Collection: Microfilm

Mr Jack Mostyn, of Kogarah, a former Lord Mayor of Sydney, received from Miss Jess Aland, of U.N.R,R.A. London, a letter giving information respecting his cousin, Mrs Tobler (formerly Edna Potter, daughter of the late Mr W Potter and Mrs Potter of Penrith) Miss Aland write that Edna's daughter Er...

Steve Macdonald will be giving an author talk at Penrith City Libraries' Wellbeing Out West Expo. He will be discussing his new book, Press Pause, which provides a positive path to identifying what is important and a mindful approach to self-reflection.

Ava Fowler spent three years growing her hair out, so the eight year old could have it chopped off, donating her hair to Wigs 4 Kids. Ava's efforts also raised just under $3000 for the charity which will allow the Kids with Cancer Foundation to continue financially supporting families that have a...

Quantum Radiology, which operates several clinics in the Penrith area, including the busy Nepean Radiology on High Street, is back open for business.

Penrith City Councillors have raised serious concerns about accessibility issues at Penrith Beach, which is due to open later this month.

A short obituary for Amos Bellchambers, aged 85 years, who died at G R Colless' residence at Emu Plains last Monday. As a young man he was engaged by J T Ryan as a farm hand, and later drew the first load of boulders to Sydney for road metal for Mr Ryan. After he gave up farming he went to Colles...

A report of the death of Mr John Woods, late engine driver and hotelkeeper of Penrith. He arrived in NSW over 30 years ago with his friend and long-life chum up to that time, Joseph Palmer, now living retired at Auburn. Both of them served many years as locomotive drivers on the English railways....

A report of the death of Joseph Atkins, who resided here for many years, rearing a large and respectable family. He was one of the oldest railway guards in the service. He left this district about 25 years ago, on account of having to run the through trains, and retired from the service several y...

An obituary for Mark Towle, of Emu, one of the district's oldest residents. He was 77 years of age, born at Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England. It gives details of his marriage to his first wife, wife Sarah Ann Langham, his arrival in Sydney around 1861; his store at Emu Plains and the construction...

A brief report of the death of Mrs Mary Mulholland, mother of Mrs Lack, of Carthona, Emu Plains. Deceased was 85 years of age, born in Ireland, resided in Appin for 50 years, and only recently came to this district. She was buried at Appin at the Roman Catholic Cemetery.