Collection: Local Book

The history of the settlement that would become the City of Penrith up to 1860. It is a history from Aboriginal times when the Dharug people lived in the area, settlement by the British settlers and the development of the colony of New South Wales.

Chronological history of the building and opening up of the Blue Mountains to the railway. Includes a list and short history of every railway station from Penrith to Orange

Diary of early colonist Christiana Brooks of Denham Court, Captain Richard Brooks married Christiana Passmore, in 1796 in Bermondsey, England. They emigrated to NSW in 1814. Daughter Jane Maria married Edward Cox of Mulgoa

Photocopies of newspaper articles taken from a regular historical column "Did you know? by Lorna Parr. This selection covers 2000-2003. Lorna Parr worked for the Nepean District Historical Society.