DESCENDANTS of pioneer road builder William Cox are celebrating the addition of his road over the Blue Mountains to the State Heritage Register. The listing notes that ‘the surviving remnants of Cox’s Road, built 1814 to 1815, have state significance as the earliest road across the Blue Mountains and the first structure built by Europeans west…
The Autumn newsletter has been published online and is available here. Otherwise you should find a copy in your letter box.
Congratulations to local volunteers who were recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours Lists. In the National Awards Margaret Combs was recognised and awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her services to local history as well as to Emergency Services and local sporting organisations. Locally, David Peters received a…
At the well-attended Annual General Meeting of the Hartley District Progress Association on Monday 1st December the following Committee members were elected: President: Tom Kent (until the sale of his property) Vice President: Seamus Casey Treasurer: Ramsay Moodie Secretary: Barbara Wheat Other Committee Members: Sharon Howard, John Facchina, Ian Campbell,…
