Celebrate NSW Seniors Festival 2024 with two special film screenings of 'The Bookshop'. To book, call Bathurst Library on 6333 6281. Tuesday’s session features an introduction by Noel Cowan of the Movie Musical Memorabilia exhibition. England, 1959. Florence Green, a free-spirited widow, puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop - […]

Alan McRae will give a talk on “Bathurst’s own bank and Colonial Banks in Bathurst.” Few people are aware that Bathurst had its own town bank called the Bathurst Bank, established in 1835. Later private colonial banks were established with Bathurst having some of the earliest branches, which saw trial designs for banknotes to be […]

Seniors Week Historic Talk titled ‘Australiana in the Applied Arts – a trip down memory lane!” by Paul Storm from Sydney. A fascinating Australiana talk and trip down memory lane for Seniors Week. The talk includes everyday items that were often decorated with Australian themes from your school ruler and bottle opener to your oven […]

This guided tour commences with a short talk in Stevens Park, followed by a stroll around the village, including viewing the School of Arts and two Edward Gell churches. The tour ends back at the Rockley Mill & Stables Museum for a cuppa and a selection of hot finger foods and sweets. Here you can […]

From the time the railway arrived in Bathurst in April 1876, the nearby streets became home to railway workers and a thriving hub with the railway depot and goods yards, flour mills and pubs catering to the needs of workers and people arriving by train. There were all types of businesses including shops and barbers […]