This section of Russell Street is part of the 'Town Square' in Bathurst. The photo was taken looking towards William Street in 1928 and shows several motor vehicles parallel parked along the street, unlike today. To the left in King's Parade can be seen the Boer War Memorial along with the series of seats that had recently been installed by Bathurst City Council. The streetlights were lit by gas produced by Council's gasworks which was once located further down Russell Street and just under the railway underpass.

Taken around 1910 this early tinted postcard shows the Macquarie River much wider than it is today. The steel Denison Bridge, the second bridge to be constructed after the first timber bridge was washed a way, can be seen in the background

The river was called 'Wambool' by local aborigines and was a great food source for them. When Surveyor Evans discovered it he named it the Macquarie River after the man who had despatched him westwards after the crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson.

It is surprising the number of times where one or more of Bathurst's doctors in the 1800s and early 1900s were responsible for suggesting ideas for local projects such as parks and memorial drives.

It was during the last decade of the reign of Queen Victoria that this magnificent park in Bathurst was created for people at the time and future generations like us today.  The eight acre park itself was named after Dr Richard Machattie and the feature in today's photo, the 'duck pond' after Dr William Walter Spencer.  The duck pond, or more correctly 'Lake Spencer', has from the time it was completed, nearly 120 years ago, been a popular location, especially with children. 

The east wing of the Bathurst Court House seen here was once one of the Post Offices for Bathurst. The east wing was built in 1877 though this photo was taken in 1928. Upstairs was the Postmaster's residence where he lived with his wife and family. Initially when the wing was constructed the second storey did not have the verandah, this was added later.

Cobb & Co has a great association with Bathurst after they established Bathurst as their  headquarters after their arrival in the township on 26th June, 1862. Owner James Rutherford lived at Bathurst all his life and established two Cobb & Co factories here to build and maintain their fleet of coaches.

On Saturday 30 April 2022, Bathurst District Historical Society members and guests descended on Abercrombie House for their 75th Anniversary celebration.

One of the main features of Machattie Park is the "Band Pavilion", also referred to as the "Band Rotunda" or "Band Stand". This photo was taken by Mr. C.J. Beavis, photographer of George Street, in 1903.

The Bank of New South Wales had decided to open a branch on the Turon goldfield in 1853 but the idea was not followed up. It was 1856 before the bank finally opened in Bathurst in rented premises in George Street after signing an agreement with their landlord for £250 per annum for three years. By early September these first premises were "being fitted out ready for business". The bank board was fully aware of all the gold that was being found locally along the Turon and other gold fields so they were bound to take the opportunity to purchase as much gold as possible.

Bathurst's second hospital is seen here in this hand-tinted postcard taken by Mr. H.C. Beavis, a Bathurst photographer. They were taken for J.R. & A. Jones' stationery store of William Street. The postcard was posted from Bathurst at 9am on 7th August, 1905, to Miss H. Hardcastle of Oatley Bay in Sydney. The writer had just received a telegram from a Mrs Martin informing her of her brother's death.