Collection: Local Book

Footsteps in Time was the brainchild of John Yeatman and it came to fruition as a project to re-mark the survey of George Evans across the Blue Mountains.

Booklet produced in conjunction with an historical exhibition of objects and documents drawn from the collections of Penrith City library and local historical groups and private collections.

In May 2011 Thomas Thorburn from the Saint Mary's Historical Society opened the Luxford Room at Saint David's Church Llandilo. The Luxford Room is dedicated to the Luxford family. John Luxford was involved with erection of the church. Herb Luxford was a champion woodsman and a church warden for...

University of New South Wales thesis looks at the factors responsible for the success of the Q Theatre

This thesis characterises the general and fundamental transport of organic contaminants through soils at the Castlereagh waste management centre located 50km to the west of Sydney NSW.

Health assessment of the 120 London Plane trees (Platanus x hybrida syn Platanus x acerifolia) located along Queen Street St Marys

A stand of remnant forest red gum trees are located along the western side of Mulgoa Road at Penrith. The trees have been identified as Eucalyptus Tereticornis