Bathurst Region Tourism

West of Central 2 // Curator & Artist Talk
2025-11-22 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
West of Central 2 // Curator & Artist Talk
Saturday 22 November, 11am-12pm
Join BRAG Exhibitions Coordinator, Camille Gillyboeuf, and five artists for a walkthrough of West of Central 2 : the artHITects (Gary Carsley & Renjie Teoh), Laura Baker, Jonathan Jones, and Steven Cavanagh

FREE, all welcome, RSVP essential

West of Central 2

Conceived as an exhibition responding to place, West of Central embraces artists who live and work across Wiradjuri Country in Central West NSW.
This Earth-centric exhibition honours artists’ care, concern, and respect for Country. Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists seeking connection, respite and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create, experiment and challenge. West of Central celebrates those who live and work regionally, positioning the regional as central to their practice.

First realised at BRAG in 2023, this second chapter, West of Central 2, invited artists from LGAs of Lachlan, Parkes, Forbes, Weddin, Cabonne, Cowra, Blayney, Orange, Mid-Western, Bathurst, Oberon and Lithgow to respond to the ecologies, histories, and communities of these places.

Artists: Adam Rish (Hill End), Gabrielle Bates (Kandos), Genevieve Carroll (Hill End), Graham Lupp (Bathurst), Gus Armstrong & Peter Swain (Kandos), Jonathan Jones (Bathurst), Laura Baker (Blayney), Nicola Mason (Napoleon Reef), Ros Auld (Borenore), Simone Darcy (Forbes), Steven Cavanagh (Hill End), Susan Baird (Hill End), the artHITects (Gary Carsley & Renjie Teoh) (Bathurst), Vicky Browne (Nullo Mountain).

West of Central 2 // Curator & Artist Talk
2025-11-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
West of Central 2 // Curator & Artist Talk

Saturday 22 November, 11am-12pm

Join BRAG Exhibitions Coordinator, Camille Gillyboeuf, and five artists for a walkthrough of West of Central 2 : the artHITects (Gary Carsley & Renjie Teoh), Laura Baker, Jonathan Jones, and Steven Cavanagh.

FREE, all welcome, RSVP essential

About the Exhibition

West of Central 2

Conceived as an exhibition responding to place, West of Central embraces artists who live and work across Wiradjuri Country in Central West NSW.

This Earth-centric exhibition honours artists’ care, concern, and respect for Country. Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists seeking connection, respite and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create, experiment and challenge. West of Central celebrates those who live and work regionally, positioning the regional as central to their practice.

First realised at BRAG in 2023, this second chapter, West of Central 2, invited artists from LGAs of Lachlan, Parkes, Forbes, Weddin, Cabonne, Cowra, Blayney, Orange, Mid-Western, Bathurst, Oberon and Lithgow to respond to the ecologies, histories, and communities of these places.

Artists: Adam Rish (Hill End), Gabrielle Bates (Kandos), Genevieve Carroll (Hill End), Graham Lupp (Bathurst), Gus Armstrong & Peter Swain (Kandos), Jonathan Jones (Bathurst), Laura Baker (Blayney), Nicola Mason (Napoleon Reef), Ros Auld (Borenore), Simone Darcy (Forbes), Steven Cavanagh (Hill End), Susan Baird (Hill End), the artHITects (Gary Carsley & Renjie Teoh) (Bathurst), Vicky Browne (Nullo Mountain).

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In Conversation - Professor Toby Walsh
2025-11-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Join world-leading artificial intelligence expert Professor Toby Walsh for an evening of conversation. Joined in conversation by ABC Senior Journalists Gavin Fang and Tracey Kirkland.
Free, bookings essential: 6333 6281.
Don’t miss this rare and thought-provoking event with Professor Toby Walsh as he comes to Bathurst for an exclusive evening of conversation.
Joining him are respected ABC journalists Gavin Fang and Tracey Kirkland, who will guide the discussion through the groundbreaking possibilities of AI, its impact on our lives, and the urgent challenges of misinformation and disinformation in today’s world.
About Toby Walsh
Toby Walsh is Professor of AI at UNSW Sydney and Chief Scientist of UNSW.AI, UNSW Sydney’s AI Institute. He has been banned from Russia for his advocacy on using AI responsibly. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Science and was named on the international Who’s Who in AI list of influencers. He has written five books on AI for a general audience, the most recent is The Shortest History of AI: Six ideas are all you need to know.
In conversation with…
Tracey Kirkland is an Australian news journalist who has worked in broadcast and print for more than 30 years.
She is currently the Continuous News Editor in charge of TV and video at ABC News Channel, and was previously the ABC’s national senior newsgathering editor.
Gavin Fang is an Australian journalist with more than thirty years’ experience in broadcast and print media. He is currently Editorial Director at the ABC and was previously deputy director of news. Gavin is a former correspondent for the ABC in Indonesia.
Tracey and Gavin are the editors of the 2025 book
Age of Doubt: Building Trust in a World of Misinformation

OPENING // Summer Exhibitions at BRAG
2025-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
OPENING NIGHT // Summer at BRAG!

Join us to celebrate the opening of five new exhibitions at the Gallery – RSVP

Main Gallery | West of Central 2 + Our Ngurang (Home) Program Exhibition

Foyer Gallery | Bella Fenton: The Bogeyman

OUT THERE Forecourt Projector | Children’s Voices Centre: Children Draw Health

OUT THERE TAFE Screens | Nicole Welch: Transformation: the prelude

Friday 21 November 2025, 6-8pm

Welcome to Country

Auslan interpreted opening speeches (VRI)

Performance by Genevieve Carroll for West of Central 2

Catering by BRAGS

Beverages by sponsors Grass Parrot Vineyard, Renzaglia Wines, Cosmo Brewing

FREE, all welcome, RSVP essential

About the Exhibitions

West of Central 2

Conceived as an exhibition responding to place, West of Central embraces artists who live and work across Wiradjuri Country in Central West NSW.

This Earth-centric exhibition honours artists’ care, concern, and respect for Country. Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists seeking connection, respite and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create, experiment and challenge. West of Central celebrates those who live and work regionally, positioning the regional as central to their practice.

First realised at BRAG in 2023, this second chapter, West of Central 2, invited artists from LGAs of Lachlan, Parkes, Forbes, Weddin, Cabonne, Cowra, Blayney, Orange, Mid-Western, Bathurst, Oberon and Lithgow to respond to the ecologies, histories, and communities of these places.

Artists: Adam Rish (Hill End), Gabrielle Bates (Kandos), Genevieve Carroll (Hill End), Graham Lupp (Bathurst), Gus Armstrong & Peter Swain (Kandos), Jonathan Jones (Bathurst), Laura Baker (Blayney), Nicola Mason (Napoleon Reef), Ros Auld (Borenore), Simone Darcy (Forbes), Steven Cavanagh (Hill End), Susan Baird (Hill End), the artHITects (Gary Carsley & Renjie Teoh) (Bathurst), Vicky Browne (Nullo Mountain).

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Our Ngurang (Home) Program Exhibition

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents the 2025 Our Ngurang (Home) Program Exhibition

In 2025, BRAG partnered with Wiradyuri Elders, Artists, and Community to develop and deliver the Our Ngurang (Home) Program – an education program for students and teachers across Wiradyuri County in the Bathurst Region.

With a local focus on our shared home of Wiradyuri Country, students from Blayney Public School participated in a year-long learning program of art, culture, and language workshops with Wiradyuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones, Wiradyuri Elder Wirribee Aunty Leanna Carr, Wiradyuri artist Jessica Leffley, and Yiri Sue Rice.

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Bella Fenton: The Bogeyman

BRAG presents Foyer Gallery Exhibition The Bogeyman by Bella Fenton, Winner of the 2023 Bathurst Grange Distillery x BRAG Summer Gin Art Competition.

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Nicole Welch: Transformation: the prelude

BRAG presents Transformation: the prelude by Nicole Welch on the OUT THERE Digital Platforms | TAFE Screens, down Ribbon Gang Lane.

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Children’s Voices Centre: Children Draw Health

BRAG presents Children Draw Health by the Children’s Voices Centre on the OUT THERE Digital Platforms | Forecourt Projector.

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Bathurst Grange Distillery Tour & Tasting
2025-11-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-15 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Bathurst Grange Distillery, Bathurst Grange Distillery, 3249 O'Connell Rd, Bathurst, Bathurst, 2795, Australia
Friday Tour Time: 4pm

Saturday Tour Times: 11am, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm

Book tours here http://bit.ly/4o2mTBx

Join a tour at the Bathurst Grange Distillery and see surrounding gardens and farmland on the heritage property, The Grange, established in 1823.

Share the passion for distilling Whisky and Gin as they explain the techniques and craft of making the premium spirits.

​Learn the art of distillation.

Taste premium small batch spirits

See farmland & friendly animals

Discover the history of the region

Cost : $20 per person

Bathurst Grange Distillery

Bathurst Grange Distillery, 3249 O’Connell Rd, Bathurst02 7228 79130413 632 643www.bathurstgrange.com.au

Monthly Muster - The Bathurst Volunteer Rifles with Roger Thornback
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Bathurst Uniting Church Activities Hall, William Street, Bathurst, nsw
The Bathurst District Historical Society presents this month’s muster. The Bathurst Volunteer Rifles: Civic Pride & Defence of the Empire with Roger Thornback. Come along to find out why Bathurst petitioned the Governor General, twice, to allow it to finally form a Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1868. Bathurst has a strong military history, this talk will talk about this and identify some lines of local research to elucidate the Bathurst Volunteer Rifles Story.

Monthly Muster
2025-11-20 19:30 | Bathurst Uniting Church Activities Hall, William Street, Bathurst, nsw
Hear Roger Thornback of the Antique Arms Collectors Society of Australia talk on the Bathurst Volunteer Rifles on Thursday 20 November 2025, 7:30 PM.

Bathurst Uniting Church Activities HallWilliam Street

Challenge Bathurst
2025-11-20 08:00 - 2025-11-23 17:00 | Mount Panorama, Mountain Straight, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia
Conquer the Mountain!

Experience the thrill of driving your street or track racing car on Mount Panorama at Challenge Bathurst, a unique and exclusive opportunity.

Challenge Bathurst is designed specifically to allow experienced motorsport competitors and owners of performance road registered cars to drive at Bathurst.

More information can be found at www.challengebathurst.com

MUSICAL BINGO
2025-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Family Hotel, Cnr Russell & Bentinck Street, Bathurst, 2795, Australia
Drop Beats Not Balls
This one is for the music lovers! Rock into the #FamBams newest night on the the Bathurst calendar with Musical Trivia every Wednesday from 7pm! Entry is free & you’ll have the chance to win prizes whilst bopping along to tunes over the ages! See how easy it is to play below & the tasty bites & booze on offer.

Wednesday night is Schnitty Night! Enjoy $18 Schnitzel with your choice of $3 topper (parmi, mexican, boscaiola or texan)

Very Open Mic Night @ The Victoria Bathurst
2025-11-18 18:00 - 21:00 | The Victoria Bathurst, 3 Keppel Street, Bathurst, 2795
We’re making Tuesdays great again with a very open mic night that is open to all types of performance. Come and share your thing in front of a supportive audience! Sign up from 6pm

Telling Your Truths: Writing about Illness and Disability
2025-11-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
FREE. Limited Spaces. Bookings Essential – 6333 6281
In this workshop, Kim Kelly and Michelle Hamadache will share their stories of writing about and with illness and disability with practical writing advice.
Participants will also be encouraged to experiment with how they might express themselves, and how to give themselves permission to write their truths in the ways that suits them best, be that through life-writing, fiction or poetry – to say the things we can’t say or the things that aren’t heard within doctors’ offices or even among friends.
Living with illness or disability, or caring for a loved one living with health challenges, can be isolating. We’re given lots of medical advice and helpful and not-so-helpful opinions on how to get through, but at the end of the day we’re alone with our thoughts and experiences.
We’re often told of the therapeutic benefits of creativity and sharing our stories, but how do we go about accessing the creative part of ourselves?
There’s also often a little voice in our heads saying, ‘Why bother?’ or ‘I don’t have anything important to say’. But everyone has something important to say about their unique experience of life.
Tea and coffee provided.
About the writers
Dr Michelle Hamadache teaches Creative Writing at Macquarie University and is editor of the magazine Mascara Literary Review. Her story on her father’s dementia appears in the anthology Writing Illness and Disability: Poised on the Pointe of Pain: Nureyev’s Foot and Other Essays.
Kim Kelly is the author of several novels. She is also currently in the midst of Creative Writing PhD research at Macquarie University. Her essay on kidney donation appears in the anthology Writing Illness and Disability: Poised on the Pointe of Pain: Nureyev’s Foot and Other Essays. She lives in Millthorpe.

Supported Story Time
2025-11-18 09:30 - 10:15 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Join our series of low sensory story times for children and their carers who need more time to wiggle, settle and be comfortable in the library space.

The sessions will feature books, rhymes, wiggle movements and visual cues throughout, while being a friendly and supported space before the library opens to the public.

As the story time is held in the library before opening hours, we ask that you arrive a few minutes early or on time so you can access the building. If you are no longer able to attend, we would appreciate you letting us know as soon as you can, so we can alert anyone on our waitlist.

Please bring a drink and any fidgets your child needs, clearly labelled.

If you require anything specific in order to attend, or have any questions, please reach out to the Bathurst Library Team on 02 6333 6281. Please note we may not be able to cater to a specific request to accommodate your child but will do the best we can within the library space.

These sessions are a trial to assess if our community will attend and support a low-sensory story time, further sessions may be released, and all feedback you have would be appreciated.

Children must be accompanied by an adult carer at all times.

Sing with us for Christmas
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:15 | Church of Christ Hall, Wark Pde, Windradyne, Wark Parade, Windradyne, 2795
Bathurst Panorama Chorus is inviting women & girls aged 12 & over to join us for 7 weeks of FREE Christmas singing and fun. With lots of favourite Carols and the opportunity to join in local Christmas events. Starting Monday 3 November from 7pm. For full details and to register – go to bathurstpanorama.com

Music Bingo @ The Tattersalls Hotel
2025-11-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Tattersalls Hotel Bathurst, 35 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia

Handel’s Messiah
2025-11-16 14:30 - 17:00 | All Saints’ Cathedral, Church Street, Bathurst, 2795
Allegri Singers present two performances of Handel’s Messiah in Orange (HolyTrinity) and Bathurst (All Saints Cathedral)

Handel's Oratorio 'Messiah'
2025-11-16 14:30 - 16:30 | All Saints’ Cathedral, Church Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia
Experience one of the greatest works in classical repertoire as the Allegri Singers, joined by Willoughby Singers and All Saints’ Cathedral Choir, present Handel’s magnificent oratorio “Messiah”. This combined ensemble of 75 singers will be accompanied by The Allegri Players and four brilliant vocal soloists. From the joy of Christ’s arrival to the glory of resurrection, this dramatic musical journey showcases Handel’s genius with outstanding performers under the direction of William Moxey.

Miss Traill's House and Garden
2025-11-16 12:00 - 15:30 | Miss Traill’s House and Garden, 321 Russell Street (Corner of Russell and Peel Streets), Bathurst, 2795
Tours of Miss Traill’s House and Garden.

The home Ida bequeathed to the National Trust (1976) is today an elegant house museum containing Ida Traill’s significant collection of artifacts including furniture, intriguing horse racing memorabilia, paintings and ceramics – all linked to Miss Traill’s and her ancestors and the early history of Bathurst.

House Tour – per person:

National Trust members – FREE (excludes exhibitions)

Adult – $12

Concession* – $10

Family – $34

Child (under 5 years) – FREE

*Concession applies for full-time students, seniors, pensioners and children aged 5-15 years.

Book your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/miss-traills-house-general-entry-tickets

https://www.facebook.com/misstraillshouse

Bathurst Miniature Railway
2025-11-16 10:30 - 14:30 | John Matthews Sporting Complex, Durham Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Pack a picnic lunch and take the kids down to the miniature railway to enjoy a few rides on working scale model trains, just across the road from the Adventure Playground. Covered shoes must be worn. Trains run the 3rd Sunday of the month, weather permitting.

Hill End Analogue 2025
2025-11-16 10:00 - 2025-11-19 18:00, 2025-11-15 10:00 - 2025-11-18 18:00 | Hill End NSW, 5 Beyers Avenue, Hill End, 2850, Australia
Hill End Analogue is an analogue photographic art festival by the Hill End Arts Council Inc in the Central West NSW village of Hill End. It will showcase, celebrate and connect Contemporary analogue photographic artists from regional, rural, remote and metropolitan Australia. Comprising exhibitions and workshops, the festival will promote community awareness, appreciation and engagement in analogue photography. It will serve as a discussion about the past, present and future of analogue arts.

Sunday Sketch & Make Sessions
2025-11-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Head to BRAG each Sunday during our suite of exhibitions for a self-guided Sunday Sketch & Make Session!

Free – all welcome, materials supplied.

Current suite of exhibitions includes:

A Tear in the Fabric presents new and existing works from nine Asian and Asian Australian artists who embrace distortion as a mode of disruption. In partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, the exhibition revolves around notions of aesthetic, material and conceptual interventions integrated into established forms of creative practice. Picking at the seams to make space for new narratives and artistic approaches, we see exploratory excursions into concepts of place, materiality, memory, identity and perception, manifesting in a diverse range of mediums.

Tea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden, is reminiscent of the famous Japanese food display ‘shokuhin sampuru’ or French pastries display in Paris, the cakes are mouth-watering, but not for consumption. The construction of the cakes in ceramics is labour-intensive, down to each sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Their imaginary forms conjure a colourful, dream-like world. This project was created during a 2025 artist residency at the PumpHouse Albury.

Landscapes of Imagination: From the Collection, bringing together works from the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Collection that reflect the enduring artistic allure of Hill End. This historic village has captured the imaginations of artists drawn to its layered histories, dramatic terrain, and evocative sense of place.

Garage Sale Trail
2025-11-16 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-15 09:00 - 17:00 | NSW
Garage Sale Trail is Australia’s biggest secondhand treasure hunt with over 3 million pre-loved items going up for sale over two big weekends of garage sales.

Garage Sale Trail is happening next on 8-9 and 15-16 November 2025, Australia-wide. You can take part on one day or more.

Find out more about hosting a garage sale or shopping the trail.

Or, go right ahead and list your garage sale.

https://www.garagesaletrail.com.au/

The Saturday Night Social
2025-11-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Don’t you ever wish you could travel back to the Saturday night dance?
Take a spin across a glassy floor, to a swinging live band under sparkling lights?
On this special Saturday night, you can! Join Dance Makers Collective with live music from Felix Albert and the Gentlemanly Two in a solid evening of joyous dancing with your partners, family and friends.
This event, a spin-off of Dance Makers Collective’s 2020 Sydney Festival hit The Rivoli, takes inspiration from the peak dance hall and disco eras, reimagined for the modern lover of dancing.
Whether you have a dance partner, like a night out on the town, or have a boogie in your bedroom, The Saturday Night Social is the place for you!
About the band – Felix Albert and the Gentlemanly Two
Putting their own spin on tunes from recent times to back from the 1940’s and all rockin’ points in between the boy’s blast through a list of songs that can only result in full dance floors and sheer amazement of the skill and finesse with which they execute their unique style of Rockabilly.
The Central West outfit includes Pete “Felix Albert” Thoms on upright bass and vocals, Ebbo “Wrecking Ball” Brown on drums, Hughie “Hotrod” Brown (no relation) on electric guitar and lap steel.

How To: Writing, Editing and Publishing Workshop
2025-11-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
What the workshop covers:
– An overview of traditional publishing, and self-publishing
– An overview of other models of publishing,
– A ‘how to’ for submissions to agents and publishers
– The different types of editing, and the role editorial plays in each of these publishing models
– An open Q&A session
FREE: Bookings essential – 6333 6281
Tea and coffee provided.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kit Carstairs is the Managing Director of The Manuscript Appraisal Agency (The MAA), an organisation established to support authors honing their writing craft and pursuing publishing opportunities.
The MAA provides editorial services for publishers, literary agents, writers centres, and for independent authors (either looking to self-publish or to prepare their narrative for traditional publishing submissions). The MAA team (of 30 editors) offers authors opportunities to develop their writing through a series of services and programs.
Kit has worked as an inhouse editor (traditional) book and magazine publishing. She has 15 years’ experience working with a wide variety of content, including both fiction and general non-fiction.
The MAA is supported by the Australian Society of Authors and the Australian Publishers’ Association, among others.
Kit understands the world of publishing and the cooperative nature of the roles played by various parties. She has a comprehensive understanding of the importance of content development and the need for authors to be proactive in developing manuscripts that represent their full potential and is active in the Australian publishing industry.

Bathurst Thoroughbred Racing
2025-11-15 13:00 - 17:30 | Bathurst Thoroughbred Racing, 55 Eleven Mile Dr, Bathurst, 2795
Come and Join us on Saturday 15th November for our Country Music Meeting. Put on your hat and boots and have some fun at the races. Enjoy the free concert by Mickey Pye and Friends and a little bit of line dancing thrown in and of course great racing action. The first race should be around 1.30pm. Tickets available at 123tix.

Evans Arts Council Craft Show and Sale
2025-11-15 10:00 - 2025-11-16 14:00 | 7 Lee Street Kelso, Old Evans Shire building, 7 Lee Street, KELSO, 2795
All crafty people are invited to enter items whether they are for sale or not.
See details in attached flyer.
Lots of items for sale, come and do your Christmas shopping.
Morning tea available.
Entry form can be found on our facebook page.
All items to be individually marked with your initials and sale price.

'Fugitive' Analogue Photography Festival
2025-11-14 12:00 - 2025-11-16 16:00 | Hill End Village, Beyers Avenue, HILL END, 2850, Australia
F U G I T I V E Impermanence, elusive, fleeting, transitory. Beauty is fugitive. All is shifting.
Mark your calendars and join us for 3 days of hands on creativity for all ages, connection and inspiration at the Hill End Analogue Photography Festival in Hill End, Central Tablelands, NSW.
A fabulous biennial celebrations of alternative photography practices. Hill End is an intact historic village of great significance in the history of Australian photography, depicted in the contemporaneous Holtermann Collection, State Library of NSW.
