Collection: History Support Collection

This book captures the history of Belgenny Farm and the Camden Park estate, and features the stories of people who lived and worked there during three successive periods of occupation.

Bella Vista Farm is an intact historic farm complex of cultural significance. It is set in the rapidly developing Baulkham Hills area in NW Sydney. The remnant farm provides an intact rural cultural landscape on the Cumberland Plain.

Subject: The novel 'Bengala, or some time ago' was written in 1860 - one of the earliest novels published with an Australian setting. The author spent five years in Australia, from 1840 to 1845. She arrived in the colony with her husband Francis and their three sons, along with Francis's brothe...

Fictionalised story of siblings Eliza and Joseph Russell and their mother Charlotte, who emigrated to Australia. Eliza became a teacher in NSW.

Describes landscapes of Victoria; minimal Aboriginal content; mentions extinction of megafauna and change of landscape by fire; brief statement of technology, trade, communication, ceremonial relics, and relationship with land; attack on settlers near Benalla.

A review of the Bicentennial activities in the City of Penrith, looking at the extent of Council involvement as the principal co-ordinating body in the community.

Application for Bicentennial endorsement to build a monument that would acknowledge and commemorate the pioneering efforts of the early explorers, pastoralists, settlers and miners.

Proposal to promote the construction of a landmark in conjunction with an historical museum of national significance to acknowledge and commemorate the pioneering efforts of the early explorers, pastoralists, settlers and miners.

Outlines the proposal for a pageant of defence forces exercising their right of freedom to enter the City of Penrith and indicates the relevance of the project to the Bicentennial endorsement criteria.