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2 24 November 2017 | Hills to Hawkesbury Living Read online: www.hillstohawkesbury.com.au Community News downsizing to retirement living. Karen will provide further Living Care Henley Brae information on the benefits of retirement living and be on hand Retirement Village Open Day to assist you to have a better understanding of Retirement Living options. Are you thinking about moving into a retirement village? Or The presentation will start at 10:30am and will be followed by a concerned about your lifestyle changes or the cost to relocate complimentary high tea and tour of two brand new villas. The villas and downsize? Please join us at the Living Care, Henley Brae are stylish and spacious with internal garage access and private Retirement Village Open Day on Tuesday 12th December 2017! outdoor space. Industry experts Jill Fellowes and Karen Mattingley will be there Included in the tour are our superb leisure facilities and an to talk on ‘Demystifying Retirement Living’ and answer all your opportunity to chat with our Retirement Living General Manager, questions! Tracey Palser and Village Manager, Donna Carter. Drawing on her considerable Some of the current residents will be available to experience working in Retirement discuss village life and the upside of retirement living. Living Villages across NSW Living Care has been providing care in New and her 30 years in education South Wales for almost 80 years. We operate nine and marketing, Jill Fellowes residential services, seven retirement villages and will present a concise talk provide in-home care across New South Wales. ‘Demystifying Retirement Living’. Jill’s presentation will cover Retirement Living contracts, the reasons that people choose to enter a retirement village and an explanation of costs and other important details. As a licensed Real Estate professional with numerous awards to her name, Karen Mattingley can also claim to have considerable specialist knowledge of Retirement Living with a good understanding of the needs and desires of those considering
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This particular recipe making it particularly nourishing and healing. great, great below, from Dirt Doctor, also includes homemade broth, below, from Dirt Doctor, also includes homemade broth, grandfather making it particularly nourishing and healing. Edward Purser settled in Castle Hill in the 1830s and was the first teacher RETIRE IN STYLE TO NORTH RICHMOND in Castle Hill. The family had an orange orchard on land on Old Castle Hill Rd. RETIRE IN STYLE TO NORTH RICHMOND Retire inENQUIRIES style to NorthWELCOME Richmond Geoffrey Edward Purser was born on August 16, 1930, the STAGEConstructionPlease phone3 now for occupied on an appointmentStage I 3 leftground toat inspect. $450,000 floor eldest of three boys born to Beryl and Cecil Purser. 3 bedroomENQUIRIESReady villas to occupy hasWELCOME commenced. now He attended Castle Hill Public School and then high school Please phone for an appointment to inspect. in Parramatta. ThisSTAGE is a retirement Deposits4 Awaiting community being Council for taken. over approval55s. PricedEnquiries at $440,000 Welcome and $450,000 He undertook an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner with ThisPleaseStage is a5 isretirement Phone readyEnquiries for for occupation community an appointment welcome with for only over 1 55s. unit to inspect left. Baldwin’s Engineering Company on Showground Rd, Castle Featuring 6 two bedroom two bathroom luxury units Hill and joined the Naval reserve. Stage 5 is well underway, with a completion date Thisin a 2 storeyis a apartmentretirement block communitywith lift access andfor air- over He met his wife, Shirley on the dancefloor at Auburn Town expectedconditioned. by the There end will of August be an undercover this year. walkway Featuring to Borscht Ingredients: 55s featuring 3 bedroom ground floor villas Hall in 1950. 6 withundercovertwo bedroom garage, allocated two bathroom car ducted spaces luxury nearby. air units conditioning, in a 2 storey Borscht• 4 cup Ingredients: of organic, homemade beef stock apartment block with lift access and air-conditioned. 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The houses were •• 1 1 onion cup of – shreddedthinly sliced red cabbage foreshore and bus stop surrounded by the most beautiful gardens tended by Geoff •• 1 1/8 cup cup of shreddedminced parsley red cabbage • Walk to shops, health practitioners and bus stop • 8km• Nearby from Hawkesbury scenic walks Hospital along the who loved gardening. •• 1/8 1 tablespoon cup minced Sherry parsley (optional) • Nearby scenic walks along the Hawkesbury River • SecurityHawkesbury gated property River foreshore He helped Shirley establish Baulkham Hills pre-school •• 1 Lemon tablespoon juice Sherry– 1 tablespoon (optional) foreshore which he and other fathers erected in 1961 and was •• Lemon Salt and juice pepper – 1 tablespoon • Vital• 8km Call fromin every Hawkesbury home Hospital • Sour Cream (optional) • 8km from Hawkesbury Hospital involved in many fundraisers He was a volunteer at Castle • Salt and pepper • Spacious• Security Community gated Centre property Hill Primary School which his grandfather James Purser Instructions: • Security gated property • Sour Cream (optional) • Vital Call in every villa helped establish and was a member of Castle Hill High • Over medium low heat, melt butter in a medium size Instructions: • Vital Call in every home PandC for many years. soup pot. • Over medium low heat, melt butter in a medium size • Add onions and beets and cook until soft – about 7 or • Spacious Community Centre He was voluntary coach for the Gazelles Netball Club soup pot. 8 minutes. when it was formed. His volunteer roles in the community • Add onions and beets and cook until soft – about 7 or • Add a dash of salt and pepper. Stir in broth. also included entertainment officer with Jazz in the 8 minutes. Pines at Dural, a member of the Castle Hill Heritage Park • Simmer for about 20 minutes. Then add fresh • Add a dash of salt and pepper. Stir in broth. cabbage, parsley, nutmeg, and sherry. Simmer for a management committee and a volunteer at Castle Hill Day • Simmercouple minutesfor about more, 20 minutes. season Then with additionaladd fresh salt and Club. cabbage, parsley, nutmeg, and sherry. Simmer for a pepper, serve, and enjoy. He helped run the retirees club at Wesley Uniting Church couple minutes more, season with additional salt and • Add a dollop of sour cream if you like. and was on the management committee of the Kellyville pepper, serve, and enjoy. Castle Hill Probus Club. • Add a dollop of sour cream if you like. 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Follow us on facebook.com/hillstohawkesbury Hills to Hawkesbury Living | 24 November 2017 5 Memories with Ivor Jones & Friends Sweet Memories This issue’s “Memories” article is something that I can really A NOBLE ARBORIST get my teeth into. I do have a sweet tooth after all, but that is All aspects of tree work including: something my wife does not have. She would rather savour Dead and Dangerous Trees, Complete Removals, Pruning, savouries than sweets. Thinning & Dead-wooding, But let’s get the ball rolling, just like Jaffas down the cinema aisle Stump Grinding, Crane Work and, talking cinema, I’d fancy a “Fantale”. Remember when you would unwrap your “Sweetacre’s Fantale” to read a biography on some of the movie stars of the day? You may read on one wrapper all about Gregory Peck or perhaps Elizabeth Taylor whilst enjoying FULLY INSURED the sweet taste of caramel in your mouth. “Jaffas” were also AND QUALIFIED manufactured by “Sweetacres” at Roseberry (aka James Stedman Hendersons) and were often rolled down the aisle at movie theatres For a FREE quote call Andrew 0403 534 168 where they would clunk down the steps. Stedman Hendersons [email protected] were acquired years later by the Swiss based multi-national Nestle’. Nestle’ went on to acquire a number of confectionary companies longer square. Along the lines of political correctness and sweet in Australia including Hoadleys. Having an interest in music also, products remember when you could buy licorice or jam products when I think of Hoadleys I recall the “Battle of the Bands” contests with images of dark skinned boys and names such as “Sambo” held around the country sponsored by Hoadleys, often in a Town or “Golliwog” appearing on the products? Times have certainly Hall, or on a sporting oval teenage rock bands would compete changed since then. with each other to win the local contest. But I digress. This article Now back to the lollies of yesteryear. When I arrived in Australia is supposed to be about sweet memories and not loud music. back in the late 1950s is when I was introduced to Allens’ Snakes. Hoadleys manufactured the very popular “Polly Waffle” and “Violet Prior to that, I had never seen them back in the old country and Crumble” bars along with a number of other chocolate bar lines talking about something similar, Jelly babies have been around for such as “Twix” and “White Knight”. a long time and available world-wide. Have you ever wondered why I’ll take an intermission just now and get back to the Cinema they always seem to be female jelly babies? I remember hearing for a moment. During a break in the movies you may have gone someone say that they preferred male jelly babies because you down to the foyer in the kiosk for a choc top ice cream, a box of always got that little extra. popcorn or perhaps a “Snack” made by MacRobertsons. I recall Another thing that has changed over the years is that the taste of the slogan for MacRobertsons’ Snack as “Feeling hungry? Have a chocolates and lollies are not the same as they once were. Recipes Snack, six ripe flavours in every pack”. “Snack” was a chocolate have been changed over time they may look the same or similar but bar with fruity crème centres in each fruit shaped square. I can the taste is different. particularly remember the Pineapple and Strawberry shaped squares. Share your memories and old photographs with our “as we were” readers. Back in the 1950s & 60s things were not quite as politically correct as they are today. Now we know that chocolate is Memories of growing up locally, or when you moved into our for everyone, but back in the day some companies made a community are welcome. Tell us your experiences from school play for certain sections of the population and H. Small & Co days, sporting clubs, holidays, work or group organisations. manufactured a square shaped chocolate block on which the If you have a funny or interesting neighbourhood stories, we wrapper contained the words “Especially for men” the Chocolate would like to publish them! Write to: 17 Rose St, Baulkham was called “Club” dark chocolate. The brand is still manufactured Hills, NSW, 2153. Email to [email protected]. today by Nestle after they acquired Smalls many years ago (about Share on Hills District Memories at facebook.com/groups/Hills. the same time that they took over Hoadleys. The shape of the memories or Hawkesbury Happenings & Memories at facebook. bar has been changed to the regular chocolate bar shape so is no com/groups/Hawkesmemories.
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6 24 November 2017 | Hills to Hawkesbury Living Read online: www.hillstohawkesbury.com.au History Rouse Hill House and Farm: A Peek into the Past By Carmel Liddell Can’t get enough colonial history? Step back in time at Rouse Hill House and Farm, Annangrove Road, Rouse Hill. The house was built by Richard Rouse (born 1774 in Suffolk England) a free settler who arrived in Sydney aboard the ‘Nile’ in 1801. Rouse was granted 450 acres of land which, at Governor Macquarie’s suggestion, was named Rouse Hill. In 1810, he was appointed Superintendent of Carpenters responsible for the construction of buildings and tollhouses between Parramatta, Windsor and Liverpool. In 1813, Rouse began building his family home facing Windsor Road, opposite one of his toll houses. By 1819, Rouse Hill House and Farm was up and running. Rouse devoted his time to raising sheep, cattle, and to breeding horses beginning with ‘Syntax’, the home-grown founder stallion of his stud. Rouse spared no expense in erecting architect designed stables and quickly became known as a breeder of quality stock. He produced the 'Crooked R' brand for his horses- famously referred to by friend Banjo Patterson, in the following verse from his poem, ‘A to the Sydney Living Museums, the trading name of the Historic Bushman’s Song’. Houses Trust of New South Wales. ‘This old black horse I'm riding Today, whilst adults marvel at the 22,000 plus heritage listed if you'll notice what's his brand items on display, staff conduct special programmes for young He wears the crooked R, you see pioneers. Participants aged five and over enjoy doing the none better in the land. chores performed by farm children in the 1800’s; pumping water, grinding grain, feeding chooks, collecting and testing He takes a lot of beatin', and the other day we tried eggs for freshness and making butter. The children are treated For a bit of a joke, with a racing bloke, for twenty pounds a side.’ to ‘tucker’ on the verandah (sampling their handmade butter!) After Rouse’s death in 1852, six generations of Rouse and Terry then tour the farm to get up close and personal with the families occupied the property and continued using the ‘Crooked animals. R’ brand. In the late 1990’s, Rouse Hill House and Farm was gifted References: Australian Dictionary of biography and Wikipedia.
Our inaugural tour in 2017 was a resounding SUCCESS so be with us in 2018 to experience the incredible tour UK History & Heritage Railway Tour - July 2018 Tuesday 17 July - Tuesday 31 July This tour is a must for the railway enthusiast wanting to be taken back to the days of steam or for a new disciple wanting to experience steam travel for the first time. To feel the gentle movement of the carriage as the train trundles along the line and then the smell of the smoke as it drifts by the window automatically takes one back to a remembered past or experiencing something for the first time creates a very relaxing aura. We will embark on many heritage railway journeys together and traverse the valleys where the lines were first laid, discover glorious Yorkshire, from the edge of the rugged Dales across the moors to the spectac- ular coast, pass through market towns, small villages, woodlands and farmland. All this while we sit back, relax and enjoy our journeys. We will not only be travelling on the steam trains but able to see the activity around the tracks and workshops, this then is for the steam train enthusiasts.
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Follow us on facebook.com/hillstohawkesbury Hills to Hawkesbury Living | 24 November 2017 7 Gardening Membership to the Bromeliad Society of Australia is just $30 for Bromeliad Society of Australia the first year than $25 annually. If you would like to arrange a gift Bromeliads Make Wonderful Gifts for Christmas membership please contact the membership secretary on email: The Bromeliad Society [email protected] of Australia will hold BSA meetings include plant sales, club news, raffles and their next meeting and competitions as well as providing an opportunity to meet with like- Christmas Party at the minded people in a friendly and inviting environment. Contact Ian Federation Pavilion, Hook - mobile 0408202269, email: [email protected]. Visit Castle Hill Showground website: www.bromeliad.org.au on Saturday, 9 December with plant sales commencing at 11am Bartolo Nature Reserve prior to the meeting. Conservation Volunteers Australia has commenced work Access is via the new Showground entrance off Showground Road on one of Western Sydney’s newest nature reserves, Bartolo. into Doran Drive, Castle Hill. A Cumberland Plain Remnant, this site is a vital habitat “As a special favour to the BSA, the Geranium Man, Gary Dale an link, providing a sanctuary for native wildlife. Owned by the accomplished opera singer will make a guest appearance together Cumberland Land Conservancy, the site is being restored with Elaine his trusted pianist to provide entertainment to members with the help of a Conservation Volunteers’ Green Army team, and guests. He has also agreed to bring along a variety of geraniums and dedicated local volunteers. While busy with weeding and for sale” said Ian Hook, President, Bromeliad Society of Australia. mapping flora and fauna, locals have also planted a native “If you’re also looking for that special gift for someone who flowering species, the Nodding Geebung. has everything, than why not considering a living gift such as a We invite anyone interested in learning more about this special bromeliad?” said Ian Hook, President, Bromeliad Society of Australia. site, to attend our Bartolo Reserve community event on Sunday “Air Plants don’t need soil or constant watering, they can live 3rd December. Join an interpretive walk of the site, highlighting almost anywhere you put them and require only regular misting the numerous plants and animals found nowhere else in the or soaking to survive. They also make wonderful displays when world. Light refreshments will be provided, from 10:00 am to clustered in a bowl or used in a centrepiece.” midday, at 9-15 Jockbet Street, Agnes Banks. “Bromeliads are colourful, vary in texture, drought tolerant and very For any queries please call Lucy or Suzie at the Conservation low maintenance with wonderful flower spikes. The most popular are Volunteers Western Sydney office, (02) 4721 4625 or Guzmanias, Tillandsias, Vrieseas, Aechmeas and Neoregelias” 0404 828 911.
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