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| ISSUE | HIGHLIGHTS |
|---|---|
| Vol 1 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2002 | Review of the Society's first year |
| Historical account of Ben Singleton's millstones on display in Kurrajong's Memorial Park | |
| Vol 1 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2002 | KCHS field trip: Singleton's mill site on Little Wheeny Creek, Kurrajong |
| KCHS field trip: Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens to view Louisa Atkinson memorial plant ("Louisa's Mistletoe") flowering | |
| Vol 1 Issue 3 May-Jun 2002 | KCHS field trip: Singleton's mill site on Little Wheeny Creek, Kurrajong (2nd visit) |
| KCHS field trip: "Sunnyside", historic residence at North Richmond | |
| Vol 1 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2002 | Further details about "Sunnyside", North Richmond |
| Early Days at Kurrajong Heights - Article by Bev Woodman | |
| Initial planning stages of the KCHS museum (then referred to as the "Time Capsule") | |
| Threats to local heritage properties "La Tosca" (Bowen Mountain) and "Mumma White's Cottage" (aka "The Palms", North Richmond) | |
| Vol 1 Issue 4.1 Sep 2002 special ed. | |
| Vol 1 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2002 | KCHS field trip: Conference held in Sydney "School of Arts and Mechanics Institutes" |
| "Kurrajong Wool" Unravelled - Article by Jean McMahon | |
| Vol 1 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2002 | Accounts of the Society's events held at the 2002 Kurrajong Scarecrow Festival |
| KCHS field trip: Mt Tomah Botanic Garden to see Louisa Atkinson's memorial plant Atkinsonia ligustrina in flower | |
| Update on Camp Mackay research project | |
| Vol 2 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2003 | Society's 2nd Birthday celebrations at Comleroy Road School of Arts |
| "La Tosca" - Betrayals and Tragedy - Article by Louise McMahon | |
| Vol 2 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2003 | KCHS field trip: Singleton's mill site and the site of the "Donny Brook Fare" inn and stables on Little Wheeny Creek at Kurrajong - Report by Les Dollin |
| Research project update: Camp Mackay - Report by Louise McMahon on research by Valerie Holland | |
| Research project update: St Gregory's Catholic Cemetery at Kurrajong - Report by Louise McMahon on research by Rita Crane | |
| The Legacy of Jean McMahon - Article by Louise McMahon | |
| School of Arts Fraternity Visits Comleroy - Report by Louise McMahon | |
| Vol 2 Issue 3 May-Jun 2003 | Update on "La Tosca" Land and Environment Court case |
| "Work For The Dole" project announced to archive the Society's photo collection | |
| Vol 2 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2003 | KCHS Annual Report 2002-2003 |
| KCHS excursion: Camp Mackay – Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Vol 2 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2003 | McMahon family reunion at Kurrajong – Report by Louise McMahon |
| Update on “La Tosca” – Report by Jennifer Stackhouse | |
| Historic Dunston property “Spring Grove” at Kurrajong – Article by Louise McMahon based on information contributed by Betty Upton | |
| Vol 2 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2003 | Recollections of Kurrajong Heights – Transcript of speech given by Phil Peck (Part 1) |
| Vol 3 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2004 | Recollections of Kurrajong Heights – Transcript of speech given by Phil Peck (Part 2) |
| KCHS social event: Christmas party at McKenzies’ Farm, Kurmond – Report by Louise McMahon | |
| Vol 3 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2004 | Society’s 3rd birthday celebrations at the Heavenly Bell Café, Kurrajong Heights – Report by Pat O’Toole |
| Comleroy Conundrum: The Society’s case presented to Hawkesbury Council for a permanent home – Report by Louise McMahon | |
| Simmons Family: Fishing at Wheeny Creek – Article by Joy Shepherd (as told by Dennis Simmons) | |
| Vol 3 Issue 3 May-Jun 2004 | Research project update: Camp McKay – By Valerie Holland |
| Historic Links Between Richmond School of Arts and Kurrajong – Transcript of speech given by Ron Rozzoli (Part 1) | |
| KCHS excursion: Historic road on northern Bowen Mountain possibly linked to a visit to the area by Lt Governor Joseph Foveaux in 1809 – By Greg Upton | |
| Vol 3 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2004 | Historic Links Between Richmond School of Arts and Kurrajong – Transcript of speech given by Ron Rozzoli (Part 2) |
| Review of a consultant’s report to Hawkesbury Council regarding considered developments of a “Kurrajong Heights Centre” at Kurrajong Heights and of a “Millstone Park” at Kurrajong | |
| Vol 3 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2004 | KCHS Annual Report 2003-2004 |
| Vol 3 Issue 6 Oct 2004 special ed. | KCHS excursion: Newcomb brick pit, off Mill Road, Kurrajong – Report by Ian O’Toole |
| Vol 3 Issue 7 Nov-Dec 2004 | George Caley’s 1804 Expedition Re-Enacted – Article by Jennifer Stackhouse |
| KCHS 3rd birthday celebrations at the Heavenly Bell Café, Kurrajong Heights – Report by Jennifer Stackhouse | |
| St Gregory’s Catholic Church Kurrajong Centenary Celebrations – Article by Cathy McHardy | |
| Vol 3 Issue 8 Jan-Feb 2005 | Proposed Kurrajong Community Centre – Report by Jennifer Stackhouse |
| KCHS excursions: St Gregory’s Church Kurrajong – Reports by Kathie McMahon and Joy Shepherd | |
| KCHS excursion: Kurrajong Brickworks ruins near Little Wheeny Creek – Report by Les Dollin | |
| Vol 3 Issue 9 Mar-Apr 2005 | History of “Loxley” – Article by Kathie McMahon and Greg Upton |
| Evelyn Hill – Our First University Graduate? – Article by Steve Rawling | |
| KCHS 4th birthday celebrations at Loxley on Bellbird Hill – Report by Jennifer Stackhouse | |
| A Link to Some Early Settlers of Comleroy Road and to Brickmaking in the Slopes Area – Article by Valerie Holland | |
| The Games Kids Played Back Then – Report by Joy Shepherd on progress with the photo digital archiving project and also on preparations for the upcoming Kurrajong Scarecrow Festival KCHS photo exhibition | |
| Vol 3 Issue 10 May-Jun 2005 | Memoirs of Arthur Poole – Transcribed by Robyn Fuller |
| William Hardy Wilson’s Early Vision for Kurrajong – Article by Steve Rawling | |
| KCHS excursion: Original route of Comleroy Road – Report by Les Dollin (Part 1) | |
| Vol 3 Issue 11 Jul-Aug 2005 | KCHS excursion: Original route of Comleroy Road – Report by Les Dollin (Part 2) |
| KCHS excursion: Richmond-Kurrajong connection – Report by Mary Avern | |
| Schools of the Kurrajong District – Article by Jennifer Stackhouse, Jan Livingstone, Joy Shepherd and Kathie McMahon | |
| Links to Kurrajong – The Hill Family – Article by Wendy Plunkett | |
| The Lindsays of “Samarai Orchards” – Article by Margaret Fenn (nee Lindsay) | |
| Vol 3 Issue 12 Sep-Oct 2005 | Putty Memories – Memoirs of Trips to Putty by Ray Sullivan in the 1920-30s as told by his daughter Margaret Rozzoli |
| KCHS excursion: State Records Office, Kingswood – Report by Valerie Birch | |
| A Picture Paints A Thousand Words – Article by Ron Rozzoli on an early photograph of a function in Richmond | |
| Little Boy Lost – Article by Les Dollin | |
| KCHS Annual Reports 2004-2005 | |
| Vol 4 Issue 1 Nov-Dec 2005 | Kurrajong’s First Church and School? – Article by Betty Upton |
| East Kurrajong – Development and Progress – Article by Cathy McHardy | |
| Historic “Trafalgar” on Comleroy Road, Kurrajong – Article by Jennifer Stackhouse | |
| “Kids of the Kurrajong” – Report by Jennifer Stackhouse on the KCHS photographic exhibition at the 2005 Kurrajong Scarecrow Festival | |
| Vol 4 Issue 2 Jan-Feb 2006 | The Last Big Cattle Drive Along Comleroy Road – Article by Les Dollin based on an interview with Snowy and Joan Dubois |
| Meter Reading The Kurrajong – Article by Max Doyle on the development and early years of the Hawkesbury Development Company | |
| Blaxlands Ridge Schoolhouse open day – Report by Valerie Holland | |
| KCHS social event: 2005 Christmas party – Various photos | |
| Vol 4 Issue 3 Mar-Apr 2006 | KCHS social event: 5th birthday celebrations at “Wynella Gardens”, Kurrajong Heights – Report by Robyn Fuller |
| My Memories of Wynella – Article by Airdrie Martin | |
| First Bull Ridge Property – Article by Joy Shepherd | |
| KCHS excursion: “Charles Darwin Walk”, Wentworth Falls (Jointly held with Blue Mountains Historical Society) – Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Vol 4 Issue 4 May-Jun 2006 | KCHS library collection – Report by Valerie Birch |
| The Hidden History of the Old Grain Road of the Hawkesbury – Article by Anne and Les Dollin | |
| Upper Colo Anglican Church Centenary – Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Vol 4 Issue 5 Jul-Aug 2006 | The End of an Era for Grose Vale’s Duffy Family – Article by Greg Upton |
| KCHS excursion: Exploring Bells Line of Road and Beyond – Report by Les and Anne Dollin | |
| Obituary: Lance Alfred Robinson – By Greg Upton | |
| Obituary: Frank Wheen – By Polly Wheen | |
| Obituary: Faulconer Dalgleish Mackenzie – By Vera Bentvelzen | |
| Vol 4 Issue 6 Sep-Oct 2006 | KCHS excursion: Gold Finders Inn, Kurrajong – Report by Valerie Holland |
| KCHS Annual Reports 2005-2006 | |
| Conservation Workshop – Report by Joy Shepherd on this KCHS-Hawkesbury Family History Group jointly-arranged event | |
| Vol 4 Issue 7 Nov-Dec 2006 | Yarramundi water mill - Article by Robert Ellis |
| Obituary: Milton (Vern) Avern | |
| KCHS website development progress - By Greg Upton | |
| Vol 5 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2007 | KCHS Christmas party - Report by Valerie Holland |
| 2006 Kurrajong Scarecrow Festival - Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Memories of Vern Avern - Article by Arthur Cooper | |
| Gladys' Story (Part 1) - Article by Gladys Vincent | |
| Digital archiving update - Report by Joy Shepherd | |
| Vol 5 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2007 | KCHS Australia Day breakfast - Report by Valerie Holland |
| KCHS website launch - Report by Greg Upton | |
| Gladys' Story (Part 2) - Article by Gladys Vincent | |
| Vol 5 Issue 3 May-Jun 2007 | KCHS excursion: History House, headquarters of the Royal Australian Historical Society - Report by Valerie Holland |
| "Longview" (earlier named "Kamilaroi"), Kurmond - Article by Chris Upton | |
| The Night The Pub Burnt Down - Article by Joy Shepherd (as told by John Morrison) about the burning down of the Kurrajong Heights Hotel in 1975 | |
| Gladys' Story (Part 3) - Article by Gladys Vincent | |
| Obituary: Meredyth Hungerford | |
| Vol 5 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2007 | A Family Reunited - Article by Joy Shepherd detailing a family reunion involving the late Edna Turner of Comleroy Road |
| KCHS excursion: "Wivenhoe" field trip - Report by Valerie Holland | |
| KCHS excursion: Wisemans Ferry field trip - Report by Lesley Hulbert | |
| Gladys' Story (Part 4) - Article by Gladys Vincent | |
| Obituary: Dr John Bain | |
| Vol 5 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2007 | KCHS excursion: Timber mills and convict roads, Kurrajong Heights - Report by Valerie Holland |
| Growing Up In North Richmond (Part 1) - Article by Ron Madden | |
| The Ravages Of Typhoid At Kurrajong - Article originally reprinted in the Maitland Mercury in March 1878 | |
| KCHS Annual Reports 2006-2007 | |
| Vol 5 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2007 | KCHS excursion: Pansy rail line revisited - Report by Frank Holland |
| Growing Up In North Richmond (Part 2) - Article by Ron Madden | |
| Singleton's Mills - Article by Les and Anne Dollin | |
| The Reverend Henry Plume - Article by Betty Upton | |
| Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations - Summary of presentation given by BMACHO Secretary Professor Barrie Reynolds as guest speaker at the KCHS September AGM | |
| Vol 6 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2008 | Kathie McMahon's local history school project using music: Article by Valerie Holland |
| KCHS annual photo display at the Kurrajong Scarecrow Festival: Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Syd Sheldon - Poet and Musician - Article by Keith Freeman | |
| KCHS Christmas Picnic at Bowen Mountain - Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Vol 6 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2008 | KCHS Australia Day Breakfast, Kurrajong Heights Hotel - Report by Joy Shepherd |
| Kurrajong Oasis - Article by John Kelly (Reproduced from the "Mercury Moments") | |
| Louisa Atkinson - Article by Steve Rawling | |
| The Reverend Leonard Daniels - Part 1 of an article by Betty Upton. Leonard Daniels was the Rector of St Stephens Church of England, Kurrajong, 1941-1959 | |
| Vol 6 Issue 3 May-Jun 2008 | Where did Louisa Atkinson Live? - Article by Steve Rawling |
| Hidden Secrets of the Blue Mountains - Report by Les and Anne Dollin of a KCHS excursion that stretched from Kurrajong to Mt Wilson | |
| The Reverend Leonard Daniels - Part 2 of an article by Betty Upton | |
| Vol 6 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2008 | History Through Music - Article by Kathie McMahon on her local history school music project |
| Kurrajong CWA 80th Anniversary - Article by Valerie Holland | |
| Obituary: Keith Ford | |
| Powerhouse Discovery Centre: Report by Valerie Holland on a KCHS excursion to the Powerhouse Museum | |
| Kurrajong Remembers, 1810-2010 - Report by Frank Holland on a KCHS project under development to celebrate 200 years of European settlement in the Kurrajong district | |
| The Reverend Leonard Daniels - Part 3 of an article by Betty Upton | |
| Vol 6 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2008 | KCHS's Model Makers - Report by Valerie Holland |
| The Bells of Belmont - Article by Joy Shepherd | |
| KCHS Annual Reports 2007-2008 | |
| Vol 6 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2008 | Five Singleton Mills of the Hawkesbury - Report by Les and Anne Dollin on KCHS's largest field trip to date, extending from Kurrajong to Wisemans Ferry |
| Tin Kettling - Article by Joy Shepherd | |
| John Matthew Pitman 1789-1863- Article by Jennifer Griffiths | |
| Thirlmere Excursion - Report by Valerie Holland and David Griffiths on the KCHS field trip to the Thirlmere Rail Museum | |
| Vol 7 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2009 | Kurrajong Memorial Hospital - Kurrajong & District Community Nursing Home - Part 1 of an article extracted from the Kurrajong and District Hospital Society Inc newsletter |
| Samuel Hurst 1794-1886 - Article by Chris Upton | |
| Panorama Point - Article by Beverly Woodman reflecting upon her grandmother's property at Kurrajong Heights | |
| Rouse Hill House & Durham Bowes - Report by Carolynne Cooper on the KCHS field trip to Rouse Hill House and Dight's Farm | |
| Vol 7 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2009 | Belmont Park excursion - Report by Chris Upton |
| KCHS Australia Day Breakfast, Loxley On Bellbird Hill - Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Kurrajong Memorial Hospital/Kurrajong & District Community Nursing Home - Article by Anne Birdsey reprinted from the Kurrajong & District Hospital Society Inc newsletter | |
| Philip Charley's 1908 Silver Ghost - Extract from Silver Ghosts of Australia and New Zealand by Ian Irwin | |
| Henry Newcomen 1824-1884 - Article by Betty Upton | |
| Obituary: Lynette Haggart, by Elizabeth Ryan | |
| Vol 7 Issue 3 May-Jun 2009 | Lithgow field trip - Report by Chris Upton |
| 140th anniversary of St Stephens Church at Kurrajong - Report by Joy Shepherd | |
| Jack, Garnie & Clarice - Article by Betty Upton on the contributions of Jack Donald Dawn (WW2), Garnie Lloyd Dunston (WW1) and Clarice Molyneux Dickson (WW1), all former Kurrajong residents, to the war effort. | |
| Vol 7 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2009 | Kurrajong Height railway gatehouse - Article by David MacDonald, Rob McIntosh and Dorothy Elder |
| Your Heritage Under Serious Threat - Article by Chris Upton | |
| KCHS Family History Group - Report by Carolynne Cooper | |
| Tennyson Post Office - Article by Mary Avern | |
| The Weddings of Westbury - Article by Joy Shepherd and Olga Williams | |
| Vol 7 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2009 | Hawkesbury Ho - Report by Valerie Holland on the KCHS mid-year dinner and July general meeting |
| Kurrajong's link with Riverstone Meatworks - Article by Valerie Holland | |
| John Tebbutt 1834-1916 - Article by Chris Upton | |
| KCHS annual reports 2008-2009 | |
| Vol 7 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2009 | Back to the Kurrajong - Article by Airdrie Martin and Frank Holland on the society's presentations at the 2009 Kurrajong Scarecrow Festival |
| Protection for Heritage - What Protection? Article by Steve Rawling discussing heritage concerns from a political viewpoint | |
| Exciting Chase - Story reproduced from an early issue of the Windsor & Richmond Gazette detailing an eventful robbery and subsequent car chase which occurred in Kurrajong in 1930 | |
| Vol 8 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2010 | KCHS Christmas party - Report by Valerie Holland at the function hosted by Carolynne and John Cooper |
| BMACHO's heritage meeting - Report by Chris Upton on a presentation by Petula Samios (Director, Heritage Branch, NSW Dept of Planning) hosted by the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations and held at the Glenbrook Panthers Bowling Club. | |
| The John family of Comleroy Road - Part 1 of an article by Anne and Richard John | |
| Kamilaroi - Article by Chris Upton about the former Richmond mansion, with reflections from Betty Upton. | |
| Vol 8 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2010 | Australia Day 2010 Celebration - report by Valerie Holland |
| Obituary: Gladys Vincent, by Joy Shepherd and other members of the Taylor and Davis families | |
| The John family of Comleroy Road - Part 2 of an article by Anne and Richard John | |
| The Travis Brothers and the Great War - Article by Valerie Birch | |
| Vol 8 Issue 3 May-Jun 2010 | Kurrajong Community Centre Opening - Report by Kathie McMahon |
| The Macquarie Portraits - Article by Ron Rozzoli | |
| The War Record of Oswald Oakville Upton - Article by Chris Upton | |
| Kurt's Estate, Kurrajong - Exerpts from an article published in the The Mercury in Aug 1886 | |
| Vol 8 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2010 | Old Government House visit - Report by Valerie Holland on the KCHS visit to Old Government House in Parramatta |
| Greens Party heritage policy - Article by John Leary | |
| Charles Duppuy and his Family - Part 1 of an article by Joy Shepherd on the Rev Charles Duppuy who was Rector of St Stephens Kurrajong from 1883 to 1887 | |
| McMahons Park - A Brief History - Article by Kathie McMahon | |
| Vol 8 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2010 | The Unique Relationship Between Governor Lachlan Macquarie and the People of the Hawkesbury - Article by Kevin Rozzoli AM |
| Charles Duppuy and his Family - Part 2 of an article by Joy Shepherd on the Rev Charles Duppuy who was Rector of St Stephens Kurrajong from 1883 to 1887 | |
| Emily's Notes - Article compiled by Kath Dunston on the reminiscences of Mrs Emily Bowly, daughter of esther and Arthur Dunston of Westbury, Grose Vale | |
| KCHS annual reports 2009-2010 | |
| Vol 8 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2010 | Retracing Macquarie's Hawkesbury Visit - Report by Les and Anne Dollin on the KCHS tour which retraced Macquarie's 1810 expedition stretching between the Nepean and Kurrajong districts. |
| The False Testimony of George Harper of Kurrajong - Article by Michelle Nichols | |
| Governor Marie Bashir Visits Mull - Article by Patricia O'Toole | |
| Vol 9 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2011 | Vice Regal Dinner - Report by Frank Holland on the KCHS formal dinner held at Loxley to commemorate the accomplishments of Governor Lachlan Macquarie and his wife Elizabeth. Guest of Honour in attendance at this event was the NSW Governor Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO. |
| Schools Re-enactment - Report by Frank Holland on the KCHS re-enactment of Governor Macquarie's vice regal party passing through the 'Kurry Jung' in 1810. | |
| Obituary: Dennis Simmons, by Joy Shepherd. | |
| The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same - Article constructed by Kathie McMahon-Nolf comparing two similar celebratory events in Kurrajong but separated a century apart. | |
| Vol 9 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2011 | KCHS Australia Day Breakfast - Report by Valerie Holland on the tenth anniversary celebrations held at the Kurrajong Height Hotel on the formation of the Society. |
| Minutes of the inaugural meeting of the Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society - Thought lost, but recently found on a member's computer. | |
| Fred Stephens - In His Own Words - Recollections of the Kurrajong district by the renowned oncologist Professor Fred Stephens. | |
| My Schooldays at Kurrajong - Article by Margaret Andrews. | |
| Vol 9 Issue 3 May-Jun 2011 | Field trip to Australiana Pioneer Village and the former Hawkesbury Agricultural College (now University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury campus) - Report by Valerie Holland |
| Farming at Willow Glen and Westbury - Article by Kath Dunston | |
| Norman 'Wizard' Smith - Article by Chris Upton on the former North Richmond local lad who went on to become a famous racing driver and to set the world land speed record. | |
| Vol 9 Issue 4 Jul-Aug 2011 | KCHS field trip to Lithgow's Zig Zag Railway - Report by Chris Upton |
| KCHS Bathurst field trip - Report by Valerie Holland | |
| Crossing the Blue Mountains: Conference held at the Lithgow Workers Club - report by Frank Holland | |
| Celebrating the Life of Matthew Everingham - Article by Les and Anne Dollin | |
| Vol 9 Issue 5 Sep-Oct 2011 | Jane Franklin in Kurrajong Heights - Article by Steve Rawling describing the visit to Kurrajong district in 1830 by the wife of Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania and Arctic explorer. |
| From Death Fleet to District Constable - Article by Joy Shepherd on Edward Merrick, a convict who arrived in the Second Fleet and later settled on land in the North Richmond and Kurmond area, raising a family and serving as District Constable. Edward Merrick was a direct ancestor of Joy's husband Philip. | |
| Memories of Willow Glen and Westbury - Article by Kath Dunston | |
| Hawkesbury newspapers now online - Article by Michelle Nichols | |
| KCHS annual reports 2010-2011 |
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