Following the attack on Pearl Harbour and threat of further Japanese advance in 1942, Prime Minister Curtin ordered state governments to prepare, pulling together plans for a strategy and preventative measures in the event of Japanese invasion. Whilst researching a separate project, Sue Rosen stumbled across a file that detailed…
Sue will be talking on the Scorched Earth policy of WWII at the rooms of the Ku-ring-gai Historical Society on 17 March at 2:00 pm. Address: Old Gordon Public School, 799 Pacific Highway Gordon. To make a booking contact the Society: (02) 9499 4568 General Email: khs@khs.org.au…
It was pleasing to find that the Heritage Study we undertook of concrete beam bridges with Burns Roe Worley for the Sydney, South West and Southern regions in 2004 remains for reference on the website of RMS. It can be downloaded from here. Our history of Concrete Slab and Arch bridges is also…
After its launch on February 2, the Journal will be able to be downloaded from here. The article explores Governor Macquarie's motivations in his development oif the Colony and the skill with which he went about developing civic infrastructure using sophiticated management techniques more commonly thought of in a 20th century…
Liz Gorman, who has been working with Sue Rosen Associates for some 18 months, will establish an office in Bowral bringing SRA's heritage and history expertise to the Southern Highlands.…
Sue and David are just back from 2 weeks of camping in Bournda National Park. The Saphire Coast as the area is promoted, must be the most beautiful stretch of coast in the country. Aside from kayaking on Wallagoot Lake, swimming at Bithry Inlet, Bournda Lagoon and walking on bush tracks under a…