‘Industrial Village of Woolwich’ by Connie Ewald, reprint 2016
There were no more copies of ‘The Industrial Village of Woolwich‘ by Connie Ewald but people still asked for the book. We’re pleased to announce that the book is now available to purchase and also to read online.
‘For the first half of the twentieth century, the heart of Woolwich New South Wales Australia, was a group of waterfront industries and a small community of labouring families who lived nearby. The people were separated from outsiders by their strong family connections and by the awareness of themselves as a working class community. Only termites lived in luxury.
At the end of the twentieth century waterfront industry has departed, waterfront properties are becoming palaces and citizens struggle to resist inappropriate development and retain some of the cohesiveness of the old community.
What was it like to work in those early industries? How firm was the social divide between workmen and gentry? What stories do people tell about their work or school or social life? This book recounts some of the stories and gives a brief history of the tin smelter, not previously recorded.’
Download the book as a pdf here If you would like to buy a hard copy contact members@huntershilltrust.org.au.
Draft District Plans for Greater Sydney are available for comment. Hunters Hill is part of the Northern District which also includes Hornsby, Ryde, Lane Cove, Mosman, Willoughby, Ku-ring-gai, North Sydney and Northern Beaches local government areas. 
As expected, the Joint Regional Planning Panel, which included Sue Hoopmann and Greg Patch appointed by Hunters Hill Council, unanimously voted to approve the plan to amend the Hunters Hill Local Environment Plan so that the GSV towers can be bigger and pack more units onto the site.
In 2018 it will be 50 years since the Hunters Hill Trust was formed. We are planning ways to mark this achievement. Now seems like a good time to update our ‘green book’ the Heritage of Hunters Hill. Do you have information, photos or stories about:
On November 21st a whole new planning system will begin operating. The District Panels (part of the Greater Sydney Commission) will replace the Joint Regional Planning Panels.
This enormous development in Gladesville is being assessed under the old planning assessment system, just weeks before the Northern District Draft Plan is released for comment.
NSW Dept of Planning & Environment’s 
