This book provides a history of the Blue Mountains, with a focus on culture and landscape.

Martin Thomas, 'The Artificial Horizon: imagining the Blue Mountains' (Melbourne University Press, 2003)

Aboriginal reserves were controlled by the Aborigines Protection Board (and later the Aborigines Welfare Board) from 1909 until 1969. During this time, many reserves were revoked. The land that had been reserved was used for other purposes or sold by the NSW government. In the late 1970s, the Government realised...

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Martin Thomas, 'The Artificial Horizon: imagining the Blue Mountains' (Melbourne University Press, 2003)

Revocation of reserves