MEMBERS' LIBRARY


These items are held in the Society's library and are available for loan to any member. To request an item please contact the Secretary.

 


TITLE AUTHOR / EDITOR HOW AQUIRED
St Gregory's Catholic Church, Kurrajong Compiled by Rita Crane and Margaret McMahon Donated by Vera and Gerry Bentvelzen
Sacred To The Memory: A Study of Wilberforce Cemetery Cathy and Nicholas McHardy Donated by Vera and Gerry Bentvelzen
Back From The Brink: Blue Gum Forest and the Grose Wilderness Andy McQueen Donated by Vera and Gerry Bentvelzen
The Commandants: The Tyrants Who Ruled Norfolk Island M. G. Britts Donated by Vera and Gerry Bentvelzen
Convict Kingston

Nan Smith

Donated by Vera and Gerry Bentvelzen

Hell and Paradise: The Norfolk-Bounty-Pitcairn Saga

Shearwater Press

Donated by Vera and Gerry Bentvelzen

Bilpin: A Local History

Meredyth Hungerford

Donated by Meredyth Hungerford

A History of Comleroy Road Wesleyan Methodist Church, Kurrajong

Patricia Willmott

Donated by Patricia Willmott

A Little Girl Living On Blaxlands Ridge in the 1930s: Reminisces of Eda Moss nee Kirkwood

Eda Moss

Donated by Eda Moss

Louisa Atkinson of the Kurrajong

  Donated by Thelma Groch

Pioneer Writer: The Life of Louisa Atkinson

Patricia Clarke

Donated by Jennifer Stackhouse

Tom Hellicar’s Children

Louisa Atkinson

Donated by Jennifer Stackhouse

The First Generation Wollomi Pines – Collector’s Edition

  Donated by Jennifer Stackhouse

The Black and White of Kurrajong: Drawings of the Kurrajong District

Tony Dixon

Donated by Jennifer Stackhouse

WW1 Hawkesbury Heroes – Volumes 1 and 2: Windsor and Richmond Gazette Newspaper Extracts, Reports and Letters from the Front

Compiled by Rod and Wendy Gow and Valerie Birch

Donated by Valerie Birch

The Blue Mountains – Bells Line Tourism Book

  Donated by Valerie Birch

Bush Schools: Past and Present of Patricks Plains

Compiled by Singleton Historical Society

Donated by Valerie Birch

Comboyne: Chronicles of the Early Days

Rod and Wendy Gow

Donated by Valerie Birch

Australia 1828 Census Report on North Richmond of New South Wales

Library of Australian History

Donated by Valerie Birch

Highways and ByWays of the Sydney Region: Pencil Drawings of 19th Century Barns, Buildings, Farmhouses and Cottages

Daphne Kingston

Donated by Daphne Kingston

The Hawkesbury River Traders

Jean Purtell

Donated by Comleroy Road Public School

A History of Comleroy Road Public School, Established 1880

  Donated by Comleroy Road Public School

The Rocks – Sydney A Changing Place: 40 Educational Photographs

  Donated by Comleroy Road Public School

Memories of Yesteryear Vol 3: A Collection of Stories from the Hawkesbury

  Donated by Kathie McMahon

On The Kurrajong

Compiled by Valerie Birch; Published by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

 
Kurrajong – An Early History

Vivienne Webb

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Somewhat Perilous: The Journeys of Singleton, Parr, Howe, Myles and Blaxland in the Northern Blue Mountains

Andy MacQueen

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Shingles, Slabs and Sandstone: A History of Early Singleton District Homes to 1870

Compiled by the Singleton Historical Society

Donated by the Singleton Historical Society

Ben Singleton 1788-1853: Pioneer

Compiled by Kath Mahaffey

Donated by the Singleton Historical Society

The Males Family Tree

Compiled by Gwen Barclay

Donated by Gwen Barclay

Pansy: The Richmond to Kurrajong Railway

Tourist Railway Association Kurrajong Inc

Donated by TRAK

Poems by Gladys Conolan (Illustrated by Bryan Evans)

  Donated by Lola Conolan

A Brief History of St Gregory's Catholic Church, Old Bells Line of Road, Kurrajong, New South Wales

Compiled by Cathy McHardy from research by Rita Crane

Donated by Cathy McHardy

Recollections of Pioneer John Allan: Manning River and Liverpool Plains 1828-1876

Transcribed by Rod and Wendy Gow

Donated by Rod and Wendy Gow

Kurmond Public School 1920-1995

Produced by the 75th Anniversary Celebration Committee of 1995

Donated by Gladys Vincent

Outback Heroes

Patsy Adam-Smith

Donated by Gladys Vincent

Australia’s Yesterdays: A Look at Our Recent Past

Readers Digest

Donated by Gladys Vincent

Hawkesbury Heritage

Stan Stevens

Donated by Gladys Vincent

Footsteps Along The Ridge: The First 125 Years of Kurrajong East Public School

Kurrajong East Public School History Committee

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

The Macquarie Schoolhouse and St John’s Church Wiberforce

St John’s Church of England Wilberforce

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Byways of Steam with Section on the Richmond Branch

Everleigh Press

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol 91 pt 2, Dec 2005

   
Longleat to Kurmond:The Journey of a Soldier Settlement School 1920-2005

Bronwyn Ford, Jill Renaud and Joy Shepherd

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Some Ups and Downs of an Old Richmondite: Reminiscences of Alfred Smith written in 1910 and Published in the Windsor and Richmond Gazette

  Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Pictorial History of Hawkesbury

Compiled by Michelle Nichols

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

The Coloites: History of the Colo River Valley 1789-1945

Diana Hazard

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

When We Were Boys Together: Reminiscences of the Hawkesbury District

J. C. L. Fitzpatrick

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

The Good Old Days

(As Recalled By) Elizabeth Rhodes

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

The Westbury Story 1797:1997

Compiled by Olga Williams to celebrate the centenary of the building of Westbury

Donated by Bill Sorby

Wilberforce Public School: Striving For Success Through 125 Years

For the 125th celebrations of Wilberforce Public School in October 2005

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Oral History Handbook

Beth M. Robertson

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Copyright for Book Publishers

Australian Copyright Council

Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

Where is Grandma’s Teapot? Record Keeping For Historical Museums

  Purchased by the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society

The Mount Walker Stockade Cox's River Ollie Leckbandt purchased
Convict Stockades from Mount Walker to Mount Victoria Ollie Leckbandt purchased
The Forgotten Stockade Old Bathurst Road Ollie Leckbandt purchased
Sodwalls Rydal Family History Sketch Book Yvonne Jenkins purchased
Rydal Family History Sketch Book Yvonne Jenkins purchased
Blackheath Today From Yesterday: The History of a Town in the Blue Mountains of NSW Peter C. Rickwood and David J. West (eds.) purchased
Leura-Blue Mountains Walking Tour and Guidebook P. B. Salgado Donated by author
Light Railways Nepean Sand: The Railways of Yarramundi Falls Craig Wilson Donated by Ron Madden
Biographical Register of Muswellbrook and District Vol 1 Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter Historical Society Donated by Valerie Birch
Plague 1900 Epidemic in Australia - Sydney and Interstate Compiled by Ron and Wendy Gow Donated by Valerie Birch
Metropolitan West Local History Committee School Excursions (Compiled 1976)   Donated by Mary Avern
Kurrajong District Tour (18/4/1982) Parramatta and District Historical Society Donated by Mary Avern
The History of North Richmond Cricket Club: 100 Years Over the Bridge and Batting On Ross Matheson Donated by Ross Matheson
Schools of the Hawkesbury Cathy McHardy Donated by Cathy McHardy
Memoirs of a Kurmond Kid (extract from a book in progress) Fred Stephens Donated by Prof Frederick Stephens
The Family Tree of Philip Devine c. 1761-1821 and Ann Doyle c. 1769 Betty E. Duns Donated by Ken Bennett
Kurrajong North Public School 125th Anniversary 1881-2006 Gayle Cobcroft (ed.) purchased
Richmond High School 1955-2005 50th Anniversary History   purchased
Comleroy school file: Copies of documents from the State Records Office of NSW referring to the establishment of a public school at Comleroy   Donated by Les and Anne Dollin
Comleroy Post Office: Copies of documents from the National Archives Office of Australia referring to the establishment of the early post office   Donated by Les and Anne Dollin
memories of Yesteryear Vol 5: A Collection of Stories from the Hawkesbury U3A Writing Class of 2006   Donated by Airdrie Martin
The Northfield Estate of Samuel North and James Comrie at Kurrajong Heights. (Copy of the lecture notes of John Love of Kurrajong Heights)   Donated by John Love
The Riverstone Meatworks Rosemary Phillis purchased
Margaret Catchpole: The Hawkesbury's Convict Midwife Laurie Chater Forth purchased
Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record Volume 1 (1788-1841) John T. Spurway (ed.) Donated by Frank and Valerie Holland
Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record Volume 2 (1842-1899) Kenneth J. Cable and Jane C. Marchant (eds.) Donated by Frank and Valerie Holland
Seventeen Summers (The Rural Adventures of a Misfit) Naomi Hulbert Donated by Paul Hulbert
Corn and Pumpkins and Yarramundi: Family History of James Timmins and Ann Baldwin   Donated by Val Close
Grose Vale Public School: 100 Years of education 1871-1971   Donated by Laurie Duffy
Kurrajong North Public School Centenary 1878-1978   Donated by Laurie Duffy
The First 100 Years of the Duke of Connaught Lodge No. 150 U.G.L. of NSW   Donated by Laurie Duffy
Back to Richmond and Kurrajong District Souvenir 1872-1922: 50 Years a Municipality   Donated by Gladys Vincent
Hawkesbury Directory 1956   Donated by Ron Madden
Publishing History: A Guide for Historical Societies Helen Doyle and Katya Johanson Donated by Valerie Holland
The Military History of Windsor NSW Leonard L. Barton Donated by Valerie Birch
Historic Hawkesbury (copy) Windsor Municipal Council 1979 Donated by Laurie Duffy
Navua Jersey Stud Farm Brochure (copy): Specialising in Jersey Cattle at Grose Wold   Donated by Ron Madden
Diggers' Hill: Surviving on a Soldier Settlement Farm Vera Machtolf-Bentvelzen purchased
Colo Wilderness Henry Gold and Peter Prineas purchased
Windsor and Richmond Gazette Newspaper Index 1916 to 1920: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Inquests, Obituaries, Probates etc. Rod and Wendy Gow purchased
Windsor and Richmond Gazette Newspaper Index 1911 to 1915: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Inquests, Obituaries, Probates etc. Rod and Wendy Gow purchased
Windsor and Richmond Gazette Newspaper Index 1906 to 1910: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Inquests, Obituaries, Probates etc. Rod and Wendy Gow purchased
The Australian Windsor Richmond & Hawkesbury Newspaper Index 1873 to 1883: Court Cases, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Inquests, Insolvencies, Licenses etc. Rod and Wendy Gow purchased
Kurrajong: An Early History Vivienne Webb Donated by Rita Doering
Poems Sydney B. Sheldon Donated by Rita Doering
Hawkesbury Heritage Stan Stevens Donated by Rita Doering
Spanning the Centuries of Hawkesbury's History Hawkesbury Historical Society Journal purchased
A Grain Of Truth: Historic Stories of the Australian Grain Industry Bryce Bell Donated by Bryce Bell
Navua Jersey and Stud Farm (brochure)   Donated by Kevin Corbett
On Suspect Terrain: Journals of Exploration in the Blue Mountains 1795-1820 Ross Brownscombe (ed.) purchased
Sanctuary In The Trees: Camp Excalibur 1953-1984, Grose Vale Conference Centre 1984-2007 (Research, interviews, compilation and writing) Annette Ferrero purchased
Jonathan Griffiths: Story of an Australian Pioneer Valerie J. O'Byrne Donated by Kathie McMahon

 

 

As at stockdate 5 April, 2008

 


Page last updated: 21 September, 2010

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