Video Archives - Henley and Grange Historical Society

Bob the Wonder Dog

Bob was a black and tan Kelpie sheep dog. While still a young pup he became the pet and constant companion of Albert Ide, a blacksmith and general...

Hendrika (Henny) de Vries

Hendrika de Vries, born and raised in Amsterdam, emigrated to Adelaide with her family as a young girl and became a swimming champion, young wife,...

Bill Tipler

Bill Tipler arrived in Australia from the UK as a £10 Pom aboard the P&O Otranto in 1956, accompanied by his mother, May, father William, and...

Merv Allen Remembers (Part 3)

We used to go do a lot of fishing on the jetty, but my older brother was a better fisherman than I and we'd ride our bikes down to the jetty mainly...

Ayneslie Dawson (nee Steeles)

Ayneslie, (or Anne to her friends) was one of the few women living in Henley and Grange during this time to join the Australian Women’s Army Service...

A Coastal Aerial Video (c. 1985)

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...

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...

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...