History

Pitt Town

One of the five Macquarie Towns, so called as they were established in 1810 on the orders of Governor Lachlan…

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John Grono: Sealer and Shipbuilder

Captain John Grono, in the “Governor Bligh,” picked up a gang of sealers off Secretary Island, a little rocky island…

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A Shine on Australia

Arriving from Scotland in 1878, John and Margaret Ramsay settled in Melbourne with their four children. Within 10 years, having…

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A Block a Choc of History

Just a week or so before Christmas, Bev Jordan, our senior journalist, told me she had been discussing, with her…

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A 1950s Christmas

Remembering back to my childhood in Britain during the 1940s & 50s after the Second World War, life was hard…

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What’s in a Name?

I have been asked by some readers to continue to explain how suburbs or localities within the Hills and Hawkesbury…

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A Pioneering Geologist: The Legacy of William Branwhite Clarke

William Branwhite Clarke, a name synonymous with Australian geology, was a man of remarkable intellect and unwavering determination. Born in…

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Hawkesbury Library Service June History Talks

Travel back in time and learn more about local history at the Hawkesbury Library Service’s two upcoming talks this June…

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Matthew Flinders’ Remains to be Reburied in Lincolnshire

The remains of a Lincolnshire explorer credited with naming Australia will be reburied in his home village in 2024. Captain…

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Bridging History

On the 19th March 1932 an Irish immigrant, a resident of the Hills district, caused a stir in the annals…

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