By Vince Egan
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
The Naremburn Story
By Eric Wilksch
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
The Suburb of Northbridge a community history
Compiled by Esther Leslie
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
The West Ward
By Nancy Booker and Ida Bennett
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
Willoughby: the suburb and its people
by Esther Leslie
Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988
Willoughby’s Fifty Years a retrospect 1865-1915
By Claude Leplastrier
Council of the Municipality of Willoughby, 1915
The Good Old Days
Edited by Valmai Phillips
Willoughby Municipal Library, 1983
Willoughby a centenary history of the Municipality from earliest times
By Eric Russell
Council of the Municipality of Willoughby, 1965
Restoring Houses:
“Getting the Details Right – Restoring Australian Houses 1890's – 1920's”
Department of Planning
The Flannel Flower Press, Queensland, 1989
“The Federation House, Australia's Own Style”
Hugh Fraser
Landsdowne, Sydney, 1986
“The Federation House, A Restoration Guide”
Ian Evans
Flannel Flower Press, Sydney, 1983
“Conservation of Federation Houses – Seminar, 16 May 1981”
Heritage Council of New South Wales
ISBN 7240 4501 5
“Australian Houses of the 20's and 30's”
Peter Cuffley
The Five Mile Press, Fitzroy, Victoria, 1989
“The California Bungalow”
Graeme Butler, Lothian Books,
“The Australian Home”
Ian Evans
Flannel Flower Press, Sydney, 1983