Dorothy Davis and Katherine Vernon, June 2025, updated monthly
Upcoming Walks
Please book all Walks through Eventbrite.
| When | Walk | Details | Leader(s) | Meeting place | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 26 June, 9.30am - 4pm (arrival back at Glebe) Bookings close 11 June | A Bus Trip to Rookwood Cemetery visiting the burial sites of some famous Sydney families and Glebe identities. | A repeat of the popular visit to Rookwood Cemetery last year. Max Solling will lead us through the different denominational sections of the Cemetery and across the extensive parklands identifying monuments, headstones and inscriptions of interest and relevance to Glebe. This will be a fascinating and enjoyable event; we’ll see the burial sites of famous – and infamous – residents of Glebe-Forest Lodge. This includes Lady of the Lake publican Robert Hancock – rumoured to have kept his ‘lunatic’ wife in a tower – whose Rookwood burial site is marked by a life-sized, heroic statue of himself and his dog. See the June Bulletin | Max Solling | Old Fire Station, 113 Mitchell Street, Glebe | $70 (Glebe Society members), $75 (non members). Covers bus transport, tour and lunch. |
| Sunday 13 July, 2pm - 4 or 4.30pm | Discovering Ultimo | A repeat of a walk exploring the industrial past of Ultimo: source of power, quarried stone and electrified transport; the last remaining or re-purposed huge wool stores; and the area’s revitalisation as a hub for inner city residential and office accommodation as well as education and culture. So much rich and hidden history in our neighbouring precinct. We will finish at the Lord Wolseley Hotel for a drink. | Patricia Hale | Bus stop on Broadway outside UTS. | $20 (members), $25 (non-members) |
| Sunday 3 August, 2pm - 4pm | Annandale’s Grand Houses, Grand Streets and Grand Pianos | Explore Annandale’s distinctive character shaped by its history as a colonial farming estate and its planned transformation into a ‘gentlemen’s suburb’ designed for the middle class. Learn about the enterprising Col. Johnston and his Annandale farming estate; the story of master builder and property speculator, John Young and his ‘witches houses’; and the amazing Octavius Beale and his piano manufacturing enterprise, the largest in the British Empire. | Jenny Broe and Katharine Vernon | Annandale Public School, 25 Johnston Street close to Parramatta Road. | $20 (members), $25 (non-members) |
| To be advised | Celebrating Glebe’s people and events that have been honoured with a Blue Plaque | Join this walk to visit local sites connected with people and events in our history. Hear the fascinating stories of local people, from sporting heroes, fearless activists to trailblazing men and women from our community who have been recognised as contributing to NSW’s unique heritage. | Lyn Collingwood and Ted McKeown | To be advised | To be advised |
Past Walks this year
Three of the best: an afternoon sojourn amongst Glebe’s treasured heritage: 30 March
An event honouring Ian Stephenson, our former President. Talks by three experts all of whom have studied aspects of the outstanding significance of Glebe’s ecclesiastical heritage. Features of the event included the beautiful stained glass windows of St James, insights into the architectural heritage of St John’s, and a recital on the St John’s historic organ. Memories of Ian were shared.
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