by editor | Jul 27, 2019 | History
In May 1805 the Sydney Gazette reported on a recent conflict that occurred between armed settlers and Aboriginal people. The conflict was waged on the western side of the Nepean/Hawkesbury River, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains in late April. It was probably in... 
by simplyoz | Apr 16, 2019 | History, Places
In February1802 a small group of mostly Scottish families sailed from England on the Coromandel. They had come to London from the Scottish border country, casualties of the movement which enclosed the small, tenant farms where their families had worked over... 
by Jim | Jun 20, 2018 | Places
The Great North Road was constructed between 1826 and 1836. This 250 kilometre long road was to extend the northern limits of the settlement in Sydney and so take advantage of newly discovered country in the Hunter Valley. It would pass through remote, mountainous... 
by Jim | Nov 22, 2017 | Places
I still have fond memories from the early 1970s when I took various school groups on excursions to Windsor. This Hawkesbury River township on Sydney’s fringes has retained many of its historic buildings. The old Toll House next to South Creek is one of them and... 
by Jim | Oct 28, 2017 | Places
Memorials serve to commemorate, by reminding or making us aware, of something significant that happened in the past. When it is appropriate and practicable, memorials are positioned in conspicuous places to capture public attention. When a memorial has been erected...