Media: EBOOK - download
File format: PDF file 7MB (192 pages)
Year: (1905) 2023
ISBN: 9781921081705 
Publisher: Archive Digital Books Australasia

Written for the people of the Shoalhaven and Hawkesbury districts in 1905, this book includes a large variety of general and household information, including a calendar, cultural and cookery guide, directory, historical record and useful household compendium. It also includes many photos and sketches.

A large proportion of the book contains a detailed account of the area and its history including information on the districts growth and development, events, churches, schools, agriculture and culture. Biographical notes on several prominent people are also included. The directory gives a list of people in certain roles in the community. The calendar, cultural guide and cookery guide provide a unique view of life in the district at that time.

This book is very useful to the local and family historian, providing direct information on many people and events as well as giving amazing insight into life and culture in the Shoalhaven and Hawkesbury districts.

Media: EBOOK - download
File format: PDF file 5MB (222 pages)
Author: J. Valentine
Year: (1939) 2023
ISBN: 9781920978716
Publisher: Archive Digital Books Australasia

'We set forth upon our travels armed with notes and note-books and bravely determined to follow the ghost wheels of bygone carriages and lumbering ox-carts; determined also to seek the yellow sandstone walls of ancient buildings and weave, perhaps, a light web of history along the modern highways of concrete and macadam. We cross the bridge, fight a battle at Vinegar Hill, call at an historic home, and go in search of the ghost of Solomon Wiseman of Wiseman's Ferry.'

This is the overview given of the first chapter - a tour that is told in 16 pages. And there are 8 more such fascinating chapters - journeys north West and south of Sydney.

High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book, bookmarked for easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.

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