Dear Members, The following is information about upcoming activities at the Blue Mountains Historical Society. Please check, in particular, the changed arrangements for the September
A Talk by Michael Duffy to the Blue Mountains Historical Story in 2023 recounting Tall Stories and Other Tales based on his latest book. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RESazuFr9lgFkLEQcltUVTuwnTrAxJJr/view?usp=sharing
Fire stories, a lesson in time: the 1957 Leura fires. Link to video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-lA8Eu8NcUgLUZ7pHsfcbR78NRbPs2zJ/view?usp=sharing
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
Meeting & Public Talk – Andy Macqueen: “The Frenchman: Francis Barrallier, life and journeys 1772-1853”. Click on following link: Barrallier, a talk by Andy Maqueen
The Paragon, is it being restored ? Here are some memories. A restoration partition now surrounds the Paragon. Here is a meeting/presentation involving the ‘Friends
A showgirl’s Luck & the Lapstone Hotel, a historic perspective. John Lanser discusses the first ever ‘Talkie’ made in Australia, and where it was filmed.
A talk to the Blue Mountains Historical Society by former BMHS President, Alan Foster. The presentation linked below is a wonderful survey of Australian History
Breaking the Bank is a book about a true crime, in a raw and dangerous setting, and as cunning an array of villains as you
Mr Phil Hammon had a very interesting month in May/June 2024 trying to track down just how J B North unloaded his coal output at
Meeting & Public Talk – Peter Doyle Speaker https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5kqQmqIcOWCHSKYP2b0GnRENyp9Yjva/view?usp=sharing If the link at the top of the page doesn’t open, copy and paste the
