Ivor Jones
- Nov- 2024 -29 November
What’s in a Name?
Since I started writing in this publication, many new residents have moved into the areas of the Hills and Hawkesbury…
Read More » - Oct- 2024 -31 October
A Moment in Time
Remember in times past, when your mother would possibly take you to have your photo taken in a photographic studio.…
Read More » - 17 October
The Musical Doctor
As we age, there is no doubt that we need more medical care. Having to attend a medical centre every…
Read More » - 3 October
The Retailing Horderns
The Hordern family once controlled the largest Department Store in the World. The store Anthony Hordern & Sons built on…
Read More » - 1 October
Art is in the Family
To be an Archibald Art winner is a dream that many a budding artist wishes for. Such a dream has…
Read More » - Sep- 2024 -19 September
The Seamstress Sisters Stewart
In the Hawkesbury district, travelling west along the Bells Line of Road near Bilpin, a road on the right leads…
Read More » - 8 September
The Aussie Milk Bar
Recently, a plaque was installed in Martin Place, Sydney where once stood the “Black & White 4d. Milk Bar” which…
Read More » - Aug- 2024 -22 August
The French Connection
France has been in the news recently with the Olympics held in Paris so I thought – “what connection does…
Read More » - 8 August
A Stage of Transport of a DIFFERENT ERA
Exactly 100 years ago, in August 1924, the last regular stagecoach run by the famous Cobb & Co., was held…
Read More » - Jul- 2024 -27 July
A Cracker of An Idea
As a child in England I have memories of my mother, during the 1950s, bringing home from work broken biscuits…
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