Founded in 1961, the St George Historical Society is dedicated to promoting and conserving the history of the St George District of New South Wales, Australia, for the benefit of our members, affiliated societies and the broader community.
The Society presents an active program of events, publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, maintains a library and museum collections, provides research services and hosts exhibitions in the New South Wales State Heritage-listed, Lydham Hall Historic House and Museum.
The Society, a not-for-profit voluntary organisation, is governed according to our Constitution. It is managed by the SGHS Committee and supported by Bayside Council.
Recent News
Lydham Hall Open Day
Sunday, 6 April, 10am – 4pm
Our April Open Day is a celebration of chocolate.
We’ll serve a special chocolate themed-menu and Chef Adam Moore will present “The History of Chocolate In Australia”.
Latest Blog Posts
- Early Days of the Kogarah Shopping Centreby Gifford and Eileen Eardley One is apt to think that the present busy shopping centre, with its frontage sited …
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- Chess at Lydham HallOur visitors are encouraged to interact with the items in our local house museum. During the February 2025 Open Day, …
- ‘The Missing Magdalens’: the ABC resurrects a ‘hidden story’ discredited more than a century agoby Jeff Kildea* The first quarter of the twenty-first century has seen several exposés of institutional practices that occurred during …
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