Research Committee
A research committee is formed annually at the AGM. Members meet most months to prepare articles for inclusion in the Society’s journal Local Colour which is produced biannually. The theme for each edition of the journal usually follows the themes of Heritage Week (April) and History Week (September). Detailed articles are researched and written by members of the research committee for publication in these journals.
The current research being undertaken is that of articles relating to Threads for History Week and, as recipients of a grant from Placenames Australia, we are looking at name changes in the Hornsby area from 1886 to 1906.
School Projects on the History of Hornsby
Reference Books You May Find Useful:
| A Taste of Ginger | Hedley Somerville | 2002 |
| A Bit More Ginger | Hedley Somerville | 2006 |
| Brooklyn – Federation Village | Tom Richmond | 2002 |
| Galston & Arcadia Memories of Value 1819-1986 | Leslie Bothwell Geeland | 1985 |
| Growing Up In Asquith | Bob Davis | 2006 |
| Houses Of Hornsby Shire Vol.1 | Helen Barker & May Elven | 1989 |
| Houses Of Hornsby Shire Vol.2 | Helen Barker | 1998 |
| Pictorial History – Hornsby Shire | Mari Metzke | 2004 |
| Pioneers Of Hornsby Shire 1788-1906 | HSHS | 1983 |
| Prosperity Around The Corner | Joan Webb | 2005 |
| The Convict Timbergetters of Pennant Hills | Ralph Hawkins | 1994 |
| There Must Be a River | Lorna Ollif | 1975 |
| The Shaping Of Hornsby Shire | Clair Schofield | 1988 |
| Yarns & Photos | Mick Joffe | 1992 |
| 1906 The Birth of Hornsby Shire | Tom Richmond | 2007 |
Thornleigh Zig Zag Railway
Tim Sowden has published a book ZIG ZAG AWAY, Thornleigh’s Little Railway with a Big Story. This book is available from the Hornsby Shire Historical Society.
Hornsby Chronology – 1770-2003
This document was created by Mari Metzke
Hornsby Shire Historical Society Inc. 