Resources

If you wish to do some research of your own, try the following publications and websites. Please note that Willoughby Council has no control over these resources and cannot accept responsibility for advice found therein.

Brochures are available in a number of lanuguages on Heritage Items and Conservation Areas.

You can also visit the Historical Society Museum.

 

Websites

• Australia ICOMOS
• Australian Garden History Society
• Australian Heritage Council
• Australian Heritage Directory
• Australian Heritage Places Inventory AHPI
• Department of Local Government
• Department of Planning 
• Engineers Australia - Sydney Division 
• Environment Australia
• Geographical Names Board 
• Historic Houses Trust of NSW
• Local Government and Shires Association of NSW
• Migration Heritage Centre
• Mitchell Library
• National Archives of Australia
• National Library of Australia
• National Parks & Wildlife Service
• National Trust - New South Wales
• NSW Aboriginal Languages Research and Resource Centre
• NSW Heritage Office
• NSW State Government
• Royal Australian Historical Society
• Royal Australian Institute of Architects
• Seidler Collection
• State Library of New South Wales
• Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
• Walter Burley Griffin Society

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