Memories
- Jul- 2024 -12 July
A Landmark Junction
Some of Australia’s oldest roads in early Colonial Australia exist within our area. When main roads meet they form a…
Read More » - Jun- 2024 -29 June
A Tale of Two Migrants (Part 2)
As mentioned in the last issue of this magazine, this is a continuation of a story of two migrants, both…
Read More » - 13 June
A Tale of Two Migrants (Part 1)
A while back my wife and I joined a bus tour to Jindabyne and one evening during dinner I overheard…
Read More » - 3 June
An Interesting Case
As a schoolboy, arriving in Australia during the late 1950s, I found that school students carried their school books and…
Read More » - May- 2024 -18 May
Hearing About a Little Dog
Most of the “Memories” that I publish in this section of the Hills to Hawkesbury Community News deal with people,…
Read More » - 2 May
Growing Up 100 Years Ago In The Depression – Part 2
Continuing from the last issue of the “Hills to Hawkesbury” here are some more memories of Mary “Poppy” Heiler of…
Read More » - Apr- 2024 -15 April
Growing Up 100 Years Ago
Back in 1992 I received a letter from Mary “Poppy” Heiler (aka “Poppy” Warren) of Castle Hill. Some 32 years…
Read More » - Mar- 2024 -22 March
Chocolate A Rocky Road Of To Easter
Easter means a number of things to different people. Some regard the season as a significant religious occasion (which it…
Read More » - 10 March
The Media and I
A few related events occurred recently. My wife, whilst sorting through things to make room for more things (as you…
Read More » - Feb- 2024 -22 February
A Break-out Event of The Past
During a conversation recently with Castle Hill resident, Marilyn Stoneham, I was reminded of an incident I had written about…
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