Read about a near-riot at the Fern Bay Pleasure Grounds of Hunters Hill in 1894, and join us in congratulating Hunters Hill Citizen of the Year, Felicity McCaffrey and Hunters Hill Historical Society Award winner, Rohan Mather, Year 6 student at Boronia Park Public School.
Read about the burglary epidemic rife in 1893 Hunters Hill and celebrate the life and works of the first Australian-born famous landscape artist, William Charles Piguenit, former resident of Hunters Hill.
How did this Estey organ make its way from Vermont USA to the Sydneyside village of Hunters Hill back in 1906? Read about its connection to the one of the suburb’s founding families, the Jouberts.
Next time you pass Hunters Hill Town Hall, take a moment to greet two of the village’s creative illuminaries, Nora Heyson and William Charles Piguenit, who have found a new home in the Town Hall’s courtyard. Also in this issue, experience stories from two glorious mansions, Hunters Hill’s own Clifton House and Lane Cove’s Carisbrook House, both included in this year’s Society tours.
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