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I Volume 19 Number 6

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February-l\1arch 20081

THE ARMISTICE STAIRS: Contributed f?y John Low

Armistice Stairs, Leura Photo: PetahL.ow

AN UNUSUAL MEMORIAL OF WORLD WAR 1 Under construction at the time the armistice was signed

and the so-called 'Great War' came to an end in November 1918, these are the 'Armistice Stairs'. Now on the periphery of what has become a war memorial precinct, they form part of a delightful walking track through the Gordon Falls Reserve at Leura in the upper Blue Mountains.

The war memorial is a prominent feature of the Australian cultural landscape. They are present in just about every city, town and hamlet across the country and make up probably the largest body of public art in Australia. They can take many forms. Here in the Blue Mountains, as well as the usual stone memorials and 'honour boards', we have a number of gateways and parks and a large public hospital. There are, also, as with these stairs, some less conventional but usually more interesting examples.

The Gordon Falls Reserve consists of a portion (approximately 25 ha) of wooded valley sloping towards and 'hanging' above the much larger Jamison Valley. In December 1884, while thousands of miles away the redoubtable General Charles George Gordon was grimly defending the Sudanese city of Khartoum, this land was

proclaimed a reserve for public recreation by the Government of NSW. Along with the waterfall that plunges from its southern edge and the creek that feeds this, the reserve was given the General's name. His defiance of the Mahdi's rebel troops (and eventual death at their hands in January 1885) had captured popular imagination throughout the Empire. Ill Melbourne, some years later, thousands subscribed to a large statue erected to his memory.

In the ensuing years the reserve became very popular with locals and visitors alike and walking tracks and picnic facilities tamed its wildness. Its naming also marked the beginning of this area's association with war and memory, an association that gained real momentum thirty years later.

Australia's participation in World War I marked a watershed in the way the nation perceived itself. In the late 19th century, largely through the pages 6f Sydney's popular Bulletin magazine, the 'bushman' and his philosophy of 'mateship' gained currency as expressions of the 'true' Australian. On the slopes of Gallipoli and in the trenches of Europe-this-concept: was -tr-ansformed and the bushman was reborn, initially in--a -soldier folk culture of songs,

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poems, anecdotes and stories but ultimately in a more formal and official 'Anzac Tradition' of public rituals, celebrations and memorials.

Ever since the trauma of 1914-1918, war has played a major part in the on-going discussion of our national character. The 'digger' has become a (perhaps the) quintessential image of the typical Australian and in the mind of many Australians 'Anzac Day' has already eclipsed 'Australia Day' as our true national day. What was created from those years of bloodshed and death has become a very powerful and still evolving Australian 'mythology'.

The western perimeter of the Gordon Falls Reserve is formed by a road that bears the name 'Lone Pine Avenue'. This avenue was created not long after that battle took place to honour the veterans of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It stimulated continued local support in Leura to make this a special place of remembrance dedicated to those from the village who went to war.

There followed in 1919 a tree planting program, originally designed to incorporate enclosed trees named for every local soldier killed in action. A captured German field gun was also put in place and when the Governor­General of Australia, Lord (Henry William) Forster, opened a stone Memorial Gateway at the entrance to Lone Pine Avenue on 25 May 1921, the transformation of the avenue and its environs into a memorial precinct was complete.

While such memorials have become heavily associated with politics, patriotism and the on-going debate about national identity, in the early years the elegant stone pillars of the Memorial Gateway, the open air and the trees of Lone Pine Avenue must have created a powerful space for the expression of what were then still very personal feelings of grief and loss. Young Leura men like Privates Arthur Burrill and Frank Dash, both killed at Gallipoli, were deeply mourned in the village in which they had grown to manhood. Despite the inevitable encroachment of

,. '.Progress', this green and quiet avenue, whether flooded by sunlight or shrouded in mist, remains a place that invites reflection.

But what is the story behind the 'Armistice Stairs'? Well, probably about 1917 the reconstruction of a track that enters the reserve from Lone Pine Avenue began. It leads to Lyrebird Dell, a popular picnic spot since the late 19th century and descends quite steeply down the side of the small valley.

Alexander Sinclair, a local plumber who had settled in Leura in 1902, was one of the principal labourers involved in this project and when the armistice was signed at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, he was working on a series of concrete steps about halfway down. Inspired by the moment he cut a number of small tiles and cemented the advent of peace into one ~f the steps.

Sinclair's small mosaic is still there, its 'cabalistic inscription' (as one visitor described it) giving pause to reflect and testing the historical awareness of all who use the stairs. Despite the aging of the steps and all that has happened in the world since, you can still sense the relief and optimism present in the creation of this small and very personal contribution to Leura's memorial precinct. It focuses on peace. The 'war-to-end-all-wars' had ended!

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Saturday 2

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13 February

Saturday 1

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Thursday 13

March

Hobby} Outreach

WALKS & TALKS SATURDAY MEETINGS with guest speaker

commence promptly at 10.30am. Tea/coffee and biscuits available from 10am. Tarella Cottage shop open from 10am. Lunch served after meeting when volunteers are

available. Research Room open with a researcher in attendance. Library open for members to select and return books.

t•r MEETING of the year! 10.00 for 10.30am - Annual McLaughlin lecture.

Speaker: BMHS member Ken Devine on the subject of: 'The Kathmandu - Sydney Friendship'. Friendships can take some time to develop. This presentation looks at a formal contact made in the 1980s which became a close friendship between an Australian and various Nepalese people as they came to understand and trust each other.

EXCURSION - Lawson: a new look at an old area, taking into account February weather. The Lawson pool area and the shops on the north side of Lawson have undergone more re-inventions than Madonna, so let's go for a detective stroll to look for evidence of these changes. This will be the inaugural walk to be led by Liz Benson, a Lawson local, who spends most of her time interpreting the bush to National Parks groups, but has a soft spot for the history of the Blue Mountains and has only recently joined the Historical Society. The walking is easy grade. Wear sound walking shoes. Bring a drink and morning tea snack if preferred.

We'll finish the day with an early lunch at Lawson's newest eatery, a charming restored ,, old cottage, the Ben Roberts cafe behind the shops in Blind Street.

We'll start lunch with a cool drink and, depending on weather conditions on the day, we will have either gourmet open-face sandwiches and salads or filling soup such as chicken and vegetable and hotpots. Dessert~ be served with good coffee or a pot of tea.

Cost: Lunch is $15, plus usual $3 fee - $18 collected on the day.

TIMES: Meet by 9.00am at commuter carpark of Lawson Railway.

If coming for LUNCH ONLY, 11.30am for 12.00 lunch Ben Roberts Cafe, Blind Street, Lawson.

Bookings essential, taken before or at February meeting. Phone Jo Adam, 4 7 5 9 1022

MEETING - Speaker: Michelle Nichols on the subject of 'Images From the Hawkeshury's Past: a Pictorial Presentation'. Pictures and stories from Hawkesbury history. Michelle is the Local Studies Librarian at the Hawkes bury City Library Service. She received an OAM for her service to the community through the preservation of the history of the Hawkes bury district in 2000.

EXCURSION - Bathurst. We will visit the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, home of the Sommerville Collection featured on the ABC Collectors programme. The day will conclude with a guided tour and afternoon tea at Abercrombie House. The Community Access Bus has been booked for our excursion.

Leader: Jack Austin·

Cost: $32 includes bus and entry fees. Bring or buy lunch. Bookings essential with payment at March meeting. Enquiries to Jo Adam, 4759 1022.

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Saturday 5

April

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Note earlier starting time 1 Oam. Morning tea served at conclusion of AGM followed by speaker Colin Slade on the subject of 'The Sydney International Exhibition 1879 and the Garden Palace'. A milestone in the development of New South Wales, the exhibition brought new technology to the fore: a giant steam shovel and the steam train; the passenger lift; refrigeration technology; linoleum, galvanised wire and many firsts. The Garden Palace was constructed in eight months under great pressure. In 1882 it was reduced to smoking ruins by the greatest conflagration ever seen in Sydney to that date. This intriguing and little known part of our history also has several interesting facets germane to the Blue Mountains.

Colin Slade, Vice President of this Society, is a popular speaker, historian and horticulturalist.

April The National Trust Heritage Festival will run from Saturday 5 to Sunday 20 April. When Excursion the festival programme is published we hope to be able to secure a group booking at an

event that will be of interest to our members. Details announced at April meeting and in April newsletter.

NATIONAL TRUST HERITAGE FESTIVAL The Friends of Woodford Academy are again participating in the NT Heritage Festival with a series of lectures on Saturday 12 April 2008. In keeping with the chosen theme of Place, the following subjects have been chosen:

Travellers and Wayside Inns Along the Western Road Mr Geoffrey Bates

Australian Aboriginals Were Here Before Mr Shaun Hooper

The Influence of William Cox in Opening the Blue Mountains Dr Grace Karskens (to be confirmed)

We anticipate a series of Walks over the visible parts of Cox's Road, Woodford, on Sundays 6, 13 and 20 April, guided by JYir Bill Evans and concluding with a sausage sizzle back at the Academy. This walk is highly recommended, as it gives one the ability to literally walk in the footsteps of our forebears, which is not a frequent occurrence.

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBER

Suzanne Newbury, Leura /.

~ FROM the Editor ... please feel free to contribute articles, photos etc. for this newsletter.

Copy may be left with the Secretary for Margaret Edwards, or email to: marg8@aanet.com.au · Please include BMHS as part of your subject heading.

CLOSING DATE for contributions for next issue 15 March 2008.

Thanks for your co-operation.

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Mysterious Delivery! Contributed fry Joan Smith

A package was recently left in the letter box at Hobby's Reach, which contained numerous scenic colour slides, invoices from John Danks & Son Pty. Ltd., Hardware Merchants, dated January 1939 for supply of a bath, basin and 'Modeon' low down suite, plus 'Early Kooka' gas stove (with plate rack), 'Sunray' Armour Bright stove, 'Success' Gas Geyser Bath heater, total cost £47.15.7, plus SO/- packing, for a house in Katoomba Street.

Also enclosed were the:

'~II t ~ Thoughts & Memories of Winifred Sarah Pascoe, Born 25.7.1907

Walked on the top of the landslide just after it fell. Went back to the Palais Royale for breakfast. Went back to the landslide and where we had been walking earlier had fallen into the valley.

Rode on the final carriage of the Scenic Railway with all the coal bags and no safety cage.

Fed pit ponies at the bottom of the Scenic Railway - always took apples or bread for them. The ponies were blind.

Used to leave the guest house where we were staying (about 12 people), link arms and walk up Katoomba to the Paragon for a late night coffee.

Went on tours with Sid Marsh.

Remember when caves road was only one way. There was a bell to ring to warn each end of the road. There were no areas for parking. There were no coaches only eight seater cars.

Walked all the walks except to the Ruined Castle. Was at the opening of the Echo Point Lookout.

Mail delivered by postman on horseback. Man with horse and buggy collected the baggage from the train and delivered it to the guest houses.

Always wanted to retire to Katoomba and did 33 years ago.

Remember a shop in Katoomba Street that sold postcards and you could spend a lot of time in there, just reading all the cards. Mountain Devils in all sorts of dresses and suits beside the Devil.

No T.V., only one radio in guest house. Main entertainment community singing or dancing.

Remember the beautiful floor to ceiling mirrors in Palais Royal ballroom. The mirrors were brought out to Australia from Vienna by the Marsh family . .

~ Memories of Annette Pascoe, Born 30.3.1940

I remember pony park at Echo Point. The large mountain devil that you had your photo taken with at the Point.

Mel Ward's Natural Museum in the grounds of the Hydro Majestic. Then it was moved to Echo Point.

Staying at Gloucester Flats, Wahgunyah, Kihilla, Nappadirra (Lawson), new Ivanhoe Hotel and another guest house in Hat Hill Road, Blackheath.

Riding the Scenic Railway before the counter weight was installed and the guard who always stood on the back of the carriage.

When I first went to Jenolan Caves it was on an eight seater car - there was only one coach in Katoomba.

Blackheath swimming pool with hot and cold springs. Map of Australia that had large leeches around the map. There were also leeches in the pool.

I remember the Catalina flying boat in the middle of the pool. Went out to the plane by rowing boat.

Does any member have information about Winifred Sarah Pascoe, who would have turned 100 last year, or Annette Pascoe?

The Society would like to thank the unknown person who left the package in our letter box, that is if we can find out who left it.

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Contributed l.ry Juefy Barham

This is the beginning of what I hope will become a regular update of what is happening in our library and other libraries that are available via the Internet or inter library loan.

At the moment the Society's library catalogue is being converted to a database which will enable us to search for books via the computer similar to the way it is done in our Local Council Libraries. This is being done with the help of David Cook who has done the computer programming while N eryl Medcalf and I are transcribing the library cards into the computer. This will take us all or most of this year. More news as we go.

My thanks to both Neryl and David!

In the latest Journal of the &ya/ Australian Historical S ociery there was the transcript of the 2007 Ferguson Memorial Lecture entitled 'Transforming access to Australia's documentary history', given by Warwick Cathro who is Assistant Director-General, Innovation, at the National Library of Australia.

' This is a fascinating article about what the National Library has already available and plans to make available to the general public through its website. In 2008 it plans to have a selection of early newspapers -from each state available. This includes The Sydnry Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser and The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River Genera/Advertiser. Initially this will only be for the early years of both. How much better this will be than microfiche or microfilm! I wonder when the Katoomba Times and other early local

.,_,newspapers will be available in this form .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Wild 6.phemet"a Contributedl.ryjohnLow •

'Wild Ephemera' is a small web 'blog' ore-journal • • that I've set up mainly to share the results of my • • local history research- stories of people, places and • • events that have interested me and that I hope will • • be of interest to others too. It is, of course, primarily • • centred on the Blue Mountains though stories of • • other places will occasionally sneak in when I feel • • like it. I would be very pleased indeed if members • • of our society paid me a visit there and, if they felt • • inclined, left a comment, correction, additional • • info~ation etc. about any of the stories.

• The web address is:

: http://wildephemera.mountaintracks.eom.au/wild/ •

: Editor's remarks: . : It's a marvellous 'blog' covering many . : interesting topics and loads of information! ·

: Thanks John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Reporting on Swimsuit Fashion!

Extract from a talk 'News in the Naughty Nineties' · by Gwen Silvey, April 1988

Quite the prettiest bathing dress I have seen consists of a loose sleeveless blouse of black serge, with a sailor collar of white; full Turkish trousers, finishing however just at the knee, with a band and buckle, and a broad sash of the same creamy white as the collar, knotted into a loose hanging bow at the side. Black shoes with sandal thongs twisted half way up the leg, and a tiny fisherman's cap. This seemed to me such a practical dress for swimming, and after all what is the good of bathing if one does not swim??

Mountaineer 1894/6

February-March 2008

FATHER AND SoN: Contributed f?y Brian Fox

SIR THOMAS MITCHELL AND CAMPBELL MITCHELL

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855) was the Surveyor General of New South Wales from 1828-1855. During his term of office he served under five Governors, Darling, Bourke, Gipps, Fitz Roy and Denison.

There are1

142 various places, flora, fauna, monuments etc. named after Sir Thomas Mi'tchell, no other person in Australia has had such a variety of names attributed to him.1

Within the Blue Mountains at Mount Victoria there is Mitchells Ridge, Mitchells Lookout and monument. At Blaxland there is Major Mitchell Reserve and at Lapstone, Mitchells Pass, so named after him by Governor Bourke in 1832.

Thomas Mitchell Then there are the names on the mountains given to features by Thomas Mitchell himself, such as, Victoria Pass at Mount Victoria and Govetts Leap at Blackheath, so named after one of his assistant surveyors, William Romaine Govett.2 Not to forget the birdlife in the Blue Mountains, one of which is the Major Mitchell Cockatoo.

Much has been researched and recorded about Sir Thomas, but very little about his children. The marriage of Thomas Mitchell to Mary Blunt in 1818 resulted in six sons and six daughters. One of their children, Campbell, had connections with the Blue Mountains.

The most prominent characteristic about Campbell was that he was the son of Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, a very distinguished and influential surveyor, explorer and prominent public figure. Campbell, born 24 July 1831, never married and died after a long illness on 1April1883 aged only 51 years. Campbell Mitchell

Campbell was one of the first to see the potential of the oil shale and coal mining resources within the Katoomba area. He applied for five different portions of land within the Parish of Megalong between the years 1866-1868, totalling over 1200 acres, (486ha). Four Mineral Conditional Purchases were with the partnership of George King and one with Samuel Hebblewhite. All of his mining leases were short lived and were taken up by Thomas Sutcliffe Mort.

Francis George Finley (1844-1931 ), the Department of Lands Licensed Surveyor, who surveyed Campbell Mitchell's holdings wrote 'It was at Hartley that I made or secured the friendship of ... Messrs Campbell Mitchell ... Mr Mitchell and myself did a good deal of exploring together for a payable coal seam in the Kanimbla and Megalong Valleys but although we found several they were not sufficiently accessible to pay for the opening up.'3

Campbell had also sought the services of Billy Lynch as an Aboriginal guide4 and it is to the south of Campbell's holdings on Narrow Neck Plateau that a bluff is named Black Billy Head. Billy would no doubt have shown Campbell the Aboriginal passes from Megalong Valley up to Katoomba.

In September 1870, Campbell exhibited a section of the coal measures of Megalong Valley at the Intercolonial Exhibition held at Prince Alfred Park, Sydney in which he was awarded a bronze medal.5 In a later exhibition, The Sydnry Morning Herald recorded, 'There are also various trophies, one of which consisting of kerosene shale, and illustrative of the practical application of this valuable mineral, cannot fail to command attention.'6

Four years before Campbell died, he had on the 28May1879 purchased Portion 67, Parish of Jamison, 20ac (8.39ha) at Leura. His block of land was located between the Great Western Highway, Gladstone

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Road, Fitzroy Street and the Blue Mountains National Park. His southern boundary was above what was to be the Gladstone Coal Mine.7

Within the Blue Mountains, Mitchells Creek and Mitchells Fire Trail are named after Campbell Mitchell.

The Department of Lands Geographical Names Register describes Mitchells Creek as 'A mostly perennial stream rising about 1km north of Bushwalker Hill. It flows generally north north west for about 5.5km into Megalong Creek about 5.5km west south west of Katoomba.' Mitchells Creek has its headwaters on the central part of Narrow N eek Plateau and it is this parcel of land 320 acres (130ha) that both Campbell Mitchell and George King applied for in 1866.8 Mitchells Creek was first shown on the Tourist Map of the Blue Mountains and Burragorgang Valley, compiled and printed by the Department of Lands, Sydney in 1932.

References:

Foster, W. Sir Thomas Uvingstone Mitcheil and his World 1792-1855, pp. 501-505.

2 Fox, B. (2006) Bflle Mountains Geographical Dictionary, pp. 133, 193, 206, 293.

3 Life History of George Finley as written by himself 1916. Reproduced in Surveying NSW - The Patijinders compiled by Brian McCloskey and William Moore, 2006.

4 The Sydney Mail 12 December 1896, p. 1250.

5 Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1870, p. 3, col. 2.

6 Phillips, H, Katoomba's We!fare, Correspondence from] B North, c1930.

7 Sydney Morning Herald 9October1879, p. 7, col. 3.

,,..,~ 8 Plan of Portion 67, Parish of Jamison, County of Cook. Survey Plan C786.1507, 29 November 1878.

9 Plan of 320 acres Parish of Megalong, County of Cook (Portion 16). Survey Plan C324.1507, 22 December 1866.

Photo: Campbell Mitchell. Permission from State Library, NSW. PICMAN Call No. Pl/Mitchell, Campbell (BM)

Photo: Cumpston, J.H.L (1954) Thomas Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell Surveyor General & Explorer, Frontispiece.

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MAJOR EDMUND LOCKYER: EXPLORER, PIONEER, AND ROAD BUILDER

Major Lockyer was a man who made his mark on Australia including the Blue Mountains.

He arrived in Sydney in April 1825. Not having much time to look around, he wa~ sent off to explore the Brisbane River in Septe\nber of the same year. He went up further than Oxley had been. Arriving back in Sydney, he brought with him samples of coal and a cargo of timber, also a report on bird and animal sightings.

When Governor Darling replaced Governor Brisbane, Major Lockyer was appointed to establish a colony in Western Australia. The British Government was concerned at the time that the French had their eyes on the West Coast of Australia.

The brig 'Amity' carrying convicts, troops, tents and provisions left Sydney on 9 November 1826, with Major Lockyer.in charge. They arrived in King George Sound (Albany, WA) on 25December1826. It was like a mini first fleet, with similar conditions except there was only one ship!

Today in Albany there is a park named after Major Lockyer. There is also a full size replica of the 'Amity' and a museum that tells some of the history.

Lockyer spoke of the splendour of the harbour. He did not have a long time to enjoy it as when

the colony was established, he was recalled back to New South Wales. Governor Darling, under pressure to make another road down Mount York, gave the job to Lockyer after it had been surveyed by Surveyor General Mitchell in 1827. Mitchell said this was a gradual ridge, 'and does not seem to present any difficulties'.

Lockyer started building 'his' road with a team of convicts in irons in 1828, west of the village of Bowenfells over Blackmans Creek and the Lett River. His road going up Mt York from Hartley between Coxs Road and Lawsons Long Alley can be seen clearly today.

It goes up about 900 metres and is about ten metres wide with neatly packed stone wall embankments and water culverts.

This was going to be a great road but politics played a part even in those days. Surveyor General Mitchell took Lockyers' men away from him when he found that he was not going to get the recognition for the line on which the road was built. Mitchell then went off and started building the Mt Victoria pass against the Governors instructions.

Major Lockyer retired to his farm. He died in June 1860.

Keith Edwards Hob/:ry} Outreach, March-April 1991

Photo: Neil Buckland

Sign on Lockyers Road, Mt York

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Blue Mountains Historical Society Inc. The Society's objective is to promote community interest in history in general and in the Blue Mountains in particular. Meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month (except December and January) at the Society's headquarters at Hobby's Reach. At these meetings a talk by an invited speaker or by a member is followed by general business. An excursion to a place of historical interest is held on the second Monday of most months. Research Days are held each Tuesday at Hobby's Reach from 1 Oam to 2pm and on Friday between 1 Oam and noon under the

supervision of the Research Officer.

Patron: Mayor, City of the Blue Mountains, Cr Jim Angel Management Committee:

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Members

Peter Rickwood Colin Slade Joan Smith Ron Walsh David Bradley Josephine Adam Margaret Edwards

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Research Joan Smith Curator Susan Warmbath Mem. Secretary Margaret Edwards Editor Margaret Edwards Book Shop Susan Warmbath Pulblicity Officer Walks & Talks Catering Garden Convenor Colin Slade

Hobby's Reach Research Centre: 4757 3824

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