Fort Street Archive App

Fort Street Archives and the Fort Street Foundation were successful in gaining a grant through the 2018/19 Inner West Council Community History and Heritage Grants program. This funding was used to establish a free heritage tour app to communicate the history and heritage of Fort Street as a significant Inner West institution. The new app, found on the Apple App Store and Google Play, creates an easily accessible digital environment to protect, preserve and communicate nationally significant Inner West history and contributing to the national memory.

The Fort Street Tours app has three downloadable tours available. One is for the historical spaces of the current Petersham site. Another one is of the many Honour Boards dating back to 1890. The final one is of the Observatory Hill site – this was achieved due to the work done by one of our volunteers, Sandra Funnel (Class of 1961), and our partners at the National Trust of Australia (NSW).

The official launch will coincide with the 45th anniversary of the ‘Handover of the Keys’ from Fort Street Girls High School to the National Trust of Australia (NSW) in December this year.

Download Fort Street Tours for Apple HERE or for Google Play HERE

Iain Wallace – School Archivist