Jenolan in the News
Reference to newspaper clippings often give a first hand account of what was happening in an area at the time. One should use caution as a reference in the news should never be regarded as fact but simply how one person has interpreted an event.
The website this link will take you to has been prepared by me based on the contents of the Australian National Library newspaper collection accessible through their website TROVE.
https://sites.google.com/site/jenolanrefs/home
The website this link will take you to has been prepared by me based on the contents of the Australian National Library newspaper collection accessible through their website TROVE.
https://sites.google.com/site/jenolanrefs/home
Since the National Library has yet to digitise the Lithgow Mercury and given that much of what happened at Jenolan was recorded in this newspaper the following clippings are reproduced on this website
Lithgow Mercury January 28th 1898 - Caretakers cottage
Lithgow Mercury February 18th 1898 - Electric Light
Lithgow Mercury March 24th 1898 - Camping Ground
Lithgow Mercury May 6th 1898 - Accident at the caves
Lithgow Mercury May 13th 1898 - Laws regarding vandalism
Lithgow Mercury June 3rd 1898 - Lease of Caves House
Lithgow Mercury June 8th 1898 - Conditions at the caves
Lithgow Mercury June 24th 1898 - Wallace's Guest House
Lithgow Mercury August 5th 1898 - Petition for postal service & school
Lithgow Mercury August 12th 1898 - Caves House Gardens
Lithgow Mercury November 4th 1898 - Completion of Trickett's survey
Lithgow Mercury January 27th 1899 - Vandalism
Lithgow Mercury March 31st 1899 - Discoverer of Jenolan Caves
Lithgow Mercury April 7th 1899 - Discovery of Jenolan Caves
Lithgow Mercury June 9th 1899 - Improvements to the Caves
Lithgow Mercury August 11th 1899 - Gem of Jenolan open
Lithgow Mercury August 25th 1899 - Launch of Tricketts Guidebook
Lithgow Mercury September 8th 1899 - Coming of spring
Lithgow Mercury September 26th 1898 -Jubilee open to public
Lithgow Mercury October 10th 1899 - Coach from Rydal
Lithgow Mercury October 13th 1899 - Alternate Accomodation lease
Lithgow Mercury November 3rd 1899 - Entertainment at the caves
Lithgow Mercury November 17th 1899 - Fees for cave tours
Lithgow Mercury December 29th 1899 - Hansard - Privatisation
Lithgow Mercury April 7th 1916 - New Cave At Jenolan, Additions and new arrangements at Caves House
Lithgow Mercury January 2nd 1918 - Opening of Orient Cave
Lithgow Mercury October 24th 1924 - How Jenolan Caves were formed
Lithgow Mercury January 26th 1926 - Resort developments
Lithgow Mercury January 28th 1898 - Caretakers cottage
Lithgow Mercury February 18th 1898 - Electric Light
Lithgow Mercury March 24th 1898 - Camping Ground
Lithgow Mercury May 6th 1898 - Accident at the caves
Lithgow Mercury May 13th 1898 - Laws regarding vandalism
Lithgow Mercury June 3rd 1898 - Lease of Caves House
Lithgow Mercury June 8th 1898 - Conditions at the caves
Lithgow Mercury June 24th 1898 - Wallace's Guest House
Lithgow Mercury August 5th 1898 - Petition for postal service & school
Lithgow Mercury August 12th 1898 - Caves House Gardens
Lithgow Mercury November 4th 1898 - Completion of Trickett's survey
Lithgow Mercury January 27th 1899 - Vandalism
Lithgow Mercury March 31st 1899 - Discoverer of Jenolan Caves
Lithgow Mercury April 7th 1899 - Discovery of Jenolan Caves
Lithgow Mercury June 9th 1899 - Improvements to the Caves
Lithgow Mercury August 11th 1899 - Gem of Jenolan open
Lithgow Mercury August 25th 1899 - Launch of Tricketts Guidebook
Lithgow Mercury September 8th 1899 - Coming of spring
Lithgow Mercury September 26th 1898 -Jubilee open to public
Lithgow Mercury October 10th 1899 - Coach from Rydal
Lithgow Mercury October 13th 1899 - Alternate Accomodation lease
Lithgow Mercury November 3rd 1899 - Entertainment at the caves
Lithgow Mercury November 17th 1899 - Fees for cave tours
Lithgow Mercury December 29th 1899 - Hansard - Privatisation
Lithgow Mercury April 7th 1916 - New Cave At Jenolan, Additions and new arrangements at Caves House
Lithgow Mercury January 2nd 1918 - Opening of Orient Cave
Lithgow Mercury October 24th 1924 - How Jenolan Caves were formed
Lithgow Mercury January 26th 1926 - Resort developments