BMHS Meeting and talk: Poets, Painters and Pioneers – Banjo Patterson’s Remarkable Family

Blue Mountains Historical Society 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia

Heather Knight, a long term member of Blue Mountains Historical Society, will speak to her recently released book on the little known aspects of Banjo Patterson’s family. Heather tells the story of Banjo’s ancestors, who, through the difficult struggle to establish themselves as settlers in their new country, raised a remarkable family of sportsmen, artists, […]

BMHS Meeting and Talk – Scott Honeysett: Shattered Branches

Hobby's Reach Meeting Room 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia

Scott Honeysett will speak about his new book, “Shattered Branches”, the story of 12 members of the Honeysett family who enlisted in the AIF during WW1. These human interest stories have strong ties to the Blue Mountains. The first to enlist, Sam Honeysett, was the son of the founder of  Springwood Newsagency, William Honeysett,, which […]