The Local Studies collection is designed to reflect the past, present and future of the Randwick local government area through the ongoing collection of relevant local material.
The Local History core collection is accessible to the public at the Bowen Library during business hours. Access to archival material and other items of historical significance is by appointment only. Please contact us to make an appointment.
The Library also holds an extensive collection of family history resources covering records held in Australia, including local cemetery records.
Randwick, by Pauline Curby
To celebrate Randwick City Council's 150th anniversary, Council has commissioned professional historian, Pauline Curby,to write a fully referenced, illustrated, comprehensive new history of Randwick. To reserve your copy, complete the expression of interest form and post it today to the address supplied.Randwick, by Pauline Curby, expression of interest form (pdf 178kb)




