Publications
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Neil Rankin’s Birds of Wolli Valley
$11.00Add to cartAn updated and expanded version of the 1989 guide to birdwatching in the Wolli Creek Valley by Neil Rankin (1923-2001), ‘The Birdman of Wolli Creek’.
With over 50 hectares of diverse bushland habitats, around 100 species of birds are recorded each year in inner south-west Sydney’s Wolli Creek Valley.
The new edition has 80 pages with tables, maps, photographs and sketches and includes bird observation data in taxonomic order from 1940 to 1999. There is also an analysis of the bird species present in the valley and their frequency since 1982.
The guide contains a detailed introduction to birdwatching for beginners and local residents and information about the best places to see birds. -
The Place that Jackson Built
$11.00Add to cartThe story behind six stone cottages. This is the story of William Jackson and his wife Louisa who left their native Yorkshire and emigrated to Australia in 1884, settling in the Wolli Creek Valley in 1890. The Jacksons developed a quarry and market garden and built a unique street of six stone cottages in Undercliffe, now called Jackson Place.
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The Story of Stone in the Wolli Creek Valley
$8.00Read moreThe Wolli Creek Valley is formed from ancient sandstones laid down over 200 million years ago during the Triassic Period. This booklet details the geological origin of the valley’s sandstone.
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The Wolli Creek Valley: A History of Survival
$11.00Add to cartWritten by prominent local historians Brian Madden and Lesley Muir, this lavishly illustrated booklet is an excellent account of the historical evolution of the Wolli Creek Valley’s greenspace and the surrounding suburbs.
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Wildlife Habitat Plants of the Wolli Valley
$6.00Add to cartInformation in table form about local native plants found in the Wolli Creek Valley and their usage by native fauna
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Wolli Creek Updates (bound) 1987-2006
$42.00Add to cartBound edition of the Updates (newsletters) from the first issue in March 1987 to September 2007