Monthly Archives: March 2016

Rylstone doctor Jack Farrar was one of 100 Australian doctors who answered the plea from British War Secretary Lord Kitchener for help to bolster the war effort in 1915. More than 100 years after he enlisted Jack’s story has inspired a 560 page account of the lives of his colleagues who would become known as … Continue reading »

A headstone has been damaged beyond repair after trespassers attempted to drag it from Rylstone Cemetery with a car. Mudgee police said the senseless act of vandalism occurred some time between Wednesday, February 17 and Friday, February 19 at the cemetery on Narango Road. “These offender/s have wrapped a chain around the headstone and using … Continue reading »

Ruth Beatrice FAIRFAX (1878-1948), a founder of the Country Women’s Association, was born on 8 October 1878, at Lue, near Rylstone, New South Wales, second surviving daughter of native-born parents Vincent James DOWLING, and his wife Frances Emily, daughter of T. C. BREILLAT. She was mainly educated by governesses at Lue and briefly attended the … Continue reading »

Saturday’s special train to the Rylstone Show and the opening of the line to Rylstone may be considered a one off event for the moment. Both the Lithgow State Mine Railway and the Kandos Museum, though, will be working with the relevant government departments to ensure it won’t be just a one hit wonder. Both … Continue reading »

Visitors travelling from the Blue Mountains to the Rylstone Kandos Show on the weekend had extra motivation to make the trip, with the opportunity to take the Rylstone Rambler on the rail line from Lithgow to Rylstone. The train trip was organised as a fundraiser by the committee of the Kandos Museum. Travellers enjoyed the … Continue reading »