History
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Oct- 2018 -28 October
Maisie Allan’s story of growing up (Part 8)
A clothes-props man came round occasionally, the prop was used to hoist the clothesline and was made from a sapling…
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Mar- 2018 -30 March
Ross McMullin discusses Pompey Elliott at War
Award winning biographer Ross McMullin will visit Hawkesbury Central Library on Wednesday, 11 April to discuss his enthralling new book,…
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30 March
Tour of Sackville Reach and Wilberforce Cemeteries
Rediscover some of the Hawkesbury’s lesser known cemeteries on an excursion to Sackville Reach and Wilberforce Cemeteries. The small Anglican…
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20 March
CHERRYBROOK
By Carmel Liddell. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Way back in colonial times, Cherrybrook was part of the Castle Hill Government…
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20 March
CONSPIRACY of SILENCE
The story of John Henry Fleming, leader of the Myall Creek Massacre. The AGM is to take place at the…
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Dec- 2017 -26 December
Mary Wade: The Littlest Convict
While today’s children are thinking about Sugar Plum fairies and Santa Claus, the thoughts of ten year old Mary Wade…
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8 December
Margaret Catchpole: The Rebel below Stairs
[vc_row][vc_column][us_post_title][vc_column_text]Margaret Catchpole, horse thief, prison escapee and convict, made her mark in Australia as surely as any ‘wild colonial boy’.…
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8 December
Australia Day
Join the Friends of Fagan Park to celebrate Australia Day on Friday, 26 January, 2018. The Heritage Area of Netherby…
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Nov- 2017 -27 November
Rouse Hill House and Farm: A Peek into the Past
Can’t get enough colonial history? Step back in time at Rouse Hill House and Farm, Annangrove Road, Rouse Hill. The…
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Oct- 2017 -31 October
HMAS Parramatta II
The Royal Australian Navy received the Grimsby Class Sloop following its launching in 1939. She took part in operations against…
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