On June19, around 40 members travelled to Gulgong by bus and car for a very enjoyable day visiting local sites. We met up and had morning tea in a local park. After morning tea we split into two Groups and visited the Henry Lawson museum and the Holtermann Centre The shops the Holtermann museum has been built in were purchased …
General Meeting 28 November 2020
Our members were pleased to be able to meet again in person at the Seniors Centre on November 28, 2020, after nearly nine months of Covid-19 restrictions. We had 23 members present at the meeting plus another four who joined us on Zoom from as far away as Queensland. After our meeting Geoff Fry gave …
Machattie Park
On March 15, Jan Page and Mary Smith conducted a very informative tour of Machattie Park for 26 members. The town block was first set aside in 1832 for public use, however most of the area was originally used from 1837 as a new goal and also from 1847 Bathurst’s first court house. The goal was later removed when a …
Ground penetrating Radar Project – “Penetrating the Past”
The findings of the GPR were presented to us on 14th March when Dr Steding presented her findings. A summary of her findings are listed below. For the full report log into the Members area here, then click on Miscellaneous Information DISCUSSION. (From Dr Louise Steding’s report) Do appear to be likely remnants of the female factory in Charlotte Street …
Hill End – Bridle Track Book
After our General Meeting on February 22, 2020 we had a presentation by Sharon Shelton on her new book on the Bridal Track to Hill End, she can be contacted on 0414 948 636 for details of its availability.