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Mar 17, 20212 min read

Woodford academy harvest festival showcase

Woodford Academy Blue Mountains, NSW: The oldest building in the Blue Mountains will celebrate the region’s long history of...

Oct 13, 20205 min read

retford park, bowral nsw: Benevolence before the grave

By the time the National Trust had received its single richest gift, Retford Park at Bowral, its benefactor had arranged its future upkeep.

Sep 2, 20204 min read

Behind Closed Doors – Woodford Academy Blue Mountains, NSW

By Ellen Hill Photographs by David Hill Shut to visitors and volunteers for four months, a new resident has been stirring up dust...

Nov 23, 20173 min read

Blue Mountains, NSW: Springwood High School 50th anniversary reunion

The first intake of Springwood High School students in 1967 By Ellen Hill for Springwood High School P&C Reminisce over the detention...

Sep 21, 20163 min read

Lithgow, NSW: 21st century steps Back to Hartley

Lenore Davi of Katoomba Amusement Company and Vicki Hartley of Lithgow Living History By Ellen Hill for Hartley Historic Site ...

Aug 22, 20162 min read

Blue Mountains: Photographic exhibition lays bare historic soul

By Ellen Hill for Deep Hill Media Photo: David Hill A photographic exhibition at Woodford Academy, a National Trust property, in...

Dec 15, 20152 min read

Hartley, NSW: Aboriginal art gallery 40,000 years in the making

By Ellen Hill for Hartley Historic Site Photos: David Hill The only dedicated indigenous art gallery in the NSW Central West...

Sep 16, 20153 min read

Back to Hartley offers fresh look at Australian history

(l-r) Lithgow Living History members Robyn Burton, Vicki Hartley, Ian Rufus and Alexa Burton bring Hartley Historic Site to life. By...

Apr 23, 20157 min read

Hawkesbury River, NSW: The Settler’s River

The Smith Park picnic area becomes part of Pugh’s Lagoon on the Hawkesbury River floodplain during flood. By Ellen Hill ...