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Celebrating a Milestone! Last month, over 4,000 visitors helped celebrate a wonderful historical milestone from 200 years ago, when William Cox commenced the building of the road across the Blue Mountains. This was one of the most important achievements in our early colonial history. The day started with a function at Regatta Park arranged by Penrith City Council, where Cox descendants gathered for the re-enactment parade from the park to the Arms of Australia Inn Museum for the William Cox Historical Festival. At the festival there were speeches from Uncle Graeme Cooper, Mayor Ross Fowler, patron of the Nepean District Historical Society and Member for Lindsay, Fiona Scott, Robert Bettington on behalf of the Cox descendants and local historian and songwriter, Jim Low sang a song about the building of the road. Entertainment included songs from Roger Corbett and Clare O’Meara from the Bushwackers Band, students from the Nepean School of Performing Arts, Tall Timbre Country and Western Band and the Penrith City Show Band. For the younger generation there were pony and wagon rides, an animal farm, bungee jumping, fun on the water with Nuts in Balls, tug-of-war competition, the old fashioned school room and lots more. It was certainly a great and memorable day for all!
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