Making the Way - History - Blue Mountains Australia

Exploration & Development Time chart.

John Wilson The first European to cross the Blue Mountains? Francis Barrallier The Frenchman who explored almost to the Great Dividing Range. George Caley A naturalist does it the hard way. Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth The famous three explorers - first to officially cross the Blue Mountains. George Evans Beyond the Great Divide to the Bathurst region. William Cox Building the first road - Penrith to Bathurst.		"Enjoyable account explaining that the three men normally credited with the first European crossing of the Blue Mountains..... were in fact preceded by at least three rather less respectable colonists." Britannica

Engineer's Track - Grose River Gorge Army engineers with forgetful superiors. Federal Pass Info about the pass, name of Katoomba, local Aborigines. Giant Stairway, Katoomba A park rangers' dream eventually becomes reality Lapstone Hill Railway routes utilised on the climb into the Blue Mountains. Lennox Bridge on Mitchell's Pass Oldest bridge on the mainland. Mitchell's Bridge Convict-built causeway on Victoria Pass Map of Katoomba Bushwalks Dated 1894. Also shows cable tramway and coal mine. Six Foot Track Katoomba to Jenolan Caves bridle trail. Western Wall Getting down the Western side. Zig Zag Lithgow Zig Zag, and the newer Ten Tunnels route. Railway Pages Railways, past and present, in the Blue Mountains.