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Castlereagh on Nepean : 200 Years as a Macquarie Town

Rannard, ShawnUUUU
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History of Castlereagh, NSW from prehistoric times, settlement along the Nepean River, schools, flooding, quarrying and the Penrith Lakes Scheme. The author also includes a chapter on his life growing up at Castlereagh.
Imprint:
The author : ©2010
Collation:
102 pages colour and black and white photographs
Notes:
2017 edition (94 pages)
Contents:
Genesis of the district - Nepean River - Geology - Birds Eye Corner - Evan district - Land grants - Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh - Governor Lachlan Macquarie - First settlement - Early settlers and industries - Gregory Blaxland, Thomas Cheshire, Pierce Collits, William Cox, Field family, George Fieldhouse, Christopher Frederick, Henry Fulton, Charles Hadley, John Harris, John Herbert, John Lees, James McCarthy, Martin Mentz (Mintz), John Pugh, John Single, Samuel Terry, William Tonks, Wright family - Lambridge estate - Hotels - Flour Mills - Churches - Wesleyan Methodist Church - Christ Church - Fulton's church and school - Church of England (Anglican) Cemetery - James McCarthy - Schools - Upper castlereagh school, Castlereagh school - Flooding - 1806, 1867 - Quarrying - Blue Metal Industries, Warren Pinfold, Farley and Lewers, Penrith Quarry, Castlereagh Quarry, Great Western (Nepean) Quarry, McCanns Island, Emu Prospect Road Metal and Gravel Company, Howell Sandstone Quarry - Pioneer Quarry, Melocco Brothers - Dairyiing - Nepean Co-op Dairy Society Limited, milk factory - Dude ranch - Hinxman family - Princes Farm - Penrith Lakes Scheme - Rannard family - Mountain View
ISBN:
9780980853803; (invalid)
Dewey class:
994.41
Language:
English
BRN:
28185
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
ResearchLocal Book994.41 CAS2010 editionNot for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016)
ResearchLocal Book994.41 CAS2010 editionNot for loan (Set: 17 Nov 2010)
ResearchLocal Book994.41 CAS2017 revised editionNot for loan (Set: 29 Jan 2018)
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