Collection: History Support Collection

An historical account of the Hawkesbury River from early settlement. Included are many pioneers from this period.

“The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, on the outskirts of Sydney NSW, was the third largest bridge in the world when it was built in 1889, and was the final link in the railway connection between the eastern colonies of Australia. Separated by a thousand kilometres of bush, the colonies could nev...

This book is an account of the exploration and early settlement of the Hawkesbury, Australia's most scenic and historic waterway.

This book is an anthology dedicated to all the remarkable women of Cranebrook (a suburb in the Penrith LGA) who contributed amazing things to the community. There are mums out in the community doing the best they can while still helping at schools and sporting clubs, women who even though they do...

Contains articles on society, history, and culture from 'Hemisphere', an Asian-Australian magazine intended to foster intellectual exchange and understanding.

The Hazelbrook and Woodford chronology covered in this work begins 20th August 1813 when Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth passed through Hazelbrook through to 2002, the centenary celebrations of the railway stations.

This book reveals new material about Australia's beginnings, in particular about the third mainland settlement. It tackles controversial themes, including the meeting of European and Indigenous cultures

The story of Hawkesbury's commercial river boats from 1789 to World War 2 through the ages of sail and steam power. Included are individual histories of the restored vintage boats that returned to the river in a commemorative sailing on 23 April 1988.