Collection: History Support Collection

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.

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 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.

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

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...

Conference aimed at supporting the work of local historical societies focussing on conservation and preservation of built heritage in the local environment.

Describes four types of heritage curtilages and proposes various considerations to be taken into account in dentifying them. Should be used in conjunction with the NSW Heritage Manual for the assessment of heritage significance.