The (edited) aerial video below sweeps along the coast from West Beach to Henley Beach and onto Grange. It has been digitised by the H&GHS from...
Stories from Henley and Grange
Places
The Henley Line
Did you know that there was once a ‘street railway line’ right next to Military Road that ran all the way from Grange to Henley Beach terminating at...
Merv Allen Remembers (Pt 2)
I'll just talk a little bit now about my recollections of my school days. The only school was the Henley Primary School. There was no kindergarten...
My Henley of the ’50s (Part 1)
Gary Bennett has always loved Henley Beach. As a youngster he often spent a portion of his school holidays with his paternal Grandma and Uncle...
Merv Allen Remembers (Part 1)
My name is Merv Allen. Fortunately, I've been able to live on the Esplanade at Henley South all of my life. I was born in 1939 and my father and my...
The Grange Railway Station
In the 1880s a railway line was built between the townships of Woodville and Grange, influencing the growth and development of the Henley and Grange...
Henley & Grange Hospital
Were you ever a patient at the Henley & Grange Hospital? The Henley & Grange Hospital at 367 Esplanade Henley Beach was between Reedie and...
Henley South Kiosk
Narrated by Quenten Iskov Do you remember what Saltpetre is? From the 1930s until the late 1970s, a small red brick kiosk was rented by the Newcombe...
Fry’s Meat Store
Gum leaves in a butcher shop? Sawdust on the floor? Why? Arthur Fry came to Henley Beach in 1924 and opened a meat store at 9-15 Henley Beach Rd....
Banner photo: Henley Beach January 1948, Courtesy of th History Trust of South Australia [public domain]