History
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May- 2017 -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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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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31 March
COWS ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY!
It was a disaster when the five cows and two bulls of the First Fleet disappeared into the Australian bush…
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21 March
CHARLES DARWIN’S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
In January 1836 Charles Darwin sailed into Port Jackson on Her Majesty’s ship the Beagle, a tengun brig under the…
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