Tom Richmond OAM, JP, BA, DT
On the 14th of September 2021, Tom Richmond OAM, JP, BA, DT, died. Few people have had a more significant influence on the lives of the residents of Hornsby Shire and, more particularly, its rural areas than the late Tom Richmond. As an educator, historian, social activist and sports coach, his abilities affected the lives […]
News From History Cottage
The Hudson Ready Cut cottages, mentioned last month, generated interest in the concept of a demountable building, the origin of those we see, where there are further examples, who lived in them and what is being done to preserve them. While today we tend to think of the flat-pack as a modern idea, this is […]
News From History Cottage
Firstly History Cottage was with regret that the Society had to cancel the June Roughley Memorial Lecture set down for the 14th August. There was much interest in Mark Tedeschi’s talk on the Myall Creek Massacre. Fortunately, there will be an opportunity in the future to hear him speak. The Best Family will be the […]
DURAL AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. Does Our District Have the Longest Continuous Family Farm in Australia?
The story of George Best and his descendants Does Our District Have the Longest Continuous Family Farm in Australia? family farm George Best was sentenced to be hanged for stealing a silver watch but his sentence was later commuted to transportation for life. Arriving in NSW as a convict in 1791, he put his farming […]
Dural and District Historical Society Inc. – A Long Break
Contributed by The Dural District Historical Society How comforting it was to hold a meeting of Society members in the Uniting Church on the 8th of May. To remove some of the angst of the last twelve months, we pretended to have just returned from a wonderful visit to the Historical Aircraft Museum in Albion […]
Dural and District Historical Society Inc – News From History Cottage
Marks on silver tell many stories, and some are to be told at the Society’s first meeting for 2020. At last, we are able to come together, to enjoy each others company and to hear our guest speaker. With the kind permission of the Uniting Church in School Road, Galston, we will meet on Saturday […]
Dural and District Historical Society Inc – News from History Cottage
“No-one would understand what it was like in the 1920s unless they had lived through it” said an early resident, whose husband had served in France during World War1. All around were those who were injured in body and mind. An all pervading deep sense of loss yet, in other ways, a sense of freedom […]
Dural & District Historical Society Inc – News From History Cottage
How fortunate we are to live where we do; for most of us it has not meant being confined indoors. There has been plenty to do in the garden, time to read and to shop locally. Our thoughts go to those who have not been able to meet with family and who could not participate […]
NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE
Any resident who has lived in the district for some time has seen many changes in the visual landscape; from orchards to open paddocks or simple farm cottages to the large residential estates but what of the fence that divides the viewer from what is behind? The popularity of horses has given us the sawn […]
VISIT TO WISEMANS WELL, WISEMANS FERRY CEMETERY AND ONE TREE REACH WETLANDS AT LAUGHTONDALE
The Dharug and Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society would like to extend the invitation to the general public to join us as we visit Wisemans Ferry along the Singleton Road. This locality was originally known as Lower Portland Head. Located further downstream The Wisemans Ferry Cemetery is also known as Laughtondale. Date: Saturday, 26th September 2020 […]
