Article Topic: history
President’s 2022 Annual Report
The Society has been working to nurture Glebe’s special magic for over 50 years. Our three pillars, community, environment and heritage, remain as relevant as ever. The fact that our membership grew by 10% to 449 shows we continue to engage the people of Glebe.
Who worked in your street? Missionary James Henry Mills
J.H. Mills was a missionary who worked in the Glebe-Pyrmont district for 35 years. He ran the Glebe branch of the Sydney City Mission from an office in the Mission Hall in Bay St, which opened in 1894. Drinking and gambling were viewed by Mills as major social evils. Read more about his life and his activities as a missionary.
Do you have a photo of this Glebe sign?
Do you have a photo – taken before 2008 – of the eye-catching sign on the side of Glebe Point Pharmacy?
Mystery photo – August 2021
Mystery photo for August 2021 – This month’s mystery photo. Somewhere in Glebe or Forest Lodge!
The end of an era: last YHA hostel leaves 2037
The Glebe Point YHA on Glebe Point Rd closed on 5 July 2020, ending the YHA’s 45-year involvement in Glebe
Photographs from the Bernard Smith Collection
The City of Sydney has digitised the Bernard Smith Collection of photographs of Glebe. The collection of about five hundred images catalogues Glebe’s built environment ca 1970. The photographs can be viewed on the City of Sydney website.
“First Inhabitants” an extract by Max Solling and Peter Reynolds
An extract from “Leichhardt: on the margins of the city” by Max Solling and Peter Reynolds, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1997:
