2015 National Trust Heritage Festival (NSW)

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This is a year of commemoration, reflection and celebration. There are so many interesting events to attend in this year’s National Trust Heritage Festival so please use this guide to explore NSW and see what our State has to offer.

The 2015 National Trust Heritage Festival theme, ‘Conflict and Compassion’ commemorates the centenary of the ANZAC landing at ANZAC Cove, but it also highlights the impact WW1 had on Australian people of all backgrounds and cultures. This traumatic event created a uniquely Australian identity having attributes such as mateship, courage, humour, and perseverance.

Events throughout the State pay tribute to the ANZAC spirit in various forms including; Norfolk Island’s exhibition, ‘Without Hesitation’ which profiles an enlisted person from each of the eight original Pitcairn families that went off to war in WW1. ‘Courage to Care’ programs in Liverpool; re-enacting ‘sitting for your photo with loved ones’ in Cowra; a ‘Welcome Home’ bandstand program in Wollongong; and catching a Silent Film from WW1 at the State Library. Also, learn about the women of Goulburn, the Australian nurses at Lemnos and support the Returned Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Service in Hyde Park.

‘Conflict and Compassion’ events reflect issues which have touched Australians on many levels. Join us in Appin for the recognition of the massacre of the Dharawal people that took place in 1816. Visit the Jewish Museum’s, ‘Sign’s of Life’ exhibition. Experience the Lambing Flat’s Chinese Festival, when the town marks its turbulent gold rush history. Learn about our past in Parramatta through the ‘Thursday Lunchtime Talks’ and ‘Sunday Walks’ series (pg 49 –pg 54); join the Female Factory Tours; and be sure not to miss Howe House’s presentation of Graham Wilcox‘s book “The Struggle for Unity”.

This year we are also recognising a number of milestone events - The National Trust of Australia (NSW) celebrates 70 years of advocating for the protection, conservation and education of our built, natural and cultural heritage; Bathurst celebrates its bicentenary (pg 81- 84); the Sydney suburb of Willoughby celebrates its 150th birthday and the NSW town of Wellington’s Agricultural Show its140th birthday. Forbes’ heritage festival will include a weeklong celebration of Forbes’ Wiradjuri People and mark the 150th anniversary of the death of bushranger Ben Hall, while Botany will mark the 245th anniversary of Captain Cook’s landing at Kurnell.

The National Trust Heritage Festival is in its 35th year. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Heritage Branch of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage whose partnership with us since the Festival’s inception has enabled the Festival to grow and prosper. It is also through their continued support that we are able to encourage and recognise excellence in heritage projects with the National Trust Heritage Awards that will turn 21 this year. Please join us at this year’s Heritage Awards Luncheon which will be held on 13 May at Doltone House, Pyrmont. In addition, The Trust acknowledges the Federal Government for its support of the Festival. With its help and funding the National Trust Movement in Australia has been able to make it a National event, aimed at encouraging communities; industry and organisations to explore their multicultural heritage and discover the events that have helped to shape Australia.

I thank all those who have assisted in the staging of this year’s Festival, and hope that you will take the opportunity to participate in and enjoy the events in the Festival and discovering the unique heritage in every town across NSW, the ACT and Norfolk Island.

The National Trust is a Non-Government, Not-For-Profit organisation which can only thrive through your patronage and membership. I urge you to join us by becoming a member as we continue to advocate for, conserve and protect our heritage.

Ian Carroll OAM President

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National Trust Heritage Festival 2015 | Welcome

The National Trust Heritage Festival is proudly brought to you by The National Trust of Australia (NSW) National Trust Centre Upper Fort Street, Observatory Hill, Millers Point, NSW 02 9258 0123 heritagefestival@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrustfestival.org.au facebook.com/nationaltrustau twitter.com/nationaltrust #heritagefest Many thanks, Graphic Design: Eleni Berdoukas - fishinatin.com.au

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GREATER SYDNEY events

Eastern Sydney & Inner West

St Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Church And Parish 60 Years In Alexandria, NSW St Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Church

Date | 23 May 6pm Vespers; 7pm-8:15pm Heritage Festival Program Address | St Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Church 14 Renwick St Alexandria Cost | Free Contact | Rev. Fr. Miodrag Peric 0418 270 208 lazarica@bigpond.net.au Celebration / Launch - In 2015, the St Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Church in Alexandria celebrates its 60th anniversary. To mark this milestone, a year-long series of programs and activities will be conducted throughout 2015, with a celebration and the launch of the church chronicles and church history booklet to coincide with the National Trust Heritage Festival.

Bookings Required - Yes

Annandale Heritage Festival -Business As Usual Annandale Community

Date | 11-19 April Various times, see website for more details Address | Various locations Annandale 2038 Cost | Free Contact | Marghanita da Cruz 0414 869 202 marghanita@ramin.com.au www.ramin.com.au/AHF Festival - Come and visit Annandale by bus or light rail, over the 100 year old viaduct. Catch a folk concert or yoga lesson in the former council chambers. Enjoy a coffee, have your hair styled or browse the vintage fashion under an ornate pressed metal or fibrous plaster ceiling. Take a walk along shady unbroken footpaths and discover Henry Parke’s last home and numerous National Trust listed buildings. View the operational Sewerage Aqueducts, which were the first reinforced concrete structure in Australia and the second oldest substation on the AUSGRID network. Wander along creeks named after John White, surgeon to the first fleet and George Johnston who led the Rum Rebellion.

Special Requirements: Free self guided walks are available see website for details Bookings Required - No

Living Heritage And Annandale’S Landmark Sandstone Church And Arts & Crafts Hall Open Day Annandale-Leichhardt Presbyterian Church and Annandale Heritage Festival

Date | 12 April 12pm-4pm Address | Hunter Bailie Presbyterian Church Cnr. Johnston & Collins Streets Annandale 2038 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Malcom Beveridge (02) 9969 8071 mcb@bigpond.net.au www.hunterbaillie.org.au Living Heritage - Open Day at the Hunter Bailie Memorial Presbyterian Church with recitals on historic Hill & Son Organ, display of historical photos and documents, guided tour of historic Annandale, talks on history of the Church, afternoon teas and sausage sizzle..

Annandale Heritage Festival Event - Annandale’s landmark 1889 Gothic Revival Sandstone Hunter Bailie Presbyterian church and 1886 Arts and Crafts brick hall will be open for inspection. The church contains several clerestory stained glass windows, two of which will have been newly refurbished. There will also be recitals on the 1892 Hill & Son Organ, in the church, by the resident organist Ralph Lane OAM. There will be an exhibition of historical documents and photographs. Join us for tea, coffee and scones in the Hall and a sausage sizzle in the grounds.

Bookings Required - No

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Coffee Roasting & History Of Espresso Machines Annandale Heritage Festival

Date | 16 April 10am-11am Address | Euroespresso 165 Parramatta Rd Annandale 2038 Cost | Free Contact | Vera Nadile 02 9560 7000 www.euroespresso.com.au Talk - Coffee Bean Roasting & Talk about the History of Espresso Machines, in particular La Pavoni coffee machines, who pioneered the sale of coffee machines in 1905.

Bookings Required - Yes

1930s Annandale: A Short Guided Walk Annandale Heritage Festival

Date | 16 April 11am-12:30pm Address | Euroespresso 165 Parramatta Rd Annandale 2038 Cost | Adults $10 Contact | Marghanita da Cruz 0414 869 202 marghanita@ramin.com.au www.ramin.com.au/AHF Tour (Walking) - 1930s Annandale will be guided by Marghanita da Cruz. This will be the 5th Walk in a series which is exploring Annandale’s History and Heritage, a decade at a time. The 1930s, saw Annandale’s buildings get an Art Deco makeover.

Bookings Required - Yes

Annandale Craft Group Annandale Heritage Festival

Date | 17 April 2015 11am-2pm Address | Annandale Neighbourhood Centre 79 Johnston St Annandale 2038 Cost | Free Contact | Ani Bianchini 02 9660 2828 ANC@lmc.nsw.gov.au www.ramin.com.au/AHF CRAFT ACTIVITY - Bring your current project & spend time with like-minded crafty folk Sewing, knitting, crochet, embroidery, patchwork, beading ... Adults only, sorry we can’t have children around due to use of scissors & other sharp objects! Bring your lunch, tea & coffee provided.

Bookings Required - No

Loaded Dog Folk Club

Folk Music Concert- Annandale Festival Date | 18 April, 23 May 2015 7:45pm-11pm Address | Annandale Neighbourhood Centre 79 Johnston St Annandale 2038 Cost | Adults $20 Child under 12 free Concession $18 Contact | Sandra Nixon 02 9358 4886 kxbears@ozemail.com.au www.theloadeddog.org.au Performance - The Loaded Dog Folk Club is Sydney’s finest acoustic folk venue - showcasing the best acoustic folk music has to offer, from guitar to autoharp, solo voice to community choir. (No amplification!, no mikes!)

Bookings Required - No

Balmain WW1 Honour Board Tour - Conflict And Compassion Leichhardt Council Leichhardt Library

Date | 22April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Balmain Library 370 Darling St Balmain 2041 Cost | Free Contact | Amie Zar 02 9367 9335 amiez@lmc.nsw.gov.au www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au Tour - Bus and Walking tour of Balmain WW1 Honor Boards. Meeting at Balmain Library and visiting the memorial on ANZAC Bridge, Balmain Loyalty Square Memorial, Balmain Sailing Club, St Andrews Congregational Church and the Balmain Watch House. Conflict and Compassion around the war and Gallipoli campaign will be explored.

Bookings Required - Yes

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World War 1 Remembered Woollahra Libraries

Date | 13 -30 April. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. Closed Public Holidays.

Various times, see website for more details Address | Sherbrooke Hall Sherbrooke Avenue Double Bay 2028 Cost | Free Contact | Joan Ruthven 02 9391 7942 localhistory@woollahra.nsw.gov.au www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library/local_history/world_war_1_remembered Commemoration - The WW1 Remembered website is dedicated to local champions within the Woollahra Local Government area who volunteered to serve in a war far from home and to those who remained offering their support from the home front. The images, ephemera and documents displayed on this website are from the Woollahra Local History Collection. As part of the website, the community is encouraged to share their personal stories about the First World War through their family history through the “Share your Stories” section as well as “Reliving the Memories” an oral history project.

Bookings Required - No

Self Guided Walking Tour St Thomas’ Cemetery Enfield Friends of St Thomas’ Cemetery

Date | 18 April 2015 9am-4pm Address | St Thomas’ Cemetery Enfield Coronation Pde Enfield 2136 Cost | Free Contact | Sandra Crofts 02 9707 1673 sandracrofts84@gmail.com Open Day - The St Thomas’ Cemetery is open every day from 9 am to 4pm. However on Saturday 18th April, 2015, the Friends of St Thomas’ Cemetery will host an open day to commemorate the centenary of the landing at Gallipoli. A self guided walking tour of the men who fought in WWI and are buried in the Cemetery will be available. Special Requirements: Good walking shoes for uneven ground Bookings Required - No

Heritage Open Day

Australian Technology Park Date | 23 May 2015 10am-5pm Address | Australian Technology Park Locomotive St Eveleigh 2015 Cost | Free Contact | Melanie Ryan 02 9209 4220 communications@atp.com.au www.atp.com.au Open Day - Australian Technology Park (ATP) will host a Heritage Open Day to transport community members 130 years back in time to the height of steam train manufacturing. ATP is now a business park, events venue and the former home of the Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops, integrating a unique heritage. Join us for tours, presentations and activities, where you’ll hear about life at the railyard and see blacksmiths in action.

Bookings Required - No

More Than Just A Name

City of Canada Bay Library Service Date | 2 April - 30 April 2015 During library opening hours, see website for details.

Address | Five Dock Library Level 1, 4-12 Garfield Street Five Dock 2046 Cost | Free Contact | David Sansome 02 9911 6310 Local.Studies@canadabay.nsw.gov.au www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - An exhibition commemorating local men and women who served in the First World War. Includes videos prepared by local school students.

Bookings Required - No

Federation Houses In The Garden Suburb Haberfield Association

Date | 18 April 2015 1:30pm-4pm Address | Meeting place will be given when booking for the event. Haberfield 2045 Cost | Adults $15 Child Children under 15 years of age free.

Contact | Vincent Crow 0412 707 898 vacrow@hotmail.com Tour (Walking) - Noted for its array of individually designed houses from the Federation period, Haberfield was the first planned Garden Suburb in Australia. For its listing on the Register of the National Estate, in 1990 the Australian Heritage Commission stated, “Haberfield’s significance derives from its successful adaptation of the Garden Suburb idea, and the architectural quality of its houses related in style and character, but carefully individualised in form and detail.” This walking tour will view various properties. Tour notes and afternoon tea will be provided. Bookings Required - Yes 5

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NSW Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Service RSL NSW

Date | 30 May 2015 11am-12:15pm Address | ANZAC Memorial Hyde Park South, Elizabeth, Liverpool and College Streets.Hyde Park South 2000 Cost | Free Contact | 02 9264 8188 admin@rslnsw.org.au www.rslnsw.org.au Commemoration - The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Veterans & Services Association NSW, supported by The Returned and Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch), the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the NSW Department of Education and Communities (Office for Veterans’ Affairs), Reconciliation NSW and the Catholic Education Commission NSW, will be conducting the nineth annual Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Ceremony around the Pool of Reflection at the ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park South in Sydney.

Special Requirements: There are Marquee’s set up on the Eastern side of the Memorial forecourt for the VIP’s and Invited Guests. There is also limited undercover seating on the Western side of the Memorial forecourt for general public.

Bookings Required - No

Compassion And Conflict In The Asylum Leichhardt Library and Friends of Callan Park

Date | 1-30 April 2015, Library opening hours, see website for details Address | Leichhardt Library 23 Norton St, Piazza Level, Italian Forum. Leichhardt 2040 Cost | Free Contact | Amie Zar 02 9367 9335 localhistory@lmc.nsw.gov.au www.callanpark.com Exhibition / Display - No phrase more successfully captures the therapeutic environment and conflicted history of this psychiatric institution. After decades of ‘bad press’ former Asylums the world over are now being reassessed in light of new thinking about the value of respite. The imperative to retain green, open space within our increasingly urban surroundings is also keenly understood. A new, modern model of care proposed for Callan Park could be a beacon for re-channelling compassion and conflict. Hear the stories of people who experienced living at Callan Park in the past.

Bookings Required - No

Leichhardt WW1 Honour Board Tour Conflict And Compassion Leichahrdt Library

Date | 06 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Pioneers Park Leichhardt Norton St Leichhardt 2040 Cost | Free Contact | Amie Zar 0403 806 510 amiez@lmc.nsw.gov.au www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au Tour - Leichhardt‚ LGA‚ had approx. 5000 enlistments toWW1. We invite you to explore the memorial boards and parks dedicated to these individuals and explore stories of conflict and compassion of the medical staff who served in WW1. Meet at the monumental Pioneers Park with the figure of Peace designed by Gilbert Dobel.

Bookings Required - No

Scanathon - WW1 Memorabilia Leichhardt Library

Date | 07 May 2015 10am-4pm Address | Leichhardt Library 23 Norton Street Leichhardt 2040 Cost | Free Contact | Amie Zar 0403 806 510 amiez@lmc.nsw.gov.au www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au/Library/Library-Events Workshop - Bring along your treasures - images, letters, postcards, diaries of relatives who lived or enlisted from the local area and the library staff will make a digital copy of your items creating a permanent record. Register your interest online or call 9367 9266.

Bookings Required - No

Callan Park Place Of Asylum And Community Conflict Friends Of Callan Park

Date | 18 April 2015 1pm-2:30pm Address | NSW Writers’ Centre Callan Park, Balmain Rd Lilyfield 2038 Cost | Adults $20.00 Child Free Contact | Friends of Callan Park 0407 061 012 focp.admin@gmail.com www.callanpark.com Tour (Walking) - Established with the highest ideals and compassion, Callan Park’s history reflects the ups and downs of asylum life. Conflicting attitudes about patient care in community brought a different viewpoint and conflict with political intent.

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Balmain Cared

Balmain Association Inc. Date | 25 April 02, 09, 11 May 2015 11am-3:30pm,, 17 May 12pm-3pm Address | 179 Darling St Balmain 2041 Cost | Free Contact | Balmain Association Inc. 02 9810 5183 www.balmainassociation.org.au Exhibition / Display - The exhibition will showcase local organisations, such as the Balmain Wounded Soldiers Association and the various church based volunteer groups who assisted resettlement back into the community. It will also highlight the reuse of Broughton Hall House as a hospital to cater for military psychiatric casualties from WW1.

Bookings Required - No

Randwick’S Military Hospital 1916-1953 Waverley Historical Society

Date | 09 May 2015 2pm-3pm Address | Waverley - Bondi Junction RSL Gray Street Bondi Junction 2022 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Audrey McCallum 0418 271 718 audrey.mccallum@ozemail.com.au Talk - The talk will explore the early history of the Children’s Asylum as well as the story of No. 4 Australian Military Hospital from 1916 - 1953. Included are stories of the children, the veterans and hospital medical and nursing staff and the Red Cross Volunteers.

Bookings Required - Yes

Waverley’S Compassion Waverley Historical Society

Date | 11, 12,15,16 June 9:30am-9pm, Address | Reference Section, Waverley Library, Level 1 Denison St Bondi Junction 2022 Cost | Free Contact | Audrey McCallum 0418 271 718 audrey.mccallum@ozemail.com.au Exhibition / Display - The exhibition in the reference section of Waverley Library portrays community response to conflict. The gift of a family home to become the basis of War Memorial Hospital and the growth of Memorials and Rolls of Honour in the Waverley Community demonstrates compassion and caring. The formation of RSL Sub-Branches and Clubs and Red Cross groups, including Junior Red Cross in schools further displays support for veterans and their families.

Bookings Required - Yes

Waverley Remembers Waverley Historical Society

Date | 13 April - 14 May. Various times, see website for more details Address | Waverley Council Chambers Bondi Rd Bondi Junction 2022 Cost | Free Contact | Audrey McCallum 0418 271 718 audrey.mccallum@ozemail.com.au Exhibition / Display - The Exhibition includes a display of Memorials, Honour Boards and Rolls of Honour of those who served our country, Stories of some Waverley veterans are included. This Exhibition is in the Waverley Council foyer.

Bookings Required - No

Waverley Park And Memorials Waverley Historical Society

Date | 16 April 10am-11:30am, 08 May 10am-11:30am Address | Waverley Park & Council Chambers Bondi Rd Bondi Junction 2022 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child free Concession $5.00 National Trust Members $5.00 Contact | Audrey McCallum 0418 271 718 audrey.mccallum@ozemail.com.au Tour (Walking) - Meeting outside the Waverley Council Chambers on Bondi Road, this Commemorative tour will include viewing of the Council Chambers and exhibition, history of Waverley Park and visiting the Great War Memorial and Rose Garden Memorial. The tour will reflect on a community’s response to conflict and be conducted

by Waverley Historical Society members.

Bookings Required - No

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Women Of Empire: An ANZAC Commemorative Exhibition

Waverley Council Library

Date | 21 April - 31 May. Continuous.

Address | Bowen Library & Community Centre, 669-673 ANZAC Parade Maroubra 2035 Cost | Free Contact | 02 9314 4888 contactus@randwick.nsw.gov.au www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/library/home Exhibition / Display - THIS IS HER STORY. Women of Empire is an evocative exhibition of original WWI era costumes. The collection includes compelling stories of the sacrifice and support women provided during the war, at home and abroad. In this shared exhibition between Waverley Library and Randwick Library the stories of the women of ANZAC are remembered and celebrated.

Bookings Required - No

Men Who Fought In WWI And Have Memorials In St Thomas’ Cemetery

Burwood & Districts Historical Society

Date | 08 April 2015 8pm-10:30pm Address | Meeting room George Street, near Elsie Street Burwood Elsie St Burwood 2134 Cost | Adults $4.00 Child free Contact | Mr Jon Breen 02 9745 1878 burwoodhyst@yahoo.com.au www.burwoodhistory.com.au Talk - Evening presentation by Robert and Sandra Crofts on the men who fought in WWI and are either buried or have memorials in St Thomas’ Cemetery Enfield.

Bookings Required - No

The 113th Australian General Hospital And The Red Cross

The City of Canada Bay Heritage Society

Date | Wednesdays & Saturdays March to June 2015 10am -4pm Address | 1 Bent Street Concord 2137 Cost | Free Contact | Lois Michels 02 9744 8528 heritage@canadabayheritage.asn.au www.canadabayheritage.asn.au Exhibition / Display - The 113th Australian General Hospital and the Red Cross - from the beginning in 1941 to its transformation into a multi-specialist hospital and a teaching hospital. We will have Alice Kang, who has been involved with the hospital for many years in various capacities, giving a talk on the hospital on Saturday, 7th March as a lead up to the exhibition.There will be a representative from the Red Cross giving a talk on Saturday 2nd May. Bookings Required - No

ANZAC Embroidery Exhibition Embroiderers’ Guild NSW Inc

Date | Open weekdays from Friday 24 April - Wednesday 27 May 9.30 am -3.30pm Address | Embroiderers’ Guild NSW 76 Queen St Concord West 2138 Cost | Free Contact | Margaret Gollan 02 9798 2227 mgollan1@optusnet.com.au Exhibition / Display - An exhibition of embroideries and textiles from World War I, including postcards from the Guild’s Collection and other WWI pieces. Members of the Embroiderers’ Guild NSW will create postcards based on WWI events. These can reflect both the on the front and the domestic impact of the war.

Bookings Required - No

Signs Of Life - Letters Of The Holocaust Sydney Jewish Museum

Date | Now until December 2015. Various times, see website for more details Address | Sydney Jewish Museum 148 Darlinghurst Street Darlinghurst 2010 Cost |Adults $10.00 Child $7.00 Family (2 adults & children under 16) $22.00 Concession $7.00 Contact | 02 9360 7999 admin@sjm.com.au www.sydneyjewishmuseum.com Exhibition / Display - Hitler came to power on 30 January 1933 and the daily life of every Jew in Germany soon changed. After the war, European Jews scattered around the globe and across Europe turned to letters once again in search of family and friends. Reunification was a rare joy. The Sydney Jewish Museum holds some 1000 Nazi and postwar era letters and postcards in its collection. Thanks to a generous donation by the JCA Szlamek and Ester Lipman Memorial Endowment Fund, “Signs of Life”brings this private correspondence to the public.

Special Requirements: Free Admission on the first Sunday of the month.

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Waterloo, An Australian Battle Randwick and District Historical Society

Date | 18 April 2015 2pm-3:45pm Address | Bowen Library & Community Centre, 669 ANZAC Parade Maroubra 2035 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | (02) 9314 4888 contactus@randwick.nsw.gov.au www.randwickhistoricalsociety.org.au/ Talk - With all the attention on the centenary of the WWI, Craig Wilcox will explain why we shouldn’t forget the bicentenary in 2015 of a battle that meant almost as much to colonial Australians as Gallipoli does today. They named hundreds of places after Waterloo, held dances on its anniversary, taught their children about it at school, made it a byword for courage, and invoked its magical name to prepare for war.

Special Requirements: The talk will be followed by afternoon tea in the Society’s rooms Bookings Required - Yes

Women Of Empire: An ANZAC Commemorative Exhibition Randwick City Library

Date | 20 April - 30 May Various times, see website for details Address | Bowen Library and Community Centre 669/673 ANZAC Parade Maroubra 2035 Cost | Free Contact | Georgina Keep 02 9314 4888 contactus@randwick.nsw.gov.au www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library Exhibition / Display - Randwick City Library has joined forces with the Dressing Australia Museum of Costume and Waverley Library to bring this stunning collection to Sydney for the first time. Admire first hand the uniforms and costumes of Australian and New Zealand Women of the First World War. The display explores the personal stories of 30 women and the impact of the First World War on theirlives. Detailed personal stories illustrate each costume, bringing to life the social history of the era. Visitors are transported back to a time of great hardship and sacrifice. The exhibition will be launched by the Mayor of Randwick at Bowen Library 6.30pm, 20 April 2015, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli in April 1914. The exhibit will run until 30 May 2015, and is divided between the Bowen Library and Waverley Library.

Special Requirements: Please book if you intend coming to the launch Bookings Required - No

Marrickville Medal For Conservation And Marrickville Urban Photography Competition Marrickville Council

Date | 06 May 2015 10am-8pm Address | Marrickville Town Hall Corner Marrickville & Petersham Roads Marrickville 2204 Cost | Free Contact | Simone Parrott 02 9335 2281 coevent@marrickville.nsw.gov.au marrickville.nsw.gov.au/MarrickvilleMedal Exhibition / Display - The Marrickville Medal for Conservation has been awarded annually since 1995.

It celebrates built conservation works that contribute to the understanding and preservation of Marrickville’s rich cultural and architectural heritage. The Medal program also includes the Marrickville Urban Photography Competition which recognises creative perspectives on the unique built environment of the Marrickville area.

Photo: Brett Boardman Special Requirements: Bookings: marrickvillemedal@marrickville.nsw.gov.au Bookings Required - Yes

Botany And Mascot At War City of Botany Bay

Date | 16 May 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum 2 Hatfield St Mascot 2020 Cost | Free Contact | Jenny MacRitchie 02 9366 3888 museum@botanybay.nsw.gov.au Talk - What affect did the outbreak of WWI have upon the residents of the City of Botany Bay? Using our research into WWI, join us for a talk about the impacts of war on the people of Botany and Mascot. The 1st light Horse Regiment had their staging camp at Rosebery Park Racecourse, and local men and women answered the call of duty at home and overseas.

Special Requirements: Talk begins at 2pm followed by afternoon tea.

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Your Friend The Enemy S.H. Ervin Gallery

Date | 17 APril - 23 May 2015, Tuesday- Sunday, 11am- 5pm. CLosed ANZAC day.

Address | S.H. Ervin Gallery Watson Rd Millers Point 2000 Cost | Adults $7 Child under 12 free Concession $5 National Trust Members $4 Contact | S.H. Ervin Gallery 9258 0173 shervingallery@nationaltrust.com.au shervingallery.com.au Exhibition - Your Friend the Enemy is an exhibition featuring artworks by 16 Australian and New Zealand contemporary artists - Deidre Bean, Elisabeth Cummings, Steve Lopes, Guy Maestri, Euan Macleod , Idris Murphy, Michael Nock, Peter O’Doherty , Susan O’Doherty, Stanley Palmer, Amanda Penrose Hart, Leo Robba, Luke Sciberras, Michael Shepherd , Jonathan Throsby, John Walsh - who travelled to Turkey in 2013 & 2014 on a painting and research expedition, concentrating on Istanbul and Gallipoli Bookings Required - No

SCG Tour Experience

Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust Date | Monday - Saturday 11 am.

Address | Sydney Cricket Ground Driver Ave Moore Park 2021 Cost | Adults $25 (normally $30) Child $17 (normally $20) Family 2 Adults & 3 children $62 (normal price $78) Concession $17 (normally $20) Contact | Karen Norsa 1300 724 737 tours@scgt.nsw.gov.au www.sydneycricketground.com.au/ Tour - This 90-minute walking tour of the Sydney Cricket Ground, Allianz Stadium and SCG Museum tells the story of Sydney’s most historically significant sport and social precinct. Stories of events that have occurred at the grounds from its military beginnings in 1851 to the golden era of cricket, to military occupation of the SCG in WWII and today’s rugby league ANZAC Cup will entertain visitors of all ages and interests.

Special Requirements: Please call if you have special requirements Bookings Required - Yes

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Heritage Architecture Photography Walk Australian Centre for Photography

Date | 02, 03, 09, 10,May 2015 9am-12pm Address | Australian Centre for Photography 257 Oxford St Paddington 2021 Cost | Adults $60 Child over 18’s event Contact | Australian Centre for Photography 9332 0555 info@acp.org.au https://acp.org.au/index.php/exhibitions/public-programs Tour - This special three-hour tour explores Sydney’s architectural imprint from colonial to contemporary, whilst experiencing first-hand tuition in the basics of architectural photography from experienced photographer, Richard Glover. Learn about Sydney’s wonderful heritage architecture whilst developing your photographic skills on a relaxed tour down Macquarie Street to Circular Quay exploring the architecture of one of the great cities of the world. Tours will take place in the city with meeting arrangements to be confirmed. Richard Glover is an experienced architectural photographer based in Sydney and London. He has exhibited and taught internationally.

Special Requirements: Please bring your camera, an SD card with ample space, and a spare battery.

Bookings Required - Yes

ANZAC- Impact, Change And Commemoration Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

Date | 11, 12, 18,19 April 10:30am-12pm, Address | Sydney Visitor Centre, Darling Harbour 2-10 Darling Island Road Pyrmont 2009 Cost | Adults $30 Children $24 Family (2A & 2C ) $96 Contact | 02 9240 8552 tours@shfa.nsw.gov.au shfa.nsw.gov.au/sla Tour - Impact, Change and Commemoration - An ANZAC Story is an investigation into the impact and significance of war. This special event program encourages you to think about war through both the personal and collective experience with particular focus on a neighbourhood case study of Pyrmont. Poppy fields and voice recordings evoke a sense of time and place at Darling Harbour. Visitors will experience a participatory journey about stories of place. Special Requirements: Tour routes include some uneven surfaces, and suitable footwear is recommended. These tours are recommended for adults and children 10 years and over.

Bookings Required - Yes

The National Trust Heritage Awards National Trust of Australia (NSW)

Date | 13 May 2015 11am-2pm Address | Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont 26-32 Pirrama Rd Pyrmont 2009 Cost | Adults $115 or $1000 for a table of 10 Contact | Eloise Hairman 02 9258 0143 ehairman@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/heritageawards Celebration / Launch - In 2015 the National Trust is celebrating its 21st annual Heritage Awards. The Heritage Award Luncheon will take place at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont on Wednesday 13 May 2015.

The Awards are the pinnacle celebration for the heritage community and an interesting place to see what projects are happening and the integrity involved.

Bookings Required - Yes

Randwick Military Hospital Exhibition Prince of Wales Hospital Volunteers

Date | 14 April - 28 May. See website for more details Address | Volunteers’ Garden Coffee Shop Barker Street, Randwick 2031 Cost | Free Contact | Audrey McCallum 02 9382 2119 POWVolunteers@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - This Exhibition includes some photos of the early history of the hospital including the Children’s Asylum as well as the No. 4 Australian Military Hospital until 1953. Special features are the Catherine Hayes and Edmund Blackett buildings both being heritage-listed. The Exhibition is in the area of the Volunteers’ Garden Coffee Shop on level 1 of Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick.

Bookings Required - No

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Randwick Military Hospital Tours

The Volunteer Service for Prince of Wales Hospital Date | 23 & 28 April 10am-11:30am, 19 May 10am-11:30am Address | Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick Barker St Randwick 2031 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child free Contact | Audrey McCallum 02 9382 2119 POWVolunteers@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au Tour (Walking) - Conducted by the Prince of Wales Hospital Volunteers, the commemorative tours will explore the grounds and heritage buildings that formed part of the Children’s Asylum and then the Randwick Military Hospital from 1916-1953. From a General Military Hospital to a Repatriation Hospital 1924-1939, the hospital’s role changed to a Renewed Active Service phase from 1939-1953. Hear stories of how veterans spent their time on “Easy Street”.

Bookings Required - No

Elektra / Orestes Belvoir

Date | 14 March - 26 April 2015. Various times, see website for details Address | Belvoir, Upstairs Theatre 25 Belvoir Street Surry Hills 2010 Cost | Adults $72 Seniors $62, Concession $49, Student Saver $39 Contact | (02) 9699 3444 belvoir.com.au/productions/elektra-orestes/ Performance - By Jada Alberts & Anne-Louise Sarks Director Anne-Louise Sarks The archetypal Greek tragedy told as a modern family drama. Two sisters, a brother and a mother struggle to make sense of a disordered world of war and natural disaster, and find themselves taking extreme actions in an attempt to make right. In 2014, the humanity and warmth of Jada Alberts’ writing made Brothers Wreck one of the standout new Australian plays of recent years. Director/writer Anne-Louise Sarks (Medea, Nora, A Christmas Carol) has been boldly, resolutely making old stories new again for years now. Together they ask: Who is responsible for the state of things and what can any one of us possibly do about it? Special Requirements: Ticket prices can be dynamically adjusted, either up or down, on a small number of tickets, based on real-time market demand, and without notice.

Prices listed below account for the majority of tickets but please contact Box Office for current prices on all tickets available.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Wizard Of Oz Belvoir

Date | 2 - 31 May 2015 Various times, see website for details Address | Belvoir, Upstairs Theatre 25 Belvoir St Surry Hills 2010 Cost | Adults $72, Previews $50 Seniors $62 Industry & Groups of 10+ $62 Concession $49 Student Saver $39 Contact | (02) 9699 3444 belvoir.com.au/productions/the-wizard-of-oz/ Performance - After L. Frank Baum Director Adena Jacobs Oz as you’ve never, ever seen it “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.’

(LA Times TV listings, 1998) It might not sound like The Wizard of Oz, but it is. Director Adena Jacobs calls this new production a radical feminist take on a story of biblical proportions. It all sounds a little alarming, and it probably is, but with this material Jacobs is free to engage in the kind of potent visual storytelling she excels at. Dark, dry humour and a sense of disturbed beauty are her hallmarks, which makes The Wizard of Oz an oddly perfect fit.

Special Requirements: Ticket prices can be dynamically adjusted, either up or down, on a small number of tickets, based on real-time market demand, and without notice. Prices listed below account for the majority of tickets but please contact Box Office for current prices on all tickets available.

Bookings Required - Yes

Samson Belvoir

Date | 7-31 May 2015 Various times, see website for details Address | Belvoir, Downstairs Theatre 18 Belvoir St Surry Hills 2010 Cost | Adults $48 Previews $38 Seniors $42 Industry & Groups of 10+ $42 Concession $38 Student Saver $25 Contact | (02) 9699 3444 belvoir.com.au/productions/samson/ Performance - By Julia-Rose Lewis Director Kristine Landon-Smith A gem about discovering beauty in unlikely places. Essie, Beth, Sid and Rabbit are growing up at the arse end of the arse end of the world. Boredom, decay and violence plague their lives. And grief, for the death of a friend. Grappling with their own existence and grasping hopelessly at the future, they find themselves imagining heaven and dreaming of hell. Samson fizzes with truth; it is brutal yet gentle, funny yet sad, young yet old. At its heart is the startling idea that the death of someone important can be the start of something excellent.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Waterloo: The Significance For Australians Royal Australian Historical Society

Date | 02 May 2015 10am-4:30pm Address | History House 133 Macquarie Street Sydney 2000 Cost | Adults $40.00 RAHS members $35.00 Contact | rahs.org.au Commemoration - 2015 marks the bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo and the Royal Australian Historical Society will celebrate the “Great War” of the 19th century, and examine its impact on the Australian colonies. The Royal Australian Historical Society will hold a one day seminar with lively and interesting speakers on various topics related to the battle of Waterloo. Numbers limited; Booking essential.

Bookings Required - Yes

Silent Films: The Other Hollywoods Australian Silent Film Festival

Date | 04 & 06 April 11am - 1:30pm & 2pm-4pm Address | State Library NSW Macquarie Street Sydney 2000 Cost | Adults $25.00 | Festival pass to 4 sessions $80 Concession $20 | Festival pass to 4 sessions $60 Contact | Ronnie and Sharon 0419 267 318 info@ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au Performance - The Other Hollywoods: Silent Classic Cinema in Europe and Asia. Easter Saturday and Easter Monday Four Sessions with English subtitles and live music. Saturday April 4 at 11 am (France) Au Bonheur des dames and A Trip to the Moon (1902) in colour; Saturday April 4 at 2 pm (China) The Goddess. Monday April 6 at 11 am (Russia) Bed and Sofa; Monday April 6 at 2pm (Japan) I Was Born, But...¶ Bookings Required - Yes

Silent Films: The Great Documentaries Of The Silent Era Australian Silent Film Festival

Date | 08March, 12 April, 10 May, 14June 2015 11am-12:30pm Address | State Library NSW Macquarie Street Sydney 2000 Cost | Adults $25.00 Concession $20 Contact | Ronnie and Sharon 0419 267 318 info@ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au Performance - Four magnificent documentaries of the silent era including the Oscar nominated Chang (1928) and a number of Australian premiers of digital restorations.

Bookings Required - Yes

Kitten For Comfort - An Australian Nursing Sister On Lemnos 1915 City of Sydney Historical Association

Date | 09 May 2015 2pm-3:45am Address | Sydney Mechanics School of Arts 280 Pitt Street Sydney 2000 Cost | Adults $5 Contact | Beverley Brooks 02 9518 8730 brooksbevy@iprimus.com.au sydneyhistorical.org.au Talk - Sydney nursing sister Elizabeth McMillan’s letters from Lemnos are like a “voice-over” for AW Savage’s 1915 photographs of the No 3 Australian General Hospital on Lemnos. McMillan was one of over 2000 Australian trained nurses who served overseas during the war.Honorary Research Associate at the University of Sydney’s Nursing School, Clare Ashton puts McMillan’s letters together with Savage’s images to explore insights into the lives of the First World War nurses.

Bookings Required - No

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Simpson, J. 202 Genesian Theatre

Date | 10 April 2015 - 02 May 2015 Fridays - Sundays, Various times.

Address | Genesian Theatre 420 Kent Street Sydney 2000 Cost | Adults $30 | Group (10 people+) $25 per ticket Contact | 1300 237 217 Phone booking line open 10am-5pm, Mon-Fri (excl Public Holidays): genesiantheatre.com.au Performance - A play by Richard Beynon. Directed by Mark Nagle This play depicts the early life and tragic death of John Simpson - the man with the donkey at Gallipoli.

Bookings Required - Yes

St Stephen’S Uniting Church St Stephen’s Uniting Church

Date | Open every day except Saturdays. 10am- 1pm Cost | Free Contact | Bernice Stewart or Sandra Le Maitre (02) 9221 1688 office@ssms.org.au Open Day - St Stephen’s was built on its present site in 1934/1935 in an inter-war Gothic style, one of only three in the city. It represented the final home for Sydney’s Presbyterian congregation after 100 years of regular relocation around the city. In 2010 the church undertook a $2,000,000 National Trust Restoration Appeal for work on the East facade plus membrane work to various roof areas, with conservation of the West elevation of the church currently in progress. Come in and you’ll be greeted by a guide who will provide you with information on the heritage listed church. Special Requirements: Conducted tours will be available each Wednesday between 10am-1pm.

Each Friday free Music Recitals are presented by national / international artists between 1.10pm-2pm.

Bookings Required - No

Tank Stream Tours Sydney Living Museums

Date | 14 April 2015 8am-4pm, 15 April 2015 8am-4pm Address | Tank Stream Tank Stream Way Sydney 2000 Cost | Adults $35 Contact | Sydney Living Museums Box Office 02 8239 2211 bookings@sydneylivingmuseums.com.au sydneylivingmuseums.com.au Tour - The Tank Stream was Sydney’s first water supply in the early days of the colony. It still runs under the city streets today, through a tunnel built by colonial stonemasons. This one-hour tour takes you through 60 metres of this tunnel. To enter the ballot to go on the tour, please register at sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/ballot by 15 March. Maximum two people per ballot. Ages 12+ Presented by Sydney Living Museums in conjunction with Sydney Water. Special Requirements: Successful registrants must comply to strict entry conditions. See Sydney Living Museum website for more details.

Bookings Required - Yes

Knitting For Victory & The Sock Knitter City of Sydney

Date | 16 May 2015, 10am-12pm Address | Customs House Library, Barnet Long Room, Level 1 31 Alfred Street Sydney 2000 Cost | Free Contact | Library Staff 02 9265 9333 library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Talk - “Kitting for Victory -” Australian knitters made a staggering contribution to the First World War effort, knitting over 1 million pairs of socks (along with balaclavas, scarves, vests and mittens) for our troops, using standard patterns produced by the Red Cross. Hear Margaret Betteridge (City of Sydney Curator) talk about how this effort inspired our nation, empowered communities and brought comfort to our Armed Forces overseas.

Talk - “The Sock Knitter” Considered a very modern Sydney image of the war effort within Grace Cossington Smith’s family. “The Sock Knitter” 1915, by Cossington Smith depicts her sister Madge, knitting. Join Sheona White (City of Sydney Library Public Programs, formerly Head of Public and Education Programs, AGNSW) for a short talk on this seminal and deeply moving work.

Afterwards, you are welcome to join us for some morning tea and knit-in. There will also be a live performance of popular songs from the WWI trenches and the opportunity to look at a special Red Cross Sock Display (level 1, Customs House Library).

Special Requirements: Book at coslibrary.eventbrite.com.au Bookings Required - Recommended National Trust Heritage Festival 2015 | Greater Sydney Events

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Inaugural Jim Kerr Memorial Address On The International Day On Monuments & Sites.

Celebrating The Life And Work Of Dr James Semple Kerr An Australia ICOMOS event in association with the Sydney Opera House; the Heritage Division NSW Office of Environment and Heritage; and the National Trust of Australia (NSW).

Date | 18 April 2015 1pm for a 2pm start. Finishing 4pm Address | Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point Sydney 2000 Cost | Free Contact | australia.icomos.org/events/april-18/ Talk | Launch Address by Dr Tamsin Kerr, Memorial Address by Joan Domicelj AM Talk - Jim Kerr’s gift was to articulate with great clarity how the care of special places might be achieved. He disseminated his ideas widely for discussion and tested them on real, culturally vital sites around Australia. He would then again update his policy document, the Conservation Plan. The Annual Jim Kerr memorial addresses pays respect to his legacy by perpetuating an open enquiry into the understanding of place and the constant review of progress in conservation planning practice.

Special Requirements: Optional tour of the SOH at 4pm, numbers limited, pre-booking essential. Copies of the latest edition of The Conservation Plan can be downloaded at australia.icomos.org/publications/ Bookings Required - Yes

Silent Films: The Rats Of Tobruk Australian Silent Film Festival

Date | 25 April 2015 2pm-3:15pm Address | State Library NSW Macquarie Street Sydney 2000 Cost | Adults $25.00 Concession $20 Contact | Ronnie and Sharon 0419 267 318 info@ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au Performance - Rats of Tobruk Directed by Charles Chauvel in 1944. This cinematic account of the Battle of Rommel is a tour de force of Australian film making, telling the story of three courageous men who join the Australian Imperial Force at the beginning of the war. This is the powerful story of three soldiers brought together by the fortunes of war. It is set against the backdrop of the legendary defence of the North African city of Tobruk by Australian infantry forces during World War II. Produced to lift the morale of war weary nation, as the tide of victory was turning, the film is a heartfelt tribute to the Australian fighting spirit.

Bookings Required - Yes

High Tea With Annabel Crabb National Trust of Australia (NSW)

Date | TBA 2015 Address | The Royal Automobile Club of Australia 89 Macquarie St Sydney 2000 Cost | Paid Contact | Eloise Hairman 02 9258 0143 ehairman@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Talk - Join us for a chat with one of our most loved authors/ journalists and hear what she has to say about politics and politicians, wanting a wife and juggling life and all that is thrown at her. In this exciting interview we give her the desert and listen to her insights.

Bookings Required - Yes

Heroes And Horsemen: Historic Film Beach Screenings And Cultural Celebration Waverley Council

Date | 26 April 2015 3pm - 8:30pm Address | Tamarama Beach, Tamarama 2026 Cost | Free Contact | Waverley Council (02) 9369 8000 info@waverley.nsw.gov.au waverley.nsw.gov.au Commemoration - A screening of historic films, unique to the Bondi area, will take place as part of the 2015 ANZAC commemorations. Filmed at Tamarama beach in1915, the surviving footage of ‘Hero of the Dardanelles’ will be showcased, followed by Charles Chauvel’s ‘Forty Thousand Horsemen’ which was shot at Australia’s first movie studio, Cinesound Studios in Bondi Junction in 1940. Food and beverage available or bring a picnic for the evening.

Bookings Required - Yes

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The Rocks Dreaming Aboriginal Heritage Tour Dreamtime Southern X

Date | Everyday except Good Friday (3 April) 10.30am - 12 pm Address | Cadman’s Cottage 110 George Street The Rocks 2000 Cost | Adults $42.00 Child $32.00 Concession $39.00 Contact | 0428 661 019 bookings@dreamtimesouthernx.com.au dreamtimesouthernx.com.au Tour - Be touched by the most ancient human culture on earth in a 90-minute leisurely walkabout with an Aboriginal guide in The Rocks. Journey into DreamTime, the culture of Aboriginal People. Discover the oldest ecology, conservation, sustainability, astrology and spiritual beliefs on earth today. Connect with Australian skies, lands and waters, and the experiences of ‘always walking Country’.

Bookings Required - Yes

Poihakena Tours: Stories Of Maori In Sydney Kotahi Tourism

Date | 15 April 11am-1pm, 17 May 11am-1pm Address | Campbells Cove, The Rocks 2000 Cost | Adults $35.00 Child $20.00 (8- 16 years), children under 8 Free Contact | Melinda Loe 02 4456 4848 info@kotahitourism.com kotahitourism.com Tour (Walking) - Poihakena tours: stories of Maori in Sydney are based in The Rocks where Maori have lived, loved, traded, visited, worked and died since 15 April 1793. (The April tour is on the exact anniversary date!) On this 2 hour walking tour you’ll walk down Maori Lane; see taonga (treasured greenstone objects) revealed on an archaeological site, visit places Maori lived and worked; hear waiata (song) and stories spanning 222 years.

Bookings Required - Yes

Resistance And Resilience - Aboriginal Warriors Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

Date | 11, 12, 18, 19, April 10:30am - 12pm Address | Meet outside the Sydney Visitor Centre on Playfair Street, The Rocks 2000 Cost | Adults $30 Children $24 Family (2A & 2C ) $96 Contact | 02 9240 8552 tours@shfa.nsw.gov.au shfa.nsw.gov.au/sla Tour - From the perspectives of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal historians, participants will learn about Aboriginal service men’s and women’s involvement in war, their proud history of fighting for their country, and their treatment on return to Australia. Discover some of the contradictions in written history and consider the different approaches to recording historical events. Find out about early conflicts in and around Sydney, including the stories of Pemulwuy and Windradyne, and learn about Aboriginal diggers and Aboriginal involvement in the armed services today. Special Requirements: Tour routes include some uneven surfaces, and suitable footwear is recommended. These tours are recommended for adults and children 10 years and over.

Bookings Required - Yes

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War Comes To The Rocks And Millers Point The Rocks Walking Tours

Date | 16 April 2015 10:30am-12:15pm, 23 April 2015 10:30am-12:15pm Address | The Rocks Walking Tours Shop 4a, Clocktower Square, cnr Argyle & Harrington Streets The Rocks 2000 Cost | Adults $30.00 Child $12.00 (5-16yrs) Family $72.00 (2adults + 2children) Concession $25.00 National Trust Members $25.00 Contact | Dee Ladd-Hudson 02 9247 6678 info@rockswalkingtours.com.au rockswalkingtours.com.au Tour - The WW1 Honour Board at the Garrison Church is the inspiration for this tour. Who were these local men who are Remembered and Volunteered to Serve? Their life changing experiences are woven into this walking tour of The Rocks and Millers Point. Their stories can now be told as the tour walks in their footsteps and looks at the impact of war on the families of Sydney’s oldest neighbourhood.

Special Requirements: Please book by phone or email.

Bookings Required - Yes

Strickland House Open Day

Woollahra History and Heritage Society Inc. Date | 03 May 2015 10am-4pm Address | Strickland House 52 Vaucluse Road Vaucluse 2030 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Peter Poland 02 9371 8373 peter_poland@hotmail.com Open Day - Come and enjoy this spectacular harbourside property,listed on the NSW State Heritage Register and purchased by the NSW Government in 1914 for foreshores parkland for the public in perpetuity with funds from the Foreshores Resumption Scheme after many years of conflict for public access to Sydney Harbour’s foreshores. See inside the magnificent 1850’s mansion Carrara and look at the display about its history and other similar conflicts since. There will be short talks and guided walks around the grounds at 11 am and 2 pm lasting 1 hour. Light refreshments available or BYO picnic enjoying the fabulous harbour views. Wheelchair access by prior arrangements Bookings Required - No

St.Michael’S Open Day St Michael’s Anglican Church

Date | 03 May 2015 12pm-4:30pm Address | St Michael’s Vaucluse Cnr Gilliver Ave & Vaucluse Road Vaucluse 2030 Cost | Free Contact | Rev Michael Palmer 02 9371 4338 stmichaels@bigpond.com Open Day - Designed by Edmund Blacket, St Michael’s was recently renovated and now boasts a copper roof and respondent red carpet. There are many beautiful stained glasswindows within the Church. The North Transept windows feature “The Parables” South Transept Windows feature “The Miracles’. As you arrive you will be greeted by a guide who will provide you with information to round out your appreciation of this site.

Bookings Required - No

Storm Boy

Sydney Theatre Company Date | 24 April - 17 May 2015, Various times, see website for details Address | Sydney Theatre Company Pier 4 Hickson Road Walsh Bay 2000 Cost | Adults $35 Child $45 Family $35 Concession $35 National Trust Members $35 Contact | Sydney Theatre Company (02) 9250 1777 boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au sydneytheatre.com.au Performance - A return season of Colin Thiele’s much-loved Storm Boy adapted by Tom Holloway - STC’s 2013 co-production with Barking Gecko Theatre Company - plays in Sydney and on a regional tour in 2015. Directed

by John Sheedy, the play follows Storm Boy as he roams the savage landscape of the Coorong, picking up some unlikely friends including the enigmatic Fingerbone Bill and a family of orphaned pelicans, including his favourite, Mr Percival.

Bookings Required - Yes

War Memorial Hospital Tours Waverley Historical Society

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Date | 24 April 2015 10am-11:30am, 15 May 2015 10am-11:30am Address | War Memorial Hospital, Waverley Birrell St Waverley 2024 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child free Tour (Walking) - Commemorative Walking Tours: Waverley Historical Society invites the public to meet at the Birrell Street entrance to War Memorial Hospital. The tour will explore the grounds and visit the Chapel and Vickery building. Built in 1884 by Ebenezer Vickery, the family home was offered as a gift in1919 for hospital purposes in memory of those who served in the Great War. Matron Hunter, the founding matron, was one who served.

Bookings Required - Yes

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GREATER SYDNEY events

Norhtern Beaches

Night Tour: The Manly Cemetery Mystery And History Walk Date | 24 April 2015 6:30pm-8pm, 15 May 2015 6:30pm-8pm Address | Meet: Manly Cemetery, car park Harland St Fairlight 2094 Cost | Adults $9 (discounted from the normal price of $18) Child $9 Contact | Karen 0404 338 652 info@karens.com.au Tour (Walking) - The Manly Cemetery Mystery and History walk includes local history and visiting graves of the pioneers of Manly along with those that have done remarkable and heroic things that have helped shape our nation. Also you will hear about the licensees of the first pubs, builders of the first police station and Australia’s first official life savers. All this intermingled with stories of unusual, tragic passing’s, reported apparitions and energy orbs at the cemetery.

Bookings Required - Yes

A FURTHER SHORE: Bombs, Babes And Sons Of Beaches Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Date | Now until 26 April 2015, 10 am -5pm Tuesday - Sunday Closed Public Holidays Address | Manly Art Gallery & Museum West Esplanade Reserve Manly 2095 Cost | Free Contact | 02 9976 1421 artgallery@manly.nsw.gov.au manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/gallery Exhibition / Display - The photographic collection of Robert Dein presents a unique view of beaches and their inhabitants across continents and generations. Beaches feature in the consciousness of many societies and while primarily thought of as backdrops for sources of food and for sport and recreation, they have been used as trading stations, prisons and battlefields. The images range from 19th century Europe and Asia, the USA in the 1940s to Australia in the 1980s. A special selection features the “imagined” beach scenes of early 20th century photo postcards.

Bookings Required - No

North Fort Tour At North Head Sanctuary Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Date | 13 May 2015 10:30am-12pm Address | North Fort, North Fort Sanctuary, Manly 2093. Details at the time of booking.

Cost | Adults $7.00 Child $5.00 Family $20 (for 2 adults and up to three concessions) Concession $5.00 Contact | info@harbourtrust.gov.au Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm Tour - Take a 70 minute (approx) guided tour through WW1 tunnels, gun emplacements and more at North Fort.

Hear how North Fort contributed to the Defence of Sydney and enjoy magnificent views of the Harbour. Walk along the Memorial Walk and visit the artillery display showcasing the defence of Sydney.

Special Requirements: Tour includes bush tracks, steep stairs and underground tunnels. Not suitable for wheelchairs. A moderate level of fitness is required, wear sensible footwear.

Bookings Required - Yes

Manly ANZACs Manly Library

Date | 11 April - 26 May. Various times, see website for details Address | Manly Library Market Pl Manly 2095 Cost | Free Contact | John MacRitchie 02 9976 1741 john.macritchie@manly.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - Who were the men and women from Manly and the Northern beaches who served in World War One? How did they fare?

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Manly NSW Conceived By Conflict And Compassion Manly Library

Date | 12, 18 26 April 2,16,24 May 2015 11am-12:30pm, Address | Meet: Front of Manly Wharf E Esplanade Manly 2095 Cost | Adults $8 Child $8 Contact | Karen 0404 338 652 info@karens.com.au Tour - The industrial and agricultural revolutions in Britain lead to conflict, poverty and many imprisonments. Over 160,000 convicts were sent to NSW commencing 1788 and from this conflict the birth of Manly came about. Its name, and many of its residence sprung from the early colonial period and this tour includes their story. Also, hear about the first land grants in Manly to convicts, how an assassination attempt on a member of the Royal family in 1868 led to the building of one of Sydney’s best hospitals and how Manlys one and only Castle was built by a son of a convict who became a barrister whom endorsed the abolition of the death penalty.

Bookings Required - Yes

Manly Congregational Church Open Day Manly Congregational Church

Date | 13 April 27 May 2015 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10am - 1 pm Address | Manly Congregational Church cnr Sydney Rd and Whistler Street Manly 2095 Cost | Free Contact | Michael Cockett 02 9938 3785 mlc1947@bigpond.net.au fcc-cong.org/index.asp Open Day - Come and look around the Manly Congregational Church, explore the rich history of this sacred place.

Bookings Required - No

Reflect, Remember

Northern Beaches Creative Leisure & Learning Date | 18 May 2015 10am-1pm Address | North Head, North Head Scenic Drive Manly 2095 Cost | Adults $10 Child Free Contact | Maureen Rutlidge 02 9913 1474 manresa123@optusnet.com.au Tour (Walking) - Join Northern Beaches Creative Leisure & Learning on a guided tour of the Australian Memorial Walk, which honours those who have served and supported the defence of Australia in peace or in war.

We will visit the monuments erected to remember the major conflict periods in Australia’s history.

Bookings Required - Yes

A Place Of Rest

Northern Beaches Creative Leisure & Learning Date | 20 April 2015 10am-1pm Address | Manly Cemetery Hill St Manly 2095 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child Free Contact | Maureen Rutlidge 02 9913 1474 manresa123@optusnet.com.au Tour (Walking) - Join Northern Beaches Creative Leisure & Learning on a guided tour of Manly Cemetery. One of the oldest cemeteries in Sydney, it was set apart officially in 1872, though some burials predate this time.

Bookings Required - Yes

Manly Cemetery Walk Date | 21 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Meet at Harlands St Maintenance Shed Cost | Free Contact | Jim Boyce 9976 1595 jimboyce37@gmail.com Tour - Manly Cemetery, situated in Griffiths Street, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Sydney that’s still in use.

Come join Jim Boyce as he guides you around the different sections of the cemetery and explains its role in the history of Manly and Northern Beaches peninsula.

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Honour Rolls Of Pittwater Pittwater Library

Date | 04 - 17 May 2015. Various times, see website for details Address | Mona Vale Library 1 Park St, Mona Vale 2103 Cost | Free Contact | Sharelle Ravenscroft 02 9970 1607 sharelle_ravenscroft@pittwater.nsw.gov.au pittwater.nsw.gov.au/library Exhibition / Display - A photographic display of the Honour Rolls in our local area. Honour rolls were often the first type of memorial erected to honour those who enlisted in WW1. The Honour rolls featured have been found in local churches, schools, surf clubs and shire offices. We are hoping members of the public will come forward with any information about the soldiers honoured on these boards.

Bookings Required - No

Headland Park -Tunnels And Gunners Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Date | 03 May 2015 1:30pm-3pm Address | Headland Park, Georges Heights, 2088 (Near Mosman) Details at time of booking Cost | Adults $8.00 Child $5.00 Family $20 (2 adults & 3 children)Concession $5.00 Contact | info@harbourtrust.gov.au Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Tour - Led by our experienced guides, Headland Park Tunnels and Gunners includes three sets of fortifications, two of which have rarely been open to the public, all at Georges Heights dating back to the 1870s. The tour concludes amongst historic buildings now serving as an artists’ precinct with parkland, BBQs and cafes. In addition to historic fortifications you will also walk through beautiful bushland with magnificent harbour views, which for many years was off limits to the public.

Special Requirements: Tour includes bush tracks, stairs and unlit underground tunnels. Not suitable for wheelchairs. Please provide your own torch for the tunnels (phone torch is adequate). Wear suitable walking shoes Bookings Required - Yes

With Hands Outstretched Pittwater Community Arts

Date | 03 May 2015 2pm-5pm Address | Newport Community Centre 11-13 The Boulevard Newport 2106 Cost | Adults $10 Child Free Contact | Maureen Rutlidge 02 9913 1474 manresa123@optusnet.com.au pittwaterarts.com.au Talk - Join Pittwater Community Arts to acknowledge two organisations born out of conflict. Established 9 days after the outbreak of WW1, Red Cross has been woven into the fabric of Australian life for 100 years. See a short video highlighting its history and hear about its work. Legacy grew out of the ashes of WW1, supporting families of Defence personnel who have given their lives for their country. Learn about its origins and its continuing mission.

The afternoon will conclude with High Tea. Bookings Required - Yes

Conflict And Compassion. Local Stories From Wartime Warringah Warringah Council Library

Date | 17- 27 April, 2015 Various times, see website for details Address | Warringah Creative Space 105 Abbott Road North Curl Curl 2099 Cost | Free Contact | Eric Imbs 02 9942 2519 Eric.imbs@warringah.nsw.gov.au warringah.nsw.gov.au/library Exhibition / Display - International conflicts. Local area, local people, local stories. Warringah Council Library shares images and stories from the Local Studies collection.

Bookings Required - No

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Beecroft Bush Dance Bush Music Club Inc

Date | 04April 2015 7:30pm-11:30pm Address | Beecroft Community Centre 109-111 Beecroft Rd Beecroft 2119 Cost | Adults $19 Child under 12 free Family $39 Concession $17 Contact | Sigrid Marden 02 9980 7077 sigrid.marden@bigpond.com bushmusic.org.au Workshop - Bush Dancing was popular in the 19th century and the Bush Music Club’s founders collected the old tunes and dances and re-introduced it 60 years ago. Dance the old dances to the tunes collected by our members & other collectors around the country, to the music provided by an experienced Bush Band, with all dances called and walked through. Generous supper provided. Families & groups welcome. Partners not necessary.

Bookings Required - No

Cammeray Public School Centenary Cammeray Public School

Date | 24 May 11am-3pm Address | Cammeray Public School, Palmer St Cammeray 2062 Cost | Free Contact | Cammeray Public School 02 9955 7200 cammeray-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Celebration / Launch - The Suspension Bridge School, now known as Cammeray Public School was opened during WW1. We look forward to celebrating 100 years of education when we open the school to our past students as we walk down memory lane.

Bookings Required - No

The Griffins’ Creative Forces: Walter Burley Griffin And Marion Mahony Griffin At Castlecrag Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc.

Date | 23 May 2015 10:30am-1pm Address | Griffin Conservation Area, Castlecrag specific address given on booking Castlecrag 2068 Cost | Adults $20 Child $10 Family $50 Concession $15 National Trust Members $15 Contact | Kerry McKillop 02 9958 4516 info@griffinsociety.org griffinsociety.org Tour (Walking) - A guided tour through some of the reserves and walkways at Castlecrag, the internationally renowned suburb designed by Walter Burley Griffin in the 1920s as a residential community inspired by the ecological and aesthetic qualities of the landscape of Middle Harbour and its foreshores. Learn about some of the creative forces Walter and Marion Mahony Griffin brought to their work at Castlecrag and the environmental ideals and community life they fostered here. Please bring hat, walking shoes and water.

Special Requirements: Please bring hat, walking shoes and water.

Bookings Required - Yes

Celebrate Willoughby Photo Competition & Exhibition Willoughby City Council

Date | 1 April - 17 April, 2015 Monday - Friday 9am-1pm Address | Foyer Exhibition Space 31 Victor St Chatswood 2067 Cost | Free Contact | Willoughby City Council 02 9777 1000 events@willoughby.nsw.gov.au willoughby.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - Discover how people in Willoughby celebrate their special occasions in this exhibition that showcases the best photos from the Celebrate Willoughby Photo Competition. To help mark Willoughby City Council’s 150th year, residents were encouraged to submit photos of how they “celebrate” via Instagram and online submissions. Prizes will be awarded to the photos that best capture the theme, and a people’s choice award will also be open to the public for voting.

Bookings Required - No

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Compassion And Community Care In Willoughby Willoughby City Library

Date | 1 April - 17 April, 2015. Monday - Friday See website for details Address | Willoughby City Council Foyer 31 Victor St Chatswood 2067 Cost | Free Contact | Michael Adams (02) 9777 7925 michael.adams@willoughby.nsw.gov.au willoughby.nsw.gov.au/library/history-at-willoughby Exhibition / Display - Willoughby City has a long and proud history of caring for the community, from private hospitals and nursing homes to the expansive Royal North Shore Hospital; converted stately homes and purposebuilt modern facilities. Willoughby City Library uncovers the story of the carers and benefactors who have delivered these vital community services for well over a century, and examines the changing nature of community care in this time. Photograph: Tresillian House Mothercraft Hospital, Willoughby, 1932 Bookings Required - No

Matters Of Life And Death: Community Hospitals & Cemeteries In Willoughby Willoughby City Library Services

Date | 05 May 2015 12:30pm-1:30pm Address | Chatswood Library on The Concourse Lower Ground, The Concourse, 409 Victoria Ave Chatswood 2067 Cost | Free Contact | Shirley Ramrakha 02 9777 7940 shirley.ramrakha@willoughby.nsw.gov.au willoughby.nsw.gov.au/library/history-at-willoughby Talk - The Willoughby area has a strong history of community hospitals specialising in short-term patient care such as the delivery of babies. Local Historian Joan Antarakis has been researching community hospitals and cemeteries in Willoughby City. Her research has produced insights into the social fabric of that time. As part of the Willoughby City’s 150th anniversary Willoughby City Library is proud to present a talk by Joan outlining the compassionate and sometimes sad responses of society.

Bookings Required - Yes

Willoughby : Celebrating 150 Years In The Making Through The Rare And Precious Willoughby City Library Services

Date | 8 April - 30 June Various times, see website for details Address | Chatswood Library on The Concourse Lower Ground, 409 Victoria Ave Chatswood 2067 Cost | Free Contact | Shirley Ramrakha 02 9777 7940 shirley.ramrakha@willoughby.nsw.gov.au willoughby.nsw.gov.au/library/history-at-willoughby Exhibition / Display - It has been 150 years since the Borough of North Willoughby became a municipality and later the City of Willoughby. To celebrate this anniversary Willoughby City Library Services has delved into the Collection looking for treasures and curios that reflect the City’s history and heritage. This eclectic exhibition includes memorabilia from Council events, local industries and the social life of Willoughby. This is your opportunity to view precious items rarely on display.

Bookings Required - No

The Home Front 1913-1920: How Willoughby Families Coped.

Willoughby District Historical Society

Date | 12 April - 24 May 2015. Sundays 1pm-4pm Address | Chatswood Museum 58 Johnson St Chatswood 2067 Cost | Adults $5.00 Child $2.00 Family $15.00 Concession $4.00 (including seniors) National Trust Members $4.00 Contact | Terry Fogarty 0477 299 763 willoughbydistrict@bigpond.com willoughbydhs.org.au Exhibition / Display - A museum exhibition focusing on the impact of The Great War on Willoughby families over the period 1913 to 1920 The exhibition focuses primarily on the changes in aspirations within the Willoughby community that occurred from 1913, when the aspirations for a fair and equal society within the newly Federated Australia were pushed aside by Imperial Conflict between the European powers; and 1920, when families were still coping with the return of the war-damaged defence personnel and the impact of the Spanish Flu epidemic was still generating fear and death within local families. Tribute is also given the newly-elected Labor Member for Willoughby in the NSW Legislative Assembly, Edward(‘Ted’) Rennex Larkin, who volunteered for service with the First AIF and, together with his brother Martin, was killed in action on the first day of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. The exhibition presents photographs and artefacts from WW1 relating to Willoughby families and the manner in which the War impacted on their everyday lives.

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The First Hawkesbury Railway Bridge Engineering Heritage Committee, Engineers Australia

Date | 13 April 2015 5:30pm-7:30pm Address | Engineers Auditorium, 8 Thomas Street Chatswood 2067 Cost | Free Contact | Anna 02 9410 5625 athom@engineersaustralia.org.au Talk - Bill Phippen OAM will describe the first rail crossing of the Hawkesbury River which, in 1889, completed the rail link between Sydney and the Newcastle and Hunter region. It was also politically important towards federation.

But the bridge was dogged by construction faults leading to early replacement in 1946. Material recently discovered in Australia and the USA will be presented. Bill is director of the Railway Resource Centre.

Bookings Required - Yes

Music That Helped To Win The War- A Musical Celebration Of The ANZAC Spirit Willoughby City Library Services

Date | 30 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Chatswood Library on The Concourse Lower Ground, 409 Victoria Ave Chatswood 2067 Cost | Free Contact | Shirley Ramrakha 02 9777 7940 shirley.ramrakha@willoughby.nsw.gov.au willoughby.nsw.gov.au/library/history-at-willoughby/ Talk - Through Australia’s engagement in the First and Second World Wars, songs have served as patriotic anthems to call men to arms as well as bawdy ditties to mock the enemy. Songs were also an important part of troops entertaining themselves and a way of commemorating the fallen. Local musician, Graham Ball looks at Australia in the World Wars and the relationship between the wars and the music of the time.

Bookings Required - Yes

Conflict And Compassion Along The Waterfront - A Ferry Tour Of North Sydney Stanton Library / North Sydney Council

Date | 17 May 2015 2pm-5pm Address | Cremorne Ferry Wharf Cremorne Point Cremorne Point 2090 Cost | Adults $25 Child $20 Contact | Stanton Library 02 9936 8430 library@northsydney.nsw.gov.au Cruise / Boat Trip - Conflict and passion characterises much of the history of Sydney Harbour. Discover the fascinating multi-layered history of waterfront from Bradleys Head to Balls Head Bay aboard a heritage ferry with Dr Ian Hoskins, North Sydney Council Historian and author of Sydney Harbour: a history. Tea and coffee will be served with sweet and savoury refreshments.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Meanings Of Mourning: Exploring The War Memorials Of North Sydney Stanton Library / North Sydney Council

Date | 22April 2015 1:45pm-4:30pm Address | Walk begins at St Thomas Rest Park 250 West St Crows Nest 2065 Cost | Free Contact | Stanton Library 02 9936 8430 library@northsydney.nsw.gov.au Tour - This walk explores the different forms of Great War memorialisation. We begin at the Crows Nest grave of Eastermorn Waller, killed at St. Gervais Church, Paris, during a German bombardment on Good Friday 1918. We then visit the tram worker’s memorial in Cammeray, and trophy field gun and Cenotaph in St Leonards Park, three interior memorials on display in the Stanton Library to end at St Thomas’ Church, the garrison church of the 17th Battalion.

Bookings Required - Yes

Roughley House The Pines Tours The Hills Shire Council

Date | For house tour bookings please contact The Sydney Hills Visitor Interpretation Centre Address | Roughley House 656A Old Northern Rd Dural 2158 Cost | Adults $3.00 Contact | The Sydney Hills Visitor Interpretation Centre 02 9651 4411 Tour - Roughley House is a colonial heritage listed homestead established in 1856. Unlike other museums, Roughley House denotes the changing lifestyle of one family over five generations, each generation leaving their own stamp. Tours of Roughley House is available by prior engagement. Schools, seniors and coach groups welcome. Morning/afternoon teas can be arranged for an additional cost Bookings Required - Yes 23

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Heritage Museum Of Hospital And Non-Hospital Sectors Of Nursing And Medicine SPASM - Society for Preservation of the Artefacts of Surgery and Medicine

Date | Saturdays 11 April - 23 May, Monday 27 April and 25 May 2015 10am-3pm Closed ANZAC Day Address | SPASM Museum Building 6, Gladesville Hospital, Victoria Rd Gladesville 2111 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Bevan Stone 02 9144 3888 spasm@netspace.net.au spasmmuseum.org.au Exhibition / Display - Housed in heritage listed buildings in the grounds of the old Gladesville Asylum and run by the Society for Preservation of the Artefacts of Surgery and Medicine, the museum has 9 display rooms showcasing heritage items and memorabilia from both the hospital and non-hospital sectors of nursing and medicine, incl military medicine.

Bookings Required - No

Annie Wyatt Walk

Friends of Ku-Ring-Gai Environment Date | 03 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Gordon Train Station Werona Avenue Gordon 2072 Cost | Free Contact | Janine Kitson 02 9498 2402 janine_kitson@tpg.com.au foke.org.au/ Tour (Walking) - Discover the conflicts that Annie Wyatt, tree lover, resident of Gordon, founder of the Ku-ringgai Tree Lovers Civic League and founder of the National Trust experienced. Join this FOKE walk that explores how these conflicts galvanised Annie Wyatt to champion for Sydney’s trees, forests, bushland and historic buildings. This walk around Gordon will highlight the places that inspired Annie Wyatt to fight for Natures’ vision that continues to this day.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Eryldene Historic House and Garden

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-4pm, 12 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Eryldene Historic House and Garden 17 McIntosh Street Gordon 2072 Cost | Adults $8 Child $4 (6-15) Family $18 family (2 adults, 2 child) Concession $6 Contact | (02) 9498 2271 eryldene@eryldene.org.au eryldene.org.au/ Open Day - Tour the house with information on E G Waterhouse, Professor of German at Sydney University, his friends, which included international and local students and learn about how Great War impacted the family. Then join us work a workshop where you can knit socks like the ANZAC Women. Saturday (2-4pm) or Sunday (11am-1pm).

The cost: $18 per person, includes wool and light refreshments. Bring your own needles if you want to continue your work at home. Special Requirements: Garden Cafe will be open. High Teas available on Sunday from 2.00pm. High Tea bookings recommended. Cost for High Teas: $24 adult; $10 child (6-12) does not include entrance fee.

Bookings Required - Yes

Wallumetta - The Forgotten Aboriginal Heritage Of Hunters Hill And Ryde Exhibition Vienna Cottage (National Trust NSW)

Date | 11 April 2015 and 29 April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Vienna Cottage 38 Alexandra Street Hunters Hill 2110 Cost | Adults $4.00 Child $2.00 Concession $2.00 National Trust Members Free Contact | John Birch 02 9816 1794 jabirch@bigpond.com nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/ViennaCottage Exhibition / Display - Wallumetta - The Aboriginal Heritage of the Hunters Hill and Ryde District, originally home to the Wallumettagal people of the Eora nation.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Wallumetta - The Forgotten Aboriginal Heritage Of Hunters Hill And Ryde Vienna Cottage (National Trust NSW)

Date | 12 April 2015 2:30pm-4:30pm Address | Hunters Hill RSL Hall 56 Alexandra Street (corner Ady Street) Hunters Hill 2110 Cost | Adults $10 Child $10 Concession $10 National Trust Members $10 Contact | John Birch 02 9816 1794 jabirch@bigpond.com nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/ViennaCottage Talk - Wallumetta - The Aboriginal Heritage of the Hunters Hill and Ryde District, originally home to the Wallumettagal people of the Eora nation.

Bookings Required - Yes

Conflict And Compassion In Hunters Hill 1914-1918 Hunters Hill Museum

Date | 13 April - 26 May 2015 10am -12pm Monday- Friday Address | Hunters Hill Town Hall 22 Alexandra St Hunters Hill 2110 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Ian Addair 02 9879 9443 museum@huntershill.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - Hunters Hill is notable for the high percentage of young men who volunteered for the Great War- 1 in 5 of eligible residents. On display are many photographs of Egypt and France. A large display of medals and insignia owned by the Cuneo family is a centrepiece, surrounded by a Medical First Aid box, a Dead Man’s Penny and mementos of shipbuilding at Cockatoo Island. A large tablecloth embroidered with names of Red Cross volunteers, original invitations to Hunters Hill Council fund raising activities from 1915 to 1919, and a selection of newspapers over the same period.

Bookings Required - No

National Trust Killara Shop National Trust of Australia (NSW)

Date | Monday -Friday 9.30am - 4pm Saturdays 9.30am - 12.30pm. Closed Public Holidays Address | National Trust Killara Shop 15 Marian St Killara 2071 Cost | Paid Contact | Jillian Goodwin,Maree Green (02) 9498 1229 shop.nationaltrust.org.au/ Exhibition / Display - Come and explore The National Trust Shop in Killara and it’s wonderful range of Australian made and Australiana gifts suitable for sending overseas. This is a voluntary service of the Women’s Committee of The National Trust of Australia ( NSW) Bookings Required - No

Conflict & Compassion: Lane Cove’S Fighting Heritage Lane Cove Historical Society

Date | Open every weekend 11am-4pm, Address | Carisbrook House Museum 334 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove Lane Cove 2066 Cost | Adults $8 Child $6 Family $20 Concession $6 Contact | Terry Eakin 02 9428 1364 carisbrookhouse@hotmail.com carisbrookhouse.com.au Exhibition / Display - Learn about the story of conflict in Lane Cove by visiting Carisbrook House Museum, Sydney’s only Victorian era House Museum. Begin with the strife between the aborigines and early settlers, journey through the Boer War with the two Brooks boys from Carisbrook, and then onto other wars with many well known servicemen and women from Lane Cove. See the house as it would have been when the Brooks family lived in it in 1884. Special Requirements: Group bookings [more than 5 people] available for week days Morning tea or lunch available for groups at an extra cost Bookings Required - No

Gumnut Corp Postcards Exhibition May Gibbs

Date | 01 May - 28 June Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 3pm.

Address | May Gibbs 5 Wallaringa Avenue Neutral Bay 2089 Cost | Adults $10 Child $4 Family $20 Concession $6 Contact | Stephanie Lake 02 9953 4453 admin@nutcote.org maygibbs.com.au/ Exhibition / Display - To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli we have an exhibition on the Gumnut Corp postcards May Gibbs’ designed to send to the armed forces overseas. These charming cards were a piece of home. Join us for a Special Guest speaker opening night. View the exhibition then and enjoy a lunch or Devonshire Tea in the garden.

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Conflict, Compassion And Courage Hornsby Shire Historical Society

Date | 19 April 2015 2:15pm-4pm Address | Hornsby Shire Historical Society Museum Kenley Rd Normanhurst 2076 Cost | Free Contact | Elizabeth Roberts 02 9489 3603 earoberts@bigpond.com Celebration / Launch - The society’s journal, with the theme “Conflict, Compassion and Courage” will be launched following a talk on the return of The Unknown Soldier by Linda Brown, Manager of Hornsby Branch of TJ Andrews Funeral Services. A display in the museum will showcase WW1 artefacts and photographs from our collection.

Bookings Required - No

Through Conflict To Compassion - Theatrically Speaking Stanton Library / Independent Theatre

Date | 08 May 2015 1pm-3:30pm Address | Stanton Library 234 Miller St North Sydney 2060 Cost | Free Contact | Stanton Library 02 9936 8430 library@northsydney.nsw.gov.au Talk - Dr Carolyn Lowry OAM will talk about the history of the Independent Theatre, North Sydney, focusing on the Independent’s role in war and peacetime culminating in the landmark production of ‘Rusty Bugles’ the first serious post-war play to pioneer the use the Australian vernacular. She will explore the role of Dame Doris Fitton and the Independent in fostering local talent. The audience will have an opportunity to share memories and visit the nearby Theatre.

Bookings Required - Yes

History Of Roseville Cinema Roseville Cinema

Date | 11 April 2015 Address | Roseville Cinema 112 Pacific Hwy Roseville 2069 Cost | Free Contact | Suzannah 02 9416 8555 rosevillecinemas.com.au Celebration / Launch - Roseville Cinemas has long been a fixture of the North Shore community. The building was originally erected in the early 1900’s by Kuring-Gai council to serve as the Town Hall for the area. It was used for dances and festivities, a meeting place for locals, and for Roseville College events. When World War I broke out, the first Australian recruitment drive for soldiers was held in the building.

Bookings Required - No

Memorials To The Dead Or Homes For The Living? Naming Ryde And Eastwood Houses After WWI Battles Ryde Library Service

Date | 16 April 2015 6:30pm-8pm Address | Ryde Library 1 Pope Street Ryde 2112 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Angela Phippen 02 9952 8352 rydelibrary@ryde.nsw.gov.au ryde.nsw.gov.au Talk - During and after WWI some houses in the Ryde and Eastwood municipalities were given the names of WWI battles. Local Studies Librarian Angela Phippen will present her research on these houses, the people who lived in them and those they commemorate.

Bookings Required - Yes

Willandra Showcase

Ryde District Historical Society Date | 16 May 2015 11am-4pm, 17 May 2015 11am-4pm Address | Willandra 770 Victoria Road Ryde 2112 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Betty Willis 02 9807-7137 rdhs1@bigpond.com rydehistory.org Open Day - Come & See: Tours of the house & museum by Ryde District Historical Society, Displays of historical photographs of the area, Stories of service personnel from the district who served in WW1, Art Exhibition by the City Of Ryde Art Society, Displays and demonstrations by the Traditional Tools Group, Refreshments will be available. At 1 pm each day there will be a guided walking tour of St Anne’s Cemetery and the Village of Ryde, commencing at Willandra (Gold Coin Donation).

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Gore Hill Cemetery Tour

Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Date | 19 April 2015 10:30am-12:30pm Address | Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery Cnr Pacific Highway and Westbourne Street St Leonards 2065 Cost | Free Contact | 02 9436 2980 friendsofgorehillcemetery.com Tour (Walking) - A 2 hour tour of the Heritage Listed historic Gore Hill Cemetery will commemorate the lives of North Shore residents who have made an impact on our society and on this ANZAC centenary we will also visit memorials to soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War and soldiers who served in the American Civil War. The biannual tour of the cemetery which opened in 1868 and closed in 1974 is very popular, bookings essential.

Special Requirements: Walking shoes and hat and water if hot Bookings Required - Yes

Conflict And Compassion At Royal North Shore Hospital: The Spirit Lives On RNSH Arts and Heritage Program

Date | 24 April - 5 June 2015. Various times, see website for details.

Address | Royal North Shore Hospital Living Heritage Gallery, Level 3 ASB, RNSH Reserve Road Royal North Shore Hospital St Leonards 2065 Cost | Free Contact | Marily Cintra 02 9469274 0r 0414 944 991 Marily.Cintra@placemaking.com.au placemaking.com.au Exhibition / Display - RNSH The Spirit Lives On is an exhibition celebrating the contribution of RNSH in War and Peace. The exhibition reflects the hospital’s involvement in WW1 and how it coped with the shortage of staff. It also explores the development of new technologies and treatments that followed the conflict.

Bookings Required - No

Sheldon Forest Walk

Friends of Ku-Ring-Gai Environment Date | 10 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Sheldon Forest entrance, 30 Warragal Road Turramurra 2074 Cost | Free Contact | Janine Kitson (02) 9498 2402 or (02) 9498 7608. janine_kitson@tpg.com.au foke.org.au/ Tour (Walking) - Walk through Turramurra’s Sheldon Forest, the last parcel of Blue Gum High Forest remaining in public land, near the Pacific Highway and Turramurra & Pymble Railway Stations. Learn about this remarkable and unique bird and wildlife sanctuary. See FOKE’s recent public signage that informs, educates and celebrates why this Blue Gum High Forest is one of Sydney’s rarest urban forests. This walk celebrates how this rare, original forest contributes to making Sydney such an exceptional and unique city.

Bookings Required - Yes

Turramurra Heritage Walk Friends of Ku-Ring-Gai Environment

Date | 17 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Turramurra Railway Station Ticket Office Rohini Street Turramurra 2074 Cost | Free Contact | Janine Kitson (02) 9498 2402 janine_kitson@tpg.com.au foke.org.au/ Tour (Walking) - Walk through Turramurra’s unique village that highlights Turramurra’s indigenous, Federation and Interwar history with its unique architecture, garden suburbs, and magnificent remnant forests. Learn about FOKE’s vision for Turramurra that aims to retain, enhance and celebrate Turramurra’s parkland charm, village character and heritage - for future residents of Sydney to appreciate and enjoy.

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What Is This Thing Called ANZAC? A Bi-Lingual Presentation In Mandarin & English Ryde Library Service

Date | 21 April 2015 10:30am-12pm Address | West Ryde Library 2 Graf Avenue, West Ryde 2114 Cost | Gold Coin Contribution Contact | Angela Phippen 02 9952 8352 rydelibrary@ryde.nsw.gov.au ryde.nsw.gov.au Talk - The story behind ANZAC Day and why it is important to our community will be explained in this illustrated bi-lingual lecture. In addition to a brief history of the campaign and the traditions that have developed, there will be an opportunity to sample some ANZAC biscuits!

Bookings Required - Yes

The Boiler House - The Story Of Northern Sydney’S Water Supply Sydney Water

Date | 29 April 2015 9am-11am, 29 April 2015 2:30pm-4:30pm, 02 May 2015 9am-11am, 02 May 2015 11:30am-1:30pm Address | The Boiler House Hermitage Rd West Ryde 2114 Cost | Free Contact | Louise Roberts 0408 676 846 louise.roberts@sydneywater.com.au sydneywater.com.au Tour - The Boiler House at West Ryde, has been on the State Heritage Register since 2002. The Boiler House and Pumping Station provided essential water infrastructure that enabled the development of the northern suburbs of Sydney. The tour will run for approximately 2 hours and includes a walk around the outside of the building, up along the viaduct into the rail siding in the roof. You will view items from the Sydney Water archives and the main Boiler House space.

Special Requirements: Conditions of entry - enclosed shoes, standing for long periods, walking at heights, long pants and shirt, walking several hundred metres and up stairs. There is no parking on site. Use of public transport is encouraged Bookings Required - Yes

Curtain Up On Murder Hunters Hill Theatre

Date | 15 - 30 May. Various times, see website for details Address | Hunters Hill Theatre 13 Margaret St Woolwich 2110 Cost | Adults $28 Child $25 Concession $25 Contact | Andrew Redfern 02 9879 7765 info@huntershilltheatre.com.au huntershilltheatre.com.au Performance - A theatre company struggles to rehearse its upcoming play ‘Dead On Time’ when a raging storm traps the cast and crew overnight in their spooky little theatre at the end of the pier. As a ghostly presence floats across the stage and the bodies mount up, we wonder - could this happen at Hunters Hill Theatre?

Bookings Required - Yes. Bookings open 20 April

A Grand Day At The Theatre Hunters Hill Theatre

Date | 18 April 2015 11am-12pm, 2pm-3pm, 4pm-5pm Address | Hunters Hill Theatre 13 Margaret St Woolwich 2110 Cost | Adults $5.00 Child $5.00 Concession $5.00 Contact | Andrew Redfern 02 9879 7765 info@huntershilltheatre.com.au huntershilltheatre.com.au Performance - Join us for a Grand Day at the Theatre where we present a pantomime for the young and young at heart! Suitable for children 5-12 years.

Bookings Required - Yes. Bookings open 07 April

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Canterbury’S Boys Go To War: Canterbury’S Contribution To The Great War Canterbury & District Historical Society with the City of Canterbury Library

Date | 28 April 2015 6:30pm-7:30pm Address | Belmore Senior Citizens Centre Building 1, Redman Parade Belmore 2192 Cost | Free Contact | Kirstin Cox 02 9789 9380 kirstinc@canterbury.nsw.gov.au canterbury.nsw.gov.au/library Talk - Kerin Wanstall and Colin Beacroft from the Canterbury and District Historical Society will present this talk.

They will tell how members of the Historical Society researched the names of over 1900 locals from the Canterbury District who served in the Great War. Hear the personal stories of some of the veterans and discover how modern research is adding to the story including the recent identification of two previously lost Canterbury’s Boys at Fromelles.

Bookings Required - Yes

Researching Your Family Military History City of Canterbury Library with the Australian War Memorial

Date | 15 May 2015 1pm-2pm Address | Campsie Library 14-28 Amy St Campsie 2194 Cost | Free Contact | Kirstin Cox 02 9789 9380 kirstinc@canterbury.nsw.gov.au canterbury.nsw.gov.au/library Workshop - Learn how to research someone who served with Australian forces during times of war using nominal rolls and personal service records. Discover the wealth of resources waiting for you on the Memorials website and in the Research Centre; from databases to digitised archival documents, photographs, film and sound.

Jennifer Milward is the Online Research Manager in the Research Centre at the Australian War Memorial.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Iconic First World War Nurse - History And Fiction City of Canterbury Library

Date | 19 May 2015 6pm-7pm Address | Campsie Library 14-28 Amy St Campsie 2194 Cost | Free Contact | Kirstin Cox 02 9789 9380 kirstinc@canterbury.nsw.gov.au canterbury.nsw.gov.au/library Talk - The popular image of WWI nurses has been shaped by sexism, romanticism, feminism and nationalism.

Clare Ashton draws on Sydney Sister Elizabeth McMillan’s correspondence from Lemnos to expand on the complex reality experienced by nurses at war. McMillan, founder of Karitane in NSW, was one of the first Australian nurses to go to WWI. Clare is a registered nurse involved in organising a voyage to Lemnos in September 2015 to commemorate the ANZAC nurses.

Bookings Required - Yes

Movie Morning At Engadine Library Sutherland Shire Libraries

Date | 28 April 2015 9:30am-12:15pm, 21 April 2015 9:30am-12:15pm Address | Engadine Library 116E Caldarra Ave Engadine 2233 Cost | Free Contact | Helen McDonald 02 9710 0351 library@ssc.nsw.gov.au sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Library Performance - Join our regular film discussion group to watch the iconic Australian classic “Gallipoli”.

The film will be followed by an informal discussion.

Special Requirements: The same film will be run on both dates.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Continuum Art Society Exhibition Continuum Art Society

Date | 10 - 13 April 10am-4pm, Official opening Sunday, 12 April 2pm Address | Grays Point Community Hall 116 - 120 Grays Point Road Grays Point 2232 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Laidy Tully 0419 262 178 wizard@maxi.net.au Exhibition / Display - Invitation by local Sutherland Shire artists to experience the creative process in the various art works on display in the Continuum Art Society exhibition. Art works are for sale.

Bookings Required - No

Botany Bay Family History Society Heritage Fair Botany Bay Family History Society

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Tradies Club Corner Manchester Road & The Kingsway Gymea 2227 Cost | Free Contact | Noele Watkins 0428 227 752 noelewatkins@gmail.com bbfhs.org.au Exhibition / Display - Be inspired by the conflict and compassion your ancestors suffered through the early years. We will have free talks, exhibitions, transcript agents, book sales and much more. There will be experts available to guide you through the world wide resources we have to offer.

Special Requirements: Part of the Sutherland Shire Citizens’ Heritage Festival Bookings Required - No

Calligraphy Demonstration Calligraphy Southscribes

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Trade Union Club. Gymea 57 Manchester Road North Gymea 2227 Cost | Free Contact | Valerie Keevers 02 9525 5360 valou3@bigpond.com Open Day - Different styles of Calligraphy will be on display throughout the Sutherland Heritage Festival Open Day, to showcase the varied effects that can be achieved with pen,ink, brush and a touch of colour. There will be some Calligraphy Demonstrations throughout the day as we explain and show the public how to achieve this beautiful art form. Small items will be for sale. Information will also be available outlining our Lettering Courses and Workshops to be held in Sutherland Shire during 2015.

Special Requirements: Part of the Sutherland Shire Heritage Festival Open Day. Bookings Required - No

Places Of Commemoration Hurstville Museum & Gallery

Date | 06 May 2015 10am-12:30pm Address | Hurstville Museum & Gallery 14 MacMahon Street Hurstville 2220 Cost | Adults $10.00 per person Tour (Bus) - Join us on a bus tour where we will visit some of the war memorials and places of commemoration throughout the City of Hurstville. Time to view the “Remembering them - People of St George and the First World War”exhibition is included. Please arrive at 9.45am, the bus will leave at 10.00am from Hurstville Museum & Gallery.

Refreshments will be provided.

Bookings Required - Yes

Night Markets, ‘Remembering Them’ Exhibition Extended Hours Hurstville Museum & Gallery

Date | 11 April 2015 4pm-9pm Address | Hurstville Museum & Gallery 14 MacMahon Street Hurstville 2220 Cost | Free Contact | Hurstville Museum & Gallery 02 9330 6444 museumgallery@hurstville.nsw.gov.au hurstville.nsw.gov.au/lmg Open Day - Hurstville Museum & Gallery commemorates the ANZAC centenary in 2015 with an exhibition showcasing the experiences of men and women of the St George area during the First World War. Personal stories will come to life through soldiers” diary and letter extracts. A highlight on display from the Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection will be the pictorial honour rolls portraying over two hundred photographs of soldiers.

Bookings Required - No

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Mateship And Mercy

Hurstville Museum & Gallery Date | 11 May 2015 11am-12pm Address | Hurstville Museum & Gallery 14 MacMahon Street Hurstville 2220 Cost | Free Contact | 02 9330 6444 museumgallery@hurstville.nsw.gov.au hurstville.nsw.gov.au/lmg Talk - Join Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery staff as they present a talk which highlights the compassion and camaraderie of the people of the Hurstville district during the First World War. Extensive research has been undertaken to find published letters, diary extracts and correspondence, reflecting the experiences of both local service people and their loved ones during the conflict.

Special Requirements: Please read our booking T&C on our LMG What’s On page hurstville.nsw.gov.au/lmg Bookings Required - Yes

Remembering Them - People Of St George And The First World War Hurstville Museum & Gallery

Date | 15 February - 31 May 2015. Various times, see website for details Address | Hurstville Museum & Gallery 14 MacMahon Street Hurstville 2220 Cost | Free Contact | 02 9330 6444 museumgallery@hurstville.nsw.gov.au hurstville.nsw.gov.au/lmg Exhibition / Display - Hurstville Museum & Gallery commemorates the ANZAC centenary in 2015 with an exhibition showcasing the experiences of men and women of the St George area during WW1. Personal stories will come to life through soldiers” diary and letter extracts. A highlight on display from the Hurstville City Library Museum & Gallery collection will be the pictorial honour rolls portraying over two hundred photographs of soldiers.

Bookings Required - No

Revealing Gallipoli - Film Screening Hurstville Museum & Gallery

Date | 26 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Civic Theatre, Entertainment Centre 16 MacMahon Street Hurstville 2220 Cost | Free Contact | 02 9330 6444 museumgallery@hurstville.nsw.gov.au hurstville.nsw.gov.au/lmg Exhibition / Display - Learn about the ANZAC experience in Gallipoli through this 50 minute educational film, provided by the Department of Veterans‚‘ Affairs, produced in 2005. Explore Hurstville Museum & Gallery’s exhibition “Remembering them - People of St George and the First World War” afterwards.

Special Requirements: For Ages 12+ years Bookings Required - Yes

245th Commemoration Of Cook’S Landing Sutherland Shire Council

Date | 29 April 2015 11am-1pm Address | Botany Bay Kamay National Park Cape Solander Drive Kurnell 2231 Cost | Free Contact | Sutherland Shire Council 02 9710 0513 councilcommunications@ssc.nsw.gov.au sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au Commemoration - Celebrate the 245th Commemoration of Cook’s Landing with us. In 1770, Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook landed at Botany Bay’s Inscription Point. He and his Endeavour crew stayed in the area for eight days and had a dramatic impact on Australian history. Located near Silver Beach on the Kurnell Peninsula headland, Cook’s landing place is a popular Sydney attraction. Now heritage-listed, this reserve interprets the story of the meeting of European and Aboriginal cultures.

Bookings Required - Yes

Aboriginal Art And Culture Markets Blak Markets

Date | 05 April 2015 9am-4pm, 03 May 2015 9am-4pm Address | Bare Island La Perouse 2036 Cost | Adults $2 Entry to Bare Island Child Kids under 5 Free Open Day - The Blak Markets is a great way to experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. At this beach-side market located on an Island in Botany Bay Kamay National Park, you can browse stalls for Aboriginal paintings and designs, eat some bush-tucker infused meals and see authentic Aboriginal cultural dance and music performances. The Blak Markets are about helping you sample Aboriginal life in a single heritage location.

Special Requirements: First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation works with Aboriginal children, youth and families to find hands on solutions to issues they are effected by.

Bookings Required - No 31

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Sydney Tramway Museum- Loftus

Sutherland Shire Citizens’ Heritage Festival Committee Date | 3 April - 31 May. School Holidays & every Sunday. Various times, see website for details Address | Sydney Tramway Museum, Cnr. Pitt St. & Rawson Ave. (near Princes Hwy.) Adjacent to Loftus Railway Station (Waterfall Line). Loftus 2232 Cost | Adults $18 Child $10 Concession $12 Contact | Peter Kahn 02 9542 3604 peter.kahn@bigpond.com sydneytramwaymuseum.com.au/ Exhibition / Display - See our fabulous museum display with photographs, trams and associated items. Ride a Tram, pick a gift from our souvenir shop or enjoy a picnic. Day ticket includes tram rides.

Bookings Required - No

The 2015 Sutherland Heritage Concert

Sutherland Shire Council, Heritage Council and Willoughby Brass.

Date | 19 April 2015 1:30pm-4pm Address | Club Menai (Illawarra Catholic Club) Allison Crescent Menai 2234 Cost | Free Contact | Brian McGuiness 0410 608 733 bmcgbrass@gmail.com willoughbycityband.com.au Performance - The ANZAC legend has brought us inspirational stories of heroism, bravery, courage and beauty.

Conflict and Compassion is our theme this year so we present epic Australian events and how our diggers reacted and reconciled the events that they encountered. With Brilliant Brass and sizzling Percussion, this concert of classy quality music will leave you in awe. Honouring our ANZAC and allied heroes with music of the early twentieth Century. Aussie Marches and Sing-alongs, music of the Swing Era along with some specially arranged music for the ANZAC of today.

Bookings Required - No

Monterey Fibro Moderne - Guided Walk Rockdale City Council

Date | 16 May 2015 10am-11:30am Address | Scarborough Park Monterey 2217 Cost | Free Contact | Louise Thom (02) 9562 1666 lthom@rockdale.nsw.gov.au rockdale.nsw.gov.au Tour (Walking) - Fast disappearing, the modest fibro houses of the early 20th century bay side suburb of Monterey show ingenuity and an eye to the architectural fashions of the time. Available on the day as part of the walk, the recently published Visitor Guide by Michael Bogle and Charles Pickett celebrates this small collection of distinctive fibro houses that embraced modernity. Join Council’s heritage advisor on a walking tour of Monterey’s Fibro Moderne.

Special Requirements: Wear walking shoes and sunscreen or umbrella and bring a water bottle.

Bookings Required - Yes

Workshop - Statements Of Heritage Impact For Minor Works

Rockdale City Council

Date | 05 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Rockdale City Council Administration Building 2 Bryant St Rockdale 2216 Cost | Free Contact | Louise Thom (02) 9562 1666 lthom@rockdale.nsw.gov.au rockdale.nsw.gov.au Workshop - Tailored specifically for owners of heritage properties, this workshop will provide the tools needed to prepare a Statement of Heritage Impact to accompany a Development Application for minor works to a heritage item. The workshop will look at how to research and prepare a Statement of Heritage Impact and how to assess the impact of works on the significance of the property. The workshop will be especially suited for heritage items in the Rockdale LGA. Special Requirements: All workshop materials will be provided. Maximum of 20 participants.

Owners of heritage items in Rockdale will given first priority.

Bookings Required - Yes

Movie Morning At Sutherland Library Sutherland Shire Libraries

Date | 10 April 2015 9:30am-12:15pm Address | Sutherland Library 30-36 Belmont St Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Helen McDonald 02 9710 0351 library@ssc.nsw.gov.au sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Library Performance - Join our regular film discussion group to watch the iconic Australian classic “Gallipoli”. The film will be followed by a talk by the Local Studies Librarian and an informal discussion.

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A Journey Through Time

Sutherland Shire Historical Society Date | 11 April 2015 10am-3:30pm Address | Sutherland Museum East Parade Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Clive Baker 0419 660 158 warbookshop@bigpond.com Open Day - The Sutherland Shire Historical Museum is a journey through time in eight “pods” starting with the geology of Sutherland Shire, its Aboriginal past, the Thomas Holt era, early 20th century, the world wars, and postwar expansion. Among the displays are Aboriginal implements; replicas of Cook’s ship Endeavour and Arthur Phillips’ Supply; a piece of Endeavour’s ballast recovered from the reef off Cooktown; an organ owned by Holt at Sutherland House; and an air raid siren. Special Requirements: Wheelchair access available Bookings Required - No

Brinsley’S Joinery Shop Tour G & C Waller Builders Pty Ltd

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | Brinsley’s Joinery Shop 100 Toronto Parade Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Cathy Waller 02 9545 3365 info@gcwaller.com.au gcwaller.com.au Open Day - Join a tour of this 1900’s joinery shop with it’s machinery from the 1860’s in full use. You will see building & joinery conservation practices being applied to works in progress. A display of early tools and trade books will be on show, as well as modern furniture pieces. A tour of the old Brinsley’s Joinery Shop is well worth a look!

Tours run hourly to coincide with the Heritage Bus run for Sutherland Shire Heritage Festival on the day Bookings Required - Yes

Spinning Demonstration

Sutherland Shire Spinners & Weavers, Inc Date | 11 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland 121 Linden Street Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Karen Severn 02 9525 6794 sutherlandspinners@gmail.com spinnersandweavers.asn.au Exhibition / Display - OPEN DAY, Sutherland Shire Spinners & Weavers’ members will be at 3 sites in the Sutherland Shire demonstrating how to transform a fleece into wonderful knitting yarn by spinning on a spinning wheel. Just as our early Australian forebears did. Ask questions as you watch this old, but still very popular, traditional skill. Find out about our group, how you can join and how you can also learn to spin and to weave.

Bookings Required - No

Woronora Cemetery Open Day Woronora Cemetery

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | Woronora General Cemetery & Crematorium 121 Linden St Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Samantha Barrass 0477 884 809 samantha.barrass@woronoracemetery.org.au woronoracemetery.org.au Open Day - A unique opportunity to learn more about the history and many milestones recorded here, while providing a day out with a difference for the whole family including: Guided bus and walking tours encompassing areas of historical interest, the magnificent grounds and innovative developments that keep pace with changes in society. Behind the scene tours of the Crematorium, free horse and carriage rides, Sutherland Medieval Regiment display on weaponry, armour and combat re-enactments. Meet Funeral Directors on site, take in displays which trace the evolution of grave digging equipment, machinery and collection of historical images. Spinners and weavers demonstrate their art and enjoy a free sausage sizzle.

Bookings Required - No

Port Hacking Potters Exhibition Port Hacking Potters Group

Date | 11 April 2015 9:30am-3:30pm Address | Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland Linden Street Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Gail Sadleir 0407 229 151 pottersgroup@hotmail.com porthackingpotters.blogspot.com Exhibition / Display - Port Hacking Potters Group will be a part of the festival event at the Woronora Cemetery on 11 April, 2015 from 9.30am - 3.30pm.Learn more about the process of turning clay into pottery or ceramic art from experienced artists or buy a unique piece to take home.

Bookings Required - No 33

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Conflict And Compassion Sutherland Shire Historical Society

Date | 18 April 2015 1:30pm-4pm Address | Stapleton Community Centre Stapleton Ave Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Helen Rosner 0419 660 158 hmrosner@bigpond.com Celebration / Launch - Part of Sutherland Shire Heritage Festival come and hear this fascinating talk on WW1 and its effect in the Sutherland Shire.

Bookings Required - No

Sutherland In The War Years : Historical Walk

Sutherland Shire Libraries

Date | 18 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Sutherland Library 30-36 Belmont St Sutherland 2232 Cost | Free Contact | Helen McDonald 02 9710 0351 library@ssc.nsw.gov.au sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Library Tour (Walking) - Every town was touched by the war. This free guided walk by Sutherland’s Local Studies Librarian will explore locations which tell us about Sutherland township in the war years and beyond. We discover how the events of a world away impacted on the local community and what life was like. This walk commences and ends at Sutherland Library.

Special Requirements -If raining the event is canceled. Please wear walking shoes, sun protection and bring water.

Bookings Required - Yes

Vintage Bus Run - Sutherland Area

Sutherland Shire Citizens’ Heritage Festival Committee Date | 11 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Sutherland Area - 121 Linden Street Sutherland 2232 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Peter Kahn 0403 472 341 peter.kahn@bigpond.com Tour (Bus) - Linking Sydney Tramway Museum (Loftus), Woronora Cemetery Open Day (Sutherland), Historical Society Museum at School of Arts (Sutherland), Brinsley’s Joinery Open Day (Sutherland), Family History Display at Tradies Club (Gymea), Hazelhurst Gallery (Gymea), Tramway Museum (Loftus). Free - hop-on, hop-off.

Special Requirements: Timing points (minutes after hour): Tramway 00, Cemetery 05, School of Arts 10, Brinsley’s 20, Tradies 25/30, Hazelhurst 35, Tramway 45 Bookings Required - No

Walking Tour Of Royal National Park Shack Communities

RNP Coastal Cabins Protection League

Date | 12 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | Royal National Park shack communities.

Little Garie, Era and Burning Palms Sir Bertram Stevens Drive/Garie Road Waterfall 2233 Cost | Free Contact | Jill Rhys 0400 993 699 plcommittee@rnpccpl.org.au rnpshacks.info Tour (Walking) - Join us for a walking tour of one of the shack communities in the Royal National Park. See how the shacks at these remote locations were built and maintained by the owners. Hear the stories of how the shacks survived to be listed on the State Heritage Register in 2012. Walk to Little Garie (15 mins not difficult) or Era or Burning Palms (40 mins steep bush track). Lunch provided.

Special Requirements: Bring walking shoes, water, sunscreen and swimmers. Event is free however NPWS Park use fees apply Bookings Required - Yes

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WESTERN SYDNEY & BLUE MOUNTAIN events

Blue Mountains

Explore Campbell Rhododendron Gardens

Blue Mountains Rhododendron Society of NSW Incorporated Date | Open every day, 9am - 4pm Address | The Campbell Rododendron Gardens Bacchante Street Blackheath 2785 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Sonia Levitt 02 4787 8965 president@rhodogarden.org.au rhodogarden.org.au/ Exhibition / Display - Join us in April and May for spectacular displays of autumn colours from the following trees - maples, ash, golden elm, oaks, viburnums, flowering cherries and nyssa silvatica - in the Campbell Rhododendron Gardens in Blackheath. These Gardens were created in 1970 on 18.5 hectares of Australian bushland to show that exotic plants can thrive in the Australian bush. Many pathways lead visitors through the gardens.

Wonderful views of the gardens can be seen from the new viewing deck near the Lodge which is ideal for those not able to walk. Seats and picnic settings are scattered around as well. The lake down in the middle of the valley flowing through the centre of the gardens provides a very peaceful place for those who wish to rest and enjoy its beauty.

Bookings Required - No

Jazz And Wine Festival At Norman Lindsay Gallery Norman Lindsay Gallery

Date | 16 May 2015 12pm-4pm Address | Norman Lindsay Gallery 14 Norman Lindsay Crescent Faulconbridge 2776 Cost | Adults $35.00 Child $20.00 Concession $35.00 Contact | Norman Lindsay Gallery 02 4751 1067 info@normanlindsay.com.au normanlindsay.com.au Festival - This National Trust property creates the best ambiance and atmosphere to enjoy incredible live jazz and fine wines. This event is the premier jazz and wine event in the Blue Mountains, an event for everyone who enjoys a quality afternoon of wine, jazz, culture and friends. Galapagos Duck, that enormously popular 100% Australian legendary band will energize the spirit and stir the soul with their upbeat enthusiasm and talent for performing really good jazz. Quality NSW wineries will be on site for wine tasting with the no reserve auction around 3pm.

Bookings Required - Yes

Visit Everglades

National Trust of Australia (NSW) Date | Open Daily, 10 am -4 pm.

Address | Everglades House and Gardens 37 Everglades Ave Leura 2780 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child $4 Concession $8 National Trust Members Free Contact | Scott Pollock (02) 4784 1938 evergladesgarden@bigpond.com everglades.org.au/ Exhibition / Display - Constructed in the 1930s by Danish-born landscape gardener Paul Sorensen in conjunction with owner Henri van de Velde, Everglades gardens is Australia’s most spectacular inter-war period garden and has received acclaim from garden lovers worldwide.

Bookings Required - No

Compassion And Conflict

Leuralla NSW Toy and Railway Museum Date | Open Daily, 10am - 5pm Address | Leuralla NSW Toy & Railway Museum 36 Olympian Parade Leura 2780 Cost | Adults $14 Child $6 Family $35 - Discount to groups of 10 or more.

Contact | Elizabeth Evatt 02 4784 1169 toyandrailwaymuseum@gmail.com toyandrailwaymuseum.com.au/ Exhibition / Display - This exhibition depicts the Evatt family and the loss of two brothers in The Great War. Of 6 brothers Lieut Raymond Evatt, born 5 March 1896, went first to Gallipoli and then to the trenches of France. He was killed in action near Ypres 20 September 1917. He was awarded the Military Cross in early 1917 on the Somme.

Frank was wounded in the shoulder 26 September, also at Ypres, sent to recover in UK, but killed in France 29 September 1918, just 6 weeks before the war ended. He was just 20. His cards and letters to his love, Thelma Tyrer in Sydney, are heart wrenching. “ Poor old Ray (my brother and best friend I ever had) was killed at the same place (Ypres) a few days before. The news is a terrible blow” Bookings Required - No 35

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Visit Cooerwull House & Grounds

Lithgow Branch of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) Date | 18 April 2015 10am Address | Meeting at Lithgow Information Centre 1137 Great Western Highway Lithgow 2790 Cost | Adults $25.00 Contact | 02 6350 3230 or 1300 760 276 Exhibition / Display - Andrew Brown emigrated in his twenties and was granted 200 acres in 1824, in what is now known as Western Lithgow. He remained in his home, “Cooerwull” until his death in 1894, with a large family about him. His home was small in 1830, added to in 1838 and later until a grand home. It was as well a centre of industry for the local community.

His pastoral holdings stretched to the Castlereagh region of NSW. He financed schools, churches and industry. Members of the family have returned to Lithgow and are beginning a restoration project of this historic site and with the local Trust branch and Ian Jack, historian, are welcoming visitors at the house and grounds at festival time.

Bookings Required - Yes

Tarella Open Day And Annual Art Exhibition Blue Mountains Historical Society Inc

Date | 16 May 2015 10am-3pm, 17 May 2015 10am-3pm Address | Tarella 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls 2782 Cost | Adults $9.00 Family $15.00 Contact | BMHS 02 4757 3824 bmhs@bluemountainshistory.com bluemountainshistory.com Open Day - Tarella Open Weekend will feature guided tours of “Tarella Cottage” a late 19th century Blue Mountains holiday home built by the McLaughlin family in 1895. The son, Major Geoffrey McLaughlin MC, served with the 1st Brigade Australian Field Artillery at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. Geoffrey died of wounds on 4 November, 1917 and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Tarella Open Weekend will provide an opportunity to walk in the shoes of Geoffrey through an exhibition of his possessions and other military artefacts.

Blue Mountains Historical Society’s Annual Art Exhibition, held in the Society’s research centre adjacent to Tarella Cottage, will showcase the work of leading Blue Mountains” artists.

Bookings Required - No

Make Your Mark In History: The Woodford Academy Boys & World War 1 Woodford Academy Management Committee

Date | 18 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Woodford Academy 90-92 Great Western Hwy Woodford 2778 Cost | Adults $6 Child $4 Family $15 Concession $4 National Trust Members $2 Contact | Noel Burgess 02 4758 8743 woodfordacademy@gmail.com nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/woodford-academy Celebration / Launch - To commemorate the centenary of WW1, the Woodford Academy Management Committee has undertaken extensive research on the 54 Academy boys who enlisted in WW1, and the impact that the war had on their young lives. Their stories are revealed month by month from 2014-2018, on the centenary of the month the boys enlisted, in interactive ebooks now on display in the Academy museum. Join Rae Clapshaw (former Penrith High School History Co-ordinator) and Ken Goodlet (Local author and historian) as they reflect on “Conflict and Compassion” and the boys experiences of the Great War to mark the official launch of the Woodford Academy’s “Make Your Mark in History” program at the Woodford Academy. Talks will commence 11am & 2pm, a sausage sizzle will be available from 12 noon. This program has been made possible with the assistance of a Federal Government Grant to the National Trust Partnership Program.

Bookings Required - No

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South Western Sydney

Bankstown’S Wartime Stories Of Courage And Compassion Bankstown City Council and Bankstown Heritage Committee

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-5pm Address | TBA Bankstown 2200 Cost | Free Contact | Mauricio Tapia 02 9707 9923 mauricio.tapia@bankstown.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - The City of Bankstown has many amazing stories of local nurses, paramedics and women’s groups who supported the war efforts with courage and compassion. Find out more by visiting an enjoyable and informative exhibition telling their inspiring stories.

Bookings Required - No

Breakfast In The Bush Wirrimbirra Sanctuary

Date | 03 May 2015 9am-11am Address | Wirrimbirra Flora & Fauna Sanctuary 3105 Remembrance Driveway Bargo 2574 Cost | Adults $10 per person Contact | Wirrimbirra Sanctuary (02) 4684.1112 enquiries@wirrimbirra.com.au wirrimbirra.com.au Celebration / Launch - Enjoy a delicious breakfast then wander through the native gardens, plant nursery, and enjoy a bush walk at Wirrimbirra Sanctuary. Wirrimbirra is a flora & fauna sanctuary run entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to the preservation and conservation of Australia’s unique flora and fauna. Wirrimbirra’s main focus is environmental and wildlife education.

Bookings Required - Yes

Smorgasboard Luncheon And Tour Of Wirrimbirra Wirrimbirra Sanctuary

Date | 19 April 2015 12pm-2:30pm Address | Wirrimbirra Flora & Fauna Sanctuary 3105 Remembrance Driveway Bargo 2574 Contact | Wirrimbirra Sanctuary (02) 4684.1112 enquiries@wirrimbirra.com.au wirrimbirra.com.au/ Cost | Adults $20 per person Tour - Enjoy a delicious smorgasboard lunch then explore the Australian wildlife with all the frogs, reptiles, kangaroos, emus and birdlife. Visit the native gardens, plant nursery, and enjoy a bush walk at Wirrimbirra Sanctuary. Wirrimbirra is a flora & fauna sanctuary run entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to the preservation and conservation of Australia’s unique flora and fauna. Wirrimbirra’s main focus is environmental and wildlife education.

Bookings Required - Yes

All Aboard - South Coast Railways And Town Bands In WW1

Black Diamond Heritage Centre, Lost Wollongong & Illawarra Family History Group Date | 03 May 2015 11am-4pm, 10 May 2015 11am-4pm, 17 May 2015 11am-4pm Address | Black Diamond Heritage Centre Museum Bulli, Bulli Railway Station east side Bulli Station Franklin Avenue Bulli 2516 Cost | Adults $4 Child $2 for ages 4-14 years Family $10 Concession $3 Contact | KerrieAnne Christian 242671488 bdhcbulli@gmail.com blackdiamondheritagecentrebulli.wordpress.com/festivals/ Exhibition / Display - Not all WW1 soldiers enlisted via the Snowball Recruitment marches, like the South Coast Waratahs. Many more went by train. Often the whole town gathered at their local South Coast Railway Station, along with the local town brass band, to farewell and welcome home soldiers, sailors, and nurses. At the charming Black Diamond Heritage Centre in the 1887 Bulli Railway Station, view photographs of some of those ANZAC’s from the South Coast Line stations, along with newspaper reports from 1914-1920’s. The event launch on 3 May will feature a commemorative performance by the City of Wollongong Brass Band, to also celebrate the role of Town Brass Bands in WW1, and perhaps a Bagpipe player, with participation by relatives of some who returned from WW1.

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Monuments & Memorials Of Black Diamond District - Bulli Mine 1887 Disaster, WW1 & Beyond Black Diamond Heritage Centre

Date | 22, 23March & 05 April 1pm-4pm, 29March & 12 April 2015 11am-4pm Address | Black Diamond Heritage Centre Museum Bulli Bulli Railway Station East Side Bulli Station, Franklin Avenue Bulli 2516 Cost | Adults $4 Child $2 for ages 4-14 years Family $10 Concession $3 Contact | KerrieAnne Christian 02 4267 1488 bdhcbulli@gmail.com blackdiamondheritagecentrebulli.wordpress.com/festivals Commemoration - The Disaster occurred after Miners returned from a bitter strike, and was Australia’s then worst industrial disaster with 81 killed. The Bulli coalfield was the birthplace of Illawarra Unionism and saw industrial conflict through even the WW1 years. View photos of the Disaster Memorial & War Memorials. Join us in remembering those lost, on March 22-23 2015 2pm, nearby St Augustine’s graveyard. Also view photos of memorials at the old Sandon Point Coal Jetty Site.

Bookings Required - Yes

Tom Gibson - The Last Thirroul ANZAC Home - Teacher Blinded In WW1 To Civic Leader-Politician Black Diamond Heritage Centre & Lost Wollongong

Date | 24, 31 May 2015 11am-4pm Address | Black Diamond Heritage Centre Museum Bulli Bulli Station Bulli 2516 Cost | Adults $4 Child $2 for ages 4-14 years Family $10 Concession $3 Contact | KerrieAnne Christian 02 4267 1488 bdhcbulli@gmail.com blackdiamondheritagecentrebulli.wordpress.com/festivals Exhibition / Display - A name on a NSW coastal town’s sports ground, Thomas Gibson Park, memories fading? So many maimed survivors of WW1, like young father, school teacher Tom Gibson, who was blinded on the Western Front in 1918. Returning to Australia, after re-training as a physiotherapist/masseur in London, Tom was active in public life, including elected as local Shire Councillor/Alderman. Counsellor to many, passionate gardener, card player and always a family man. Learn more of Tom Gibson’s inspiring and empowering story.

Bookings Required - No

The Lost Village Of Sherbrooke - Finding Her Sons On The Western Front In WW1 Black Diamond HC, Sherbrooke Sisters & Illawarra Family History Group

Date | 29 March, 12, 19 &,26 April 2015 11am-4pm, 05 April 2015 1pm-4pm Address | Black Diamond Heritage Centre Museum Bulli, Bulli Railway Station east side Bulli Station Franklin Avenue Bulli 2516 Cost | Adults $4 Child $2 for ages 4-14 years Family $10 Concession $3 Contact | KerrieAnne Christian 02 4267 1488 bdhcbulli@gmail.com blackdiamondheritagecentrebulli.wordpress.com/festivals Exhibition / Display - Sherbrooke, a village on Bulli Mountain, was resumed for Cataract Dam from 1902, and families forced to leave. A number of her descendants enlisted in WW1. View photos, learn more of the families of Sherbrooke and their Sons in the 1914-18 conflict, then after their return. Young men like Herbert Kimbrey, Bert Jones and four Knight’s sons, also George Haberley who enlisted with the South Coast Waratahs Recruitment March from Shoalhaven to Sydney.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Home Front

Camden Council Library Service Date | 01 April 2015 9:30am-12am, 30March 2015 12am-5pm Address | Camden Library 40 John St Camden 2570 Cost | Free Contact | Camden Council Library Service 02 4654 7951 library@camden.nsw gov.au library.camden.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - An exhibition of photos of life on the Home Front in the Camden area during WW1 including fundraising, marches, returning celebrations, farming and home life.

Bookings Required - No

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Mini-Discoverers Toys Camden Council Library service

Date | 05 May 2015 11am-12pm Address | Camden Library and Museum 40 John St Camden 2570 Cost | Free Contact | Camden Library 02 4654 7951 library@camden.nsw.gov.au www.library.camden.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - A hands-on event for pre-schoolers and their carers discovering Camden Museum and its contents. Children will be able to handle, examine and play with toys of the past and experience something of how children entertained themselves in days gone by. The activity replaces storytime for the day.

Bookings Required - No

Camden Historical Society Camden Historical Society

Date | Thursday - Sunday 11am - 4pm Address | Camden Museum 40 John Street Camden 2570 Cost | Free Contact | Julie Wrigley 02 4655 3400 secretary@camdenhistory.org.au www.camdenhistory.org.au Exhibition / Display - The history of the Camden district is as old as Australia itself and our unique heritage unfolds in the exhibited stories and displays as you wander through the large collection of Aboriginal and 20th century material which has been donated by the people of the town and district. These things reflect the every day and familiar experiences that most of us share; joy and grief, recreation and work, caring and learning, past and present. Come and enjoy and celebrate with us the stories of our district and its people.

Bookings Required - No

World War 100 Years

Camden Council Library Service Date | 24 April 2015 7pm-9:15pm Address | Camden Library Galleria 40 John St Camden 2570 Cost | Adults $15.00 Contact | Camden library 02 4654 7951 library@camden.nsw.gov.au www.library.camden.nsw.gov.au Performance - A reflection on WW1 through the eyes of a 21st Century man. This is a one man, one hour, touring show that pays tribute to the Centenary of WW1 and commemorates the life of our ANZACs. The show features some great new songs including Albert (an ANZAC), Kicking Boxes, some songs from the war era - It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, Pack Up Your Troubles, If You Were The Only Girl In The World. Guy also reads some letters sent from the front by Diggers and Nurses and performs The soldier - Guy’s ANZAC and WW1 tribute song.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Guardian Angels: How Nurses & The Red Cross Aided The War Effort Campbelltown City Library

Date | 14 May 2015 1pm-2pm Address | H.J. Daley Library Campbelltown 2560 Cost | Free Contact | Andrew Allen 02 4645 4431 andrew.allen@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au campbelltown.nsw.gov.au Talk - Well known Australian author, Peter Rees will present a talk based on his book The Other ANZACs: The Extraordinary Story of Our WW1 Nurses. The talk will be based on this year’s theme of Conflict and Compassion. In addition to the talk, the library will hold an exhibition featuring the history of nurses and medical organisations from Campbelltown who aided the war effort.

Bookings Required - Yes

No Man’S Land

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Date | 28 March, 1pm - 4pm Address | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Powerehouse Rd Casula 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Vi Girgis 02 9824 1121 reception@casulapowerhouse.com casulapowerhouse.com Talk - Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre presents No Man’s Land, an intimate conversation between two mavericks who venture into spaces where very few dare to go. Join “Guarding the Home Front” artist, George Gittoes and former SAS soldier and author, Paul Jordan as they discuss their experiences of modern warfare, conflict, art and barely getting out alive.

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Home Front: Welfare And Wellbeing Of Military Families

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

Date | 04 April 2015 12pm-3pm Address | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Powerehouse Rd Casula 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Vi Girgis 02 9824 1121 reception@casulapowerhouse.com casulapowerhouse.com Talk - The welfare and wellbeing of past, current and future military personnel and their families is an ongoing component of Australia’s military activity. Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre will present an a discussion and expo which addresses the importance of understanding the issues faced by returned service people and their families, and methods and services which can assist in the short and long term adjustment periods.

Bookings Required - No

Guarding The Home Front Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

Date | 20 March - 17 May 2015 10am-5pm Opening Night, Friday 20 March 6pm Address | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Powerehouse Rd Casula 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Vi Girgis 02 9824 1121 reception@casulapowerhouse.com casulapowerhouse.com Exhibition / Display - “Guarding the Home Front” is a contemporary art exhibition which engages with themes of global military conflicts. The exhibition features works by Australian artists who explore notions of the “home front” of those who remain at home waiting or contributing to the war effort; the heroism of those at war; media portrayals of global conflicts; and the idea of the home front as war front - a grave reality for many around the world.

Bookings Required - No

Through These Lines

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Date | 25 - 26 March 2015 11am-12:30pm, 27 - 28 March 2015 7pm-8:30pm, Address | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Powerehouse Rd Casula 2170 Cost | Adults $25 Child School Groups: $15/student Concession $20 Contact | Box Office 02 9824 1121 reception@casulapowerhouse.com casulapowerhouse.com Performance - “Through These Lines” is an intimate and unique theatrical experience, bringing to life the extraordinary contributions made by the women of the Australian Army Nursing Service during the Great War. “Through These Lines” follows the four-year journey of Sister Florence Whiting, from her departure on the troopship Kyarra to tours of duty in the Dardanelles, Lemnos, Egypt, France and the casualty clearing stations of the Western Front.

Bookings Required - Yes

Fred Smith: The Dust Of Uruzgan Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

Date | 30 April 2015 11am-1pm, 01 May 2015 8pm-10pm Address | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Powerehouse Rd Casula 2170 Cost | Adults $19 Contact | Box Office 02 9824 1121 reception@casulapowerhouse.com casulapowerhouse.com Performance - Fred Smith presents songs from the acclaimed album “Dust of Uruzgan” in a show complemented by a stunning series of projected photographs from Afghanistan. Smith spent two years working as a tribal and political advisor alongside Australian Forces in Uruzgan Province. He wrote a collection of songs from his experiences, playing concerts on the Multinational Base in Tarin Kowt where his music became legendary. Arrive early for your complimentary tea or coffee and cake.

Bookings Required - Yes

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The One Day Of The Year Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

Date | 31 March 2015 11am-1pm, 01 April 2015 8pm-10pm Address | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Powerehouse Rd Casula 2170 Cost | Adults $40 Child School Groups: $15/student Concession $35 Contact | Box Office 02 9824 1121 reception@casulapowerhouse.com casulapowerhouse.com Performance - “It’s ANZAC Day this week, that’s my day, that’s the old Diggers” day.”What is the meaning of ANZAC Day? For war veterans like Alf Cook and his friend Wacka Dawson, it’s the chance to commemorate history, celebrate heroism and conjure national pride. For Alf’s son Hughie, ANZAC Day flies the flag for a very different reality, one that brings the dignity of our Diggers to its knees and into the gutter, via one too many down the pub.

Sparking huge controversy on its release in the sixties, the plays first ever production had a policeman stationed at the stage door to ward off the angry public. Death threats were issued to the author. A play that incites as much passion now as ever, The One Day of the Year looks at our national legend through the eyes of generation, class and character. On the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landing, HIT Productions brings a thoroughly fresh take on this truly Australian classic.

Bookings Required - Yes

Oil, Steam & Kerosene - Family Fun Days Campbelltown Steam & Machinery Museum

Date | 16 May 2015 9am-3:30pm, 17 May 2015 9am-3:30pm Address | Campbelltown Steam & Machinery Museum 86 Menangle Rd Gilead 2560 Cost | Adults $12.00 Child $6.00 Family $28.00 Concession $6.00 Contact | Secretary 0417 215 513 csmm.info@gmail.com csmm.com.au Exhibition / Display - Family fun days at Campbelltown Steam & Machinery Museum are run by volunteers and are an opportunity for the public to see machinery from bygone days in operation, they include working steam displays and stationary oil engines, army vehicles, tractors, farm machinery, Blacksmithing and stalls. We have free wagon rides and 2 foot gauge train rides, picnic facilities, onsite hot and cold food. This event is a great day out for the whole family.

Bookings Required - No

Prof. Mick Dodson AM - The Serving Our Country Project Liverpool City Library

Date | 02 May 2015 1pm - 3:30pm Address | Liverpool City Library, Pink and Purple Rooms 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Talk - Professor Mick Dodson AM talks about the Serving Our Country project which documents the experiences of returned Indigenous soldiers and their families, as well as related issues around the National Trust Festival theme of “Conflict and Compassion”. Prof. Dodson is a member of the Yawuru peoples, the traditional Aboriginal owners of land and waters in the Broome area of the southern Kimberley region of WA. He is currently Director of the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the Australian National University, and is Professor of Law at the ANU College of Law. Prof. Dodson has been an advocate for Indigenous rights, human rights and social justice for the better part of his life. Above all, he is a humanitarian.

Bookings Required - No

Behind The Gate

Liverpool Regional Museum Date | 07 March - 6 June 10am -4pm Address | Liverpool Regional Museum 462 Hume Highway Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au liverpoolmuseum.com.au Exhibition / Display - The German Concentration Camp, situated at Holsworthy Liverpool, was Australia’s largest internment camp, housing up to 6,000 prisoners of war and men believed to be “enemy aliens” throughout the First World War. This exhibition at Liverpool Regional Museum will shed light on life behind the gate of the German Concentration Camp, for internees and guards alike. While the internees created a town where they traded, played sports and put on theatrical performances, they were still, essentially, prisoners. The exhibition will also include items from the Calderwood Collection, accumulated by Captain Calderwood, one of the camp guards who developed a good rapport with the internees.

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Places Of The Heart: Memorials In Australia Liverpool City Library

Date | 07 May 2015 10:30am-12pm Address | Liverpool City Library, Gold Room 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Talk - Prof Paul Ashton, will present a talk on “Places of the Heart: Memorials in Australia.” The talk will explore how all societies have traditions that mark the death of their members. Paul Ashton is Professor of Public History at UTS; Co-Director of both the Australian Centre for Public History and the centre for Creative Practice and Cultural Economy; and Director of UTS Shopfront, a unit that works with community groups. His publications include The Accidental City: Planning Sydney Since 1788 and Sutherland Shire: A History. He is also founding co-editor of the journal Public History Review.

Bookings Required - No

Courage To Care: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Acts Liverpool City Library

Date | 06 March - 12 April. Various times, see website for details.

Address | Liverpool City Library Library Plaza, 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Exhibition / Display - COURAGE TO CARE is a unique and timely exhibition and educational program using stories of rescue from World War II to address issues about social tolerance and positive social action. The stories are supplemented with historical memorabilia from the period that relate to the individual stories of rescue featured.

The exhibition gives prominence to groups and individuals who - at great risk to themselves and their families - resisted Nazi persecutors and engaged in extraordinarily courageous acts to rescue vulnerable people during the Holocaust. As such, notions of strength, fear, sense of self and humanity are key concepts of the exhibition experience. Guided Tours Available please see website for more details.

Bookings Required - Yes- Group Bookings for tours only

Courage To Care Programs -Living Book ‘Borrow A Living Survivor’ Courage to Care at Liverpool City Library

Date | 07 - 08 April 2015 11am-3pm, Address | Liverpool City Library 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Children’s Event - As a “living book” a Holocaust survivor will be at the Liverpool Library where patrons are invited to “borrow” their time for up to 30 minute interval. A librarian will present chapters of the survivor’s life story to library visitors, and the ‘borrower’ is invited to choose up to 3 of these sections to listen to. This is a rare opportunity for patrons to hear a Holocaust survivor’s personal story in an intimate one on one setting, and to gain a better understanding of the hardships and hopes of these individuals. Ages 10+ Bookings Required - Yes

Courage To Care Programs What Is Harmony To You And Curator Vault Courage to Care at Liverpool City Library

Date | 07 - 08 April 11am-3pm 12 April 12pm-2pm Address | Liverpool City Library 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Exhibition - Join the exhibition curator for an object talk and hands-on discussion within the exhibition space.

Every object tells a story. Hear the tales of some significant objects from the “Courage to Care” collection. Participants are encouraged to bring their own objects and talk to presenters about what they represent. This will include talks by individuals featured in the Migrant Heritage Initiative. All ages welcome.

Bookings Required - No

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Talking Books: Peggy Wahlhaus‚ The Elps Of The Airport Courage to Care Programs at Liverpool City Library

Date | 12 April 2015 12pm-1pm Address | Liverpool City Library, 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Children’s Event - Park of the Talking Books Series, join us for reading time with the authors and presenters followed by a Q & A. The Elps are little invisible people who live at the airport and love to fly, but have been under a terrible spell for a long time. Can a little Elpboy who stutters summon all his courage to bring freedom and happiness to the Elpfolk? It’s a story of bravery, community and friendship. Ages 5+ Bookings Required - No

Talking Books: Susanne Gervay & Annette Guerry, I Am Jack Courage to Care at Liverpool City Library

Date | 12 April 2015 1pm-2pm Address | Liverpool City Library 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Children’s Event - As part of the talking books series, join authors and presenters for reading time followed by a Q &A and Workshop. Jack likes going to school. He enjoys learning. George Hamel calls Jack “bum head“. All the kids call Jack “bum head“. Jack’s in BIG trouble...school is getting dangerous. Nobody seems to want to listen. Until one day. Ages 8+ Bookings Required - No

Talking Books: Moya Simons, Let Me Whisper You-My Story Courage to Care Programs at Liverpool City Library

Date | 12 April 2015 2pm-3pm Address | Liverpool City Library 170, George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Children’s Event - Join us for a book reading with the author, to be followed by a Q&A with Moya Simons, Rachel is German and Jewish, and living in Leipzig, Germany. Life is good and revolves around Sabbath meals shared with her happy family. With the outbreak of World War II, their lives are changed. Rachel’s father gives her instructions that save her life. He also tells her not to speak. Rachel remains quiet for the rest of the war, but what happened to her family? Will Rachel regain her voice now that she really needs it? Ages 9-13 Bookings Required - No

A Camera On Gallipoli Liverpool City Library

Date | 17 April - 10 June Various times, see website for details.

Address | Liverpool City Library 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Exhibition / Display - A Travelling Exhibition of the Australian War Memorial. In 1915 soldier and surgeon Sir Charles Ryan captured the Australians” experience on Gallipoli via a series of candid photographs. Here, in Ryan’s display of mateship, stoicism and dogged endurance, is the spirit of ANZAC. Beyond the photographs in the exhibition is the story of Charles Ryan’s remarkable life, encompassing his service as a doctor with the Turkish army in 1877‚-78, his close encounter with Ned Kelly, whom he treated at Glenrowan, his time as a leading Melbourne surgeon, his long service as a senior military officer, and the high civil and military recognition extended to him by his peers.

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Friends And Foes - Together In Liverpool Cemeteries Liverpool City Library

Date | 23 April 2015 10:30am-12pm Address | Liverpool City Library, Gold Room 170 George Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Jo Morris 02 9821 9436 j.morris@liverpool.nsw.gov.au mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/ Talk - Associate Professor Carol Liston will provide a talk as part of the National Trust Heritage Festival. The presentation will look at burials in cemeteries around Liverpool and will discuss the re-interment and movement of monuments and memorials.

Bookings Required - No

Liverpool ANZAC Centenary Commemoration Event Liverpool City Council

Date | 25 April 2015 10am-5pm Address | Bigge Park 124 Bigge Street Liverpool 2170 Cost | Free Contact | Vi Girgis 02 9824 1121 reception@casulapowerhouse.com liverpool.nsw.gov.au Festival - ANZAC Day 2015 will be a special time for all Australians, and Liverpool City Council will commemorate the centenary with a large-scale event. Join us, and guest MC Joel Ozborn, at Bigge Park for performances, reenactments, war diary and poetry readings, war stories, puppet shows, activities, stalls and displays. Join us for a day of rememberance and celebration of the ANZAC spirit, Bookings Required - No

With The Best Of Intentions; Stories From Dr. Barnardo’S Home At Mowbray Park Near Picton Mowbray Park Farm

Date | Open every day in April Address | 745 Barkers Lodge Road Mowbray Park 2571 Cost | Adults $5 Child $3 Contact | Blair Briggs 02 46809243 mowbray@farmstayholidays.com.au farmstayholidays.com.au Tour - A trip to Mowbray Park Farm is not only about being around animals or enjoying the many activities and programs we offer, this is a working farm and has been since 1822. We can offer you something special, a journey through time. On our farm tour you will get to see and hear how farming practices have changed and evolved over the years; stop at the old Silo’s and learn about their significant contribution to this farm’s viability during the drought of 1917.

Bookings Required - No

Meet The Elders

Camden Council Library Service Date | 11 April - 26 May Library hours, see website for details Address | Narellan Library Elyard St Narellan 2567 Cost | Free Contact | Narellan Library 02 4645 5039 library@camden.nsw.gov.au library.camden.nsw.gov.au Performance - An interactive audio installation using voices of local people talking about their experiences in the Camden area from the past. Housed in an audio cave voices are activated by physical movements of the participants. Suitable for individuals of all ages and school groups. Bookings required for groups.

Bookings Required - Yes

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A Journey Through Oatley Park Hurstville Museum & Gallery

Date | 22April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Oatley Park Oatley Park, 1 Dame Mary Gilmore Road Oatley 2223 Cost | Adults $5.00 per person Contact | Hurstville Museum & Gallery 02 9330 6444 museumgallery@hurstville.nsw.gov.au hurstville.nsw.gov.au/lmg Tour (Walking) - Be guided on a journey through the natural beauty of Oatley Park with Oatley Flora & Fauna Society. This walking tour will explore the abundance of flora and fauna and significant sites relating to the heritage of the area. Please note: participants must be able to stand/walk for a period of 1 to 1.5 hours.

Special Requirements: Event will be re-scheduled in wet weather. Walking shoes and sun protection required. Refreshments will be provided.

Bookings Required - Yes

Australian Nurses At Lemnos

City of Canterbury Library with the Australian War Memorial Date | 22April 2015 11am-12pm Address | Riverwood Library Cnr Belmore Road and Roosevelt Ave Riverwood 2210 Cost | Free Contact | Kirstin Cox 02 9789 9380 kirstinc@canterbury.nsw.gov.au canterbury.nsw.gov.au/library Talk - Hear about the amazing endurance and perseverance of the Australian nurses of WW1 and their ability to bring order out of chaos . At the beginning of August 1915, during the Gallipoli campaign, 3AGH was landed on a bare and treeless hillside on the Greek island of Lemnos. The tents and equipment were delayed for three weeks, water was in short supply, and there was no sanitation. Two days later, Matron Grace Wilson and 80 nurses arrived, closely followed by more than 150 patients from Gallipoli.

Bookings Required - Yes

With The Best Of Intentions; Stories From Dr.Barnardo’S Home, Picton The Oaks Historical Society Inc

Date | 16 - 17 May 2015 10am-4pm, Address | The Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum 43 Edward St The Oaks 2570 Cost | Adults Museum entry- $3 Mowbray Park - $5 Child $1 Family $7 Contact | Doreen Lyon 02 4681 0472 dlyon1@bigpond.com wollondillymuseum.org.au Exhibition / Display - Was it compassion which sent hundreds of English children to Australia between 1929 - 1959 to institutions such as Dr. Barnardos? Read, listen, and watch their stories in the museum exhibition and then visit Mowbray Park, an award winning farm holiday venue today, to see where the stories began. All visitors will need to register at the office on arrival. They will be giving a site map showing them where the toilets are and which areas are accessible. Tours for group booking can be arranged.

Bookings Required - No

Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery Heritage Tour Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Group

Date | 03 May 2015 1:30pm-2:30pm, 2:30pm-3:30pm Address | Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery 11 Investigator Dr Unanderra 2526 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Betty Washbourne 02 4271 1996 annettewilliams@iinet.net.au Tour - Take a trip back in time and learn more about two families that helped shape the Illawarra. In Unanderra’s quaint but wonderfully kept historic Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery, our Group is holding two talks/tours on Sunday to share knowledge on some of the local history as part of the 2015 heritage festival. Under cover seating, refreshments and reading material is available.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Garden & Museum Tour Nudjia

Date | 03 May 2015 9am-12:30pm Address | Nudjia 83A Cummins Street Unanderra 2526 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Annette Williams 0438 174 574 annettewilliams@iinet.net.au Open Day - Meet at the entrance table at the front of Nudjia where books are sold on local history. From there the garden tour explores the past before stepping into the oldest building of Nudjia, c.a. 1840. Here some of the photos and memorability of Nudjia’s inhabitants and the way they lived from 1874 are on display. The history of Unanderra is also presented. Garden and Museum hourly tours commence at 9.00 am & 10.30 am. Book sales go to the Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Group for monument restoration.

Bookings Required - Yes

Guided Indigenous Walk In Dharawal National Park Campbelltown City Council

Date | 09 May 2015 9am-10:30am Address | Dharawal National Park Victoria Rd Wedderburn 2560 Cost | Adults $5 Child $5 Contact | Campbelltown Visitor Information Centre 02 4645 4921 info@macarthur.com.au macarthur.com.au Tour (Walking) - Discover the Dharawal National Park and learn about the Indigenous heritage. A guide from the National Park will take you on an explorative walk with a fresh look at the landscape from a Koori perspective.

Participants are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes, a hat, and to bring a bottle of water.

Bookings Required - Yes

Appin Massacre Memorial Ceremony Winga Myamly Reconciliation Group

Date | 19 April 2015 12pm-4pm Address | Cataract Dam Picnic Area Cataract Rd Wilton 2571 Cost | Free Contact | Sister Kerry MacDermott 02 9605 1838 wingamyamly@gmail.com wingamyamly.com Commemoration - Each year Winga Myamly organises a memorial at Appin to acknowledge the 1816 massacre of Dharawal people. This event is about Remembering. Healing. Reconciliation. A free sausage sizzle will be provided. For updated information please check the website wingamyamly.com Bookings Required - No

How to have an elegant tea for two (or more)! www.shop.nationaltrust.org.au

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Convict Life On Bella Vista Farm Friends of Bella Vista Farm

Date | 17 May 2015 10am-2pm Address | Bella Vista Farm Elizabeth Macarthur Drive Bella Vista 2153 Cost | Child $5 per child Family $10 two children or more in same family Contact | Val Barton 02 9634 7273 Exhibition / Display - Dress as a convict and come to Bella Vista Farm to experience life as a convict. Do the washing in a wash tub, weigh out your convict rations, explore the uses of old kitchen items and play early colonial games. A fun day for primary aged children.

Bookings Required - Yes

We Will Remember Them, Our Diggers Of WWI Blacktown City Libraries

Date | 11 April - 26 May Library hours, see website for details Address | Max Webber Library, Blacktown, Level 1 Crn Alpha Street & Flushcombe Road Blacktown 2148 Cost | Free Contact | Reference Desk, Blacktown City Library 02 9839 6620 indira.avdicevic@blacktown.nsw.gov.au libraries.blacktown.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - Blacktown City Library presents a display to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. The display will honour and reflect upon the service and sacrifice made by our local heroes.

Bookings Required - No

100th Anniversary Of The Gallipoli Campaign Blacktown City Libraries

Date | 21 April 2015 6pm-7:30pm Address | Max Webber Library Function Centre, Level 1 Crn Alpha Street & Flushcombe Road Blacktown 2148 Cost | Free Contact | Reference Desk, Blacktown City Library 02 9839 6620 indira.avdicevic@blacktown.nsw.gov.au libraries.blacktown.nsw.gov.au Talk - Blacktown City Library proudly presents Dr Bruce Dennett with a fascinating talk about the landing and the first day of the Gallipoli campaign on 25th April 1915.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Hills History Day The Hills Shire Library Service

Date | 22 May 2015 10am-2:30pm Address | Castle Hill Library 14 Pennant St Castle Hill 2154 Cost | Adults $5.00 day pass Contact | Castle Hill Library 02 9761 4510 council-library@thehills.nsw.gov.au thehills.nsw.gov.au/Library.html Talk - A day of talks designed to take you further into the history of The Sydney Hills. Further details available on our website from April 2015.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Golf And War

Australian Golf Heritage Society Museum Date | 05 April - 31 May, Sundays 10am-4pm, Address | Australian Golf Heritage Society Museum 4 Parramatta Rd Granville 2142 Cost | Free Contact | Australian Golf Heritage Society Museum (02) 9637 4720 museum@australiangolfheritage.org.au australiangolfheritage.org.au Exhibition / Display - As the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of World War One, the Australian Golf Heritage Society explores how golf and war have interlinked in the lives of Australians. Golfers have enlisted in military and nursing units, raised funds and given up their courses for Australia’s war efforts. Golfing manufacturers turned to making essential equipment. Yet golfers found ways to continue playing and the game served as respite and rehabilitation from the experiences of war.

Bookings Required - No

Brenda Inglis-Powell Talk - “Soldiers Of Different Armies”

Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society

Date | 30 May 2015 12pm-3pm Address | Lower Hawkesbury Wesleyan Chapel 6445 Wisemans Ferry Rd Gunderman 2775 Cost | Adults $15 Members/$20 Non-Members Child $5 Contact | Fiona McDonald 0404 272 969 enquiries@dlhhs.org.au dlhhs.org.au Talk - The Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society is proud to announce Brenda Inglis-Powell will speak to members and guests about her book ‘Soldiers in Different Armies’ which explores the unheralded and courageous roles of unarmed Chaplains during war.

Bookings Required - Yes

Sunday Afternoon Tea At The Cottage In April

Friends of Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage Date | 12 April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Experiment Farm Cottage 9 Ruse St Harris Park 2150 Cost | Adults Tour and Tea $30, Tea only $25 Concession/National Trust Members Tour and Tea $30, Tea only $25 Contact | OGH Reception 02 9635 8149 info@friendsofogh.com friendsofogh.com Tour - Enjoy afternoon tea on the veranda and a tour of Experiment Farm Cottage. Delectable foods include scones, jam and cream, selection of dainty sandwiches, mini quiches and a variety of small cakes and slices.

Bookings Required - Yes

Mothers’ Day Morning & Afternoon Tea At The Cottage

Friends of Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage

Date | 10 May 2015 2pm-4pm, 10 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Experiment Farm Cottage 9 Ruse St Harris Park 2150 Cost | Adults Afternoon Tea and Tour $30, Afternoon Tea only $25 Contact | OGH Reception 02 9635 8149 info@friendsofogh.com friendsofogh.com Tour - Enjoy High Tea on the veranda and a tour of Experiment Farm Cottage. Delectable foods include scones, jam and cream, selection of dainty sandwiches, mini quiches and a variety of small cakes and slices. Book either Morning or Afternoon Tea. Bookings Required - Yes

Public Service/ War Service State Records

Date | Open from Monday 27 April 2015 Address | State Records NSW Western Sydney Record Centre, 143 O’Connell Street Kingswood 2747 Cost | Free Contact | Emily Hanna 02 9673 1788 Emily.Hanna@records.nsw.gov.au records.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - This exhibition highlights the role and contribution of NSW Public Servants and Government employees at home and in military service.

Bookings Required - No

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History Keepers

Hawkesbury Artisans Trail Date | 27 March - 8 May 10am - 4pm Address | Sassafras Creek Food and Design Grose Vale Rd Kurrajong 2758 Cost | Free Contact | Taryn Malzard 0414 258 157 art.farty@bigpond.com haat.com.au Exhibition / Display - An exhibition in honor of the former Artists documenting the changes of our region through the decades.

Bookings Required - No

Re-Thinking The Interpretation Of Old Government House 1985-2000 National Trust Parramatta Properties

Date | 09 May 2015 10:30am-11:30am Address | Northcott Function Centre, 1 Fennell Street North Parramatta 2151 Cost | Adults $15.00/$10.00 Contact | David Hoffman 02 9635 8149 ogh@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au Talk - Meredith Walker AM was active in the early years of re-thinking the interpretation of OGH. In 1985 she wrote a paper “A house full of artefacts and artefacts for the house” as background to a lively seminar about Old Government House and its collection, attended by a broad range of the public and National Trust members.

Meredith will speak about that heady period, the challenges it raised for the Trust, and the resultant interpretation.

Bookings Required - Yes

Parramatta Orphan Schools Tour Royal Australian Historical Society

Date | 21 May 2015 10:30am-4pm, 23 May 2015 10:30am-4pm Address | Parramatta LGA Eastern Circuit North Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $30 Child $25 Concession $25 National Trust Members $25 Contact | Royal Australian Historical Society 02 9247 8001 history@rahs.org.au rahs.org.au Tour - Visit the Female Factory, Catholic and Female Orphan Schools. Follow the footsteps of the children from Factory to orphanage. Compare and contrast their lifestyles. Although separated from their mothers, were there benefits to be gained in the orphan schools? When the Catholic Orphanage was resumed by the Government and become the Parramatta Girls Home, how did the lives of the children change in the next generation?

Bookings Required - Yes

Baulkham Hills Rifle Range

Boronia Tours in association with The Hills Shire Council Date | 12 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Bidjigal Reserve Spohia Crescent North Rocks 2151 Cost | Free Contact | Jennifer Farrer 029634 3163 or 0407 456 577 boronia.jf@gmail.com boroniatours.com Tour (Walking) - Explore the Baulkham Hills Rifle range which was built in the Darling Mills Valley in the early 20th century and used to train soldiers for both World Wars. Remnants of the built infrastructure remain in this beautiful, but rugged bushland. Some of the walk is on rough bush tracks and two creek crossings on stepping stones are required to undertake the walk. Bookings essential as numbers are limited. Duration of walk - two hours Bookings Required - Yes

Road To Bathurst Tour

Old Government House, Parramatta Date | 08 May 2015 8:30am-11pm, 10 May 2015 8:30am-4pm Address | Old Government House, Parramatta, Parramatta Park, Corner Pitt and Macquarie Streets, Entrance Via Pitt Street, Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $430 (per person twin share, $150 for single supplement) Contact | David Hoffman 02 9635 8149 ogh@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Tour (Bus) - This 3 day/2 night tour re-traces Governor and Mrs Macquarie’s entourage that crossed the Blue Mountains to the Bathurst Plains in 1815. In the comfort of a small bus participants will gain a greater understanding of this extraordinary journey. We arrive in time to join the Bathurst 2015 Bicentenary Celebrations. The tour is lead by walker and author Almis Simans, and tour guide John McIntosh. This is a Bathurst 200 Event Bookings Required - Yes 49

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With The 1st Light Horse At Popes Post, Gallipoli And On To Palestine NSW Lancers Memorial Museum

Date | 09 May, 10 May, 16 May, 17 May 2015 10am-4pm Address | Lancer Barracks 2 Smith St Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $7.50 Child $5.00 Family $15.00 Concession $5.00 National Trust Members $5.00 Contact | Ian Hawthorn 02 9899 2960 ianhawthorn@ozemail.com.au lancers.org.au Exhibition / Display - See some of the effects on the “home Front” with patriotic souvenirs and comforts for the troops produced at the time. Accompany the 1st Light Horse as they land at Gallipoli on 12th May 1915, as they man the trenches around Pope’s Post and, following the Gallipoli evacuation, as they reunite with their horses in Egypt and form part of the Desert Mounted Corps in the Palestine campaign. With a retired Lancer as guide, view life in the trenches and in Palestine through the diaries, sketches and photos of Light Horsemen who fought there, the uniforms and equipment they used, their weapons and the weapons used against them and one of the finest collections of Ottoman Army maps and field documents in Australia.

Bookings Required - No

Shakespeare At The Old Gov: “As You Like It” Presented By Eaton Gorge Theatre Company Eaton Gorge Theatre Company

Date | 10 April 7pm-9:30am, 11 April 2pm-4:30pm, 12 April 2pm-4:30pm, 11 April 7pm-9:30pm Address | Old Government House, Parramatta, Parramatta Park, Corner Pitt and Macquarie Streets, Entrance Via Pitt Street, Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $28.00 Child $18.00 Family $80.00 Concession $18.00 Contact | Juliet Scrine 02 4267 3920 juliet@egtc.com.au egtc.com.au Performance - Shakespeare’s “pastoral” comedy of mistaken identity, gender politics, disguises and deceit will be played out in the beautiful surrounds of Old Government House, Parramatta. After 5 successful years of Shakespeare in the Gardens, Eaton Gorge Theatre Company brings its fun-filled production of this much loved play to Parramatta. Bring a rug and picnic. Dine at Lachlan’s pre-show or purchase a hamper. Suitable for the whole family. Good food, good drink, mayhem and good company!

Bookings Required - Yes

Sunday Walk In Parramatta - Sydney Staff Aircraft Construction Site & Elizabeth Farm Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 10 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5.00 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Tour (Walking) - See where Sydney Staff constructed his early aircraft & the historic Elizabeth Farm.

Bookings Required - Yes

Sunday Walk In Parramatta - Clay Cliff Creek & Lonely Grave

Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 12 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5.00 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Tour (Walking) - To nearby Clay Cliff Creek & Lonely Grave. Following morning tea, starting 10.00am.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Sunday Walk In Parramatta - Head Of Parramatta River At Junction With Toongabbie & Darling Mills Creeks Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 03 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5.00 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Tour (Walking) - To the head of the Parramatta River along Governor Phillip walk.

Bookings Required - Yes

Sunday Walk In Parramatta - Lennox Bridge & Water Fountain Bridge Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 17 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5.00 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Tour (Walking) - To historic Lennox Bridge & the nearby, more modern water fountain bridge.

Bookings Required - Yes

Sunday Walk In Parramatta- Parramatta Female Factory.

Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 19 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5.00 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Tour (Walking) - Walking tour of historic Female Factory, built in 1821, in Parramatta.

Bookings Required - Yes

Sunday Walk In Parramatta - Parramatta Cemeteries Tour Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 24 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5.00 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramatthistorical.org.au Tour (Walking) - Walking tour to various cemeteries in Parramatta.

Bookings Required - No

Sunday Walk In Parramatta - Lancer Barracks Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 26 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Tour (Walking) - To Lancer Barracks in Parramatta.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Thursday Lunchtime Talk “Elizabeth Farm And Rouse Hill House” Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 07 May 2015 12:30pm-1:30pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Talk - Elizabeth Farm at Parramatta and Rouse Hill House just out of Parramatta at Rouse Hill are two fine heritage properties. Come and enjoy a talk about these properties by Mr David Keys of Sydney Living Museums.

Bookings Required - Yes

Thursday Lunchtime Talk- Female Orphan School Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 14 May 2015 12:30pm-1:30pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Talk - A Female Orphanage was built in 1818 by Governor Macquarie on the banks of the Parramatta River at Parramatta. This building still stands and is part of the University of Western Sydney, housing the Whitlam Institute.

Mr Brian Powyer, President of the Parramatta and District Historical Society will present this talk.

Bookings Required - Yes

Thursday Lunchtime Talk - Hambledon Cottage & Cottage Tour Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 21 May 2015 12:30pm-2:30pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $5.00 Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Talk - This event will be a talk about Hambledon Cottage, a colonial Georgian cottage ornee, built for John Macarthur in 1824 on his Elizabeth Farm estate for extra accommodation for family and friends. This will be presented by Mr Trevor Patrick, Past President of the Parramatta and District Historical Society. The talk will be followed by a guided tour of the cottage.

Bookings Required - Yes

Thursday Lunchtime Talk- The Meaning Of The Spirit Of ANZAC Through The Words And Deeds Of Those Who Fought There Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 23 April 2015 12:30pm-1:30pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Talk - A talk about the Spirit of ANZAC through the words and deeds of those who fought there, given by Mr Ian Hawthorn, Publicity Officer of NSW Lancers Memorial Museum located at Lancer Barracks, Parramatta.

Bookings Required - No

Thursday Lunchtime Talk- Lifetime And Troubles Of Governor Fitzroy Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 30 April 2015 12:30pm-1:30pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Talk - Governor Fitzroy, NSW’s tenth governor, lived at Government House, Parramatta. The talk by Mr David Hoffman, Manager/Parramatta properties for National Trust (including Old Government House), will cover his lifetime and his troubles.

Bookings Required - No

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Thursday Lunchtime Talk- Riot At Female Factory Parramatta & District Historical Society

Date | 16 April 2015 12:30pm-1:30pm Address | Hambledon Cottage Corner Gregory Place & Hassall Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Trevor 02 9654 2224 parramattahist@tpg.com.au parramattahistorical.org.au Talk - Talk by a representative of the Friends of Parramatta Female Factory group on the riot which took place at the Female Factory in 1827. The convict women were incensed at having their rations removed and broke out of the factory, running through the streets of Parramatta. It will commemorate the first workers’ uprising in Australia, a forerunner to the suffragette and union movements.

Bookings Required - Yes

Reflections On Conservation Plans: In Memory Of Dr James Semple Kerr AM Heritage Council of NSW, Office of Environment and Heritage, Australia ICOMOS

Date | 16 April 2015 10am-4:30pm Address | Heritage Branch, NSW Environment & Heritage 3 Marist Place Parramatta 2150 Cost | Paid Contact | Heritage Division, OEH 02 9873 8500 heritage@heritage.nsw.gov.au environment.nsw.gov.au/heritage/media/events.htm Talk - Australia ICOMOS, NSW Dept of Environment and Heritage and Sydney Opera house are discussing two events in memory of Dr Jim Kerr, author of the The Conservation Plan, published in six editions by the National Trust, and author of the first Conservation plan for the Sydney Opera House. Jim was also Deputy Director of the National Trust in the early 1970’s, and recipient of the Life Time Achievement Heritage Award.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Food Bowl: Parramatta’S History With Food Parramatta Heritage Partners

Date | 17 April & 08 May 2015 10am-2pm Address | Centenary Square Church St Parramatta 2150 Cost | Free Contact | Dave Key 0402 164 386 davidk@sydneylivingmuseums.com.au sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/elizabeth-farm Festival - Come and explore the historic journey of food, growth and nourishment at Parramatta’s original market place that first opened in April 1791. Then and now, the market is a place for farmers to trade. Here you will meet growers and providores as well as staff and volunteers from local heritage sites. Learn about the establishment of colonial farms and gardens; about the fruits and spices grown locally by newer communities; festival events and tours galore.

Bookings Required - No

Ghost Night At Old Government House, Parramatta Friends of Old Government House & Experiment Farm Cottage

Date | 17 April 2015 7:30pm-10:30pm, 15 May 2015 7:30pm-10:30pm Address | Old Government House - Parramatta, Parramatta Park, Corner Pitt and Macquarie Streets, Entrance Via Pitt Street, Parramatta 2124 Cost | Adults $35 Concession $32 Contact | OGH Reception 02 9635 8149 info@friendsofogh.com friendsofogh.com Tour - The governors and their households left Old Government House in the 1850s but their presence still haunts the house. Explore the 216 year old Georgian mansion by candlelight and hear strange tales from the site’s long history, revisit the scene of a tragic accident and witness places within the house where psychics and guides have had ghostly encounters. Reflect on your experiences over supper.

Bookings Required - Yes

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First Australians, First Impressions Past Times Tours

Date | 19 April, 30 April & 16 May 2015 10am-12pm Address | Meet at 163 George Street Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $15.00 Child $10.00 under 16yrs of age Contact | Michel Wilson 047 275 609 shellybux@optusnet.com.au Tour (Walking) - Discover on this 2 hr walk sites of first contact in Parramatta. Immerse yourself in stories of conflict on all sides and understand why these disputes occurred. Explore the personalities and motivations.

Examine 18th and 19th century concepts of compassion by visiting the sites where they were demonstrated.

Bookings Required - Yes

Governor Phillip Walk - Parramatta Parramatta Branch National Trust (NSW)

Date | 24 April 2015 9:30am-12pm Address | Parramatta Wharf Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child Free Family $15.00 Concession $7.50 National Trust Members $7.50 Contact | Brian 0401 181 170 bpowyer@optusnet.com.au quedsol.com.au/walk Tour (Walking) - Join Governor Arthur Phillip as he retraces his footstep along the banks of the Parramatta River on 24 April 1788. Walk past some of the most significant remaining buildings and heritage sites from colonial NSW , the world heritage listed Old Government House and Domain, the Parramatta Female Factory, the site of the Government Farm Parramatta, historic Lennox Bridge, Old Kings School and many more. Enjoy the unique serenity of Governor Phillip’s 1788 camp site at the walks end.

Bookings Required - Yes

Parramatta Heritage Ride- Hambledon Cottage Tour Camwest

Date | 26 April 2015 8:30am-11:30am Address | Parramatta Park (Tudor Gatehouse - George St entrance) cnr George St and O’Connell St Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $10 Child $5 Family $20 Concession $5 National Trust Members $5 Contact | Paul Bowyer 0438 856 880 pbowyer88@gmail.com parramattaheritagerides.net Tour - Parramatta is home to Australia’s 3 oldest buildings, and many more. Its cottages and churches, orphanages and schools, cemeteries and memorials, tell amazing stories of conflict and compassion. This easy bicycle tour will surprise and delight you as the buildings and their stories are revealed. The ride takes around 3 hours and includes several stops and commentary. A tour of Hambledon Cottage (1824) is included.

Bookings Required - Yes

Gilbert And Sullivan Concert With Sweet Delights Afternoon Tea Friends of Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage

Date | 31 May 2015 1:30pm-3:45pm Address | Old Government House - Parramatta, Parramatta Park, Corner Pitt and Macquarie Streets, Entrance Via Pitt Street, Parramatta 2124 Cost | Adults $50 Concession $50 National Trust Members $45 Contact | OGH Reception 02 9635 8149 info@friendsofogh.com friendsofogh.com Performance - Enjoy a sweet delights afternoon tea and a Gilbert & Sullivan Extravaganza, full of colour, movement, comedy and fabulous tunes. It is a great option for young and old alike. This show abounds with G&S favourites from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, The Gondoliers and more.

Bookings Required - Yes

Parramatta Heritage Ride - Female Orphan School Tour Camwest

Date | 23 May 2015 8:30am-11:30am Address | Parramatta Park (Tudor Gatehouse - George St entrance) Cnr O’Connell & George St Parramatta 2150 Cost | Adults $10 Child $5 Family $20 Concession $5 National Trust Members $5 Contact | Paul Bowyer 0438 856 880 pbowyer88@gmail.com parramattaheritagerides.net Tour - Parramatta is home to Australia’s 3 oldest buildings, and many more. Its cottages and churches, orphanages and schools, cemeteries and memorials, tell amazing stories of conflict and compassion. This easy bicycle tour will surprise and delight you as the buildings and their stories are revealed. The ride takes around 3 hours and includes several stops and commentary. The Secret tour of the Female Orphan School (1818) is included.

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Back To St Bartholomew’S Day Friends of St Bartholomew’s

Date | 18 April 2015 9am-3pm Address | Back to St Bartholomew’s Day Ponds Rd Prospect 2148 Cost | Adults $6.00 Child Under 12 free Contact | Jill Finch 02 9621 8225 info@stbartholomewsprospect.org www.stbartholomewsprospect.org Open Day - Guest Speaker, John Horne talking about ‘How WW1 affected the Shire of Blacktown’. This will be an overview of Blacktown’s contributions to WW1 and the people involved. Historical displays on the history of St Bartholomew’s and the people buried there, featuring those who took part in World War One. The Town Crier will be there, as well as local historical society Trade Stalls and variety stalls. For family historians Laurie Turtle, Transcription Agent and St. Bartholomew’s cemetery records. Self guided tours of the historic St Bartholomew’s cemetery. Demonstration of conservation work carried out by Friends of St Bartholomew’s. Shuttle bus from Blacktown City Council car park, Flushcombe Road entrance from 9am Bookings Required - No

Centenary Of ANZAC

Riverstone and District Historical Society Inc. Date | 05 April 2015 11am-3pm, 03 May 2015 11am-3pm Address | Riverstone Museum 81 Garfield Rd East Riverstone 2765 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | The Secretary 9627 1232 323rivo@gmail.com riverstonehistoricalsociety.org.au Exhibition / Display - The Museum will feature an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia relating to the service of men and women from the Riverstone District over the last 100 years.

Bookings Required - No

A Place To Call Home? Migrant Hostel Memories Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney

Date | 14 May - 24 July Thursdays and Fridays Saturday 23 May 10 am -4pm Address | Female Orphan School Corner James Ruse Dr and Victoria Rd Rydalmere 2116 Cost | Free Contact | Georgia Vasiliadis 02 9685 9210 fos@uws.edu.au uws.edu.au/fos Exhibition / Display - Nissen huts, boiled mutton, bottled milk and helping hands. For many migrants after World War II, for better or worse, hostels were their first ‘homes’. Rekindle memories with vivid photographs of life in Australia’s migrant hostels. This is a touring exhibition from the National Archives of Australia, assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Margaret Whitlam Galleries, Female Orphan School.

Bookings Required - No

Compassionate Interventions: Entering And Leaving The Female Orphan School Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney

Date | 22 May 2015 11am-12pm Address | Female Orphan School Corner James Ruse Dr and Victoria Rd Rydalmere 2116 Cost | Adults $5 Contact | Georgia Vasiliadis 02 9685 9210 info@whitlam.org www.uws.edu.au/fos Talk - Join historian Associate Professor Carol Liston from the University of Western Sydney as she explores some of the stories of those who ended up either in or out of the Female Orphan School because of compassionate intervention. Presented by the Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Female Orphan School Open Day And Tours Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney

Date | 23 May 2015 10am-4pm Address | Female Orphan School Corner James Ruse Dr and Victoria Rd Rydalmere 2116 Cost | Adults $10 for tour Contact | Georgia Vasiliadis 02 9685 9210 info@whitlam.org www.uws.edu.au/fos Exhibition / Display - Spend a day exploring the historic Female Orphan School. Discover the Whitlam Institutes - A Changing Australia: The time of Gough Whitlam exhibition, and enjoy A Place to Call Home from the National Archives of Australia, currently on display in the Margaret Whitlam Galleries. Also on offer is the 45 minute guided tour Conflict and Compassion: Macquarie and Whitlam, led by the Whitlam Institutes Bronwyn Coulston.

This tour weaves together the lives and enduring legacies of two significant leaders, whose stories have now come together in the Female Orphan School building Bookings Required - Yes

Tour Of Blacktown & Environs Blacktown & District Historical Society Inc.

Date | 11 April 2015 9:30am-3pm Address | Grantham Heritage Park 71 Seven Hills Road South Seven Hills 2147 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child free Concession $10.00 Contact | Sharyn Wicks 02 9622 8309 wicksgs@ozemail.com.au blacktownhistory.org.au Tour (Bus) - Come and learn how Blacktown came to be named. See the sites of The Turrets Mansion, Bungarribee Homestead, the Native Institute at Rooty Hill and St. Bartholomew’s” Church and Cemetery at Prospect where many pioneer families of the district are buried, including Blue Mountain’s, explorer, William Lawson. Drive along the last section of “the road to Bathurst”to hear the history of The Royal Cricketers Arms Inn and enjoy lunch at your own expense at historic Alroy at Plumpton. There is lots of commentary from the tour leader throughout the tour. Meet the bus at Blacktown City Council car park, Campbell Street, Blacktown. This is the Bowman Hall side of Council. The car park can be accessed on foot from Flushcombe Road as well. If coming by car, use the Campbell Street entrance. Your vehicle can be left in the Council car park while you are the tour.

Bookings Required - Yes

Brick Pit Tour

Sydney Olympic Park Date | 02 May 2015 1pm-2:15pm Address | Brickpit Ring walk Marjorie Jackson Pkwy Sydney Olympic Park 2127 Cost | Adults $15.00 Child $7.50 Concession $10.00 Contact | Bookings Officer (02) 9714 7888 visitorprograms@sopa.nsw.gov.au sydneyolympicpark.com.au Tour - An opportunity to join a guided tour to the bottom of the brickpit. This area is a restricted area and is offered to the public as a tour only a few times a year.Hear about the work carried out in this industrial precinct and see the environmental management controls that are in place to conserve this area. Good fitness is required as there are steep uneven paths. Please wear solid closed in shoes, bring water, insect repellent and wear a hat. Tour will go ahead unless there is an extreme weather event such as Thunder storms , torrential rain extreme heat.

Bookings Required - Yes

Heritage Railway Discovery Tour Sydney Olympic Park

Date | 03 May 2015 9.30am-10:45pm Address | Newington Armory Jamieson St Sydney Olympic Park 2127 Cost | Adults $15.00 Child $7.50 Concession $10.00 Contact | Bookings Officer 02 9714 7888 visitorprograms@sopa.nsw.gov.au sydneyolympicpark.com.au Tour - An opportunity to ride the heritage listed electro mobile on the Heritage Railway for an informative trip around the buildings of the former Royal Australian Naval Armament Depot, Newington. Follow the journey of the potentially dangerous cargo as it was stored, transported and protected at RANAD. Explore the armament display up close in what is still a restricted access.

Bookings Required - Yes

Hawkesbury Heroes White Gloves Session & Curator’S Talk

Hawkesbury Regional Gallery

Date | 02 May 2015 2pm-3:30pm Address | Hawkesbury Regional Gallery 8 Baker St Windsor 2756 Cost | Free Contact | Hawkesbury Regional Museum (02) 4560 4655 museum@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum Talk - Join Curator Rebecca Turnbull in this hands-on session, as she tells the stories of people from the Hawkesbury who were involved in the Great War. Take a close look at objects from the Museum’s collection including diaries, uniforms, medals and other memorabilia that reveal these personal stories.

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The Hawkesbury Homefront By Michelle Nichols Hawkesbury Family History Group

Date | 08 April 2015 10am-11:45am Address | Hawkesbury Library Service 300 George St Windsor 2756 Cost | Free Contact | Michelle Nichols 02 4560 4460 history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/library Talk - In what way did the first 12 months of WW1 and in particular Gallipoli, affect the Hawkesbury community?

How did families deal with the losses and how did the district cope? Hear some of the extraordinary stories of courage and compassion from the local area that come from the conflict of WW1.

Bookings Required - No

Letters From The Front - Display Hawkesbury Library Service

Date | 11 April - 31 May Library hours, see website for details Address | Hawkesbury Library Service 300 George St Windsor 2756 Cost | Free Contact | Michelle Nichols 02 4560 4466 history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/library Exhibition / Display - When WW1 commenced, many from the Hawkesbury answered the call heedless of the consequences. Some never returned, whilst others were forever changed. This display will focus on some of the “letters from the front” and accounts of the sacrifice, courage and compassion.

Bookings Required - No

Researching A WW1 Soldier Hawkesbury Library Service

Date | 14 April 2015 6:30pm-8:30pm Address | Hawkesbury Library Service 300 George St Windsor 2756 Cost | Free Contact | Michelle Nichols 024560 4460 history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/library Talk - Find out how to research your WW1 soldiers in this Family history session.

Bookings Required - Yes

Windsor Cemeteries Guided Walking Tour Hawkesbury Library Service

Date | 14 May 2015 10am-11:45am, 23 May 2015 10am-11:45am Address | Hawkesbury Library Service 300 George St Windsor 2756 Cost | Free Contact | Michelle Nichols 02 4560 4460 history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/library Tour (Walking) - Take a journey around two historic Hawkesbury cemeteries. Commencing with Windsor Catholic Cemetery followed by the Presbyterian Cemetery, South Windsor for a tour focussing on the stories of courage and compassion.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Struggle For Unity Hawkesbury Historical Society

Date | 23 April 2015 7:30pm-9pm Address | Hawkesbury Regional Museum 8 Baker St Windsor 2756 Cost | Free Contact | Neville Dehn (02) 4578 2443 secretaryhawkesburyhistory@gmail.com hawkesburyhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com.au/ Talk - Come and listen to an insightful presentation by author Graham Wilcox of his book “The Struggle for Unity”.

This biography of the author’s great-grandfather Sir Arthur Rutledge reveals the life of a great Australian and the role he plays in establishing the Australian Federation. Everybody welcome.

Bookings Required - No

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Convict Footprints On The Old Great North Road

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Date | 2,3, 16,17 May 2015 Various times, see website for details.

Address | Devines Hill, Old Great North Road Settlers Rd corner of Wisemans Ferry Road Wisemans Ferry 2775 Cost | Adults $55.00 Child $55.00 Family $165 Plus Booking Fees Contact | Sarah Brookes (02) 4320 4226 sarah.brookes@environment.nsw.gov.au convictfootprints.com.au Performance - It is the rare occasion when one feels the full richness of life flow over us, moving us to tears...the script is exceptional... direction is creative, working beautifully in this unusual and spectacular setting villagesofhawkesbury.com/blog. Convict Footprints is a unique “living history” theatre production set in situ on the Old Great North Road. Written by Steven Hopley and directed by Jerry Retford, the play offers an honest, touching and at times funny look into the intriguing history of this world heritage listed site. Wear walking shoes. Walking distance 2km with some uphill walking.

Bookings Required - Yes

Secret River’S Forgotten Valley Ferry Artists Gallery

Date | 11 April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Ferry Artists Gallery Sh 1 & 2, 5557 Old Northern Rd Wisemans Ferry 2775 Cost | Free Contact | Jane Gregory 245682191 jane_gregory@bigpond.com ferryartists.org Exhibition / Display - Join us for the opening of Secret River’s Forgotten Valley. This exhibition follows the trails that our ancestors blazed in this remote and beautiful Valley. Forever immortalised in Kate Grenville’s Book, ‘The Secret River’. The Ferry Artists Gallery is Community run & Not-for-profit. Our artists work in a variety of media; painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, textiles, ironwork, jewellery, glass, ceramic, woodwork. We hold several members exhibitions and workshops each year.

Bookings Required - No

Visit Howe House HOWE HERE HOUSE AD GOES

Macquarie in in 1811, 1811, Howe Howe House House in in Windsor Windsor is is now now open open Built on land granted by Lachlan Macquarie for inspection at 11am & 2pm on on weekends, weekends, and and on on weekdays weekdays for for booked booked groups. groups.

8 Baker Street Windsor T: 4560 4655 museum@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum

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CENTRAL COAST events Gosford And The Great War 1915 Gosford City Library

Date | 24 April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Meeting Room 3, Erina Branch Library Erina Fair shopping centre, 620-658 Terrigal Drive Erina 2250 Cost | Free Contact | Geoff Potter, Local Studies Librarian 02 4325 8118 potgeoff@yahoo.com.au Talk - Gosford City Council’s Local Studies Librarian, Geoffrey Potter will give free talks on the community’s reaction to news of war in 1914, Gallipoli and the first combat deaths of Gosford district locals in 1915. The talk features aspects of Gosford’s war effort, along with the popular attitudes of the time - as shown in Australia Day parade photographs from July, 1915. Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/o/gosford-city-library-416549578 Bookings Required - Yes

Service & Sacrifice: Gosford District’S Great War 1914-1918

Gosford City Library

Date | 1 April - 29 May Library Opening Hours, see website for more details.

Address | Gosford Branch Library 118 Donnison Street Gosford 2250 Cost | Free Contact | Geoff Potter, Local Studies Librarian 02 4325 8118 geoff.potter@gosford.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - Visit Gosford Library during April-May 2015 to see “Service & Sacrifice: Gosford District’s Great War 1914-1918 photograph display. Share the excitement of the Community through elaborate patriotic parades in Gosford and Woy Woy. Witness the compassion of Red Cross volunteers who welcomed wounded soldiers with hot food and smiles on Gosford Railway Station. Gaze at the faces of some young men who left to fight in far away lands. Some never returned...

Bookings Required - No

4WD DISCOVERY Behind Locked Gates: Bulga Mountains & Beyond Campout

Discovery NPWS

Date | 02 May 2015 9:30am-12am, 03 May 2015 12am-5:30pm Address | Dharug National Parks Office at Lvl3 207 Albany St North Gosford 2250 Cost | Adults $60 Child $30 Family $150 Contact | Discovery Coordinator 02 4320 4205 discoverycentralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/ Tour - Discover and explore behind locked gates, northern areas of Yengo National Park. Tour commences at Bulga, ascending into the Bulga Mountains via the historic Old Bulga Track to Howes Valley. Negotiate The Hunter Range and experience the grandeur and magnificence of the Howes Valley Track ending the day with an overnight camp in Big Yengo. On Sunday we visit Finchley Trig. Traverse isolated regions within this park viewing the unique history of pre and post European occupation.

Special Requirements: Bring: 4wd High Clearance /Dual Range, camping gear, weather protection, snacks, meals, chairs, camera, binoculars, water and plenty of fuel.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Gosford City Heritage Awards 2015 Gosford City Council

Date | 07 May 2015 5pm-7:30pm Address | Gosford City Council Chambers 49 Mann Street Gosford 2250 Cost | Free Contact | Rebecca Cardy 02 4325 8869 rebecca.cardy@gosford.nsw.gov.au gosford.nsw.gov.au/ Celebration / Launch - The Gosford City Council Heritage Awards 2015 publically acknowledge exemplary works and projects that conserve our significant heritage, and recognise the efforts made towards the education and promotion of our heritage and history within the Local Government Area. The awards will be presented in four categories - heritage conservation, interpretation projects and heritage events, historical research and publication, and the outstanding achievement award.

Bookings Required - Yes

4WD/AWD Tagalong - Discover Convict And European Heritage Discovery NPWS

Date | 09 May 2015 9am-5pm Address | Dharug National Park Office Lvl3 207 Albany St North Gosford 2250 Cost | Adults $30 Child $15 Family $80 Contact | Discovery Coordinator 02 4320 4205 discoverycentralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/Whats-On Tour - Join your guide to discover the early European settlement and the amazing work of the convict work gangs. Hear stories of the hardship endured by settler and convict. We explore Clares Bridge, 10 Mile Hollow and the Simpson track.

Special Requirements: Bring 4WD/AWD, snacks, closed walking shoes, lunch, water and sun/weather protection.

Bookings Required - Yes

Machinery In Motion

Central Coast Machinery Club Inc Date | 11 April 2015 9am-4pm, 12 April 2015 9am-4pm Address | Gosford Showgrounds Showground Road Gosford 2250 Cost | Adults $5.00 Child 12 and under Free Family $10.00 Contact | Brian Hopkins 0412 364 527 ccmachineryclubinc@gmail.com Exhibition / Display - Come and see this wonderful display of working Vintage machinery including stationary engines, tractors,cars and trucks. Entertainment, vendors and food available.

Bookings Required - No

Sternbeck’S Track And Devines Hill Heritage Walk NPWS - Discovery

Date | 16 May 2015 10am-3pm Address | Dharug National Park Office Lvl3 207 Albany St North Gosford 2250 Cost | Adults $7 Child $5 (suit 10+years) Concession $5 Seniors Contact | Discovery Coordinator 02 4320 4205 discoverycentralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/Whats-On Tour (Walking) - Join your guide to explore the amazing skills of the convict road builders. We will walk up lesser used and more basic tracks before viewing the magnificent engineering and beautifully finished Devines Hill. Discover about the convicts and their daily life. Bring along closed in shoes, sun protection, Snacks, lunch and drinking water.

Bookings Required - Yes

Mystery Heritage Car Tour Discovery NPWS

Date | 18 April 2015 8:30am-5pm Address | Dharug and Yengo National Parks Office Lvl 3, 207 Albany St North Gosford 2250 Cost | Adults $30 Child $15 Family $80 Contact | Discovery Coordinator 02 4320 4205 discoverycentralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/ Tour - Utilise your attention to detail and observation skills and discover the facts and exploits of some of our early settlers, road builders and villains. Starting at Mill Field and finishing at Wisemans Ferry. A sense of humour, and willingness to share answers along with an appreciation of colonial history in the St Albans and Wollombi districts will be essential. Points will be awarded for the highest score. Lunch and afternoon tea will be able to be purchased if you wish. BYO. Full tank of fuel, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, clipboard, pen, binoculars (will be an advantage), NSW road map, sun and insect protection and stout shoes.

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Service & Sacrifice: Gosford District’S Great War 1914-1918 Gosford City Library

Date | 1 April - 30 April Library Opening Hours, see website for more details.

Address | Kincumber Branch Library 3 Bungoona Road Kincumber 2251 Cost | Free Contact | Geoff Potter, Local Studies Librarian 02 4325-8118 geoff.potter@gosford.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - Visit Kincumber Library during April 2015 to see “Service & Sacrifice: Gosford District’s Great War 1914-1918 photograph display. Share the excitement of the Community through elaborate patriotic parades in Gosford and Woy Woy. Witness the compassion of Red Cross volunteers who welcomed wounded soldiers with hot food and smiles on Gosford Railway Station. Gaze at the faces of some young men who left to fight in far away lands. Some never returned...

Bookings Required - No

Long Jetty Centenary Morning Tea Wyong Shire Council

Date | 15 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Long Jetty (opposite No 104 Tuggerah Parade, Cost | Free Contact | Wyong Shire Council 02 4350 5555 wsc@wyong.nsw.gov.au wyong.nsw.gov.au/ Celebration / Launch - One of the longest jetties in NSW is turning 100! Wyong Shire Council invites the public to celebrate the jetty centenary with a morning tea, birthday cake, giveaways, and an exhibition of the community’s historic photos of the jetty. The jetty was originally constructed in 1915 and measured over 350 metres in length to reach the deep water drop off in Tuggerah Lake.

Bookings Required - No

Maritime History Tours, Norah Head Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve Trust

Date | 17 April 2015 10am-12pm, 18 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Norah Head Lighthouse 40 Bush St Norah Head 2263 Cost | Adults $10 Contact | Gary Dean 0408 021 990 (weekdays) info@centralcoasttourism.com.au norahheadlighthouse.com.au/ Tour - The Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve Trust will be holding maritime history tours which look at the ship wrecks off Norah Head and the 111 years of the Norah Head Lighthouse and former Light-Keepers Quarters. Please contact the Tours Coordinator and book your tour.

Bookings Required - Yes

‘Aftermath’ Exhibition & Heritage Festival 2015 Open Day Henry Kendall Cottage & Historical Museum - Brisbane Water Historical Society Inc. Date | 11 April 2015 11am-2pm Address | Henry Kendall Cottage & Historical Museum Inc. 25 Henry Kendall Street West Gosford 2250 Cost | Free Contact | The Curator, Brisbane Water Historical Society Inc. (02) 4325 2270 vvinfo@henrykendallcottage.org.au henrykendallcottage.org.au Open Day - Acknowledging of the Centenary of ANZAC and the Heritage Festival 2015 theme “Conflict & Compassion” with Special Guest speakers Prof. Victoria Haskins, University of Newcastle and Geoff Potter, Local Studies Librarian. Light lunch and refreshments provided. “Aftermath” runs from the 15 March - 31 July. Following on from the Gallipoli campaign we trace the conflict in Europe and reflect on the human story of The Great War that endures a century on..

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Gosford And The Great War 1915 Gosford City Library

Date | 23 April 2015 10:30am-12:30pm Address | Spike Milligan Room, Woy Woy Branch Library corner Blackwall Road and Oval Avenue Woy Woy 2256 Cost | Free Contact | Geoff Potter, Local Studies Librarian 02 4325-8118 potgeoff@yahoo.com.au Talk - Gosford City Council’s Local Studies Librarian, Geoffrey Potter will give free talks on the community’s reaction to news of war in 1914, Gallipoli and the first combat deaths of Gosford district locals in 1915. The talk features aspects of Gosford’s war effort, along with the popular attitudes of the time.

Bookings Required - Yes Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/o/gosford-city-library-416549578

Family History Research Day, Your Military Ancestors Wyong Family History Group

Date | 11 April 2015 9am-4pm Address | Wyong Golf Club 319 Pacific Highway Wyong 2259 Cost | Free Contact | Kerrie Metcalfe (02) 4351-2211 secwfhg2@westnet.com.au wyongfamilyhistory.com.au Workshop - To celebrate the ANZAC Centenary, the Wyong Family History Group Inc. will be hosting an event to commemorate the World War I soldiers who fought with courage and mateship. There will be special guest speakers, and hands on help to find information on your military ancestors. The all-day celebration is open to the community and there will be displays, books for sale, show bags and morning and afternoon teas Bookings Required - No

Heritage Festival Event Launch, Wyong Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce

Date | 26 March 2015 3pm - 7:30pm Address | Chapman’s Old Store, Wyong Town Centre 14/16 Alison Rd Wyong 2259 Cost | Free Contact | Mary-Anne Beckers (02) 4351 1762 manager@wyongchamber.com.au wyongchamber.com.au Celebration / Launch - The Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a lunch event at the beginning of the National Trust Heritage Festival. The launch will include a taste of what can be expected at other events in the Shire during the Heritage Festival, and will be attended by local business owners, owners of heritage listed buildings, and the general public.

Bookings Required - Yes

ANZAC Commemoration Expo Wyong Family History

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Wyong Golf Club 319 Pacific Highway Wyong 2259 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Wyong Family History Group Inc 02 4351 2211 secwfhg2@westnet.com.au wyongfamilyhistory.com.au Exhibition / Display - Our ANZAC Commemoration Expo will include guest speakers, static displays of photos, memorabilia and medals, and participants will be able to search internet records for information of their soldiers from WW1. For more information wyongfamilyhistory.com.au Bookings Required - No

Sculptures At The Old School - A Place In History Yarramalong School Community Centre Inc

Date | 16 May -, 17 May 2015 10am-4pm Address | Yarramalong School Community Centre 1560 Yarramalong Rd Yarramalong 2259 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Libby Keating (02) 4356-1127 info@yarramalongcommunitycentre.org yarramalongcommunitycentre.org Exhibition / Display - Yarramalong School Community Centre will host a sculptural and artistic exhibition on the site of the historic former school featuring an exhibit trail through its gardens, tree-studded hillside and heritage 1890’s stone buildings together with photography, glass art, indigenous exhibits and music workshops. Other attractions will include a component reflecting the ANZAC Centenary, interactive sculptures, a local history display, children’s activities, stalls, live music and fine food.

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HUNTER events Aberdeen Highland Games Aberdeen Highland Games Inc.

Date | 4 July 2015 8:30am-4:15pm Address | Jefferson Park, Aberdeen New England Highway Aberdeen 2336 Cost | Adults $15.00 Prepaid / $20.00 Child (12 & under free) 13 to 18 $10.00 Prepaid / $15.00 Family $40.00 Prepaid / $45.00 Concession $10.00 prepaid / $15.00 Contact | Belinda McKenzie (Scone Visitor Information Centre) 02 6540 1300 BMcKenzie@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au aberdeenhighlandgames.com Festival - Held every year on the first Saturday in July, the Aberdeen Highland Games has become Aberdeen’s most spectacular event, drawing thousands of people to the township every year to enjoy the festivities. The Games begin with a spectacular parade of bands, clan representatives and others that leads into the Massed Band Salute and Chieftain’s Address that officially opens the day. The event offers fun for all the whole family, including Highland and country dancing and music, Pipe Band displays, Strongman events with the Tartan Warriors, as well as tug-ofwar, egg tosses, three-legged races, and the famed Kilted Dash. A multitude of stalls offering all manner of Scottish heirlooms and souvenirs, clothing and garb, as well as a variety of food and drinks are also available. The Aberdeen Highland Games is followed by a traditional Ceilidh in the evening.

Bookings Required - No

Conservation Projects In A State Listed Conservation Area Catherine Hill Bay Progress Association

Date | 17 May 2015 2pm-3:30pm Address | Catherine Hill Bay Conservation Area Clarke Street, opposite Catherine Hill Bay Hotel Catherine Hill Bay 2281 Cost | Free Contact | Suzanne Whyte 0409 344 253 suewhyte80@bigpond.com catherinehillbay.org.au Tour - Come and visit historic Catherine Hill Bay; one and a half hours north of Sydney, an hour south of Newcastle. This former coal mining town was once far larger than it is today and included courthouse, operating police station, shops and post offices. Although three significant buildings were destroyed in the 2013 bushfire;most of these buildings have remained and are now privately owned. Tour the former Police House and Police cell; the Bay School and Teacher’s Residence to see how these buildings have been conserved. In 2010 the NSW Heritage Office listed Catherine Hill Bay, having identified the town and its setting as being of state significance. It is one of only two towns in NSW with this listing. Following the tour,tea and scones will be served in the school grounds.

Bookings Required - No

Lest We Forget - Remembering Our Local Heroes From World War 1 Cessnock City Library

Date | The display will run throughout April. See website for more details..

Address | Cessnock Library 65/67 Vincent St Cessnock 2325 Cost | Free Contact | Rose-marie Walters 02 4993 4395 Rose-marie.Walters@cessnock.nsw.gov.au cessnock.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/OPAC/HOME Exhibition / Display - An exhibition of our local First World War Heroes and war memorabilia.

Bookings Required - No

Down Memory Lane - ‘Rear Window’ Screening Friends of the James Theatre Inc

Date | 07 May 2015 9:45am-12:30pm Address | James Theatre Dungog 6 Brown St Dungog 2420 Cost | Adults $13 Group Packages $15 Child $8 Concession $15 includes morning tea.

Screening - Watch this classic film in this beautiful theatre. Single tickets available at the door.

Bookings Required - Yes (For Morning Tea)

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Maitland Gaol Open Day Maitland Gaol

Date | 17 May 2015 9am-4pm Address | Maitland Gaol 6-18 John St East Maitland 2323 Cost | Free Contact | Maitland Gaol 02 4936 6482 info@maitlandgaol.com.au maitlandgaol.com.au Open Day - Maitland Gaol is opening its historical gates for a FREE Open Day. Guided tours are available to enhance the experience for a nominal fee. An exciting new interpretive display in the Hospital will also be launched on the day. For more information please check the website.

Bookings Required - Yes

Kayuga Cemetery And History Of Kayuga

AngloAmerican & Muswellbrook Shire Local & Family History Society Inc Date | 18 April 2015 10am-3pm, 19 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | Kayuga Cemetery & Riverview Homestead Stair Street Kayuga 2333 Cost | Free Contact | Ian Curtis 407683654 ian.curtis@angloamerican.com.au Celebration / Launch - Kayuga Cemetery is the oldest consecrated cemetery (1828) in the Upper Hunter.

It has a number of headstone that can be attributed to convicts. Rob Tickle has completed a book covering the persons in the cemetery that have a headstone. There will be a display in Riverview, (1860s home of the Casey family) that covers the early settlers of the Kayuga area.

Special Requirements: Bring any information you have on Kayuga or early residents Bookings Required - Yes

Open Day

Newcastle Family History Society Inc. Date | 18April 2015 9:30am-3pm Address | Lambton Mechanics Institute 68 Elder Street Lambton 2299 Cost | Free Contact | Heather Ling 02 4948 9113 nfhsinc@gmail.com nfhs.org.au Open Day - The Newcastle Family History Society welcomes visitors to be given a tour of the Society’s library and be shown how to start their family history and resources available to assist in their research by volunteers.

Bookings Required - No

Peril At Port Stephens

Port Stephens Family History Society Inc. Date | 05 May 2015 9:45am-4pm, 12 May 2015 9:45am-4pm Address | Lemon Tree Passage Marina Cook Parade Lemon Tree Passage 2319 Cost | PreAdults $25 Contact | Denise Gaudion 0422 303 171 psfhsi@gmail.com www.portstephensfamilyhistory.com.au Cruise / Boat Trip - Join the society on a return ferry trip aboard the “MV WALLAMBA” from Lemon Tree Passage to Nelson Bay. Along the way learn about war-time conflict at Port Stephens, the secret Commando Camp at Bob’s Farm, the compassion locals gave to refugees from Timor when evacuated to Bob’s Farm, the Gan Gan Training Camp at Anna Bay, the plans for a Submarine base at Salamander Bay, the HMAS Assault base and Tomaree Gun emplacements.

Special Requirements: Meet at Lemon Tree Passage Wharf 9.45am. Please bring a packed lunch, suitable shoes, hat and sunscreen. Tea, coffee, water & cake provided.

Bookings Required - Yes

Maitland Toyota Hunter Valley Steamfest Maitland City Council

Date | 18 April 2015 9am-4pm, 19 April 2015 9am-4pm Address | Maitland Railway Station Precinct, Railway Street Maitland 2320 Cost | Free Contact | Hunter Valley Steamfest 02 4931 2877 info@steamfest.com.au steamfest.com.au Festival - Maitland Toyota Hunter Valley Steamfest is Australia’s premier festival of steam. Maitland’s long term relationship with steam is celebrated with an annual festival that rivals any of its kind across the globe. Maitland Toyota Hunter Valley Steamfest welcomes some of Australia’s best known steam locomotives to the Maitland Railway Station, where excursions throughout the Hunter take place over two jam packed days. Vintage and antique farm machinery packs the nearby Rally Ground with mini train rides, children’s entertainment and special events.

Special Requirements: Entry to Steamfest is free, train rides & rally ground have a cost for rides and entry.

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CBD Post-Earthquake Walk

National Trust Hunter Regional Committee Date | 12 April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Lock-Up Cultural Centre 90 Hunter Street Newcastle 2300 Cost | Adults $10.00 Contact | Keith Parsons 0447 611 066 keith.parsons07@gmail.com Tour (Walking) - A walk through the CBD showing some of the changes, both positive and negative, that have occurred in this area as a result of the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake. Includes iconic Newcastle Railway Station.

Bookings Required - Yes

West End Walk

Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust Date | 17 May 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Bank Corner 744 Hunter Street Newcastle 2300 Cost | Adults $10.00 Contact | Keith Parsons 0447 611 066 keith.parsons07@gmail.com Tour (Walking) - A walking tour of the West End of Newcastle CBD that includes landmark buildings like the former Bank of NSW and Bellevue Hotel at “Bank Corner” Castlemaine and Great Northern Breweries, “The Store” our iconic cooperative retail department store, Wickham Railway Station and School of Arts “haunted by Henry Lawson” the 1910 drill hall opened by Lord Kitchener and Birdwood park, both with connections with military conflict. Hear about the community conflict: the unsuccessful “Battle of Birdwood” (1973) to prevent a road slicing through the park and the acts of civil disobedience to protect it and its stand of Port Jackson fig trees .

Bookings Required - Yes

Port Stephens Lighthouse The Maritime Centre, Lee Wharf

Date | 18 May 2015 10am-6pm Address | The Maritime Centre 3 Honeysuckle Drive, Lee Wharf Newcastle 2300 Cost | Adults $50 Contact | Anne van der Valk (02) 4929 2588. anne@maritimecentrenewcastle.org.au maritimecentrenewcastle.org.au/ Tour (Bus) - Join the Newcastle Maritime Museum Society for a guided bus tour of Port Stephens, taking in the sights and including a visit to Port Stephens Lighthouse which was built in 1862, overlooking Fingal Bay. The cost is inclusive of lunch which will be at the Inner Light Tea Rooms.

Bookings Required - Yes

The Future Of The City

National Trust Hunter Regional Committee Date | 25 May 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Lock-Up Cultural Centre 90 Hunter Street Newcastle 2300 Cost | Adults $10.00 Contact | Keith Parsons 0447 611 066 keith.parsons07@gmail.com Tour (Walking) - The Hunter Committee of the National Trust will lead a walk in the Newcastle “Old Town” area, in particular the Hunter Street Mall to show the implications of the proposed changes to the planning system which would greatly change the historic character of the city.

Bookings Required - Yes

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King Edward Park Walk

National Trust Hunter Regional Committee Date | 26 April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | King Edward Park York Drive Newcastle 2300 Cost | Adults $10.00 Contact | Keith Parsons 0447 611 066 keith.parsons07@gmail.com Tour (Walking) - A walk through one of Australia’s most outstanding belvedere coastal parks, named the Upper Reserve in the 1860s and renamed after the death of King Edward VII in 1911. Hear about its military past from the 1890s, including a visit to the Shepherds Hill (1890s) Battery and its role in World Wars I and II. Also the present community “battle” to save the former bowling club site from an over-development proposal. If time permits a visit to Fletcher Park (“The Lower Reserve”).

Bookings Required - Yes

Celebrating Heritage With Pictures From The Past

Miss Porter’s House Management Committee

Date | 11 April 2015 1pm-4pm, 12 April 2015 1pm-4pm Address | Miss Porter’s House 434 King St Newcastle West 2302 Cost | Adults $8 Child under 5, free Family $20 Concession $6 National Trust Members Free Contact | Roland Bannister 0403 324 487 rsbannister@gmail.com nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Exhibition / Display - During the National Trust Heritage Festival we celebrate the Porter family and their generous contribution to Newcastle heritage. This freestanding Edwardian house links Newcastle people of the past, the present and the future via its unique collection of twentieth century household goods. There are old photographs, furnishings, furniture, clothes and the house itself. The period garden - with its now famous outdoor toilet - is a delight. The building is a fine example of an early 20th century terrace house.

Bookings Required - No

Step Back Into King Street Heritage Festival

King St Preservation & Action Group - Raymond Terrace Inc

Date | 18 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | King Street, Raymond Terrace, NSW 2324 King St Raymond Terrace 2324 Cost | Free Contact | Kaye Newton 02 4987 7576 kayenewton@bigpond.com kingstreetraymondterrace.org.au Celebration / Launch - Step back into King Street Heritage Festival on World Heritage Day. Celebrate a marriage in period dress and join in the marriage renewals by the old marriage trees which pre-date the town churches built from 1839. Plenty of old fashioned activities for all ages to take part as well as historical information to be displayed and shared via soap box stories. Indigenous storytelling and school shadow puppet plays.

Special Requirements: Please dress up Bookings Required - No

Open Days

Richmond Vale Railway and Mining Museum Date | 05 April 2015 10am-4pm, 12 April 2015 10am-4pm, 19 April 2015 10am-4pm, 03 May 2015 10am-4pm, 10 May 2015 10am-4pm, 17 May 2015 10am-4pm Address | Richmond Vale Railway Museum Leggetts Drive Richmond Vale 2323 Cost | Adults $16.00 Child (5/16) $7.50 Concession $11.00 Contact | 02 4001 0197 rvrminfo@richmondvalerailwaymuseum.org richmondvalerailwaymuseum.org Open Day - Ride behind our historic steam or diesel engines. Visit the Mining Museum. Entertainment for all ages ride our mini train.

Bookings Required - No

Richmond Vale Railway Museum Steamfest Weekend

Richmond Vale Railway Museum

Date | 18 April 2015 10am-4pm, 19 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Richmond Vale Railway Museum Leggetts Drive Richmond Vale 2323 Cost | Adults $16.00 Child (5 to 16) $7.50 Concession $11.00 Contact | 02 4001 0197 rvrminfo@richmondvalerailwaymusem.org richmondvalerailwaymuseum.org Open Day - Visit our historic mining site. Ride behind historic trains and view wooden coal hoppers in action.

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Open Day & Organ Recital Singleton Uniting Church

Date | 18 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Singleton Uniting Church, 1 Church St, Singleton, 2330 Cost | Free Contact | Rev. John Webster, 02 6572 1652 singleton.uc@bigpond.com Open Day - The Singleton Uniting Church invites you to come and see the Church. The inspection will be from 10 am to 4 pm, and the Organ Recital will be held at 2 pm on the historical organ. A full afternoon of wonderful music. All are welcome.

Bookings Required - No

Lake Macquarie And Her WWI Enlisted Men Lake Macquarie Libraries

Date | April - June 2015 See website for more details.

Address | Lake Macquarie City Council Main Road Speers Point 2284 Cost | Free Contact | Ann Crump 02 49210446 acrump@lakemac.nsw.gov.au history.lakemac.com.au Exhibition / Display - Lake Macquarie, like many places around Australia, felt the impact of the first world war, and many men answered the call to enlist. Over 1000 names have been gathered from the service records of soldiers who had some association with Lake Macquarie. A physical exhibition of servicemen’s names will be on display in Lake Macquarie City Council’s Administrative Centre Foyer, and online exhibitions with links to service records on the Lake Macquarie History Bookings Required - No

High Tea And The Windeyer History Of Conflict And Compassion

Tomago House

Date | 24 May 2015 1pm-4pm Address | Tomago House 421 Tomago Rd Tomago 2322 Cost | Adults $45.00 Child $20.00 Concession $43.00 National Trust Members $40.00 Contact | Jennifer Lamont 02 49 488 220 tomago@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org. au/nsw/TomagoHouse Talk - Spend more than a century with us as we interpret the history of conflict and compassion through the eyes of the Windeyer Family as successive generations became embroiled with the dramatic events of their day. When you have had your fill of history experience a beautiful high tea reminiscent of the luxuries of days gone past.

Bookings Required - Yes

Mulla Villa History Tour Mulla Villa

Date | Open everyday 9am -5pm.

Address | Guesthouse Mulla Villa 3174 Great Northern Road Wollombi 2325 Cost | $5.00 Contact | 02 4998 3338 info@mullavilla.com.au mullavilla.com.au Exhibition / Display - Situated 1 km south of the historical township Wollombi on the Great North Road, Mulla Villa is an original 1840 convict built sandstone Magistrate’s house. See items on display from the early 1800s ncluding sandstone unearhted from the Grate Northern Road. Remaisn of a wooden bridge and limestoned well.

Explore the house and the jail. Enjoy an early Australian lunch, scones jam and real cream with coffee or tea and a holiday in the heritage buildings.

Bookings Required - Yes

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NSW MID NORTH COAST events

Bellingen Show

Bellinger River Agricultural Society Ltd. Date | 09 May 2015 9am-4pm, 10 May 2015 9am-3pm Address | Bellingen Showground Black Street Bellingen 2454 Cost | Adults $12 Child $6 Family $30 Concession $6 Contact | Gillian Anderson 02 6655 2875 secretary@belligenshow.com.au bellingenshow.com.au/ Festival - According to Pioneering in the Bellinger Valley, the Bellinger River Agricultural Association was formed in 1880 and presented the first Bellingen Show at Fernmount in 1881. Join us for all the fun, rides, concerts, exhibitions and competition at the 2015 Bellingen Agricultural Show.

Bookings Required - No

Coffs Harbour Agricultural Show Coffs Harbour Show Society Inc.

Date | 15 May 2015 6pm-10pm, 16 May 2015 8:30am-10pm, 17 May 2015 9am-5pm Address | Coffs Harbour Showgrounds 123 Pacific Hwy Coffs Harbour 2450 Cost | Adults $15 Child $10 Family $30 Concession $10 Aged or Disability Pension Card Contact | Margo Caba 02 6651 1245 coffsshow@aim.com coffsharbourshowsociety.com.au Festival - Family friendly with live entertainment. Two full days of competition & exhibition of horses, cattle, poultry, cats, flowers, produce, cooking, baking, craft, decorating, bananas, beer and much more. A local expo with great food & coffee, tables & chairs galore. Kiddies farmyard featuring; Peppa Pig, Elmo, petting zoo, jumping castle, face painting. Big Boys Toys, Grand Parade, Showgirl competition, C.Ex Skyshow Spectacular, Demolition Derby, rides & sideshows. It’s your show Coffs Harbour; enjoy!

Bookings Required - No

Making Peace With Our Forebearers.

Herons Creek Chapel (Heritage & Community)

Date | 02 May 2015 10:30am-1pm Address | Herons Creek Heritage Community Chapel 49 Blackbutt Road Herons Creek 2443 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Martin Parish 0411 426 427 martin@heronscreek.com.au heronscreek.com.au Tour (Walking) - Other than the heritage chapel in Herons Creek, the cemetery is truly the main place that bear witness to our ancestors. Come and hear the story of our very own ANZAC survivor laid to rest, and some of the stories of others who gave their lives so we may live in peace. And while you are here, come and hear some of the stories of our early pioneers of this wonderful district. Join us for a morning tea at 10.30am before the tour.

Bookings Required - No

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Heritage Day 2015

Anglican Parish of Port Macquarie Date | 02 May 2015 9am-2pm Address | 50 Hay Street Port Macquarie 2444 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Parish Office 02 6584 1033 office@pmqang.org pmqang.org/ Open Day - St Thomas” Church was convict built under military supervision in the reign of King George IV - Port Macquarie was a Penal Settlement. With the arrival of free settlers, farmers, merchants and government officials the congregation grew, erecting and occupying the box type pews peculiar to that period of Church architecture.

The church is in original form, having been recently restored. It has been in regular use since the first Service on Sunday 28th February 1828.

Special Requirements: Tours of Church, Chapel and cellar located under Surgeons residence. Devonshire teas $5:00 Sausage Sizzle + drink $3:00 Church tours $2:00 Cellar Tours $2:00 Needlecraft Stall Cake Stall Bookings Required - No

World War I At Home

Port Macquarie Historical Society Date | 13 April - 23 May Monday -Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm Address | Port Macquarie Museum 22 Clarence Street Port Macquarie 2444 Cost | Adults $7 Child $3 Family $15 Concession $5 Includes General Museum Admission Contact | Debbie Sommers 02 6583 1108 pmmuseum@bigpond.com pmhm.org.au Exhibition / Display - World War I at Home is a new permanent exhibition telling the stories of local World War I enlistees and the impacts of the war on them, their families and the local community.

Bookings Required - No

Grave Tales - Port Macquarie’s Historic Cemetery Port Macquarie Hastings Heritage

Date | Wednesday - Saturday 2pm (1.5hrs duration). Closed Public Holidays Address | Grave Tales - Port Macquarie Historic Cemetery Intersection Hortin and Gordon Streets Port Macquarie 2444 Cost | Adults $19.00 Child $11.00 (under 12) Contact | Mitch McKay 0447 429 016 mitch@pmheritage.com.au www.pmheritage.com.au Tour (Walking) - This informative tour, by local award winning Heritage Consultant Mitch McKay, takes you through this cemetery where nearly 1500 soldiers, convicts and settlers are buried. Learn about the history of the cemetery, the intriguing stories of some of its occupants and their relatives and hear about the ongoing conservation of the monuments. Special Requirements: Bring a hat, sunscreen and water. Wear walking shoes or joggers.

Bookings Required - Yes

Uncovering our Past - Port Macquarie’s Archaeology and History Port Macquarie Hastings Heritage

Date | Every Wednesday - Saturday, throughout the festival. 9.30am (2.5hrs duration) Closed Public Holidays and 21 May. Cost | Adults $29.00 Child $15.00 (under 12) Contact | Starts at the Glasshouse, Horton and Gordon Streets Port Macquarie 2444 Mitch McKay 0447 429 016 mitch@pmheritage.com.au pmheritage.com.au Tour (Walking) - Port Macquarie has a fascinating past since those days back in 1821 when it was founded by the British as a penal settlement. This informative tour, by local award winning Heritage Consultant Mitch McKay, provides a general introduction to Port Macquarie and there is no better way to appreciate the town’s history than on foot. Listen to the stories, visit some of our historical sites and see how our history is being interpreted.

Special Requirements: Bring a hat, sunscreen and water. Wear walking shoes or jogger Bookings Required - Yes

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Port Macquarie And The Great War Port Macquarie Historical Society

Date | 20 April 2015 10:30am-11:30am Address | Port Macquarie Museum 22 Clarence St Port Macquarie 2444 Cost | Free Contact | Debbie Sommers 02 6583 1108 pmmuseum@bigpond.com pmhm.org.au Talk - Join us for this talk about life at home during the Great War and the impact of the war on those who served and those who stayed at home.

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Convicts, Commandants And Clergy Port Macquarie Historical Society

Date | 27 April 2015 10am-11:30am Address | Departs and finishes Port Macquarie Museum 22 Clarence St Port Macquarie 2444 Cost | Adults $10 includes complimentary museum admission Contact | Debbie Sommers 02 6583 1108 pmmuseum@bigpond.com pmhm.org.au Tour (Walking) - Step back into Port Macquarie’s penal establishment on this walking tour of Port Macquarie’s historic sites. Learn about the people who built the settlement; the convicts who were sent here, the commandants who ruled here and the clergy who administered to all with compassion. For some it would eventually mean freedom but for others this was the end of the road.

Special Requirements: Please wear sturdy walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. Bookings are essential.

Places are limited.

Bookings Required - Yes

Heritage Celebration Day

Douglas Vale Historic Homestead and Vineyard Date | 18 April 2015 9:30am-2:30pm Address | Douglas Vale Historic Homestead & Vineyard 235 Oxley Highway Port Macquarie 2444 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Norrie Doyle 02 6583 3904 douglasvale1@bigpond.com douglasvale.com.au Open Day - Step back in time to experience a unique Taste of History. Come and meet the friendly volunteers in Colonial Costume, come dressed in costume and you could win a prize! Take a tour of the Heritage buildings containing authentic family artefacts. Enjoy a tasting of our wines, have a Devonshire tea and sausage sizzle.

Experience the excitement of playing a range of fun heritage games. Stroll through the Heritage garden and vineyard whilst enjoying the heritage craft displays and market stalls. Sing along with the entertainers and view the heritage vehicles.

Bookings Required - No

Looking Back

Telegraph Point Community Association Date | 23 April 2015 10am-4pm, 24 April 2015 10am-4pm, 25 April 2015 10am-4pm, 26 April 2015 10am-4pm, 27 April 2015 10am-4pm, 28 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Telegraph Point School of Arts Telegraph Point Telegraph Point 2441 Cost | Free Contact | Ken Greenwood 02 6585 0152 ken.greenwood@bigpond.com Commemoration - Telegraph Point Community Association wishes to invite you to view our display to commemorate the Centenary of the ANZAC Landing and remember the people and the sacrifices they made both home and abroad. This project is funded by the Australian Government under the ANZAC Centenary local Grants program.

Bookings Required - No

Wauchope Centenary Of Rail

Wauchope Centenary of Rail Sub Ctte of Wauchope Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc Date | 10 - 19 April. Various times, see website for more details..

Address | Randall St Wauchope 2446 Cost | Paid Contact | Jeannette Rainbow 0424 226 258 jeannette.rainbow47@gmail.com Celebration / Launch - 100 years since the North Coast Railway line opened at Wauchope on the Mid North Coast. 10 Day Festival commencing on Friday, 10th April, until Sunday, 19th April, 2015. Festival includes the 105th Wauchope Show, miniature railway rides, Official Opening of Heritage Week for the Port Macquarie Hastings area and tribute service to railway workers over the last 100 years, vintage train rides, model railway displays, historic and photographic displays, sporting events and the Don Bradman Tribute Cricket match at Andrews Park on Saturday 18th April, 2015.

Bookings Required - No National Trust Heritage Festival 2015 | NSW Mid North Coast Events

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2015 Port Macquarie-Hastings Heritage Festival Official Opening Port Macquarie-Hastings Council & Wauchope District Historical Society

Date | 12 April 2015 11am-3pm Address | Rocks Ferry Reserve, Wauchope NSW Rocks Ferry Road Wauchope 2446 Cost | Free Contact | Jeanette Rainbow 0424 226 258 jeannette.rainbow47@gmail.com pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Culture-Sport-Leisure/Heritage/Heritage-Festival Celebration / Launch - Join us at Rocks Ferry Reserve Wauchope for the official opening of the 2015 Port Macquarie-Hastings Heritage Festival. This year’s festival coincides with the Centenary of Rail at Wauchope and the opening will be hosted by the Wauchope Historical Society. There will be live music, outdoor games, food & drink.

Bookings Required - No

Wauchope Centenary Of Rail- Don Bradman Tribute Cricket Match

Wauchope Centenary of Rail Sub Ctte of Wauchope Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc Date | 18 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Andrews Park Cameron Street Wauchope 2446 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Jeannette Rainbow 0424 226 258 jeannette.rainbow47@gmail.com Celebration / Launch - Part of the Wauchope Centenary of Rail Festival is the Don Bradman Tribute Cricket match. Join us at Andrews Park for all the fun and celebrations. Watch the Hastings Mid North Coast Golden Oldies challenge the Newcastle Lord Taverners in a special centenary cricket match - this is an event not to be missed. The Wauchope Cricket Club is the oldest surviving sporting and community club in the Port Macquarie-Hastings region.

With Don Bradman playing in both 1928 and 1929 against a Hastings XI at Wauchope Park (now Bain Park) when a six-acre allotment originally established for cricket, to the move to its current home facilities at Andrews Park in 1975.

Bookings Required - No

Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival

Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival committee (part of MVHS) Date | 24 May 2015 12pm-2pm, 28 May 2015 10am-3pm, 29 May 2015 7:30am-9pm, 30-012015 6:30pm-9pm, 31 May 2015 8am-2pm Address | Central Park, Wingham NSW 2429 Isabella Street Wingham 2429 Cost | Free Contact | Eric Richardson 02 6553 5412 mvhsmuseum@internode.on.net or mave.eric@bigpond.com manninghistorical.org Festival - Join us in all the Scottish festivities from bagpipe concerts to Braveheart Poet’s breakfast, golf and games and fairs. The entire Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival programme with all events and functions from Sunday 24th May to Sunday 31st May, including booking forms, can be downloaded from the website.

Bookings Required - No

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NORTHERN RIVERS events Cheering Up The Troops

Alstonville Plateau Historical Society Date | Now until 7 June. Fridays 10am - 4pm. Sundays 1pm - 4pm Address | Crawford House Museum 10 Wardell Rd Alstonville 2477 Cost | Adults $2.50 Child Free Contact | Ina Le Bas (02) 6628 1829 info@aphsmuseum.org.au www.aphsmuseum.org.au Exhibition / Display - How did small communities support their troops during WW1? What did they send overseas? How did they respond to the death of their loved ones? Enhanced with original items lent by the Australian War Memorial, this exhibition tells of the amazing efforts made by those who lived in the small rural community of Alstonville to help their own who were fighting in the Great War Bookings Required - No

The History Of Clarence Valley Volunteers From WW1: The Northern Rivers Lancers Clarence River Historical Society

Date | 11 April - 26 May Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays 1pm- 4pm Address | Schaffer House 190 Fitzroy Street Grafton 2460 Cost | Adults $5.00 Child $3 Concession $3 Contact | Patricia James 02 6642 5212 clarencehistory@bigpond.com clarencehistory.org.au/ Exhibition / Display - Come and join us to celebrate our Clarence Valley Volunteers in unique exhibition Schaffer House. The exhibition will feature the history of Clarence Valley volunteers from WW1 and in particular the Northern Rivers Lancers.

Bookings Required - No

Allies Of War

Clarence Valley Orchestra & Chorus Date | 19 April 2015 2pm-4pm, 19 April 2015 7pm-9pm Address | Saraton Theatre 99 Prince Street Grafton 2460 Cost | Adults $30 Child $20 Concession $25 Contact | The Saraton Theatre (02) 6642 1633 saraton.com Performance - The Clarence Valley Orchestra & Chorus performs a tribute concert commemorating 100 Years since WW1, with a new Australian composition “Allies of War” by Australian Composer Greg Butcher. This concert also commemorates 70 years since the end of WW2 with a tribute to the entertainers of the “Concert Parties” Bookings Required - Yes

Lismore During The Great War Richmond River Historical Society

Date | 13 April until 29 May Monday - Friday 10am -4pm Address | Lismore Regional Museum 165 Molesworth St Lismore 2480 Cost | Free Contact | Richmond River Historical Society 02 6621 9993 info@richhistory.org.au richhistory.org.au Exhibition / Display - Lismore showed a high level of enlistment activity during WWI, and a remarkable degree of “practical patriotism” from those remaining at home. Fred Radford’s photographs of the Commercial Travellers Patriotic Carnival held in May 1915 are the centrepiece of an exploration of Lismore’s home front.

Bookings Required - No

Autumn Arts Extravaganza Nimbin Artists Gallery

Date | 04 - 27 April 2015 10 am - 5 pm Address | 49 Cullen St Nimbin 2480 Cost | Free Contact | Nimbin Artists Gallery 02 6689 1444 nimbinartistsgallery@gmail.com nimbinartistsgallery.org Exhibition / Display - Artists from everywhere will exhibit their works during that time. This event has been a feature of the art scene of Nimbin for the last 16 years. All run by volunteers to keep our talented and creative people in the area. The gallery is situated in the heritage building of the Old School of Art erected in 1904.

Bookings Required - No National Trust Heritage Festival 2015 | Northern Rivers Events

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NEW ENGLAND events Come And Visit Saumarez Homestead Saumarez Homestead

Date | 10am - 4pm, Weekends and Public Holidays. Closed Good Friday Address | Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road Armidale 2350 Cost | Adults $12 Child $8 Family $25 Concession $8 National Trust Members free Contact | Les Davis 02 6772 3616 saumarez@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/SaumarezHomestead Exhibition / Display - Take a guided tour through the White family’s 30 room Edwardian mansion complete with original furnishings. Stroll through Mary White’s garden, with its Joclyn Brown style cottage garden, the picking garden and the lawns. Visit outbuildings complete with 19th century tools and equipment. Self guided Garden and Grounds tours available all day. Entry to interior of homestead by guided tour only (10.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm) Devonshire teas, lunches and other refreshments are available at the Saumarez Cafe from 10am to 4pm.

Special Requirements: Grounds only Adults: $7 Concession: $5 Family access to grounds only: $15 Bookings Required - No

Australian Celtic Festival Glen Innes Severn Council

Date | 30 April 2015 9am-9pm, 01 May 2015 9am-9pm, 02 May 2015 9am-9pm, 03 May 2015 9am-5pm Address | Australian Standing Stones Centennial Parklands, Watson Drive Glen Innes 2370 Cost | Paid Contact | Mary Hollingworth 02 6730 2410 mhollingworth@gisc.nsw.gov.au australiancelticfestival.com Festival - The countries hallmark event of Celtic celebration held on the first weekend of May annually in the glorious New England Tablelands New South Wales. From the haunting piper in the dawn to the colourful street parade culminating in the amazing entertainment at the Australian Standing Stones the Festival has something for everyone .

Bookings Required - Yes

The Annual Gunnedah Show The Gunnedah Show Society

Date | 17 April 2015 9am-5pm, 18 April 2015 9am-5pm, 19 April 2015 9am-5pm Address | Gunnedah Show South Street & View Street Gunnedah 2380 Cost | Paid Contact | 02 6742 1867 gunnedahshowsociety@westnet.com.au gunnedahshowsociety.com.au Festival - The 127th Annual Gunnedah Show has something for everybody including a lolly drop, Ute Show, Animal Nursery, Young Farmers Challenge, Woodchop, Livestock and Horse Events, Pavilion Exhibits, Photography and Art Prize, sideshow alley and much more. Come along and enjoy some wonderful country entertainment. For more information please look on our website gunnedahshowsociety.com.au Bookings Required - No

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Inverell & District Family History Group Date | 11 April - 8 May Library Opening Hours, see website for more details.

Address | Inverell Shire Council Library 55-59 Campbell St Inverell 2360 Cost | Free Contact | Kathy McLeod 0400 455 871 info@inverellfamilyhistory.org.au inverellfamilyhistory.org.au Exhibition / Display - As with many regional areas of Australia, Inverell answered the call for “King and Country” with over 1200 men and women enlisting at the outbreak of WWI. From Gallipoli to the Western Front this visual display focuses on those who did not return. Dedicated to the local boys who made the Ultimate Sacrifice during WWI, “We Remember Them”.

Bookings Required - No

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2015 Moree Show

Moree Show Society Inc. Date | 24 25 April 2015 12pm-10pm, Address | Moree Showground River Street Moree 2400 Cost | Adults $5 15years and over Child Free Contact | Mrs Karen Munn (Secretary) 0429 651 270 moreeshow@live.com.au moreeshowsociety.com.au Exhibition / Display - Commemorate the ANZAC Centenary with a visit to the 2015 Moree Show. A great celebration of our history and lots of fun .2015 Moree Show coincides with ANZAC Day. We will be having a WW1 exhibit and incorporating old fashioned events and exhibits from yesteryear to commemorate this occasion. Wood chopping, heavy harness, blade shearing, hayrides and more!

Bookings Required No

Quirindi Rural Heritage Village 2015 And Miniature Railway Rally & Swap Meet Quirindi Rural Heritage Village Inc

Date | 02 - 03 May 2015 7am - 4pm, Address | Quirindi Rural Heritage Village 15 Borambil Road, Quirindi 2343 Cost | Paid Contact | Beryl Mannion 0428 161 479 maybelucky@optusnet.com.au qrhv.com Festival -Featuring Centenary of Gallipoli and Light Horse display; opening of extension of miniature railway and tunnel; Saturday morning Street parade, vintage tractors, stationery engines, cars, steam engines, blacksmith shop operating; working displays. More than 140 swap sites, coffee shop, barbecue operating, dinner Saturday night, Woodchop Sunday.

Special Requirements: The Heritage Village is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm, other times by appointment; Miniature trains run fourth Sunday of the month.

Bookings Required - No

Annual Vintage Machinery

Quirindi Rural Heritage Village & Miniature Railway Date | Every Friday Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm, Address | Quirindi Rural Heritage Village Gunnedah Road, Kamilaroi Highway Quirindi 2343 Cost | Paid $5 Contact | Beryl Mannion 0428 161 479 maybelucky@optusnet.com.au qrhv.com Exhibition / Display - Showcasing the restoration of machines from the past, ranging from tractors, steam traction engines, vintage vehicles, stationary engines & a wide range of smaller collections of antique items. In 2015 our highlight will be War Memorabilia to commemorate 100 years since Gallipoli. In our Museum we have a collection of artefacts & memorabilia from the Light Horse Regiment that was donated by a local family. On the Rally weekend there are events like a tractor trek, a parade of vintage machinery down the main street of Quirindi, a major woodchop competition, a dinner with entertainment, 140 market stalls. Miniature trains run 4th Sunday of the month Bookings Required - No

Quirindi Remembers

Quirindi & District Historical Society Date | From 22April 2015 See website for more details.

Address | Quirindi & District Historical Cottage 44 Station St Quirindi 2343 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Julie Yeomans 02 6746 5583 julieyeomans@hotmail.com Commemoration - In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli by ANZAC troops, Quirindi & District Historical Society will honour Quirindi’s defence forces from the Boer War, through WW1 and WW11 to the Vietnam war and beyond, by way of a new and exciting exhibition in the Military Room, featuring the stories of local servicemen and women.

Bookings Required - No

How Electricity Changed Our Lives Tamworth Regional Gallery

Date | 13 March - 23 May Wednesday - Saturday 9am - 1pm Address | Tamworth Powerstation Museum 216 Peel Street Tamworth, 2340 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Ron Greer 02 6765 8366 jmrgreer@bigpond.com tamworthregionalgallery.com.au Celebration / Launch - This exhibition explains the stories of how life changed as electricity became a household feature. The Tamworth Powerstation Museum demonstrates the discovery, development and use of electricity and its impact on society. Remotely generated electricity enabled the elimination of killer city smogs created by thousands of coal fires in household grates.

Bookings Required - No National Trust Heritage Festival 2015 | New England Events

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Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School Of Arts Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts

Date | Open everyday 10am - 4pm. Closed Good Friday Address | Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts, Cnr Manners and Rouse Streets Tenterfield 2372 Cost | Adults $5.00 Child $2.00 Contact | Harry 02 6736 6100 museum@nsw.tenterfield.gov.au nationaltrust.org/nsw Exhibition / Display - Enjoy a visit to the Tenterfield School of Arts Museum and find something new. See the portrait of Sir Henry Parkes, crafted onto a metal printer’s block for use in the production of unissued banknotes planned for issue in the 1950’s. Also two unissued bank notes prepared in the 1950’s featuring Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896). His portrait appeared later on the $5 polymer bank note issued to commemorate the Centenary of Federation in 2001.

Bookings Required - No

First And Second Fleet Memorial Garden Guided Tours Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre

Date | Open every day from sunrise to sunset.

Address | First and Second Fleet Memorial Garden New England Hwy Wallabadah 2343 Cost | Entry to the gardens is by donation; guided tour: Adults $5.00 Child $5.00 Contact | Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre 02 6747 1226 nikki.robertson@visitquirindi.com.au www.visitquirindi.com.au Tour (Walking) - A Guided Tour through the First and Second Fleet Memorial Gardens will take you back to the early Colonial Days of Australia and bring stories of hardship and endurance to life. The only memorial of its kind in Australia, the First and Second Fleet Memorial Garden pays hommage to all on these epic journeys, to the men and women who shaped the future of Australia. Special Requirements: Bring your own water and a hat. Group Tours can be booked for any day, any time between 10am and 3pm.

Bookings Required - No

Tribute To A Local Hero At The Rail Journeys Museum Australian Railway Monument and Rail Journeys Museum

Date | Open everyday 10am - 3pm.

Address | Australiana Railway Monument and Rail Journeys Museum Railway Parade Werris Creek 2341 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Chris Holley 6768 7929 railjny@nsw.chariot.net.au visitquirindi.com.au Commemoration - Complimenting its collection with a tribute to a local hero who fought on the Western Front in Egypt during the First World War. Edward Charles Barley received the Military Medal for Bravery. This historic photo was taken at Sydney Showgrounds of railway men joining the war.

Bookings Required - No

Tamworth Historical Society Heritage Walk Tamworth Historical Society

Date | 12 April, 9am-12pm Address | Calala Cottage Museum 142 Denison Street WEST TAMWORTH 2340 Cost | Free, Morning tea available for a gold coin donation Contact | Narelle Powdrell 02 67657492 taworthhistorical@bigpond.com tamworthhistoricalsocietynsw.org Tour (Walking) - Exploring the local Community Centre in Darling Street, which was for many years the Regimental Headquarters of the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers. This squadron has seen action in many conflicts, having been formed prior to the Boer War. The walk also explores the sites of historic significance and the changes in Peel Street, the contrast from the mid-1950’s to the present day. Starting at the Hands of Fame Park the tour will cover the main street, Peel Street, from Brisbane, Bourke, Marius and Darling Streets.

Bookings Required - No

The Kamilaroi, A Highway, A People Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre

Date | The Installation is outside and can be sighted at any time.

Address | Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre New England Hwy Willow Tree 2339 Cost | Free Contact | Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre 02 6747 1226 visitquirindi.com.au Tour (Walking) - An installation describing the traditions, ceremonies and life style of the traditional owners of the land the Kamilaroi Highway runs through. Beautiful story boards with explanations and photos lead along a path in the form of a bora ring and around a collection of local ceremonial rocks.

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Orana (North west)

ORANA & FAR WEST NSW events

Museum Under The Bridge Coonamble Shire

Date | Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 10am - 12pm.

Address | Coonamble Museum Aberford St Coonamble 2829 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Jennie Geerdink (02) 6822 2873 coonamble.museum@coonambleshire.nsw.gov.au coonambleshire.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - See the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of World War One. This unique insight into this war and subsequent wars is on display until the end of 2015.

Bookings Required - No

Dundullimal Garden Expo Dundullimal Homestead

Date | 02-05-2015 10am-4pm, 03-05-2015 12am-12am Address | Dundullimal Homestead 23L Obley Road Dubbo 2830 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Dundullimal Homestead 02 6884 9984 Dundullimal@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Workshop - Buy a plant, garden decoration or produce. Take the opportunity to learn from a variety of experts regarding dry stone walls, landscaping and view pop up gardens. You can bring a picnic or enjoy the BBQ or prebook a Dundullimal tasting platter. Drinks will be available from the bar. No BYO will be admitted.

Bookings Required - No

Dundullimal Body Mind Spirit Festival Dundullimal Homestead

Date | 26-04-2015 10am-4pm Address | Dundullimal Homestead 23L Obley Road Dubbo 2830 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Dundullimal 02 6884 9984 dundullimal@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Festival - You can come along and have a tea leaf reading, palm reading, kinesiology or eat something delicious.

Candles on sale along with other healing remedies and product. Yoga demonstration and some good music to enjoy. You can bring a picnic or enjoy the BBQ or pre-book a Dundullimal tasting platter. Drinks will be available from the bar. No BYO will be admitted.

Bookings Required - No

The Centenary of Our Coo_ee’s Gilgandra Museum & Historical Society Inc Date | 06-05-2015 2pm-4pm Address | Rural Museum 6 Castlereagh Street Gilgandra 2827 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Shirley Marks (02) 6847 2535 jefferyandshirley@bigpond.com ruralmuseum.org.au/ Open Day - To celebrate the theme of Conflict + Compassion, speakers will outline the famous Coo-ee March which commenced at Gilgandra in October 1915, following the devastation at Gallipoli. This was the first “snowballing” march held, with 26 Gilgandra men marching out of town on 10 October. On route to Sydney recruitment meetings were held at each town, with an total of 263 men marching into the city on 12 November 1915.

Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson, deputising for her husband the Governor-General, met the recruits on their arrival in Sydney. As she was the lady who founded the Red Cross movement in Australia in 1914, the contribution and compassion of Red Cross Branches will also be featured. The afternoon will commence at 2.00 pm. Afternoon tea will be provided following the presentations. A donation to the Society would be appreciated on the day.

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From The Far West To The Western Front: Cobar And The Great War Great Cobar Heritage Centre

Date | Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm Weekends 9am - 5pm Address | Great Cobar Heritage Centre & Cobar Visitor Information Centre Barrier Hwy Cobar 2835 Cost | Adults $12.00 Family $25.00 Concession $10.00 Contact | Kay Stingemore 02 6836 1233 cobarmus@bigpond.com cobar.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - The Cobar perspective on WWI is unique but universally interesting. From the copper out of the mines to the miners who went to war as sappers, a new travelling exhibition and accompanying book will explore Cobar’s WWI history. The book and exhibition will also cover people and events from the pre-war highs to the post-war crash when Cobar became virtually a ghost town. There will be a temporary exhibition of photographs and other WWI memorabilia at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre throughout 2015. These events will be part of the Cobar community’s ANZAC program, details available at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre. Supported by the Australian Government ANZAC Centenary Local Grants Program Bookings Required - No

MURRAY & LOWER DARLING events Australian Billy Cart Championships Corowa Shire Council

Date | 04 April 9am-1pm Address | Sanger Street Corowa Shire Council 2646 Cost | Adults Race entry -$10 entry prior to race day, $15 entry on race day. Entries open early 2015 - entry forms available closer to race day, complete and return as per details on the form.

Contact | Corowa Vistors Information Centre 02 6033 3221 or 1800 814 054 tourism@corowa.nsw.gov.au australianbillycartchampions.com.au Festival - On Easter Saturday every year, the town of Corowa comes alive as the centre of racing action, festival celebrations and family entertainment. The McDonald’s Corowa 2015 Australian BillyCart Championships is an event for all ages with competitors racing down the main street in their home-made or professionally created designs.

Thrills, spills, short pants and scraped knees are the order of the day; the stuff of childhood memories. These days, however expect the unexpected with designs limited only by the imagination. Showcasing the spirit of the earliest form of racing.

Special Requirements: Billy cart racing in age categories from 10.30am. Cash Prizes. Family Entertainment from 9am including jumping castle, animal farm, face painting, market stalls, historic car show’n’shine, race car display, slot cars, racing car simulator and glider simulator. Billy cart hire available.

Bookings Required - No

The Pioneer Lifestyle Savernake Rural Enterprises

Date | Open every day. See website for more details.

Address | Savernake Station Mulwala Road Savernake 2646 Cost | Adults $10/hr Child Student: 50% discount Family Concession Group discounts available. Contact A&A Sloane National Trust Members 50% discount Contact | Alexander & Ann Sloane 02 6035 9415 aasloane@bigpond.com savernakestation.com.au Exhibition / Display - Historic buildings, homestead, pioneer hut and machinery from 1862, is on display throughout 2015. Pioneer culture and aboriginal culture are another focus of this property. The 400 hectare native forest is species-rich and an ideal site for experiencing the Riverina’s pristine natural environment. Tour guides throughout provide in-depth stories and knowledge to enhance understanding and enjoyment. Light refreshments.

All bookings by prior arrangement only. Make the most of your experience and enjoy our on-farm self-contained accommodation in our 1912 Overseer’s Cottage.

Special Requirements: Sturdy footwear & hat recommended.

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RIVERINA events Remembering The Adelong Diggers Adelong Alive Museum Inc.

Date | 04 April - 31 May, Weekends or by appointment. 11am - 4pm Address | Adelong Alive Museum Inc 86 Tumut Street Adelong 2729 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Louise Halsey 02 6946 2417 adelongalivemuseum@bigpond.com adelong.org.au/adelong-alive-museum.html Exhibition / Display - Located in Tumut Street next to Apex Park, the museum has many artefacts and documents relating to the past. The showcase in the museum is a model of the Reefer Battery and ore crushing mill, the remains of which are still visible at Adelong Falls. The museum has some great photos of the bygone eras.

Bookings Required - No

Tours Of Adelong Falls Gold Mill Ruins Adelong Falls Gold Mill ruins

Date | 11 - 12 April 2015 10am-2pm Address | Adelong Falls Grahamstown Rd Adelong 2729 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Louise Halsey 0429 619 128 Louise.halsey@bigpond.com adelong.org.au/gold-ruins.html Tour - Adelong Falls is a spectacular setting for an historic gold mining settlement. There is a series of three walks where you can explore the natural beauty of the place as well as its historic remains and gold mines. The battery complex with its historic mining equipment provides an opportunity to see how reef gold was mined. The ingenious application of raw materials and the use of topography to enhance the gold extraction process, also makes this a stand out gold mining site in NSW. Special Requirements: Groups welcome during the week. Or by appointment during the festival. Self guide or tour.

Bookings Required - Yes

Commemoration

Heritage Darlington Point Date | 26 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Darlington Point Museum Old Police Station Darlington Street Darlington Point 2706 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Mona Finley 02 6968 4130 heritagedp@hotmail.com Open Day - Join us in this display of photographs and memorabilia recalling wars of the 20th century through local involvement. The parameters for this display have been widened to include not only those who wore uniform, but also war/patriotic work in any capacity - fundraising, land army, munitions. Scenes from ANZAC Days and remembrance ceremonies will also be included. Caption for photograph: Sr. Eva King, victim of ‘Centaur’ sinking.

Bookings Required - No

Pioneer Park Action Day

Pioneer Park Museum Management Committee Date | 03 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Pioneer Park Museum Remembrance Dr Griffith 2680 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child $6.00 Family $30.00 Concession $8.00 Contact | Patricia Cox 0407 485 091 pcox@griffith.com.au griffith.nsw.gov.au/cp_themes/pioneer/home.asp Open Day - A day for the family to visit Pioneer Park Museum and see how early Griffith residents lived and worked. Activities throughout the day reflect the daily lives of early residents of the Griffith area. Progress and change over the years is evident in the Irrigation & Wine Centre building along with the Italian Museum and Cultural Centre. Range of foods from Griffith’s different multi cultural communities is available on the day.

Bookings Required - No

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Heritage Day Sundy in Gundy

Date | 26 April 2015 10am-2pm Address | 249 Sheridan Street Gundagai 2722 Cost | Free Contact | Gundagai Visitors Centre 269440250 travel@gundagai.nsw.gov.au visitgundagai.com.au Open Day - Visit Gundagai’s important tourism attractions for FREE - Rusconi’s Marble Masterpiece, the extraordinary Gundagai Museum, with hundreds of fascinating items on show, the superbly restored Railway Station, the Gabriel Photographic Collection and the imposing Old Gundagai Gaol. Free Guided Tours of the Old Gaol at 10am and 11am. Enjoy light refreshments at one of the town’s cafes or the Gundagai Bakery which opened in 1864 and is reputed to be the oldest working bakery in Australia, noted for its prize-winning pies and pastries. The regular “Sundy in Gundy” Street Market will also be on. Drop in to the Gundagai Visitor Centre on arrival to collect a map so you can find the attractions!

Bookings Required - No

Right Around Lake Cowal - Book Launch Lake Cowal Foundation

Date | 17 April 2015 10am-2:30pm Address | Lake Cowal Conservation Centre Blowclear Lake Cowal Rd Lake Cowal 2671 Cost | Free Contact | Mal Carnegie 0418 370 927 mal.lake.cowal@gmail.com lakecowalfoundation.org.au Celebration / Launch - ‘Right Around Lake Cowal’ is a community history of Lake Cowal, a nationally significant wetland located 45km north of West Wyalong, New South Wales. Lake Cowal has a rich and diverse natural heritage overlain by enduring Aboriginal culture and important rural European history. Members of the Lake Cowal community have compiled and published a book which accounts this heritage and history with support from the Lake Cowal Foundation and Your Community Heritage (Australian Government). Special Requirements: The book will be launched on Friday,17th of April during National Heritage Week 2015 at the Lake Cowal Conservation Centre, West Wyalong NSW. Attendance is by invitation and interested members of the public should contact Mal Carnegie.

Bookings Required - Yes

Cemetery Walk & Unveiling Plaque On Unmarked Grave Leeton Family & Local History Society

Date | 26 April 2015 2pm-3:30pm Address | Leeton Cemetery Boronia Road Leeton 2705 Cost | Free Contact | Wendy Senti 02 6953 2613 wendytom71@bigpond.com Tour (Walking) - Meet inside cemetery gates for the unveiling plaque on unmarked grave of Herbert Fanstone, Director of Naval Works 1910-1916. Cemetery walk to follow featuring Servicemen and Women of both Wars. Photo: Herbert Fanstone (centre) his wife Annie L (right) and son Douglas (on the left) Special Requirements: Bring walking shoes, hat or umbrella and water.

Bookings Required - No

Remembering A Call To Arms Tumut & District Historical Society

Date | 11 April - 24 May Weekends 1pm-4pm, Address | Tumut & District Historical Society 63 Capper Street Tumut 2720 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Marcia Commins (02) 6947 9899 dmcommins@bigpond.com Exhibition / Display - Remembering a Call to Arms exhibition incorporates all soldiers from the Boer War onwards. Come and view our collection of Miles Franklin memorabilia. Did you know that Miles Franklin went to war WW1 serving as a cook in Serbia? Come and explore this exciting exhibition in the museum plus lots more.

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Rail Museum

Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Association Date | 04 April - 30 May Monday & Saturday 11am-2pm, or by appointment.

Address | Wagga Wagga Railway Station 2 Station Place Wagga Wagga 2650 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Phil Horwell 421590252 waggarailheritage@gmail.com Exhibition / Display - The Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Museum is situated on the historic Wagga Wagga Railway Station circa 1979. Established in 2008 this museum depicts the history of railway and its impact on the growth of Wagga Wagga (the largest inland city in NSW) and the Riverina. Come and see the magnificent photographic display.

Bookings Required - No

Rail Museum Open Day

Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Association Date | 11 April-2015 9am-3pm Address | Wagga Wagga Railway Station 2 Station Place Wagga Wagga 2650 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Phil Horwell 0421 590 252 waggarailheritage@gmail.com Open Day - Join us for our Open Day. The Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Museum is situated on the historic Wagga Wagga Railway Station circa 1979. Established in 2008 this museum depicts the history of railway and its impact on the growth of Wagga Wagga (the largest inland city in NSW) and the Riverina.

Bookings Required - No

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2015 W W W . H E R I T A G E A W A R D S . C O M . A U AWARD CEREMONY LUNCHEON | 13 MAY | DOLTONE HOUSE, PYRMONT

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CENTRAL WEST NSW events

Bathurstcelebrates200yearssinceitwasproclaimedatownbyGovernor Lachlan Macquarie on 7 May 1815.

Bathurst200HeritageWeek,2-10May,includestheBicentenaryIllumination and Street Festival. www.bathurst200.com.au

A Cavalcade Of Fashion Miss Traill

Date | 02 - 10 May 2015 Weekends 12pm-3:30pm Address | Miss Traills House 321 Russell Street, Bathurst 2795 Cost | Adults $10 Child $6 Family $26 Concession $8 National Trust Members free Contact | Brian Atkinson (02) 6332 4232 mth@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Exhibition / Display - An exhibition of heritage clothing of all types displayed in our Georgian House Museum. Through inheritance and purchase Ida Traill acquired a significant collection of artefacts relating to four generations of the Lee family in Bathurst. These items, together with her own furniture, furnishings, paintings and ceramics were left to the National Trust in 1976 along with the house and grounds.

Bookings Required - No

Where The Vale Meets The Macquarie Bathurst Regional Council

Date | 02 May 2015 1pm-3pm Address | Meet at the Bathurst Visitor Information Centre, 1 Kendall Avenue Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Visitor Information Centre (02) 6332 1444 visitors@bathurst.nsw.gov.au Tour (Walking) - Join me on a walking tour around the lower Havannah street area for a journey back to a period before and after the railways arrival to get a better understanding of the area, the people who lived there and how it helped Bathurst develop on its journey of development.

Bookings Required - No

Reflections - Bathurst 200 Years Of Womens’ Fashion Bathurst Bead & Wirecraft Guild Inc

Date | 02 - 09 May 2015 9am-5pm.

Address | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre William St Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Judy Attard 02 6337 1702 leoatt@skymesh.com.au Celebration / Launch - Bathurst is paying its respects to women of the past, with 200 years of female fashions. Vintage garments and accessories will be a feature in the display at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre for the city’s 200 year anniversary celebrations. Garments dating back to 1815 are complete with undergarments, bustles and the history of the women who wore them. Hand sown fashions from France, England and Europe will be on display. Visitors will follow through the years” changes in women’s fashion in fabric, style, weight and techniques. A visual fair for all ages.

Bookings Required - No

Peoplescape - People In Time Bathurst Regional Council - Bathurst 200

Date | 03 - 31 May 2015 11am-3:30pm Address | Courtyard of the Courthouse Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Regional Council 02 6333 6200 council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au bathurst200.com.au Exhibition / Display - People in Time is a project that celebrates the contributions of Bathurst people from all walks of life over the past 200 years. It is a community project that will deliver an outdoor public art installation of 200 life-size two-dimensional person-shaped figures in May 2015.

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Interfaith Ceremony

Bathurst Regional Council - Bathurst 200 Date | 03 May 2015 11am-3:30pm Address | Kings Parade Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Regional Council 02 6333 6200 council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au bathurst200.com.au Festival - The Interfaith Ceremony will celebrate the diversity of Bathurst religions, beliefs and cultures through music, food, workshops, and cultural ceremonies. This community event will mark the beginning of the Bathurst 200 Feature Week.

Bookings Required - No

Tour Of Bathurst Base Hospital Heritage Buildings Bathurst and District Branch, National Trust NSW

Date | 05 May 2015 5pm-6:30pm Address | Bathurst Base Hospital Howick St Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Libby Loneragan 0409 312 768 Lloneragan@bigpond.com Exhibition / Display - Enjoy this insightful tour of Bathurst Hospital. Designed by architect Mr Boles, it opened in November 1880 on its current site overlooking the Bathurst plains. This large Victorian era complex, constructed of Bathurst red bricks, is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Bathurst, the first inland European settlement in Australia. Following the opening of a new hospital in 2008, the heritage buildings were faithfully restored with care and sensitivity, and now house specialist clinics, education areas and administration offices.

Bookings Required - No

‘The Pits’ - Explore The Pit Complex Behind Our Great Race Bathurst Regional Council

Date | 06- 07 May 2015 10am-11:30am, Address | Mount Panorama Pit Complex Mountain Straight, Mount Panorama Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Visitor Information Centre (02) 6332 1444 visitors@bathurst.nsw.gov.au Tour (Walking) - Join Mount Panorama’s Circuit Manager, Mark Rayner, on a walk and talk around the Pit Complex exploring the media centre, garages and hospitality rooms. Learn about the complexity of getting the circuit prepared for a race meet and stories of the drivers, cars and races that help to create the legend that is Mount Panorama.

Bookings Required - Yes

Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal Bathurst Regional Council - Bathurst 200

Date | 07 May 2015 6:30pm-10pm Address | Mount Panorama Pit Complex Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Regional Council 02 6333 6200 council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au bathurst200.com.au Celebration / Launch - The inaugural recipient of the Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal will be announced at an awards night on the 7 May 2015 during Bathurst’s Bicentenary Heritage Week.

Bookings Required - Yes

Bicentenary Flag Staff At Macquarie River Reinstated Bathurst Regional Council - Bathurst 200

Date | 07 May 2015 9am-12pm Address | Bicentennial Park Stanley St Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Regional Council 02 6333 6200 council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au bathurst200.com.au Commemoration - The official Proclamation ceremony will take place on May 7 2015 on the site where Governor Lachlan Macquarie proclaimed Bathurst a settlement 200 years ago.

Bookings Required - No

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Bathurst Bicentennial Colonial Fair Bathurst District Historical Society

Date | 07 May 2015 12pm - 4pm 09 May 10am - 5pm Address | Bicentennial Park Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst District Historical Society 02 6330 8455 info@bathursthistory.org.au bathurst200.com.au Festival - An authentic colonial style fair with some modern touches Bookings Required - No

Bicentenary Night Illumination And Street Festival Bathurst Regional Council - Bathurst 200

Date | 09 May 2015 5pm-9pm Address | Kings Parade Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Regional Council 02 6333 6200 council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au bathurst200.com.au Festival - Celebrate Bathurst’s Bicentenary by night at the Bicentenary Night Illumination Street Festival where there will be food and entertainment for the whole family.

Bookings Required - No

Bathurst Heritage Ride Camwest

Date | 09 May 2015 8:30am-12pm & 1pm-4:30pm, 10 May 2015 8:30am-12pm, Address | Bathurst Tourist Information Centre,1 Kendall Ave, Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Paul Bowyer 0438 856 880 pbowyer88@gmail.com parramattaheritagerides.net Tour - Bathurst is celebrating its bicentenary in 2015. The story of Bathurst’s first 200 years comes to life with this free bicycle tour around Bathurst’s fabulous old buildings. A fascinating commentary links the buildings with the people and events that shaped the city, leaving you with a new appreciation of how it came to be the city it is today! The ride is 20km, takes about 3.5 hours, is mostly on road, and has regular stops. Children are welcome with an adult. Experience the story of Bathurst the best way possible - by bicycle! Book in at trybooking.com/111869 Need a bike? Hire one from Belly’s Bikes Bathurst 6334 4365.

Special Requirements: Bicycle, helmet, water and snacks Bookings Required - Yes

Bathurst Cemetery Wander Family History Group of Bathurst Inc

Date | 12 April & 10 May 2015 9am-12pm Address | Bathurst Cemetery Dean Street entrance Bathurst 2795 Cost | Adults $5 Child $5 Concession $5 Contact | Bathurst Visitor Information Centre (02) 6332 1444 visitors@bathurst.nsw.gov.au Tour (Walking) - Join us in a wander around Bathurst General Cemetery - exploring the history and lives of Bathurst Residents. Enjoy a delicious morning tea supplied by the Family History Group.

Special Requirements: Please wear sturdy walking shoes, a hat , water and sunscreen Bookings Required - No

The Vale Motorcycle Racing Circuit 1931-1937 Bathurst City Council

Date | 18 April & 16 May 2015 1pm-2:30pm Address | Bus departs from National Motor Racing Museum Murray’s Corner, Mount Panorama Bathurst 2795 Cost | Adults $12 Child $12 Concession $12 Contact | Felicity Baines 02 6332 1444 felicity.baines@bathurst.nsw.gov.au Tour (Bus) - The Vale Circuit was used for motorcycle racing from 1931 to 1937 and was the immediate predecessor to the Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit. Join us for a guided bus tour around the circuit where you can hear the spills, thrills and action of yesteryear. Cost includes entry to the National Motor Racing Museum.

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My Block - A Walk And Talk Around A Bathurst Block Bathurst Regional Council

Date | 26 April & 24 May 2015 10am-11:15am Address | Meet on the Corner of Rocket Street & Forrest Place Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Bathurst Visitor Information Centre (02) 6332 1444 visitors@bathurst.nsw.gov.au Tour (Walking) - Ever wondered what has happened on the block where you live? Well the ‘My Block Tours’ are the start to unravelling the history of your front yard. This years tour will take you around Block 37, encompassing William, Rocket, George and Lambert Streets. An enjoyable tour where you learn about Bathurst architecture and hear stories about the characters, entrepreneurs and residents who were associated with the Block.

Bookings Required - Yes

A Settler’S Cottage Open Day A Settlers Cottage

Date | 15March 2015 2:30pm-3:30pm, 17 May 2015 3:30pm-4:30pm Address | A Settlers Cottage Accommodation Bathurst CBD 142-144 Keppel St Bathurst 2795 Cost | Free Contact | Gerarda & Tony 0412 028 717 info@asettlerscottage.com.au asettlerscottage.com Open Day - Join us to see and experience the heritage of Rose Cottage, Middle Cottage and Jordan Creek Cottage at our open day. Built in the late 1800’s these homes have great stories to tell with many original features mixed with updates and inclusions to make a settlers life easier. Currently run as short term accommodation they will be available for your leisurely browse.

Special Requirements: Self guided tours run anytime. We will have a guided tour running at 2:30 and 3:30.

Bookings Required - Yes

Cowra Antique Vehicle Open Day The Cowra Antique Vehicle Club

Date | 24 May 2015 9am-3pm Address | Cowra Railway Station Kendal Street Cowra 2794 Cost | Paid Contact | Kate Alberry (02) 6340 2000 kalberry@cowra.nsw.gov.au Open Day - The Club will display the icons from their collection which currently has ninety members and amongst the membership are one hundred and fourteen vehicles on club plates. The range of vehicles covers motor bikes, cars, trucks and tractors and the club caters for all tastes. The oldest motorcycle in the club is a 1924 Waratah, the oldest car is currently a 1924 Dodge and the newest vehicle is a 1980 Mercedes 280SL. Bookings Required - No

The Edwardian Photographer’S Studio And Beyond Cowra Shire Council

Date | 04 - 22 May, 9am - 5pm Address | Cowra Shire Council Kendal Street Cowra 2794 Cost | Paid Contact | Kate Alberry (02) 6340 2000 kalberry@cowra.nsw.gov.au Exhibition / Display - Have you ever wondered how beautifully poised and starchly elegant the ladies and gentlemen were in the times of King Edward? Visit the display of rare and elaborate cameras and enlarging devices from the 1900s on display in the front offices of Cowra Shire Council. Take a turn posing with an elegant large straw hat and feather boa while resting on the lustrous red velvet studio chaise lounge. In late 1939 the Australian Government committed its people to war. Many soldiers stationed at Cowra Military Camp posed for a portrait at George Pardey’s Photographic Studio, Cowra before they were sent to the battlefields. There are images of over 4000 soldiers in the Pardey Collection, which is now cared for by the Cowra Family History Group.

Bookings Required - No

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Horrible Histories Cowra Shire Council

Date | TBA Address | Cowra Civic Centre Kendal Street Cowra 2794 Cost | TBA Contact | Lawrance Ryan (02) 6340 2000 Horrible histories’ is an educational event based upon the ideas developed in the highly successful engrossing television series. An inventive way of engaging primary school students with their past, the dramatisation of lives and events brings their local history to a scale larger than life.

Bookings Required - No

Cowra Heritage Festival 2015 Launch Cowra Shire Council

Date | 01 May 6pm Address | The Mill 6 Vaux St Cowra 2794 Cost | TBA Contact | Kate Alberry (02) 6340 2000 kalberry@cowra.nsw.gov.au Celebration / Launch - Celebrate the opening of Heritage Month at Cowra. Catered with local produce and wine and attended by the Mayor, Local Member, Councillors, Cultural Committee, local community stakeholders and members.

Bookings Required - No

ANZAC Day Wreath Laying At The Railway Roundhouse Memorial The Lachlan Valley Railway

Date | 25 April Address | Cowra Railway Roundhouse, Parks Street Cowra 2794 Cost | TBA Contact | Lawrance Ryan (02) 6342 4999 lvr.com.au Commemoration - The most unusual and extraordinarily touching setting this ANZAC Day will be within the refurbished memorial garden at the Cowra Railway Roundhouse. Celebrate the lives and sacrifice of those who served from the Railways in the Cowra region. The last wreath laying ceremony will be conducted at the recently restored Memorial Fountain within the gardens adjoining the Roundhouse. Stay on and review the masters of steam and traction and marvel at this cathedral like workplace which gave shelter and work for those who returned after the wars.

Bookings Required - No

The Cowra Heritage Costume Exhibition Cowra & District Historical Society

Date | 01 -03, 08 - 10 May, 9am -4pm.

Address | Masonic Hall, 21 Vaux St Cowra 2794 Cost | Paid Contact | Val Carpenter (02) 6340 2000 Exhibition / Display - Make your local history fun, entertaining and beautiful when visiting the Cowra Masonic Hall during the festival. The fabulous frocks will be alongside the Migrant Camp collection, the famous Edgell collection of equipment and photographs and live demonstrations from the Cowra Spinners and Weavers.

Bookings Required - No

Forbes Ben Hall Festival And Heritage Week 2015 Forbes Shire Council

Date | 02 -06 May 2015 10am-11pm.

Address | Forbes Town Hall 2 Court St Forbes 2871 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Sarah White 02 68502318 sarahwh@forbes.nsw.gov.au forbes.nsw.gov.au Festival - 2015 marks the 150 year anniversary of bush ranger Ben Hall’s death. Forbes will mark the anniversary with a day to remember and celebrate the life and story of one of Australia’s most famous bush rangers. Forbes Heritage Week festival will run together, and will include a week long celebration of Forbes’ Wiradjuri People, agricultural pioneers, bush-folklore and the Gold Rush, that has influenced our contemporary way of life.

Bookings Required - No

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Stories From Gooloogong

The Gooloogong Log Cabin Hall Committee Date | 19 April 2015 9:30am-3pm Address | Gooloogong Log Cabin Hall Gooloogong 2805 Cost | Paid Contact | Kate Alberry (02) 6340 2000 kalberry@cowra.nsw.gov.au Tour - Experience contemporary rural hospitality in the village of Gooloogong starting as the bushrangers did at the historic pise built Croote Cottage before a leisurely walk around Maisie’s village green and park. Taste the unforgettable Rosnay fig jam and clotted cream within the only log cabin community hall in Australia and then over the road to the Gooloogong Hotel where rare artefacts overflow from the Historical Rooms and finally to the formerly derelict sandstone Church is being restored into a truly grand design.

Bookings Required - No

Roll-Up Roll-Up Weddin Shire Council

Date | 24 April 2015 7:30pm-9:30pm Address | Henry Lawson High School 49 South Street Grenfell 2810 Cost | TBA Contact | Nevin Hughes 02 6343 1544 or 0459 437 129 nevin_hughes@bigpond.com Performance - Join us for a wonderful Concert - “Music of the Era” Bookings Required - Yes

Conflict & Compassion Sites Bus Tour Weddin Shire Council

Date | 26 April 2015 11am-12am Address | Weddin Shire Council, Admin Building, Weddin Street Grenfell 2810 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Isabel Holmes 02 6343 1212 isabel@weddin.nsw.gov.au Tour (Bus) - Bus tour of Weddin Shire’s site in relation to Conflict and Compassion.

Bookings Required - Yes

Conflict And Compassion Grenfell Art Gallery

Date | 11 April - 23 May, Various times, see website for more details.

Address | Grenfell Art Gallery 88 Main Street Grenfell 2810 Cost | Free Contact | Carly Brown 02 6343 1864 carly.brown4@outlook.com grenfell.org.au/artgallery Exhibition / Display - The Grenfell RSL Sub Branch in conjunction with the Grenfell Art Gallery will make a strong attempt to point out at least two persons who did our country proud in that terrible conflict. One will be a soldier called E.A. Maher who was our most highly decorated soldier who was a Grenfell man and the other person will be Nurse Elaine Bregenzer who also was decorated by the French and our own Army. She married a local Doctor who was serving as Field Surgeon and came back to Grenfell where she continued to serve the community as the wife of Doctor Fenwick until well in the 1960 era before they retired to a more mild climate.“.

Bookings Required - No

Hill End Historic Buildings Open Day

Hill End & Tambaroora Progress Association and Parks Service Division Hill End Date | 03 May 2015 9:30am-3:30pm Address | Hill End Beyers Avenue Hill End 2850 Cost | Adults $25.00 Concession $18.00 Contact | Hill End & Tambaroora Progress Association and Parks Service Division Hill End 02 6337 8239 progress@hillend.org hillend.org Open Day - A unique opportunity to view up to 10 historic buildings in the beautiful village of Hill End. These buildings are not generally open for inspection. These include the Royal Hall with pioneer photos on display, the grand Craigmoor, miners cottages, churches, the artists, Jean Bellette’s and Donald Friends homes (now part of the Artist in Residence Program) and La Paloma Pottery. Experience the ambiance of these incredible gold rush buildings set in the isolated landscape of the Central West. Special Requirements: Always bring a jumper or jacket to Hill End as weather can cool down in the mornings and afternoons. Meet at the Royal Hall.

Bookings Required - Yes

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Villages Of The Heart Museum - Open Weekend Central NSW Museums

Date | 08 -10 May 2015 10am-4pm, Address | Central NSW Museums Lords Pl Orange 2800 Cost | Paid Contact | Rebecca Pinchin 02 6393 8444 rpinchin@orange.nsw.gov.au centralnswmuseums.com.au Open Day - Museums in Central NSW are celebrating their unique stories. Learn about what food was produced in the past and hear the tales of heartbreak and courage from the villages of the Orange region during the Great War 1914- 1918. You can taste the local produce and celebrate the rich history of apple growing with the Orange Apple Festival. All the while enjoying the specular autumnal landscape of the villages nestled around the Orange wine region.

Bookings Required - Yes

ANZAC Day 2015

Parkes Shire Council and Parkes RSL Sub Branch Date | 25 April 2015 5am-10pm Address | Various Parkes 2870 Cost | Free Contact | Arthur Parker, President - Parkes RSL Sub Branch (02) 68 623331 events@parkes.nsw.gov.au visitparkes.com.au Commemoration - ANZAC Day Services and Commemorations of the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landing will take place around Parkes Shire.

Bookings Required - No

The Big Fish Fossil Hut Peak Hill Caravan Park

Date | Open everyday. 8am - 9pm Cost | Adults $3.00 Child $3.00 under 5 free Contact | Leighton or Pauline 02 68691422 info@peakhillcaravanpark.com.au peakhillcaravanpark.com.au Exhibition / Display - ‘The Big Fish Fossil Hut’ houses the largest complete fish fossil in Australia now on display at the Peak Hill Caravan Park NSW. Michael Durrant’s collection includes specimens representing ancient wildlife groups that have lived across Eastern Australia and the rest of the world, over the past 700 million years.

One dinosaur case features a giant rib of a sauropod dinosaur, similar to those being discovered in Queensland.

Bookings Required -

Relax At The Buddens Guest House Of Rockley Buddens Guest House

Date | Open everyday. See website for more details.

Cost | Paid Contact | Diedre 02 63379279 or 02 6337 9381 stay@buddens.com.au buddens.com.au/ Open Day - A warm welcome awaits you to our unique setting of Buddens Guesthouse nestled in the valley overlooking Peppers Creek and Rockley Weir. This building was built in 1872 was formally the Rockley Bank, and was the changeover stop for the gold coach that carried gold from Burraga to Bathurst and has a unique Stable block and Coach house and was the stopover for the Cobb & Co coaches on the same route. Explore the historic village of Rockley with its English style village green bounded by the Rockley Weir gumtrees and willows all within walking distance of Buddens, a unique experience to treasure. After your discovery tour of Rockley relax and enjoy a coffee or glass of wine on one of the verandahs overlooking the Weir and Park.

Bookings Required - No

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Rockley Mill & Stables Museum

Rockley Mill & Stables Museum Committee Date | Open every Sunday, 11am - 3,30pm.

Address | Rockley Mill & Stables Museum 12 Budden Street Rockley 2795 Cost | Adults $4.00 Child $1.00 Family $10.00 Concession $4.00 National Trust Members $4.00 Contact | Rockley Mill & Stables Committee 02 63379279 or 02 6337 9381 stay@buddens.com.au visitbathurst.com.au/

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Open Day - Located in the former Steam Flour Mill in the Historic Village of Rockley, come and enjoy our displays of wonderful treasures from the past, including the story of the beginning of Women’s Cricket known as The Rockley Game, see our unique Steam Engine, one of only 5 in the world, enjoy the history of Toc H branch at the old flour Mill. Enjoy the Museum and the Charming Village of Rockley then picnic in the shady Stevens Park beside Peppers Creek. Special Requirements: Rockley is 900 meter high and can be colder than Bathurst..

Bookings Required - No

Walking Tour Of Historic Village Of Rockley Rockley Mill & Stables Museum Committee

Date | 16 May 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Rockley Mill & Stables Museum Budden Street Rockley 2795 Cost | Adults $10 Contact | Deidre Robertson 02 6337 9279 or 02 6337 9381 stay@buddens.com.au

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Tour (Walking) - Today the National Trust Classified village of Rockley captures the essence of rural life in the 19th century with many historic buildings still in use. This conducted tour commences with a short talk at the Rockley Mill & Stables Museum, followed by a stroll around Rockley which includes a viewing of two Edward Gell Churches, Finish with afternoon tea at the historic School of Arts Hall.

Bookings Required - Yes

Tullamore Irish Festival Tullamore Inc

Date | 03 - 05 April 2015 10am-11pm.

Address | Tullamore Show Ground Cornett Street Tullamore 2870 Cost | Adults $30 Child Under 18 Free Contact | Megan Mortimer coordinator@tullamore.org.au www.tullamore.org.au

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Celebration / Launch - Each year of the past decade the usually quiet has village of Tullamore undergoes a transformation over the Easter long weekend, when it comes to life with the music, laughter and passion of the Irish spirit. This 3 day Irish Festival features Irish music including the U2 Tribute Band- Elevation and Eric Bogyle will be performing. There is also traditional Irish food and beverages, Irish dancing, Irish Sports and all children’s entertainment including a giant slippery slide and rides. Kids under 18 get free entry and free entertainment including rides Bookings Required - No

140th Annual Wellington Show Wellington Show Society Incorporated

Date | 09 May 2015 8:30am-9pm Address | Wellington Showground / Racecourse Showground Road Wellington 2820 Cost |Adults $10 Concessions $5 Child $5 Kids under five - free Contact | Jan Wightley 409367764 wellingtonshowsociety@hotmail.com wellingtonshow.org.au

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Exhibition / Display - Horses, showjumping, cattle, sheep, dairy goats, shearing, Central West Yard Dog Championships, dog show, pet parade, tractors, beaut utes, sideshow alley, historical memorabilia, poultry, arts, crafts, photography, cooking, jams and preserves, flowers, pot plants, fruit,vegetables, market stalls, trade space exhibits, food and drinks, entertainment all day concluding with fireworks display at 7pm. Official Opening at 11.00am followed by Wellington Showgirl presentations. Tiny Tots, Junior Showperson and Teenage Showgirl competitions in the morning.

Bookings Required - No

Yeoval Show

Yeoval P A & H Society Inc Date | 05 May 2015 8:30am-7pm Address | Yeoval Showground Warne Street Yeoval 2868 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child $5.00 Family $25.00 Concession $5.00 Contact | Sharon Cantrell 0458 464 190 scantrell1@bigpond.com

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Festival - The Yeoval Show is held yearly. Watch the horse events and the cattle judging. Visit the poultry pavilion & the art and photography exhibit. There will be wood chopping, a great tug’o’war competition and a lawn mower race. Also lots of rides, showbags and games. A sit down meal is available - but don’t forget the fairy floss!

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SOUTH EAST NSW events The Great War:Tales From The Far South Coast Bega Valley Historical Society

Date | 21 March ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 10am - 4pm. Saturdays 10am -2pm Address | Bega Pioneers’ Museum 87 Bega Street Bega 2550 Cost | Paid Contact | Bega Valley Historical Society 02 6492 1453 museum25@tpg.com.au Exhibition / Display - This exhibition highlights the impact the events of World War One had on the Bega Valley region by telling stories and displaying objects and images. The exhibition will run for four years, opening on 21 March 2015 at the Bega Pioneers’ Museum. The exhibition will showcase a different theme each year. Funding from the Australian Governments’ ANZAC Centenary Local Grants Program and from Bega Valley Shire Council makes the exhibition possible.

Bookings Required - No

Bega Valley Poppies Bega Valley Shire Library

Date | 1 - 30 April 2015 9am-5pm Address | Bega Valley Shire Library Zingel Place Bega 2550 Cost | Free Contact | Linda Albertson 02 6499 2127 lalbertson@begavalley.nsw.gov.au begavalley.nsw.gov.au Commemoration - You can commemorate the ANZAC spirit this year by crafting a poppy for display by your local Bega Valley Shire library at Bermagui, Bega, Merimbula or Eden. If we have enough poppies displays may extend to nearby parks. Knit, crochet, felt or sew a red poppy. Poppies should be no more than 15 cm in diameter, can be any shade of red and you can make as many as you like. Feel free to attach a small dedication to the back of your poppy to personally commemorate a family member or friend who has died in the service of Australia or may have even been a digger in World War One. Bega Valley Shire libraries have free kits and patterns available to get you started. Based on the “5000 Poppies” project.

Bookings Required - No

Living With Heritage In Palerang Palerang Heritage Advisory Committee

Date | 18 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Majara St Bungendore 2621 Cost | Paid Contact | Richard Johnston 0448 381 380 richard.johnston@hotmail.com Workshop - Are you a property owner or just interested in conserving, renovating and extending heritage listed places? Want to know what to look for, how to get assistance, what approvals are required, where to get appropriate building materials and lots more? Come along to this workshop for inspections of heritage properties in Bungendore followed by a light lunch and a workshop at Palerang Council Chambers with presentations by heritage architects and a Q&A session. Special Requirements: Inspection of heritage listed places 10am-1pm; lunch 1-2pm; workshop 2-4pm Bookings Required - Yes

Captains Flat: The Other History. A One Day Forum Date | 11 April 2015 8:45am-4:30pm Address | Captains Flat Community Hall 55 Foxlow St Captains Flat 2623 Cost | Adults $25 Child $25 Concession $25 National Trust Members $25 Contact | Elizabeth Estbergs 02 6236 6229 cfseminar@yahoo.com.au cfhistoryforum.blogspot.com.au/ Workshop - Captains Flat exists because of the wealth of minerals. The mining history of Captains Flat is well researched, so at this forum we are concentrating on the less researched history. That is, what it was like to live in Captains Flat from the nineteenth century onwards. This includes the social, cultural, religious, economic and pastoral histories.

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Cooma Monaro Heritage Railway Cooma Monaro Railway

Date | Weekends 9am - 4pm or tours by arrangement at any time Address | Cooma Monaro Railway precinct Bradley St Cooma 2630 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Debbie Schubert 0407 405 467 glenlyn5193@bigpond.com cmrailway.org.au Exhibition / Display - Visit a truly remarkable example of a NSW heritage railway precinct. Take a guided or self directed walking tour of the Cooma Railway precinct including the platform, goods shed, staff barracks and a myriad of other sites reminiscent of railways of the past. Tour groups welcome. Morning, lunch and afternoon tea can be provided by arrangement.

Special Requirements: Tours by arrangement at any time.

Bookings Required - No

History And Landscape: An Artists Perspective. History And Heritage Network Meeting Queanbeyan City Library

Date | 09 April 2015 5:30pm-7pm Address | Queanbeyan City library 6 Rutledge St Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Free Contact | Brigid Whitbread 02 6285 6256 Brigid.Whitbread@qcc.nsw.gov.au library.qcc.nsw.gov.au/Heritage/Queanbeyan-heritage-festival Talk - Margaret Hadfield is an artist, teacher and history enthusiast. Margaret painted the magnificent 30mx 4m historical mural at the Queanbeyan Museum. After a visit to Gallipoli in 2004 she began to explore history through landscape and has more than 20 paintings in her Gallipoli series. Join us to hear Margaret talk about her art, travel experiences and creative philosophy. We will also celebrate the launch of the Queanbeyan Heritage Festival, followed by supper.

Bookings Required - Yes

Socks, Snacks And Camouflage Nets Queanbeyan City Library

Date | 09 April - 09 May. Library opening hours. See website for more details.

Address | Queanbeyan City library 6 Rutledge St Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Free Contact | Brigid Whitbread 02 6285 6256 Brigid.Whitbread@qcc.nsw.gov.au library.qcc.nsw.gov.au/Heritage/Queanbeyan-heritage-festival Exhibition / Display - Australian women and girls made and sent over one million pairs of socks, often with a message of support, to the front lines during the wars. Come and see a display of how community agencies provided support and comfort to the serving military and their families in times of conflict; from knitting, baking and fundraising to tracing missing relatives and even making military supplies.

Bookings Required - No

Out With The Old And In With The New (Books) Queanbeyan City Library

Date | 14 April 2015 3pm-5:30pm Address | Queanbeyan City library 6 Rutledge St Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Free Contact | Brigid Whitbread 02 6285 6256 Brigid.Whitbread@qcc.nsw.gov.au library.qcc.nsw.gov.au/Heritage/Queanbeyan-heritage-festival Workshop - Here is your chance to make your mark on the Queanbeyan City Library collection. One of our suppliers will display their current and forthcoming titles and you will be able to browse through them and suggest which ones we should buy. Can�t find enough books on taxidermy or soap carving? This might be your chance to change that. We will also be having a book sale of items that have been discarded from the collection.

Bookings Required - No

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Heritage Holiday Happening Queanbeyan City Library

Date | 16 April 2015 10am-11:30am Address | Queanbeyan City library 6 Rutledge St Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Child $5.00 Contact | Emma Ciechan 02 6285 6256 Emma.Ciechan@qcc.nsw.gov.au library.qcc.nsw.gov.au/Heritage/Queanbeyan-heritage-festival Children’s Event - This Heritage Festival event will allow school age children to mark the ANZAC centenary year with some themed activities. Join us to make some biscuits (guess what kind?). Make a vintage-style Mothers’ Day card and other surprise activities. There will be lots to make and do and take home.

Bookings Required - Yes

Mysterious Queanbeyan By Moonlight Tour Queanbeyan City

Date | 17 April 2015 6:30pm-9pm, 02 May 2015 6:30pm-9pm Address | Queanbeyan Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Adults $38 Child $25 Family $100 Concession $35 National Trust Members $30 Contact | Nichole Overall 413671123 qbn@qbncityofchampions.com.au Tour (Walking) - Every city has its secrets ... join us to explore the history and the mystery of one of the oldest regional townships in Australia, Queanbeyan, NSW, all by the light of the moon.

Bookings Required - Yes

Queanbeyan City Council Heritage Awards Queanbeyan City Library

Date | 18 April 2015 12pm-12:30pm Address | Farrer Place Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Free Contact | Brigid Whitbread 02 6285 6256 Brigid.Whitbread@qcc.nsw.gov.au Celebration / Launch - These awards acknowledge the hard work and dedicated building, renovation and restoration efforts to maintain a link to Queanbeyan’s rich history. They may include residential, commercial or landscape work that has been carried out to enhance and promote existing and future good design for Queanbeyan. The winners of the 2015 Queanbeyan City Council Heritage Awards will be announced, so come and celebrate the achievements of Queanbeyan heritage builders, renovators and landscapers.

Bookings Required - No

The Riderless Horse - An Australian Impression Of World War 1 In Song Queanbeyan Museum

Date | 18 April 2015 1pm-2:15pm Address | Queanbeyan Museum Farrer Place Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Free Contact | Kerrie Ruth 02 6297 2730 qbnmuseum@yahoo.com.au queanbeyanmuseum.org.au Performance - Well known folk duo Chloe´ and Jason Roweth will perform The Riderless Horse, an impression of WW1 in Australian song. This material has the ring of truth for nobody knows better than those who were there.

From the rousing songs of nationalistic fervour, to the soldiers” brave faced morale boosters composed on the spot in the trenches and sung by many voices, to the ballads of those left behind to watch and wait - It’s the songs written by people of the time, those directly affected by being at war, that really tell the story and provide a rare insight into Australia at the time of the war to end all wars. Although these songs were never meant to tell the story of one soldier’s experience, this presentation has been arranged chronologically and gives a strong impression of continuity. The show also contains a potted folk history of Australia’s involvement in WW1.

Bookings Required - No

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STOP THE PRESSES! Open Day At The Queanbeyan Printing Museum Queanbeyan Printing Museum

Date | 18 April - 31 May. Weekends, 2pm - 4pm.

Address | Farrer Place Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Free Contact | Doug Quane 02 6297 8347 dougjanquane@bigpond.com queanbeyanprintingmuseum.com/index.html Open Day - “STOP THE PRESSES!” Find out what that really means at the Queanbeyan Printing Museum Open Day. The Queanbeyan Printing Museum is home to some of the earliest working presses in Australia. See these magnificent machines and talk to the talented and knowledgeable operators about the fascinating history of printing and its importance in the community. Take home a beautiful example of machine printing and see the charm and elegance of these wonders of technology.

Bookings Required - No

FLAK: True Stories From The Men Who Flew In WWII The Q Queanbeyan

Date | 28 April - 02 May. Various times. See website for more details.

Address | The Q: Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre Rear of 253 Crawford Street Queanbeyan 2620 Cost | Adults $44 Concession $39 Matinees $36 Contact | The Q Box Office 02 6285 6290 boxoffice.adminassistant@qcc.nsw.gov.au theq.net.au Performance - Pilots and crew of World War II aircraft had extraordinary experiences. Michael Veitch gives these stories a voice in his solo play Flak. Veitch interviewed 50+ former aircrew and wrote this vivid account based on their recollections and his own journey and passion for the aircraft of the Second World War. These are compelling tales of death, fear, comradeship; even humour and give an entertaining and compelling insight into these brave men’s experience of war.

Bookings Required - Yes

Scenes From The Verandah Of O’Neill’S Cottage, Queanbeyan WWI Queanbeyan Art Society

Date | 12 April 2015 2pm-3:30pm Address | Queanbeyan Art Society 6 Trinculo Pl Queanbeyan East 2620 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Rosanna Burston 0418 863 428 rosanna.burston@gmail.com qarts.com.au Exhibition / Display - Come down to the river bank to the historic O”Neill Cottage. Walk in the footsteps of the families who lived there, hear their stories and see what they saw happening in Queanbeyan in WW1. Hear stories and see pictures of the Snowy River March; the families of Queanbeyan with news from their boys; stories and images of the Queanbeyan WW1 memorial and the men whose names are on it.

Bookings Required - No

Hume’S Heyday Family Festival

Cooma Cottage, National Trust of Australia (NSW) Date | 18 April 2015 10am-4pm Address | Cooma Cottage 576 Yass Valley Way Yass 2582 Cost | Adults $10 Child free Contact | Rick Williams 02 6226 6817 coomacottage@nationaltrust.com.au nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Festival - Step back into the 1850’s of Hamilton Hume’s world. See blade shearing, blacksmithing, horse shoeing and pole-lathe wood-turning. Get your silhouette portrait done as a lifetime souvenir. Sample real damper and bush tea. Listen to poetry recitals, ride the Cobb & Co coach, watch a Clydesdale plough the field, play colonial kids games all day, and more. Lunch and teas available.

Bookings Required - No

Lambing Flat Chinese Festival Young Shire Council

Date | 21 March 2015 12pm - 8pm Address | Anderson Park Lovell St Young 2594 Cost | Free Contact | Young Visitor Information Centre (02) 6382 3394 info@visityoung.com visityoung.com.au Festival - The Lambing Flat Chinese Festival, when the town marks its turbulent gold rush history, the Lambing Flat Riot of 1861 and the important contribution of the Chinese in the development of Australia. Festival highlights include Chinese Lion Dancing, Martial Arts, Chinese & international food, Tai Chi demonstrations, Hilltops Wine Expo, Craft and Asian themed Market stalls and Historical re-enactments.

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ACT events 5th Ainslie Open Houses And Gardens National Trust (ACT)

Date | 19 April 2015 1:30pm-4:30pm Address | Ainslie Baker Garden Ainslie 2602 Cost | Adults $35 Concession $25 Contact | Mary Johnston 0427 381 380 maryjohnston@bigpond.com nationaltrust.org.au Tour (Walking) - Tour Corroboree Park crescents and inspect 3 different 1926-27 houses, designed by Federal Capital Commission and private architects. Hear stories of the residents who created a community while building the national capital. Afternoon tea is included. Limit 30 adults.

Bookings Required - Yes

Ngunawal Traditional Engagements And World War Molonglo Catchment Group

Date | 11 April 2015 10am-12pm Address | Remembrance Nature Park Remembrance Nature Park Campbell 2612 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Karen Williams 02 6299 2409 karen@molonglocatchment.org.au Talk - Set in the rich symbolic landscape that includes the National War Memorial and ANZAC Avenue at the base of Mt Ainslie, Ngunawal men Wally and Tyronne Bell talk of historical tribal conflict and their family’s involvement in two world wars. Their story introduces a broader discussion, with Dr Fiona Dyer, Dr Ken McQueen and Dr Karen Williams, about social relationships with country, territory, fighting and, ultimately, dying overseas.

Bookings Required - No

A Walk To The Yankee Hat Aboriginal Art Site National Trust (ACT)

Date | 18 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | Namadgi Visitors Centre Namadgi National Park Naas Road, Tharwa 2620 Cost | Adults $35 Concession $25 (U3A Members) National Trust Members $25 Contact | Peter Dowling 0417 233 194 heritage@nationaltrust.org.au nationaltrust.org.au/act Tour (Walking) - Carbon dating of the campsite deposits in the Yankee Hat rock shelter show that Aboriginal people began using the shelter more than 800 years ago. Evidence from nearby archaeological sites suggests that people were camping in the area, and presumably painting, as long as 3,700 years ago.

Special Requirements: Bring a small lunch, water, walking shoes and a hat.

Bookings Required - Yes

The War Years In Oaks Estate.

National Trust (ACT)

Date | 19 April 2015 9:30am-11:30am Address | The Robertsons’ House 9 Hazel St Oaks Estate 2620 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | National Trust (ACT) 02 6230 0533 info@nationaltrustact.org.au Tour - Walk with Dr Karen Williams and hear of the war years in Oaks Estate. Set against The Oaks (1836), the Queanbeyan Railway Station (1887) and the Robertsons‚ House (1912/13).

Special Requirements: $5.00 for morning tea - available in the garden of 4 Hazel Street - a setting complete with 1887 duplex house and 100 year old apple tree. Wear closed in walking shoes and sun protection. Easy walking with some difficult sections.

Bookings Required - Yes

Lenore Coltheart, Author Of “Albert Hall, The Heart Of Canberra” National Trust (ACT)

Date | 15 April 2015 5:30pm-7pm Address | National Archives Queen Victoria Terrace Parkes 2600 Cost | $10 Contact | Mary Johnston 0427 381 380 maryjohnston@bigpond.com Talk - Albert Hall: the heart of Canberra is the first book to reveal the story of Canberra through the city’s unofficial town hall. This generously illustrated and delightfully intimate “tales of the city” is not to be missed. The author, Lenore Coltheart, will talk about the book and the research she undertook, particularly in the National Archives, our venue for this talk.

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A Taste Of Convict Life Lunch The Kitchen Cabinet

Date | 19 April 2015 12pm-2pm Address | Meet at Old Parliament House (ACT) 18 King George Terrace Parkes 2600 Cost | Adults $80 Contact | Janet Jeffs 02 6273 4366 info@gingercatering.com.au gingercatering.com.au Performance - A landmark 180 year old convict built barn hosts a very special Sunday lunch when chef Janet Jeffs teams up with Dr Nancy Cushing Social Historian for University of Newcastle to find the foods that fuelled the local convict labour force at Ballalaba near Braidwood. The result is a unique colonial gastronomic experience that also features talks and tours. While convict fare differed greatly on different farms, lunch is based on the government ration and available local produce, includes return bus trip from Canberra.

Special Requirements: Any dietary needs should be specified on booking so that a special menu can be served. The convict ration lunch will not be suitable for vegetarians nor meet some other particular dietary requirements.

Bookings Required - Yes. Includes the bus trip and lunch.

Torchlight Tours of St John’s Historic Churchyard Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc

Date | 13 - 15 April 2015 7pm-9:30pm, Address | St John’s Church 45 Constitution Ave Reid 2612 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child $5.00 Contact | June 0429 411 942 booking@hagsoc.org.au www.hagsoc.org.au Tour (Walking) - Stories told of the Limestone Plains Pioneers: Courage through Conflicts, Comfort and Compassion, as you walk by torchlight among remarkable headstones located in Canberra’s Historic St John’s Churchyard, Reid. Enjoy a cuppa afterwards in St John’s School House Museum - gold coin donation. Tour groups limited to 20 participants. Low level of fitness required - some uneven surfaces. Bring with you - torch - warm jacket - hat (Autumn evenings in Canberra can be chilly) Special Requirements: Low level of fitness required - some uneven surfaces Bookings Required - Yes

Mugga-Mugga National Trust Open Day National Trust (ACT)

Date | 12 April 2015 10am-3pm Address | Mugga-Mugga 129 Narrabundah Lane Symonston 2609 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Mary Johnston 0427 381 380 maryjohnston@bigpond.com nationaltrust.org.au/act Open Day - Discover Mugga-Mugga, a shepherd’s cottage once part of Duntroon Estate, at the Heritage Festival Open Day. Come along and see this reminder of Canberra’s rural past and gain an insight into the housing and way of life of nineteenth and early twentieth century rural workers. Tour the cottage and learn about its history and that of its occupants. Take part in various fun activities, enjoy live entertainment and refreshments.

Bookings Required - No

Canberra Brickworks Walking Tour: Centenary Of Staffordshire Kiln National Trust (ACT)

Date | 11 April 2015 2pm-4pm Address | Canberra Brickworks Denman St Yarralumla 2600 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Mary Johnston 0427 381 380 maryjohnston@bigpond.com nationaltrust.org.au/act Tour (Walking) - The Canberra Brickworks is of considerable technical value from the presence in the one location of a number of different kiln types. The Staffordshire kiln, completed in 1915, is especially significant as the only surviving example of this kiln type in Australia. The tour of the Brickworks will include talks by heritage experts and some of the former workers at the Brickworks and an inspection of the current tenant’s timber recycling work.

Bookings Required - Yes National Trust Heritage Festival 2015 | ACT Events

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ILLAWARRA events Sewing Shirts For Soldiers : Illawarra 1914 - 1918 Illawarra Museum

Date | 02 April - 31 May, Thursdays 12pm - 3pm, Weekends 1pm - 4pm Address | Illawarra Museum 11 Market St Wollongong 2500 Cost | Adults $5.00 Child $1.00 Concession $2.50 National Trust Members $2.50 Contact | John Shipp 0411 158 105 info@illawarramuseum.com illawarramuseum.com Exhibition / Display - Hundreds of men and women from the Illawarra served on the battlefields of WW1.

What was it like? How did the war affect those at home? The display utilises objects from the Illawarra Museum collection and other sources to show how members of the rural and coalmining communities of the Illawarra were affected by the war. The title of the display comes from a 1915 song that became a popular tongue twister.

Bookings Required - No

Vintage Bazaar

National Trust Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch Date | 11 April 2015 9:30am-3:30pm Address | The Old Court House, Wollongong 2500 Cost | Free Contact | Harry Anneveld 02 4227 4614 nt_oldcourthouse@bigpond.com Open Day - Join the National Trust Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch for the annual Vintage Bazaar. Come along to the Old Court House on beautiful Wollongong Harbour for a touch of yesteryear. Browse vintage clothes stalls, books, cakes and goodies and much more. Enjoy a hot dog or one of our famous Devonshire Teas!

Bookings Required - No

(W)Here Lies Beauty (?)

National Trust Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch Date | 02 May 2015 2pm-5pm Address | Civic Plaza at ‘the social@ipac’ outside the IPAC Burelli St Wollongong 2500 Cost | Adults $20 members, $25 non-members Contact | Harry Anneveld 02 4227 4614 nt_oldcourthouse@bigpond.com Tour (Walking) - Join The Governess on a weird and wonderful walking tour of Wollongong taking on the aesthetic challenge of finding beauty in the city’s urban landscape. Historic sites of lost beauty and present places of unnecessary ugliness will be visited along with locations of hope and despair. Start at Civic Plaza in Burelli Street and Finish at the Old Courthouse on Wollongong Harbour.

Special Requirements: Dress in sensible shoes and comfortable loose clothing for striding purposefully and righteously pontificating.

Bookings Required - Yes

‘Wartime Wollongong’

National Trust Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch Date | 06 May 2015 6pm-9pm Address | Illawarra Museum 11 Market St Wollongong 2500 Cost | Paid TBA Contact | Harry Anneveld 02 4227 4614 nt_oldcourthouse@bigpond.com Exhibition / Display - Join the Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and The Illawarra Historical Society for “Wartime Wollongong“ - An exhibition, talk and supper. Bring your stories of Wartime in Wollongong.

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SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS & TABLELANDS events Berrima: The First Ten Years, 1831-41 Harper’s Mansion

Date | 18 April - 24 May, Weekends 10.30am - 4pm Address | Berrima: The First Ten Years 9 Wilkinson St, Berrima 2577 Cost | Adults $7 Child $5 Family $14 Concession $6 National Trust Members free Contact | Chris Thompson 02 4877 1375 info@harpersmansion.com.au harpersmansion.com.au Exhibition / Display - A new exhibition at Harper’s Mansion, Berrima’s National Trust property, traces the growth of the township from the time it was surveyed by Robert Hoddle until 1841. The exhibition will introduce the early townsfolk and the things that most concerned them: making money, the inadequacy of the roads, squabbles with the neighbours and the high crime rate. Nothing Changes Bookings Required - No

Egypt, Gallipoli And The Western Front Berry and District Historical Society

Date | 04 April - 31 May, Various times. See website for more details Address | Berry Museum 135 Queen Street, Berry 2535 Cost | Tickets by donation on the day Contact | Nancy Bevan 02 4464 1586 nbevan1@bigpond.com Exhibition / Display - This Exhibition will continue until November 2015. The displays will change every 3 months, telling the story of various aspects of WW1. In the months February to July the focus will be on Egypt, Gallipoli and the Western Front. We will also have the stories of our local men who enlisted, the nurses who volunteered, organisations such as the Red Cross and the effect on the people at home.

Bookings Required - No

Our Surprising Jewish History & Heritage Goulburn Brewery

Date | 03 - 26 April. Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Various times. See website for more details Address | Old Goulburn Brewery 23/31 Bungonia Rd Goulburn 2580 Cost | Adults $20.00 Child free Concession $15 National Trust Members $15 Contact | Michael O’Halloran 0413 976 177 brewery@tpg.com.au Celebration / Launch - Discover our surprising Jewish history and heritage at the Old Goulburn Brewery: from Venice to Byron to 1st Fleet to Goulburn; in music and commerce, exploration and intrigue. Celebrate Australia’s heritage of industry and enterprise at Australia’s oldest set of remarkable industrial buildings.

Special Requirements: Each Friday, Saturday & Sunday at 10.15 a.m. and Fridays & Saturdays at 2.30 p.m. during April Bookings Required - Yes

Dressing The Teapot 2

Goulburn District Arts and Crafts Inc. Date | 03 May 2015 10am-4pm Address | Gallery on Track, Goulburn, NSW, Australia Blackshaw Rd Goulburn 2580 Cost | Free Contact | Gallery on Track 02 4822 7889 galleryontrack@gmail.com galleryontrack.org Exhibition / Display - A special section has been added to 2015’s exhibition “Dressing the Teapot 2”. Along with the regular entries for this exhibition, entrants can create a “vintage” tea cosy, either following a vintage tea cosy pattern, or an original creation which conjures up the look of vintage tea cosies. This exhibition is open to everyone. Entry forms for this exhibition can be downloaded from the Gallery on Track website, or picked up at the Gallery.

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Remembering - Making Do In Wartime Goulburn District Arts and Crafts (Gallery on Track)

Date | 05 -26 April, 10am- 4pm. Wednesday - Sunday.

Address | Gallery on Track Blackshaw Rd Goulburn 2580 Cost | Free Contact | Gallery on Track 02 4822 7889 galleryontrack@gmail.com galleryontrack.org Exhibition / Display - An exhibition of artworks created by members of Goulburn District Arts and Crafts Inc. The artworks are inspired by the wartime ethic of “making do” - where people often made their own furniture, home wares, tools and garments out of whatever items they had to hand. Exhibition items may incorporate recycled, vintage and found objects. Additionally, some “making do” items from wartime will hopefully be included in the display.

Bookings Required - No

Mulwaree High School Remembrance Museum Friends of Mulwaree Museum

Date | 11 April - 24 May. Weekends only 2pm - 4pm.ANZAC Day 10 am - 4pm Address | Mulwaree High Remembrance Museum 40 McDermott Drive Goulburn 2580 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Leone Morgan 02 4821 2587 or 0438 212 587 le.mamo@bigpond.com The museum includes a growing collection of primarily Goulburn & District military memorabilia totalling about seven thousand items. The collection contains militaria from the Vietnam War right back to the New Zealand Maori War, fought in the mid-nineteenth century. The museum also focuses on collecting information and exhibits on men and women from the district that served in wars.

Bookings Required - No

Conflict & Compassion Reflected In 160 Years Of Family History Garroorigang Historic Home - Goulburn NSW

Date | 11 April - 16 May. 10am-4pm Address | 209 Braidwood Road Goulburn 2580 Cost | Adults $10.00 Child 15+ $5.00 Family $25.00 Pensioners $8.00 National Trust Members $8.00 Contact | Stuart Hamilton Hume 02 4822 1912 garroorigang@hotmail.com garroorigang.com.au Exhibition / Display - A fascinating and evocative collection of family memorabilia reflecting the pain and sacrifice brought by major events to an Australian family over the past 160 years. From compassion shown to convicts

by Explorer Hamilton Hume through to personal sacrifice on the Western Front in WW1, the courage of the Rats of Tobruk and compassion for those serving in Vietnam, family mementos provide a personal insight into an Australian family’s life over time.

Bookings Required - No

1915 And Goulburn - The Impact Of A War On A NSW Country Town.

Friends of Mulwaree Museum

Date | 11 April - 24 May, Weekends 2pm - 4pm ANZAC day 10am - 4pm Address | Mulwaree High School Remembrance Museum 40 McDermott Drive (Car park entrance to school) Goulburn 2580 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Leone Morgan 02 48212587 or 0438 212 587 le.mamo@bigpond.com Exhibition / Display - This small Museum is packed with militaria which has been donated over the years by the local community. This Exhibition focuses on WW1 - those who volunteered; their fields of conflict and the impact on those left behind.

Bookings Required - No

A SALUTE: Aussie Soldier Form 1915 Meets Young Turk In 2015

Goulburn.Art Regional Gallery

Date | 13 March - 02 May. Monday - Friday. 10am - 5pm, Saturday 1pm- 4pm Address | goulburn.art Regional Gallery Civic Centre, CNR Bourke & Church St Goulburn 2580 Cost | Free Contact | Goulburn Art Regional Gallery 02 4823 4494 artgallery@goulburn.nsw.gov.au grag.com.au Exhibition / Display - Honouring the efforts of WW1 in the Goulburn region. View loved ones names up on our honour roll, alongside memorabilia and objects loaned by regional families. Gallipoli drawings from well known Australian artists such as Idris Murphy, Guy Maestri, Luke Scirberras, Elisabeth Cummings, Leo Robba, Amanda Penrose Hart. Lighting Artist, Emrah Baki Ulas and his team will light the Rocky Hill War Memorial the week before and after ANZAC Day. As well as a display by regional school students have responding to letters written by soldiers to their loved ones at home on postcards. Supported by the NSW Government through ARTSNSW Bookings Required - No 97

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Goulburn Historic Waterworks Open Day Goulburn Historic Waterworks

Date | 15March 2015 10am-3pm Address | Goulburn Historic Waterworks Marsden Weir, off Fitzroy Street Goulburn 2580 Cost | Gold Coin Donation Contact | Julianne Salway 02 4823 4448 museums@goulburn. goulburnwaterworks.com.au Open Day - Experience the age of steam: Step back in time to the late 1800s when Goulburn was one of the first regional centres to supply piped drinking water to its residents. The Goulburn Historic Waterworks has remained intact with a pump house and original 1883 working steam beam engine. This rare facility, set on the picturesque banks of the Wollondilly River, is the only complete, operational, steam powered municipal water supply left in its original location, in the Southern Hemisphere. The buildings and engines are of national significance and are registered with the National Trust of Australia.

Bookings Required - No

Riversdale Homestead Photo Competition And Exhibition Riversdale (National Trust of Australia (NSW))

Date | 17 April - 18 May. Mondays, Tuesday,s Thursdays 10am - 2pm Sundays 10am - 3pm Address | Riversdale (National Trust of Australia (NSW)) Goulburn 2580 Cost | Adults $6 National Trust Members Free - $5 entry fee for photo competition.

Contact | Dawn Giles 0409 953 859 riversdale@nationaltrust.com.au www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/Riversdale Exhibition / Display - Photographers big and small are invited to enter Riversdale’s first ever photographic competition and exhibition. The theme of this competition and exhibition is “Riversdale”. Eligible entries will depict any aspect of the property “Riversdale” at Goulburn, owned and operated by the National Trust of Australia (NSW).

Riversdale is a picturesque Georgian Homestead near the banks of the Wollondilly River in Goulburn, with expansive award winning heritage gardens. Exhibition opening is Friday 17 April, 2015.

Bookings Required - No

Goulburn’S 135th Annual Show Goulburn AP&H Society

Date | 21March 2015 9am-6pm, 22March 2015 9am-5pm Address | Goulburn Recreation Area Braidwood Rd Goulburn 2580 Cost | Adults $15 Child $5 (16 yrs & under) Pre-School aged Children FREE Family $30 (2 adults and 2 children 16 yrs & under) Concession $5 (ID required) Contact | Jacki Waugh 0428 298 157 info@goulburnshow.com.au goulburnshow.com.au Festival - Goulburn AP&H Society from its beginnings back out at Thorn’s Paddock in 1846, its first formal meeting in 1880 to now has been progressive and combined with its aim of getting “Back to Basics” by providing low cost family fun and “something for everyone”will surely survive another 100 years. This year’s show we will be celebrating the “Centenary of ANZAC” come and enjoy the many different activities.

Bookings Required - No

Heritage House Tours: Throsby Park, Beulah, Glenfield Sydney Living Museums

Date | 12 April 2015 11am-4pm, 19 April 2015 11am-4pm Address | Throsby Park, Beulah, Glenfield Throsby Park Historic Site Moss Vale 2577 Cost | Free Contact | Sydney Living Museums Box Office 02 8239 2211 bookings@sydneylivingmuseums.com.au sydneylivingmuseums.com.au Tour - Join owners and experts to tour three heritage properties rarely opened to the public. Sun 11 April - Throsby Park at Moss Vale: Explore this rural estate in the Southern Highlands, featuring a colonial homestead, old country garden, and a number of mid-19th-century farm buildings. Sun 18 April, Beulah at Gilead: Uncover the history of the earliest days of rural settlement through the remnants of this pioneering farming estate. Sun 18 April, Glenfield at Casula: Discover this handsome 1817 Anglo-Indian bungalow recently restored and refurbished by Sydney Living Museums. Bookings essential.

Bookings Required - Yes National Trust Heritage Festival 2015 | Southern Highlands & Tablelands Events

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NORFOLK ISLAND events

KAVHA Research & Information Centre

Australian Convict Site - Kingston & Arthur’s Vale Historic Area Date | 13 April -31 May, Open Weekdays 10am - 4pm. Closed Weekends & Public Holidays Address | KAVHA Research & Information Centre No. 9 Quality Row Kingston, Norfolk Island 2899 Cost | Adults $10 Child Free Concession $8 Per Assisted Research Enquiry Contact | KAVHA Research & Information Centre +6723 23009 kavharesearch@admin.gov.nf Exhibition / Display - The KAVHA Research & Information Centre has extensive resources available for the research and investigation of ancestry links to Norfolk Island. The centre houses a rare book collection, a comprehensive microfilm catalogue, computer records and printed resources relating to the two Convict settlements (1788-1814 & 1825-1855) and the Pitcairn settlement (1856-current).

Bookings Required - No

A Walk Along Quality Row

Australian Convict Site - Kingston & Arthur’s Vale Historic Area Date | 14 April, 16 April, 21 April and 23 April 2015 2pm-3:30pm Address | KAVHA Research & Information Centre No. 9 Quality Row Kingston, Norfolk Island 2899 Cost | Adults $10 Child Free Concession $8 Contact | KAVHA Research & Information Centre +6723 23009 kavharesearch@admin.gov.nf Tour (Walking) - In stark contrast to the gloomy ruins of the convict prisons and barracks along the foreshore at Kingston, the aptly named ‘Quality Row’ is an outstanding example of elegant Georgian houses, military barracks and stores built during the notorious penal settlement period 1825 -1855. The tour guides your imagination to appreciate the lives of the military and civil officers and their families, and the stories of the Pitcairners who settled in these buildings after 1856. Special Requirements: Sensible walking shoes Bookings Required - Yes

Government House Open Day

Australian Convict Site - Kingston & Arthur’s Vale Historic Area Date | 22 April 1pm-3:30pm, 13 May 1pm-3:30pm Address | Government House Quality Row Kingston, Norfolk Island 2899 Cost | Adults $15 Child Free Contact | kavharesearch@admin.gov.nf Open Day - Visit the exquisite Government House, Norfolk Island, rebuilt in 1825 on footings from 1802. The current residence of the Administrator of the Island, Government House opens once a month for visitors to walk through the staterooms filled with period furniture and antiques, as well as the picturesque gardens. The home is the longest continuously lived in Government House in Australia. Proceeds of the Open House go to local Island charities.

Bookings Required - No

Without Hesitation: Norfolk Islanders And WWI Norfolk Island Museum

Date | Now until 30 June 2015. 9am - 3 pm. Closed Sundays Address | The R.E.O. Pier Street Norfolk Island 2899 Cost | Free Contact | Lisa Richards +6723 23788 lrichards@museums.gov.nf museums.gov.nf Exhibition / Display - From a total population of approximately 700, 82 men from Norfolk Island enlisted for service in WWI making this island’s contribution one of the highest per capita in the Empire. They went without hesitation and the full support of loved ones, left behind to keep families together and the island running. This exhibition profiles one enlisted person from each of the eight original Pitcairn families, highlighting the conflict they endured and unquestioned support of this islands people to Britain’s call to war.

Bookings Required - No 99

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