History
- Sep- 2023 -16 September
Memories of Orange Blossom Festival
Now that the Orange Blossom Festival Parade in the Hills has returned it has brought back a few memories from…
Read More » - 2 September
“The Squire” of Bella Vista
With the announcement of the return of the “Orange Blossom Festival” to the district, perhaps it is time to look…
Read More » - Aug- 2023 -31 August
Tour of Two Windsor Cemeteries on September 2023
The Hawkesbury Central Library will host a tour of two historical cemeteries in Windsor on the 16th of September, 2023. The…
Read More » - Jul- 2023 -9 July
History of Castle Hill’s Victorian Home
That beautiful late Victorian home in Castle Hill was the subject of a Development Application in 1998. Situated on land…
Read More » - Jun- 2023 -11 June
Memories of a 10 Quid Pom
A program that has been shown on the Stan streaming service called “The Ten Pound Poms” purports to tell the…
Read More » - May- 2023 -27 May
From Newtown Tonorwest
If it wasn’t for a plague of mosquitos causing trouble in the suburb of Newtown in the 1880s, the idea…
Read More » - 12 May
The Lady Loves to Dance
In recent times, particularly, there has been a great deal of discussion regarding the lessening of physical activity of children.…
Read More » - Apr- 2023 -30 April
It’s the Fashion for the Man
As we have gone through the decades of past centuries in Australia since the arrival of Europeans there has been…
Read More » - 12 April
Military Occupation in the Hills
By Ivor Jones It was January, 1942 and Australia was at war against the Axis Forces of Germany, Italy and…
Read More » - 8 April
The Story of Thomas Thompson
THOMPSON’S CORNER, WEST PENNANT HILLS Thomas Thompson (b.1794 – d.1872) was a convict who arrived in the colony in 1815,…
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