Disastrous Decade

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Friday, 20 February 2015

Fruit growing in the Hawkesbury

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Fruit has been grown in the Hawkesbury since the early 1800s and by 1810 there were over 100 hectares of orchards growing peaches, plums an...
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Friday, 16 January 2015

The Hawkesbury River - the Rhine of Australia

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One of Britain's most popular nineteenth century authors, Anthony Trollope 1815-1882 , wrote in 1873, the following, comparing the Haw...
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Friday, 2 January 2015

Government Labour Settlement at Pitt Town

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On the outskirts of Pitt Town is Nelson Common, it was established by Governor King in 1804 for settlers to use for grazing stock. One of ...
Friday, 19 December 2014

First traffic lights in the Hawkesbury

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Do you when the first traffic lights appeared in the Hawkesbury and where?  These days we take traffic lights for granted as they appea...
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Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Struck by lightning 1816 - Trove Tuesday

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In October 1816 it was reported in the Sydney Gazette , that a young lady had died in the Hawkesbury after being tragically struck by light...
Wednesday, 30 July 2014

1809 Flood at Hawkesbury

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This week in 1809, heavy rain had begun which eventually turned into a deluge and led to the Hawkesbury flooding. The July/August flood rea...
Saturday, 28 June 2014

Toll House at Windsor

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If you have ever travelled to Windsor along Windsor Road and over the Fitzroy Bridge at South Creek, you may have noticed the small white b...