After its launch on February 2, the Journal will be able to be downloaded from here. The article explores Governor Macquarie's motivations in his development oif the Colony and the skill with which he went about developing civic infrastructure using sophiticated management techniques more commonly thought of in a 20th century…
Liz Gorman, who has been working with Sue Rosen Associates for some 18 months, will establish an office in Bowral bringing SRA's heritage and history expertise to the Southern Highlands.…
Sue and David are just back from 2 weeks of camping in Bournda National Park. The Saphire Coast as the area is promoted, must be the most beautiful stretch of coast in the country. Aside from kayaking on Wallagoot Lake, swimming at Bithry Inlet, Bournda Lagoon and walking on bush tracks under a…
It is with great sadness and frustration that we noted on our recent trip to Rydal that the destruction of the convict built road from Cox's River to Rydal contiunues. Lithgow Council has neglected to maintain the road or to protect it from the ravages of four wheel drive and…
On 25 November the Lithgow Branch of the National Trust unveiled a plaque near Hampton Road Rydal where Surveyor George Evans crossed the Great Dividing Range in 1813. He was the first European to do so. Paul Brunton, former curator of manuscripts at the State Library of NSW, did the honours…
Over the last couple of months RMS has been holding a series of regional briefings for its suppliers to update them on upcoming works. Sue has attended events at Lismore, Singleton and Wagga Wagga, while Sid French attended a working lunch in Wollongong with Transport NSW. There are a lot of new…