BLUE MOUNTAINS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MCLAUGHLIN ADDRESS The Annual McLaughlin Address of the Blue Mountains Historical Society will be held on Saturday 2 March at 10.30 am in the Wentworth Falls School of Arts on the Great Western Highway at Wentworth Falls. Our Speaker, Professor Tanya Evans, is Director of the Centre for Applied History […]

The Annual General Meeting of the Blue Mountains Historical Society will be held on Saturday 6 April at 10.00 am. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGED TIME. The meeting and talk will be held at the Society’s rooms at 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls. Ms Kelsey McMorrow will present a talk entitled “John Tebbutt and his Instrument […]

On Sunday 28 April, from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm (last entry at 2.45 pm), the Blue Mountains Historical Society’s Tarella Cottage Museum at 99 Blaxland Rd, Wentworth Falls, will be open to the public. Planning what to do with visitors to the Mountains over this weekend? Would they like to explore the former home […]

On Saturday 3 August, the Blue Mountains Historical Society will hold its next public meeting and talk, commencing at 10.30 am, at the History Research Rooms at 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls. Our speaker on this occasion will be Andy Macqueen. Andy is a well known member of the Blue Mountains community and a very […]

On Sunday, 25 August 2024, from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm (last entry at 2.45 pm), the Blue Mountains Historical Society’s Tarella Historic Cottage Museum at 99 Blaxland Rd, Wentworth Falls, will be open for inspection by the public. We will have the fire burning in the old kitchen so that you can experience life […]

On Saturday 7 September 2024 commencing at 10.30am, the Blue Mountains Historical Society will conduct its monthly meeting and public talk at their Hobby's Reach Research Rooms at 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls. The speaker on this occasion will be Dr Meg Foster, the Chancellor's Research Fellow in the Social and Political Sciences Faculty at […]

On Sunday, 29 September 2024, from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm (last entry at 2.45 pm), the Blue Mountains Historical Society’s Tarella Historic Cottage Museum at 99 Blaxland Rd, Wentworth Falls, will be open for inspection by the public. We will have the fire burning in the old kitchen so that you can experience life […]

On Saturday 5 October 2024, commencing at 10.30am, the Blue Mountains Historical Society will conduct its monthly meeting and public talk at their Hobby’s Reach Research Rooms at 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls. Heather Knight, a long term member of Blue Mountains Historical Society, will speak to her recently released book, “Poets, Painters and Pioneers […]

On Sunday, 27 October 2024, from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm (last entry at 2.45 pm), the Blue Mountains Historical Society’s Tarella Historic Cottage Museum at 99 Blaxland Rd, Wentworth Falls, will be open for inspection by the public. Explore our late 19th century holiday cottage and its contents at your leisure and discover how […]

On Saturday 2nd November 2024, commencing at 10.30am, the Blue Mountains Historical Society will conduct its monthly meeting and public talk at their Hobby’s Reach Research Rooms at 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls. Scott Honeysett will speak about his new book, “Shattered Branches”, the story of 12 members of the Honeysett family who enlisted in […]