# Blue Mountains Heritage


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- [Woodford academy the building speaks](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/woodford-academy-the-building-speaks/):   When: Saturday 18 October 2025, 10am – 4pm, Talk at 1 pm Where: 90-92 Great Western Highway, Woodford Woodford Academy is open 10am – 4pm, with special talk by Kate O’Neill and Dr Siobhán Lavelle commencing at 1pm. Discover the history of Woodford Academy, as told through its sandstone bricks, wonky windows and paved courtyard, on an interactive tour with Historical Archaeologist Dr Siobhán Lavelle OAM. The oldest complex of colonial buildings in the Blue Mountains, Woodford Academy has a diverse history, serving as a busy Roadside Inn, the first Guesthouse in the region, a gentleman’s private mountains retreat,… 
- [history festival and open day](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/history-festival-and-open-day/)
- [The Hawkesbury pioneer era, 1793-1843](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/elementor-5696/): The Hawkesbury Pioneer Era, 1793-1843
- [General meeting and talk](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/general-meeting-and-talk/): GENERAL MEETING AND TALK   BLUE MOUNTAINS HISTORICAL SOCIETY Public Meeting and Talk – Saturday 4 October 2025  On Saturday 4 October 2025, the Blue Mountains Historical Society (BMHS) will hold its monthly meeting and public talk. The meeting will commence at the Society’s Hobby’s Reach Research Meeting Room at 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls, at 10.30am.  Morning tea will be available from 10am for $5. The talk this month, will be given by Mr Greg North, a long-time member of BMHS, and he will examine Banjo Paterson’s Boer War experiences as a special war correspondent for the Sydney Morning… 
- [heritage talks](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/heritage-talks/): HERITAGE TALKS INVITATION Join us for a morning of heritage talks! Members and the General Public are invited Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations Inc (BMACHO) When:                  Friday, 10 October 2025 at 10.30am Where:                Woodford Academy, 90-92 Great Western Highway, Woodford Parking:              On the reserve, Vale Road off Woodford Avenue, Woodford Cost:                    Free event, but please REGISTER through HUMANITIX Supported by the 2025 BMCC Community Assistance Grant Rebecca Turnbull at 10.30am Rebecca Turnbull will be the first speaker. Rebecca is the current BMCC’s Museums Advisor and former Curator of the Hawkesbury Regional Museum. Rebecca is now the Museums and Collections… 
- [Blue Mountains Heritage Rail Trail brochure](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/blue-mountains-heritage-rail-trail-brochure/): A Blue Mountains Historical Society project, initiated by Christopher Webber https://www.facebook.com/christopher.webber2 Sponsored by Lithgow and Blue Mountains City Councils.   Christopher Webber advises that after about a year’s work, the brochures have arrived and the Blue Mountains Heritage Rail Trail has been declared open. You can download the brochure here: BMRailTrail-Brochure. The trail connects 13 sites between Lapstone and Lithgow and on to Oberon. The NPWS is continuing to upgrade the Wolgan Rail Trail with signs, a free downloadable audio guide, track and road improvements and visitor facilities. The website is www.bmrailtrail.info . It will soon be possible to walk… 
- [Norman Lindsay Gallery Events up to January 2025](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/norman-lindsay-gallery-events-up-to-january-2025/)
- [A new 'Mt Wilson Historic Village Walk App' has been launched](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/new-mt-wilson-historic-village-walk-app/): In summary, the App is a smartphone/tablet GPS-based audio-visual tour of Mt Wilson narrated by long-term resident, Sarah Howell.  The App guides the user through the fascinating and often entertaining history of Mt Wilson village, introducing them to the unique cast of characters who played an important role in the village’s formative years from the late 1800s through to WWII.  The key features are : GPS-enabled, guiding the user from stop-to-stop 22 individual historical sites of interest 15 audio-recorded narratives Historical photographs from the Historical Society’s archives included throughout The App is available for download in both the Apple and GooglePlay… 

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- [Privacy Policy](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/privacy-policy/): Privacy Policy Welcome to https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au (the “Site”). We understand that privacy online is important to users of our Site, especially when conducting business. This statement governs our privacy policies concerning those users of the Site (“Visitors”) who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (collectively, “Services”) (“Authorized Customers”). “Personally Identifiable Information” Refers to any information that can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name,… 
- [Home Curating Guide](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/home-curating-guide/): Home Curating Guide Home Curating Guide August 2025 Introduction Are you a historian/author/heritage consultant with a collection of books, manuscripts, artefacts or digital data and you are looking to hand it on for the appreciation of future generations? Are you the keeper of the family archives, or have had material handed on to you through a deceased estate, and have books, clothing, photographs, school records, family heirlooms etc. and don’t know how/where to place them for safe keeping for your children, grandchildren? Take a look – maybe the BMACHO Home Curating Guide will give you the help required.   DOWNLOAD
- [BMACHO Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/bmacho-strategic-plan-2025-2029/): BMACHO Strategic Plan 2025 – 2029 In order to continue BMACHO on an effective and sustainable path forward, key strategic objectives have been identified by the Management Committee. They are set out in the BMACHO Strategic Plan together with actions which the Committee considers would enable them to be achieved. It is noted that achievement is constrained by the availability of funding and volunteer time. The BMACHO Strategic Plan can be downloaded HERE
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- [Blue Mountains History Conference](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/blue-mountains-history-conference/): Blue Mountains History Conference The Blue Mountains History Conference, The Show Must Go On! was held at The Carrington Hotel on Saturday 10 May 2025. It was a successful conference thank you to JK Power for the visuals and Rob Strange for the sound. Thank you also to our MC Graeme Coss who entertained the audience. We also would like to thank the speakers – Keynote Speaker Richard White, who gave the Ian Jack Address; Colin Semmler; Kate O’Neill; John Lanser; Lowell Tarling: Lorraine Corne and Robyne Ridge. A special thank you to the Blue Mountains Radio Players for their performance of… 
- [2023 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/newsletter-content-2023/): 2023 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2023 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural & Heritage Organisations (BMACHO) Article Issue Date Page Air Raid Shelters 85 March-April 8 A Moment in Time Exhibition: April – May 2023 Hartley 84 Jan-Feb 16 A Moment in Time Exhibition 85 March-April 18 A Moment in Time Exhibition 86 May-June 21 A Moment in Time – What Next? 89 Nov-Dec 18 A Train Mystery – the Lithgow Plot 85 March-April 14 Annual General Meetings 84 Jan-Feb 18 Annual General Meetings 86 May-June 20 Annual General Meetings 89 Nov-Dec 22 Victoria Pass & Berghofer’s Pass… 
- [BMACHO Refund and Cancellation Policy](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/bmacho-refund-policy/): BMACHO Refund and Cancellation Policy The BMACHO Refund and Cancellation Policy 2025 can be accessed HERE The BMACHO Refund and Cancellation Policy 2025 was drafted by Patsy Moppett and endorsed at the BMACHO Management Committee Meeting held on 6 June 2025 in the Kanimbla Room, Scenic World, Violet Street, Katoomba. All final decisions rest with the BMACHO Management Committee.
- [Presentations](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/presentations/): Presentations Browse our presentations by scrolling down. Presentations – Blue Mountains History Conference 2023 Blue Mountains Railways No 1 Speaker Philip Hammon – Steam, Rails and Rope Download Here No 3 Speaker Doug Knowles – Steam, Roads, Rails and Bridges Download No 5 Speaker Carolynne Cooper – Collecting Railway History Download Collecting Railway History – text No 6 Speaker Mark Langdon – Hartley Vale Railway Station Download No 7 Speaker Mike Pensini – The Fastest Milk Cart in the West! Download No 8 Speaker Kate O’Neill – …an old luggage train wuff wuffing along up hill and taking my mind Download
- [2022 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/2022-newsletter-content/): 2022 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2022 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural & Heritage Organisations (BMACHO) Article Issue Date Page Alexander Green, Executioner NSW 1828 -1855 78 Jan-Feb 1 Ancestral Homes Network 81 July-Aug 15 Ancestral Homes Network (AHN) – ERRATA 82 Sept-Oct 18 Annual General Meetings 78 Jan-Feb 19 Annual General Meetings 80 May-June 22 Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2022 81 July-Aug 18 Australian Heritage Festival in New South Wales 79 March-April 22 Bathurst Remembers World War II: Exhibition 2022 79 March-April 20 Bell Range – What really happened? 79 March-April 7 Blue Mountains History Conference 2023… 
- [BMACHO Disaster Preparedness Plan 2025-2026](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/bmacho-disaster-preparedness-plan-2021/): BMACHO Disaster Preparedness Plan 2025-2026 The BMACHO Disaster Preparedness Plan for 2025-2026 can be accessed HERE This Plan is to be reviewed annually in June. The current Plan was finished in June 2025 and was approved by the BMACHO Management Committee at the Management Committee Meeting held on 6 June 2025 in the Kanimbla Room at Scenic World, Violet Street, Katoomba. This DPP will be updated in June 2026.
- [Leura Community Alliance - Guide to DA Submission Writing](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/leura-community-alliance-guide-to-da-submission-writing/): Leura Community Alliance – Guide to DA Submission Writing BMACHO is pleased to be able to share, courtesy of the Leura Community Alliance, the ‘Guide to DA Submission Writing’, which may be useful to the heritage community. This guide has been prepared for the Leura Community Alliance by our President, Rod Stowe. You will find the background to writing a DA submission and an example letter. You can download a pdf copy of the Guide HERE
- [2021 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/heritage-newsletter-index-2021/): 2021 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2021 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural & Heritage Organisations (BMACHO) Article Issue Date Page Alexander Kinghorne: a well-known and respected colonist 73 March-April 1 Apocryphal Tales: who reached the Hunter first? 76 Sept-Oct 7 Annual General Meeting – Woodford Academy Management Committee 75 July-Aug 22 ANZAC Day 2021 74 May-June 7 A shop with many lives 75 July-Aug 10 Bathurst Remembers World War II: Exhibition 2021 75 July-Aug 22 Bathurst Remembers WWII: update 76 Sept-Oct 24 Bathurst Remembers WWII: update 77 Nov-Dec 20 Blackheath Cemetery and its Marked Graves 76 Sept-Oct 1… 
- [2020 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/2020-newsletter-content/): 2020 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2020 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural & Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)   Article Issue Date Page Acknowledgement of Country 70 Sept-Oct 1 Acknowledgement of Country 71 Nov-Dec 1 Are you of Border Reiver descent? 71 Nov-Dec 13 Andrew Brown and Cooerwull from 1824 67 March-April 17 Banquet on a Cliff at Govett’s Leap 66 Jan-Feb 9 Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail 67 March-April 19 Blackheath’s Precautions in WWII and The Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC) 66 Jan-Feb 6 Blue Mountains Family History Society Update 67 March-April 17 Blue Mountains Gazette 69 July-Aug 25 Blue… 
- [2019 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/2019-newsletter-content/): 2019 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2019 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural & Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)   Article Issue Date Page 1828 Census on Tour 63 July-August 6 An Afternoon with Otto Steen 62 May-June 22 Archives Appraisal and Description Workshop 60 Jan-Feb 22 Aussie Leathercrafters #4, Portland 61 March-April 15 Australian Heritage Festival 2019 – People, Places & the Past 60 Jan-Feb 21 Australian Heritage Festival 2019: Lithgow 62 May-June 17 Australian Magic Research Project – Third Season 65 Nov-Dec 17 Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail 2019 61 March-April 17 Birdland 65 Nov-Dec 18 Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park… 
- [Gallery](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/gallery/): Gallery BMACHO Events & History Conference Gallery Explore BMACHO’s photo gallery featuring highlights from Blue Mountains History Conferences, workshops, and heritage events from 2014 to 2023. Blue Mountains History Conference 2023, “Blue Mountains Railways” held at the Springwood Sports Club, during the Australian Heritage Festival Images by Patsy Moppett, BMACHO Vice President and Secretary 2023-2024 Left to Right: Trish Doyle, MP, Blue Mountains; Rod Stowe, BMACHO President; Phil Hammon; John Brock & Kerima-Gae Topp; Bruce Ferrier, MP; Alan Foster, AV; David Griffiths; David & Jenny Griffiths; Airdrie Martin and Doug Knowles; Doug Knowles; Greg Bourne; Kate O’Neill at the Woodford… 
- [2018 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/2018-newsletter-content/): 2018 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2018 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)   Article Issue Date Page A Bite to Eat on NSW Rail 56 May-June 4 Allowing old buildings to breathe 58 Sept-Oct 14 Annual Historical Festival and Open Day, Emu Plains 57   17 Apothecary 59 Nov-Dec 16 Archive storage 57 July-Aug 16 Back through the archives 55 March-April 4 Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail 54 Jan-Feb 18 Bespoke Shoemaker 54 Jan-Feb 15 Blue Mountain Education & Resource Trust, Lawson 58 Sept-Oct 9 Blue Mountains Cultural Centre 58 Sept-Oct 20 Blue Mountains Heritage Advisor… 
- [Latest Newsletter](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/latest-newsletter/): Latest Newsletter Issue 100. Sept-Oct 2025 Download | References
- [2017 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/785-2/): 2017 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2017 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)    Article Issue Date Page Aboriginal place names along the upper Cox River Pt1 50 May-June 8 Aboriginal place names along the upper Cox River Pt 2 51 July-August 10 Aboriginal place names along the upper Cox River Pt 3 52 Sept-Oct 12 Analysing old photographs 52 Sept-Oct 8 Atkinson – a talented pioneering family 48 Jan-Feb 4 Australia Day Award – Carolyne Cooper 49 March-April 20 Battle of Vinegar Hill 49 March-April 23 Blue Mountains Place Names Project 52 Sept-Oct 18 BMHS… 
- [2016 Newsletter Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/2016-newsletter-content/): 2016 Newsletter Content HERITAGE 2016 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)    Article Issue Date Page Aboriginal Rock Art in the Blue Mountains 44 May-June 19 Aldine Centennial History of NSW 42 Jan-Feb 10 Arcadian Artists 2016 47 Nov-Dec 16 Archival Records – BM City Council 42 Jan-Feb 13 Associations Incorporation Regulation 46 Sept-Oct 23 Beyond the Blue Mountains Project 42 Jan-Feb 21 Blacksmiths 43 March-April 17 Bleichert Ropeway 42 Jan-Feb 11 Blue Mountains Historical Society 70 Years 46 Sept-Oct 9 Blue Mountains History Conference 2016 44 May-June 25 Blue Mountains Landscapes 45 July-Aug… 
- [2015 Newsletters Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/2015-newsletters-content/): 2015 Newsletters Content HERITAGE 2015 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)   Article Issue Date Page Australian Arms Inn, Emu Plains 38 May-June 1 Bicycle goes to War 39 Jul-Aug 6 Blaxland Lawson & Wentworth 40 Sept-Oct 19 Bleichert Ropeway 36 Jan-Feb 19 Blue Mountains Historic Markers 37 Mar-Apr 15 Blue Mountains Gazette 40 Sept-Oct 16 Blue Mountains Planning 40 Sept-Oct 10 Blue Mountains Tourism 39 July-Aug 24 BMACHO for you 41 Nov-Dec 14 BMACHO Heritage Trail Launch 36 Jan-Feb 23 BMACHO Heritage Trail Launch 40 Sept-Oct 27 Bodger 41 Nov-Dec 15 Book Review:… 
- [2014 Newsletters Content](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/2014-newsletters-content/): 2014 Newsletters Content HERITAGE 2014 HERITAGE Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)   Article Issue Date Page Adelong Falls gold mine ruins 35 Nov-Dec 13 Ali Khan the Trader….and Indian Hawker 33 July-Aug 1 Ali Khan the Trader….and Indian Hawker 34 Sept-Oct 20 Bellingham, Sidney – book review, Ten Years….. 35 Nov-Dec 22 Bells Line of Road – Part 2 31 Jan-Feb 5 Better Planning Network 32 March-April 18 Blue Labyrinth – book review 33 July-Aug 17 Blue Mountains History Conference 33 July-Aug 11 Blue Mountains History Conference 32 March-April 21, 25 BMACHO AGM 31… 
- [Newsletter Content tabs](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/newsletter-content-tab/): [vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” background_animation=”none” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_separator type=”normal” border_style=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Newsletters Content [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tabs style=”boxed”][vc_tab title=”2018″ tab_id=”71ef968d-7e1d-5″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] HERITAGE Index 2018 Newsletter of the Blue Mountains Association of Cultural & Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=”normal” border_style=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Article Issue Date Page A Bite to Eat on NSW Rail 56 May-June 4 Allowing old buildings to breathe 58 Sept-Oct 14 Annual Historical Festival and Open Day, Emu Plains 57 17 Apothecary 59 Nov-Dec 16 Archive storage 57 July-Aug 16 Back through the archives 55 March-April 4 Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail 54 Jan-Feb 18 Bespoke Shoemaker 54 Jan-Feb 15 Blue Mountain Education & Resource Trust, Lawson 58 Sept-Oct… 
- [Index of Newsletters](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/index-of-newsletters/): Index of Newsletters Produced by Joan Edwards for 2009-2013 Content 1 Content 2 Issue Date 19th C ROYALTY TO MOUNTAINS story, Harry Peckman guide 28 2013 Jul-Aug 2011 AGM Will Holmes ‘a Court to be guest speaker at Everglades 13 2011 Jan-Feb ABORIGINAL COMMEMORATION Jummangunda Ngunninga 30 2013 Nov-Dec ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE misconceptions, archaeological research etc 17 2011 Sep-Oct ABORIGINAL CULTURE cultural heritage, need for dialogue 20 2012 Mar-Apr ABORIGINAL LIFE recorded by Barralier 20 2012 Mar-Apr ABORIGINES how they managed the land 28 2013 Jul-Aug ABORIGINES local spelling Darug, Dharug, Dharuk etc 19 2012 Jan-Feb ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS… 
- [Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Trail](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/greater-blue-mountains-heritage-trail/): Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Trail Explore Blue Mountains History with a Creative Twist An initiative of Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO), the Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Trail (GBMHT) offers historically minded visitors the opportunity to explore important resources, as well as the spectacular scenery, through the museums, historical societies, family history societies, historical buildings, galleries, historic gardens and historic businesses that appear along the trail. It is an opportunity for local businesses and smaller volunteer-run organisations alike to showcase their rich and unique heritage. The organisations and businesses on the Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Trail offer unique… 
- [Useful Links](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/useful-links/): Useful Links – in alphabetical order Australian Cemeteries Index  https://www.austcemindex.com/ Australian Dictionary of Biography  https://adb.anu.edu.au/ Biographical Database of Australia  https://www.bda-online.org.au/ Blue Mountains Libraries, Local Studies, Family History  https://library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/client/en_AU/default Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute  https://bmwhi.org.au/ British Newspaper Archives  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ Caroline Simpson Library  https://mhnsw.au/visit-us/caroline-simpson-library/ Dictionary of Sydney  https://dictionaryofsydney.org/ Find a Grave  https://www.findagrave.com/ Friends of the Paragon  https://fotpwebproject.weebly.com/membership.html  Museums & Galleries of NSW  https://mgnsw.org.au/ Museums of History NSW  https://mhnsw.au/ National Archives of Australia   http://www.naa.gov.au   National Library of Australia  https://www.library.gov.au/ NSW Lands Registry Services, Historical Land Records Viewer (HLRV) – Parish maps etc.  https://www.nswlrs.com.au/ NSW State Heritage Database  https://ww2.environment.nsw.gov.au Oral History Association of Australia  https://oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/ Parramatta Female Factory Friends  https://www.parramattafemalefactoryfriends.com.au/ Royal Australian Historical Society  https://www.rahs.org.au/ Six Maps  https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/ Society of… 
- [Journals](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/journals/): Blue Mountains History Journals BMHJ Guidelines for Authors Editor, Dr Peter Rickwood It is with sadness that we advise Peter Hughes who designed Journals Issues No 1 – No 11 and who was our first Web Designer and Webmaster passed away on 9 August 2025. REST IN PEACE PETER 04/07/1937 – 09/08/2025 Browse our journals by scrolling or by clicking the issue links below. Issue 12.June 2024 Download Here Issue 11.January 2023 Download here Issue 10.March 2021 Download Here Issue 09.November 2019 Download Here Issue 08.February 2018 Download Here Issue 07.May 2017 Download Here Issue 06.December 2015 Download Here Issue… 
- [Membership Forms and Constitution](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/membership-forms-and-constitution/): Membership Forms and Constitution Interested in becoming a member? Below you’ll find everything you need to join. We offer both downloadable Document forms and convenient online fillable forms for individuals and organisations. Whether you’re applying as an individual or representing an organisation, simply download the relevant form or complete it online at your convenience. Membership application form for organisations Download Document Membership application form for individuals    Download Document Constitution updated 2 May 2025 Download Document APPLICATION FOR ORGANISATIONAL MEMBERSHIP Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations Incorporated (incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009). Organisational Membership is $50 per… 
- [Occasional Papers](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/occasional-papers/): Occasional Papers Occasional Paper 1 Download Here Occasional Paper 2 Download Here
- [Newsletter Archives](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/newsletters/): Newsletter Archive Looking for a past newsletter? Use the menu below to select the year you’d like to view. If you’re looking for an archived newsletter that isn’t listed, please contact us and we’ll be happy to email you a PDF copy. Special Editions 04. May 2021 Download Here 03. June 2019 Download Here 02. March 2016 Download Here 01. Dec 2015 Download Here 2025 99 July-Aug 2025 Download | References 98 May-June 2025 Download | References 97 Mar-Apr 2024 Download | References 96 Jan-Feb 2025 Download | References 2024 95 Nov – Dec 2024 Download | References   94… 
- [Blue Mountains Map](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/blue-mountains-map/): Blue Mountains Map Blue Mountains, NSW – Regional Map This map shows the towns, villages, and key locations across the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. Use it as a quick reference to explore and locate the many beautiful places within this iconic area.
- [Why are the Blue Mountains blue?](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/why-are-the-blue-mountains-blue/): Why are the Blue Mountains blue? Image: https://bluemountains-australia.com/blue-mountains-destinations/ The Greater Blue Mountains Area of New South Wales is a sandstone plateau that holds a high diversity of eucalypts, representing all four existing groups. It is an area of rugged tablelands, sheer cliffs, deep, inaccessible valleys and swamps that contain ancient, relict species of global significance. The most famous of these is the recently discovered Wollemi pine, a ‘living fossil’ dating back to the age of the dinosaurs. The site includes 8 protected areas: Blue Mountains National Park Wollemi National Park Yengo National Park Nattai National Park Kanangra-Boyd National Park Gardens… 
- [Contact](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/contact/): Get In Touch Get in Touch with UsHave a question or want to learn more about cultural heritage in the Blue Mountains region? The Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO) is here to help. Whether you’re an organisation, researcher, local resident, or visitor, we welcome all enquiries. Fill out the form below or contact us directly—we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Contact information Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations (BMACHO)📍 Based in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia📧 Email:committee@bluemountainsheritage.com.au📘 Facebook: facebook.com/BMACHO For all general enquiries, membership information, or heritage-related questions, please don’t hesitate to… 
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- [History](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/history/): History The Blue Mountains formed an impenetrable barrier to inland settlement until Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth established a route across in 1813.  George Evans surveyed the first road that convict labourers, under the direction of William Cox, built shortly thereafter. Allowing access to the rich grazing lands beyond, the road closely follows the line of the present Great Western Highway. In 1823 Archibald Bell, with the assistance of local indigenous people, mapped an alternate route – Bells Line of Road – on the north side of the Grose Valley. Used by the Dharug people as a pathway… 
- [Members](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/members/): Members Interested in becoming a BMACHO Member? For the benefits of becoming a BMACHO member—Organisational or Individual—click here to view the membership benefits (PDF).To apply or renew, visit our Membership Forms & Constitution page to download or complete your membership form online. Organisational Members BMACHO is proud to collaborate with a wide range of local historical, cultural, and educational organisations. Each of our organisational members contributes significantly to preserving and promoting heritage in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Hawkesbury, and surrounding regions. Blue Mountain Education and Research Trust Description: Legally established in May 2008, BMERT is dedicated to furthering the aims… 
- [Home](https://bluemountainsheritage.com.au/): Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations Welcome To Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations Incorporated Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations Incorporated (BMACHO), was established in April 2006 after local historical and heritage societies and individuals recognised the need for the creation of a cultural heritage strategy for the local government area (LGA) of Blue Mountains City Council. The constituency now embraces, but is not limited to, the LGAs of Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Hawkesbury and Penrith. BMACHO membership BMACHO membership includes historical and heritage groups, family history societies, museums, local government (local studies units, library collections, archival… 


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