History
- May- 2017 -28 May
GOVERNOR ARTHUR PHILLIP: BRITISH SPY?
WAS GOVERNOR ARTHUR PHILLIP A ‘BRITISH SECRET AGENT’? The selection of Arthur Phillip as the first governor of the colony…
Read More » - 17 May
EMPIRE NIGHT: A CRACKER OF A NIGHT
May 24 was Empire Day, and the traditional night to celebrate the British Empire with a bonfire and fireworks. Australian…
Read More » - 17 May
EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKIES
In 1887 the Congress of International Astronomers designed a project to photomap the entire southern hemisphere night sky. This had…
Read More » - 17 May
ST ALBANS ON THE MACDONALD RIVER
The township of St Albans nestles in the tranquil Macdonald Valley less than 100km from Sydney. The drive from Sydney…
Read More » - Apr- 2017 -30 April
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
Ghost story reported in Sunday Times (Perth, Western Australia; 1902 – 1954), Sunday 19 July 1914 p.20, tells of a…
Read More » - 30 April
DO YOU REALLY KNOW WINDSOR?
Stand on the banks of the Hawkesbury River at the wharf west of Thompson Square and imagine the year is…
Read More » - 15 April
LEST WE FORGET: ANZAC DAY
A million Australian men and women served during World War II. Residents of Baulkham Hills Shire were no exception and…
Read More » - 15 April
DURAL MUSICAL SOCIETY’S PRODUCTION OF OLIVER!
Book, Music & Lyrics by Lionel Bart Orchestral arrangements by William David Brohn By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty.…
Read More » - Mar- 2017 -31 March
CASTLE HILL COFFEE
Did you know that coffee was grown in Castle Hill in the early days of the 19th century by a…
Read More » - 31 March
DANGAR ISLAND
Governor Arthur Phillip landed on the island on 7 March1788 during his exploration of the Hawkesbury River. Members of the…
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