FROM: Sunday Telegraph, 17th May, 1959 – Full transcript Blue Mountains City Council is supporting a Sydney man’s scheme for a huge rock tableau to be sculptured on a cliff face at Govett’s Leap, Blackheath. The cliff face, opposite Govett’s Leap lookout, is 200ft long and 100ft deep. Sculptors would hew from the rock face… Read More »
The Sydney Spiny Crayfish, also known as the Blue Mountains Spiny Crayfish, Euastacus Australasiensis, or just spiny, is a native species to Australia. The Sydney Spiny Crayfish are found extensively through the Blue Mountains. What does it look like? The Sydney Spiny Crayfish is a small, blackish to dark brown or maroon coloured crayfish with… Read More »
The eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia. A member of the family Psophodidae, it belongs to the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species in the world, and the superfamily Sylvioidea. Eastern Whipbirds are notable among songbirds for their group breeding… Read More »
BUSH AWARENESS The common Garden Orb Weaver Spider (Eriophora transmarina) is among the first spiders most children learn to recognize, due to its large size and readily recognizable shape and colouration patterns. They are common throughout the Blue Mountains. They are usually quite large, with females being about 14–15 mm long and males about 10–11… Read More »
The walk to Butterbox Point is a great walk family that offers outstanding views all the way along the walk. Butterbox Point is a large, high rocky outcrop on the edge of the Grose Gorge, 800m northwest of the northern end of Mount Hay Road, Leura. WHERE: https://w3w.co/leaper.tabs.brainstorm Carpark: https://w3w.co/deviations.immorality.risky KEY POINTS • Distance: 2.2km… Read More »
In 2020 after the fires we stumbled on “Joe’s Cave ~ April 05” (1905 or 2005). The cave re-appeared after the recent fires. This is a small cave, you can’t stand up, but 2 people could have a comfortable sleep, in a pinch. Here: https://w3w.co/wolfs.reddest.eloquently The rock formation around the cave were amazing. As the… Read More »
The Autumn Central Tablelands Garden Trail is on the 5th and 6th of March, 10am – 4pm both days. Five gorgeous gardens to see – all in the beautiful Hartley Valley. Hartvale Gardens – 49 Sunray Ave, Hartley Highfield Garden – 111 John Grant Rd, Hartley Wild Meadows – 243a Cox’s River Rd, Hartley Harp… Read More »
Blackheath – Medlow Bath – Megalong Valley – Mount Victoria – Katoomba KATOOMBA Katoomba is the most visited town in the Blue Mountains. It wasn’t until 1879 that the town of Katoomba became known when J.B. North opened the Katoomba Coal Mine. Coal was collected from the side of the mountain, close to Orphan Rock… Read More »
For almost 100 years this has been Lawson’s hardware – for Helmut and the team it’s been the last 17 years. It may be the end of an era but don’t despair: you can stock up on all your hardware needs at Crazy Prices. Doors close finally at the end of the… Read More »
The Blue Mountains is the home to some fascinating animals and plants, including the impressive Antlion. The Antlion is the larval form of an insect known as the Myrmeleontidae. This family of insects consists of around 2,000 species worldwide, with many of them found in the Blue Mountains region. The larvae are often called doodlebugs… Read More »