by editor | Apr 7, 2021 | Blue Trail
Everything money can’t buy – Newnes The village that uses this slogan on its entry sign is one of the least populated settlements in the Greater Blue Mountains. The surrounding sections of the Wollemi National Park suffered greatly in the Gospers Mountain fire of... 
by editor | Apr 5, 2021 | Blue Trail
A Sustainable Town Embraces Its Heritage – Portland In Portland, the cement works closed in 1991 and the last lime quarry was decommissioned in 1998. The town now has about 2,000 residents. It is a potential destination for a trip across the mountains and is being... 
by editor | Dec 16, 2020 | Blue Trail
Trees of Glenbrook Park The landscaped spaces of the mountains contain native trees of many ages. The older Eucalypts are especially represented in Glenbrook Park – a major gateway to our region. There are many reasons to stop at Glenbrook Park. It has one of the best... 
by editor | Sep 20, 2020 | Blue Trail
Memories of non-indigenous pioneers, Kanimbla Valley There are many indigenous sites in the Kanimbla Valley area. Structures connected with non-indigenous pioneers are, however, easier for visitors to notice. Bernard O’Reilly (1903-1975) was born in a slab hut near... 
by simplyoz | Aug 14, 2020 | Blue Trail
MOODS OF THE BOARS HEAD, KATOOMBA Boars Head has been a name used for a feature in Katoomba at least since 1882 and was described in the Katoomba and Leura Illustrated Guide of 1940 as “The perfect presentation of the head of a great boar, the beetling snout, the... 
by editor | Jul 19, 2020 | Blue Trail
Wilson Glen, Woodford A well-worn pedestrian bridge crosses the railway from Memorial Park, established in 1920 as a tribute to soldiers, to Railway Parade and the Wilson Glen loop bushwalk, opened in 1933. The remnants of red bunting still adorn the bridge, placed...