Local Studies

 

Local Studies is a special research collection covering all aspects of the Warringah Local Government Area.The collection includes:

 

Aboriginal history Social history Geography and geology Built and natural environment Contemporary environmental and social issues Books Reports and environmental studies Maps and plans Photographs Local newspapers Oral histories Newspaper clippings file		Warringah Pics Warringahs Online Image Database     Street Name Index The origin of Street Names in Warringah

 

On A Shoestring: The Depression & 1930s in Manly, Mosman, Pittwater and Warringah

 

On A Shoestring: The Depression & 1930s in Manly, Mosman, Pittwater and Warringah is an oral history project undertaken between January 2000 and October 2001.
72 people were interviewed who had been living in Manly, Mosman, Pittwater and Warringah during the 1930s. The outcome of this project was a rich archive of interviews. The website has been developed to provide information about the project and insight into some of the stories recorded during the project.

Go to the On A Shoestring website

 

How can Local Studies be accessed?

 

 

The Local Studies collection is a research collection available for use in the Local Studies Room at Dee Why Library from 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Appointments are recommended so that Local Studies staff can give individual assistance. Resources can be made available outside these hours by prior arrangement. Materials housed in Local Studies are not available for loan and, due to their unique nature, are used under the supervision of the Local Studies librarians. Where multiple copies exist some publications may be available for loan from the general library collection. Limited collections are available at Belrose and Forestville Libraries.

For appointments and further information please contact the Local Studies Librarians on (02) 9942 2610.

 

 

How can Local Studies help you?

The Local Studies collection is used heavily by high school students completing their senior geography projects. Local Studies can provide environmental reports, newspaper clippings, historical photographs and maps for SGP students. University students as well as school students use the collection both for historical and environmental studies. You may wish to discover more about the history of your suburb or your street name - Local Studies can help you. You may wish to buy historical photographs of the area - Local Studies can help you (copyright permitting).

 

Publications

 

Pictorial History Warringah now available $25 (click to visit webpage)
Making Waves - Isabel Letham 1899-1995 (PDF file, 6.17MB)
In Your Backyard - The Changing Look of Warringah's Gardens (PDF file, 2.8MB)
Are you being served? - The Peninsula Goes Shopping (PDF file, 1.0MB)
Odyssey to the New World (PDF file, 4.78MB)