— PRESENTED TO — THE BOYAL AUSTRALIAN H ISTORICAL SOCIETY September,1947 E.T. No. 1. Commonwealth of A u s t r a lia . ' — —■ ' ■■■■" St | POSTMASTER-G&f EKAL' S DEPARTMENT, HEW SOUTH WALES. f TELEGRAM. n . t» This message has been received subject to the Post and Telegraph Act and Regulations. g All co.uplainU to be addressed In writing to the Deputy Postmaster-General. S Station from, No. of words, check, and time lodged. Remarks. f* Q U s ^ v i ^ ~ _____ ____ ___ ty^ LchU ^ ‘i « <> ^ a /Ax ^ / < ? £ > m S t 8481 MEtfT, NEW SOUTH WALES. LEGRAM. This message has been received subject to the Post and Telegraph Act and Regulations. A ll coaiplainta to be addxe^ned in writing to th» Deputy Postmaster-General. \ Station from, No. of words, c h e c k , and time lodged. Remarks. 9 w lr» O K "y g F ': ' J^leWsJ&d p t f r ^ r f ic le j ^ e p o r P j oj* A ^ ^ H 'ijggs^ . ---------■ \ t ) c o p p c c l l o p vVi*lfj?, —~— — T j > e V<T> TFirsf (Voc^«_p o r T r i e . 3 1 me M ou.ofeias 1813 Coir^J^i led byTr<^bKWWl k e r . I ^ W Q O d i l — — y ------ ‘ |(NfO(=X.— f >cu q e & . I <0 i > 4 Advertisement, Sydney feting ... ... » 3 ,, “ calling for Subscriptions ... 4 Article, Blue Mountain Centenary- (ff#W.4 ... 13,16 Address to School Children,- (F.W.) ... ... 18,21 Account of the Celebrations ... ......... ...26,31 Blaxland's Route Map ... ... ......... 17 ,, , Wentworth, & Lawson, Article ... 22,26 ,, ’ s Journal, Review. ... ... ... 35 Centenary Celebrations ... ... ... ... 2,3,7 ,i Preparations ... ... ... ... 4|35 ,, Committee Meetings ... ... ... 5,7,8 ,, of the Western Plains ... .......... ...38- 54 Cox, Willi am ... ... ... ... ... 41 Evans, George William, portrait ... .......... ...41 ,, s Diary ... ... ... ... ... 4I*«46 ,, s Map of Route ... ... ... ... 47 "Evans' Crown", Mountain near Parana .......... ...39,40 First Sydney Public Meeting ... ......... 1,2 Government Aid sought ... ... ........ 8 Junction, Fish, and Campbell Rivers ......... 48 Lecture in Sydney, (F.Walker) ... ... ... 4 ,, ,, Bathurst, ,, ,.. ... ... 32 Mount Biaxland located ... ... ........ ....10 ,, ,, a Trip to ... ... ... ... XX ,, Correspondence. ... ... 11,12,13 Macquarie Rouse ................................ ...49-52 ,, Governor ... ... ... ... ... 41 Meeting, Public, in Sydney ................. ...1,2 Our Benefactors * ... ... ... ......... ...35 08Connell Plains ... ... ... ......... ...48 Photo. B.M.C.C«mmittee .......... ......... ...33 Post-card View, Mt Victoria ... ......... ...34 Precedence, a question of ... ......... ...16 "Rosenthal", Little Hartley .................. 37 Settlers, the first in the W e s t ................. 53-54 •Vestera Road, Little Hartley ................. 37 I N l C l E X 7 I_H_ D B X - P a ges .55_ t o _ 1 0 7 Address to students at Bathurst,F.Walker All Saints' Cathedral,Bathurst Birthday of the Discovery of Bathurst ........ 6 3 - 6 6 "Brucedale",old residence of Suttor Family . ... Bushy, Mrs, P o r t r a i t ............................. Cassidy,Major,Reminiscences of . ... Centenary Celebrations, Bathurst, Hov. 15-22,1583 , t ,, Documents, ,, ,, Bathurst, Coaching Days, The ................... ..... District of Bathurst,Growth of ........ Evans,G"¥.,Grandson of the explorer . "Evens'Crown”, Tarana .. .. ......... Evans, George William,Portrait First Settlers, The .......... ,, Church, 5he ... ,Tirnm Gold Discovery, The .......... "Hereford”, Holy Trinity Church,Kelso, History of Bathurst,Early .. .. Lee, J o h n ...................... Lee, G e o r g e ................. Macquarie House .......... Methodist Church,Bathurst Obelisk,General Stewart Old Memories,Building of the Railway Pion e e r s , Some of the old ................ Residence of the early days, a .. Rural Scene, Bathurst ....................... Roman Catholic Cathedral,Bathurst R u t h e r f o r d , J a m e s , F a m i l y H o m e of ............ ,, ,, P o r t r a i t ................ Railway Building of the l i n e to Bathurst Suttor Family, old residence of ............ St Joseph'sMount, ........................... Stewart,J.H. Residence of ................. ,, M a j o r General, ....................... ,, J.H.,Portrait ....................... Suttor Family, the ... St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Bathurst Turpin, Mrs,Daughter of G.7.Evans 1 -T | orop^scd to celebrate next year, set ont, and ( aftor. untold hardships, achieved their goal. Z r K f His Excellency reminded his hearers that CROSSING THE MOUN- | when honoring ihc three explorers, the action I of Governor Macquarie, in immediately taking steps r.o have the road surveyed by Surveyor Evuns. should not be overlooked. T A M S . There were certain outstanding features which marked out the achievement as worthy ; ot commemoration—firstly, because it was the CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. I first successful attempt of exploration ever | mrdt in Australia, also it was the first sup- cet'Sful crossing o f the Blue Mountains, since SPEECH BY THE GOVEBNOB. I wlita ini ether road has been followed over those mountains, except the one travelled by the explorers. There was, however, even a sti onger reason. He did not believe in com­ . The proposed celebration ol tie centenary memorating the centenary of every eveni, and ot the crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blax­ before doing so, would apply the following land, Wentworth, and Lawson, was discussed at test: Was the event of such importance that, without it happening, history would have to a public meeting in the Sydney Town Hall on be written another way? .In this case no one Tuesday alternoon. could doubt but that the crossing of the Blue The Lord Mayor presided, and amongst those Mountains exercised a momentous influence on present were the Governor, Mr. Frank Walker, the very existence of the continent. He had, (president of the Celebration committee), Col­ therefore, great pleasure In seconding the reso­ onel Rupert Carrington, C.V.O., D.S.O., the lution. ■ I ___------------- Rev. Archdeacon Gunther, Mr. D. R. Nall, Councillor Berghofer (Blaxland Shire), having M.L.C., Mr. J. Dooley, M.L.A., Messrs. Col­ f seconded the foregoing, Mr. Frank Walker lett (Mayor of Parramatta), J. Ryan, J. W. moved the second resolution, as follows:— Eerghofer, H. G. Reinits, J. Bloome, and Cap­ "That it bo decided to formulate some prac­ tain Lamb (the organising secretary). tical and workable schemes by which a con- The Lord. Mayor garve a brief histo*ical re­ sideraible amount of money may be raised in sume of tho colony’s history prior to the ex­ thu city, suburbs, and country towns.” pedition of the three explorers, a?d pointed Mr. J. Ryan (Lithgow) in seconding briefly out out the benefits that had resulted to New lined the proposed programme, which consisted South Wales as a result of the successful of (1) permanent improvements, (2) pavilion crossing of the hitherto impassable range. He Mount York, memorial at Mount Blaxland, hoped that a liberal response "•""''I be made (•>) decoration of ouelisK at Mount York by the towards subscribing funds ±01 tua . proposed- trustees, (4) decoratiun of the marked tree by celebration, and stated that he had received the Katoomba Municipality, (5) banquet on the a cheque for £50 from Mr. W. Dixon. day of celebration, at which two of the fore­ Lord Chelmsford moved the following reso­ most Australian orators were to make orations, lution:—That afrangements be made to cele­ (G), general celebrations in all mountain cen- brate ihe centenary of the gallant efforts of 1 tres from Penrith to Orange, (7) bonfires on Blaxland, Wentworth, and Lawson In crossing the principal peaks of the range. the then impenetrable and unassailable Blue Mr. Hall, Minister for Justice, in moving the Mountains 1n May, 1813, and thus assisting to third resalutlon, stated that he had been asked develop the present magniflc-nt pastoral and by the Premier to attend the meeting that af­ farming lands. ternoon, and, to express the entire sympathy of His Excellency said:—“We all travel so very tiie Government with the movement. He there­ easily nowadays that we hardly reflect on the fore had great pleasuru in moving that we es­ difficulties involved in laying down a road or tablish a permanent record for all time to railway, and moreover, are apt to forget all the those intrepid explorers, Blaxland, Wentworth, toil, Thought, knowledge, and care that have and Lawson. Mr. H. G. Remits, In seconding, to be exercised by the men who had planned , said that he as treasurer had received the sum out the particular road or railway. One hundred of £125 to date. years ago the colony of New South Wales was Mr. Dooley proposed the last resolution, cribbed, cabined, and confined by an impene­ which was seconded by the Rev. Archdeacon trable mountain range, over which many at­ Gunther, and was as follows:—"That a strong tempts had been made to traverse. All sort* metropolitan and suburban sub-committee be of legends then prevailed as to the conditions formed of influential citizens working in con­ there prevailing,' and as to those who inhabit­ junction with the present executive committee." ed the ranges. About that time the colony ex­ On the proposal of the Lord Mayor, it was perienced a drought, and Governor Macquari* decided that the Sydney committee should con­ felt that the last stage was reached In the sist of the District Commander, Colonel Wal- colony’s existence unless something was done lack, their Worships the Mayors of Mascot, In penetrating the mountains to the north and Hunters Hill, Botany, Waverley, Granville, Bal­ West. In consequence thereof the three brave main, Glebe, Willoughby, lirumiuoyuc, Reu- meu. the centenary of whose success it was fern, and Lane Cove. Messrs. C. D. ratterson. I) F. C. Govers, H. G. Braddon, C. G. Wade, No one who was acquainted with the history I H. T. M. Badgery. W. Dixcon. S. Jones, S. N. of the crossing of the Blue Mountains and the M'Lennan, R.