GOODBYE TO THE EXPLORERS’ TREE AT KATOOMBA

GOODBYE TO THE EXPLORERS' TREE AT KATOOMBA

The ‘Explorers Tree’ outside Katoomba has been the subject of debate for generations. For reasons explained further on, there is an argument that is should more properly be referred to simply as the Marked Tree. In 1813 the three men pictured above set out to cross  the

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When the Bank of Australia Went Bust.

When the Bank of Australia Went Bust.

At the beginning of March, 1841 there was a devastating fire at the Albion Mills, in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. The owners, Messrs Hughes and Hosking, were shipping agents and importers. Many Sydney  merchants  had produce stored at the mill and suffered serious losses. Hughes and Hosking took

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