Category Archives: Local History
50 Years of the Orange Function Centre
On Wednesday 10 June it will be 50 years since the Orange Function Centre, or the Amoco hall as it was then known was officially opened. The concept of the Amoco Hall was first mentioned at a meeting at the … Read more
Searching for the Mother Lode
The fifth and final of the popular Wentworth Mine tours and talks hosted by Orange & District Historical Society will take place next Sunday 7 December 2014. A mine tour will take place at 11am at the Wentworth Mine while … Read more
Wentworth Mine Tour # 4
The fourth of the popular Wentworth Mine tours and talks hosted by Orange & District Historical Society will take place next Sunday, November 2. The tour will take place at 11am at the Wentworth Mine. Please note the new venue … Read more
Geological and mining heritage in the Orange district
The third of the popular Wentworth Mine tours and talks will take place next Sunday, October 5th at 11am at the Wentworth Main Mine, Lucknow. The talks are held in conjunction with Orange City Council. Guest speaker this time is … Read more
Wentworth Mine Tours
The second of the popular Wentworth Mine tours and talks will take place next Sunday, September 7 at 11am. The talks are held in conjunction with Orange City Council. Guest speaker this time will be Professor Warren Somerville, who is … Read more
