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Oct 12
5 min

retford park, bowral nsw: Benevolence before the grave

By the time the National Trust had received its single richest gift, Retford Park at Bowral, its benefactor had arranged its future upkeep.

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Behind Closed Doors – Woodford Academy Blue Mountains, NSW

Deep Hill Media

Sep 2
4 min

Behind Closed Doors – Woodford Academy Blue Mountains, NSW

By Ellen Hill Photographs by David Hill Shut to visitors and volunteers for four months, a new resident has been stirring up dust behi...

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Blue Mountains, NSW: Springwood High School 50th anniversary reunion

Deep Hill Media

Nov 23, 2017
3 min

Blue Mountains, NSW: Springwood High School 50th anniversary reunion

The first intake of Springwood High School students in 1967 By Ellen Hill for Springwood High School P&C Reminisce over the detention boo...

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Lithgow, NSW: 21st century steps Back to Hartley

Deep Hill Media

Sep 21, 2016
3 min

Lithgow, NSW: 21st century steps Back to Hartley

Lenore Davi of Katoomba Amusement Company and Vicki Hartley of Lithgow Living History By Ellen Hill for Hartley Historic Site ...

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Blue Mountains: Photographic exhibition lays bare historic soul

Deep Hill Media

Aug 22, 2016
2 min

Blue Mountains: Photographic exhibition lays bare historic soul

By Ellen Hill for Deep Hill Media Photo: David Hill A photographic exhibition at Woodford Academy, a National Trust property, in Se...

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Hartley, NSW: Aboriginal art gallery 40,000 years in the making

Deep Hill Media

Dec 15, 2015
2 min

Hartley, NSW: Aboriginal art gallery 40,000 years in the making

By Ellen Hill for Hartley Historic Site Photos: David Hill The only dedicated indigenous art gallery in the NSW Central West...

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Back to Hartley offers fresh look at Australian history

Deep Hill Media

Sep 16, 2015
3 min

Back to Hartley offers fresh look at Australian history

(l-r) Lithgow Living History members Robyn Burton, Vicki Hartley, Ian Rufus and Alexa Burton bring Hartley Historic Site to life. By Elle...

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Deep Hill Media

Apr 23, 2015
7 min

Hawkesbury River, NSW: The Settler’s River

The Smith Park picnic area becomes part of Pugh’s Lagoon on the Hawkesbury River floodplain during flood. By Ellen Hill ...

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