BMHS Annual McLaughlin Lecture Video – Paul Sorensen – Life and Career

BMHS Annual McLaughlin Lecture- Paul Sorensen, His life and career By Stuart Read – Saturday 1 March, 2025. Stuart Read presented a fascinating talk at the McLaughlin Lecture about the […]
Interview with Jean Twyford, descendant of Glenella’s founding family the Phillips.

Glenella Guesthouse is a NSW state listed heritage property and is also part of the important heritage listed Govetts Leap Road streetscape. The original part of Glenella was built as a […]
Adrian Howie, presented this talk about Harry Andreas & the work of Edward Hewlett Hogben

Adrian Howie , a retired lawyer and member of our society, presented the first talk for 2025. Adrian spoke about Harry Andreas, the original owner of Leuralla and, particularly, the […]
Empire Theatre Katoomba – the Magic world of Movies in the Mountains

The Empire Theatre in Katoomba was opened in January 1915 where the “stately edifice” was welcomed, according to the Echo, by “the great Mountains masses, all filled with a loyal […]
Bushcare in the Blue mountains, 1997 VHS video

Bushcare in the Blue mountains, 1997 VHS video. It was recorded on Analogue gear, the same year DVDs were released into Australia. For a variety of reasons it was never […]
A talk by Scott Honeysett- Shattered Branches

A Talk by Scott Honeysett: Shattered Branches November 2 2024 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3nGIAZ1x4Os0ioTB145XOq_ypn-Ev5i/view?usp=sharing Scott Honeysett discusses his new book, “Shattered Branches”, the story of 12 members of the Honeysett family who enlisted […]
Poets, Painters & Pioneers, Banjo Paterson’s Remarkable Family

Poets, Painters & Pioneers, Banjo Paterson’s Remarkable Family. A talk By Heather Knight on 5/10/2024 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AS_8cUJctUL9SqIquOOS2xfQpqyZuOUj/view?usp=sharing
“The Other Bushrangers” – a talk by Dr Meg Foster.

Dr Meg Foster is the Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the Social and Political Sciences Faculty at the University of Technology, Sydney. Her talk was based on her 2022 book, Boundary […]
Fire stories, a lesson in time: the 1957 Leura fires.

Fire stories, a lesson in time: the 1957 Leura fires. Link to video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-lA8Eu8NcUgLUZ7pHsfcbR78NRbPs2zJ/view?usp=sharing
Official opening of Hobby’s Reach Extensions, Dec 3 1994

Video of the official opening of Hobby’s Reach Research Centre extensions, Dec 3 1994, followed by a tour of Tarella cottage and the grounds. Click on the either the photo […]