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Jack Thompson And The Ghost Of Mrs Gearin

Below: actor Jack Thompson
Anyone who knows me at all would know of the affinity that I have for the Blue Mountains area in NSW.
For the past little while I have taken groups of tourists and foreign students on tours of the Blue Mountains, concentrating mainly on areas around Katoomba and Jenolan caves.
As a surprise Christmas [...]

The Black Sorrows Are Coming

Joe Camilleri has always loved music, and has over 40 years in the music industry as proof.
Having played in a number of bands, starting with one called ‘The Drollies’ and moving on through Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, and then The Black Sorrows.
Over the years, bands that Joe played with were support acts to [...]

Welcome To Katoomba and The Blue Mountains

Welcome To Explore Katoomba!
My name is Allan Cockerill, a writer based in Bathurst, NSW.
For years I’ve had a passion for history, writing and tourism, and have had experience conducting tours with groups of people through the Blue Mountains and Sydney.
Explore Katoomba.com is a product of these passions, and I am looking to highlight the people [...]