Scenic World Katoomba – social and historic impact

Author: John Hill

Philip Hammon, past President of our society, grew up and raised his family in the Blue Mountains. He is the retired CEO of Scenic World and is still a Director on the Board of Hammons Holdings. His talk discusses the birth and growth of Katoomba, mining and tourism, and his family connections to these and other areas.

To Watch a video of this talk click on the link Below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MfBW0xUC8dx_ffT78NkW-dKVxYJJaDX0/view?usp=sharing

Philip gives back to a number of the Blue Mountains community organisations, including Blue Mountains Historical Society, Rotary, Blue Mountains Health Trust and Radio Plays. Philip has also co-written the book “The Burning Mists of Time”.

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