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Harden-Murrumburrah libraries - from railway workers to the general public

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Harden Murrumburrah: Aboriginal heritage | Allsopp & Barnes Families | Cinema / Picture Theatres | Council Chambers | Fossil animals | Guillaux - flying into Harden 1914 | Historic Buildings | Hotels, Pubs & Inns | Libraries | McMahon's Reef Goldfield | Platypus | Postal Services | Railways | Sheep | Harden Public Library, 2026. Contents Love of reading Brief history Chronology References ---------------- 1. "A love of reading" In an era when the "love of reading" is being replaced by scrolling on smart phones and engagement with social media, the importance of the act of reading in developing cognitive skills is once again being brought to the fore, and libraries have a continuing role to play (Barker 2024). Of course, libraries are not simply about books, and their content and use has diversified considerably over time. However, they are still largely recognised, and spok...
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Harden Murrumburrah railway history

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Harden Murrumburrah: Aboriginal heritage | Allsopp & Barnes Families | Cinema / Picture Theatres | Council Chambers | Fossil animals | Guillaux - flying into Harden 1914 | Historic Buildings | Hotels, Pubs & Inns | McMahon's Reef Goldfield | Platypus | Postal Services | Railways | Sheep | Train on the Harden to Young line. Chronology The following is a chronology of events relating to the State government operated railway line and associated facilities in the area of Harden and Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia. Construction of the line through Murrumburrah, and the related branch line to Young, commenced in 1875 with a single line and substantially continued through to duplication in 1918. It forms part of the mainline between Melbourne and Sydney, extending north to Brisbane. There is some confusion over the names Murrumburrah and Harden in connection with railway stations and related facilities, especial...
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