Anzac Day
ANZAC DAY CEREMONY, MONDAY 25TH APRIL DAWN SERVICE: Supporters are asked to gather at the Cenotaph at 5.15am for a 5.30am start. Following the service, supporters are invited to partake in a light “Gunfire Breakfast” at the Bowling Club. 11AM MARCH AND CEREMONY March form up venue: Front of the Wisemans Ferry Police Station. Supporters […]
The Ferry at Wisemans Ferry and Webbs Creek
FERRY AT WISEMANS FERRY (Old Northern Road) This ferry is one of two cable ferry crossings in the community of Wisemans Ferry, the other being Webbs Creek Ferry, which crosses the Hawkesbury River to a point upstream of the confluence with the Macdonald River. The Wisemans ferry crosses the Hawkesbury River just east of the […]
Maroota Football Club “Soccer”
Too often we have to travel at least an hour for our children to participate Football in a “Team Sport” so this opportunity would be fantastic if it came to fruition. Maroota football club Read this little article in the Living Heritage March edition… Expressions of interest… There is a new soccer federation, Sydney Hills Football, […]
WISEMANS FERRY MENS SHED
We are well and truly into the new year and after a well-earned break our members are back ready to tackle another exciting year. Mens shed Hopefully we will be in our very own shed before the end of the year. Our members are already busy sawing, sanding and turning timbers into items ready for […]
Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society Inc.
Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society The Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society Inc was formed back in 1983 and are located on Wisemans Ferry Road, Gunderman, between Wisemans Ferry and Spencer. The premises include a State heritage listed, historic, stone chapel completed in 1855 where meetings and functions of the Society take place. Historical […]
Tobruk Sheep Station
Located in the magnificent Hawkesbury Valley, just one hour from the heart of the CBD, Tobruk Sheep station Sydney offers you a day like no other. An unforgetable experience … Our expansive acreage overlooking the Hawkesbury River Valley and Blue Mountains allows us to create a variety of experiences you to enjoy. Our experiences: A […]
St. Albans Writers Festival
St. Albans Writers’ Festival AUSTRALIA’S INTIMATE Writers Festival 2016 EVENT starts 16th September ….St Albans Writers Festival is a Australian literary festival celebrating writers, books and writing of all styles, genres and forms, based in the small and picturesque village of St Albans. The landscape of the Hawkesbury with its diverse population of farmers, […]
The “Diggers” from the valley…
Many of you would be aware that Wayne Moore has been the driving force behind the Wisemans Ferry Anzac happenings in our Valley… from a website, facebook page, news, updates and most importantly the new Memorial for the commemorative 100 years celebrated last Anzac Day, 2015. It’s nearly Anzac Day and I thought it would […]
Historical Talk – The Myall Creek Massacre Trial
DHARUG AND LOWER HAWKESBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY – UPCOMING EVENT An historical talk Next month the DLHHS will be hosting the author, Mark Tedeschi AM QC, who will talk on his research into the trial of the men brought to justice for the 1838 massacre of 28 Aboriginal men, women and children at Myall Creek. Apart […]
Terraborra North Fire – Nth Colo Heights
You may remember the Terraborra North fire of late last year, which burnt more than 5,000 hectares north of Colo Heights. Recently an article was published in the Bush Fire Bulletin (the official journal of the NSW RFS) illustrating unique aspects of this fire fight. You can read the magazine in it’s entirety here: https://issuu.com/nswrfs/docs/bfb_march_2016_low_res_single