6-12 Anderson St, Chatswood
The roller skating rink was built for Northern Suburbs Amusements Ltd in 1911 at Lot 20 (6-12) Anderson St. The land was sold by H.J. Russell for 50 shares in the business. It was built of brick and iron on a concrete floor with an iron roof and included a bandstand, gallery and a special fast “Xylite” composition floor. Beside social roller skating, overseas champions were matched against local speed racers. The rink was also used for the opening of the N.S.W. Liberal Party campaign of 1913. Skating activities ended in 1914 with the building sold in 1922 and later demolished.