Following is information about the Blue Mountains from the earliest days of the NSW colony to just before World War II.
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1788
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First sighting of the Blue Mountains in 1788 by Captain Arthur Phillip, later the Governor of NSW.
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1813
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Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson reach site of Bathurst
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1814
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1876
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Mt Victoria: Toll-house closes.
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1877
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The Crushers renamed Katoomba, derived from “kadumba” and apparently meaning ‘falling water’ or ‘falling
together of many streams’.
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1878
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Glenbrook: Name changed from Wascoe’s Siding to Brookdale.
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1879
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Glenbrook: Name changed from Brookdale to Glenbrook.
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1870s (late)
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Katoomba: “An Englishman, John Britty North, in association with T. S. Mort, commenced coal mining in South Katoomba
and until 1895 the village was dependent upon the North mine for its livelihood.”
Balmoral House, the first guesthouse in the Blue Mountains was built.
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1880
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Medlow Bath: Railway platform opened & called Browns Siding. Later name changed to Medlow, later still Bath
was added to name.
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1881
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Warimoo: known as Karabar, a railway platform and waiting shed existed in 1881.
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1882
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Katoomba: Great Western Hotel erected.
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1884
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Hazelbrook: railway station opened. Possibly named after ‘Hazel Brook House’, a two-storeyed building nearby,
later demolished.
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1886
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Katoomba: Great Western Hotel changed hands, was added to, and renamed the Carrington, after the NSW Governor.
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1887
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Widow, Mrs Susan Dunn took on management of Balmoral House and advertised that alterations have been made to the
establishment.
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1889
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Katoomba is incorporated
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1890
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Valley Heights: name changed from The Valley
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1891
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Leura: named after railway station opened.
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1893
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Mrs Dunn retired from Balmoral House and Mrs Martin was hired as the manager
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1897
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Warimoo: Karabar railway platform closed due to lack of patronage.
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1896
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Faulconbridge: Sir Henry Parkes buried there. Village named after his mother, Martha Faulconbridge.
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1903
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Medlow Bath: Property of Edward Hargraves (discovered gold) acquired by Mark Foy. Originally opened as a ‘hydropatheic
health treatment centre’ and later converted to a tourist hotel by building additions linking Belgravia Hotel with
Hargraves’ old home.
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1905
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The Cameron sisters purchase Balmoral House, Katoomba
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1912
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Mt Victoria: Berghofer Pass opened as Victoria Pass too steep for motorised transport.
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1915
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Cameron sisters advertised accommodation for 45 guests at Balmoral House, Katoomba
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1916
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Paragon cafe started
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1919
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Warimoo: this name adopted after Arthur Rickard opened up estates in the area. The word means ‘eagle’.
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1920
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Mt Victoria: Victoria Pass improved for traffic. Both this and Berghofer Pass in use.
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1925
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Bullaburra: railway station opened on 16 Feb 1925. Area named by Arthur Rickard who subdivided the locality.
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1926
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Katoomba: North mine reopened, finally closed during WWII
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1934
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Mt Victoria: Victoria Pass improved again for traffic. Berghofer Pass closed.
HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester visited
Katoomba
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