Hut News Archives
Hut News Archives
The Society's monthly newsletter
Christine Davies
Christine Davies
Christine Davies is the Hut News Editor.

Contributions are very welcome. You can email Christine at hutnews@bluemountains.org.au

The deadline for copy for each edition is the 12th of the preceding month. Please contact Christine to discuss any special arrangements that may be required.

History

The Society's first newsletter, or bulletin, was published in October 1966 by the Lower Blue Mountains Wildlife Conservation Society. This was shortly after this Society was formed. Its first newsletter (Kalori) was published in April 1967 and sold for 5¢.

The Upper Blue Mountains Conservation Society's first newsletter, edition #1, appeared in June 1970 - at that time it was a quarterly newsletter produced by the Katoomba And District Wildlife Conservation Society.

The current archives have over 600 newsletters. In December 1995 it became a monthly publication. The name "Hut News" was adopted in March 1996. In 1996 the Lower and Upper Blue Mountains Conservation Societies merged. The June 1996 edition was the last Upper Blue Mountains edition.

Strobos was prepared by Katoomba High School students. Its logo reads "Published for the Blue Mountains Conservation Society by high school students". It was produced from 2007 until 2010. There's a few editions missing from our archives.

NB. Some minor changes to fonts and images were required to create the PDFs in the earlier editions. In addition some artwork (mainly sketches) which was manually added to the copy before it was printed, are not included. Editions before 1996 are scanned - text can't be cut and pasted from these scanned editions, however these newsletters are gradually being retyped by Phoebe Coster and appended to the original scanned newsletter. This allows keyword searching and cutting and pasting of those editions.

Year Index

Upper Blue Mountains Conservation Society Hut News logo
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Blue Mountains Conservation Society Newsletters - Hut News (1996-current)
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996

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Upper Blue Mountains Conservation Society Newsletters (1970‑96)
 
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970

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Lower Blue Mountains Conservation Society Newsletters (1966‑96)
 
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966

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Strobos Newsletters (2007‑10)
 
2010
2009
2008
2007

Links to the actual newsletters

Blue Mountains Conservation Society - Hut News

2025
1996
NB. Upper and Lower BMCS merged in June.
July
August
September
October
November
December

Upper Blue Mountains Conservation Society  (Katoomba And District Wildlife Conservation Society until March 1983)

1990
January
April
July
October
1989
January
April
July
October
1988
January
April
July
October
1987
January
April
July
October
1986
March
June
October
1985
February
June
September
December
1984
February
May
August
November
1983
February
May
August
November
1982
February
May
August
November
1981
March
June
August
November
1980
March
June
September
November
1979
February
May
August
December
1978
February
May
August
November
1977
February
May
August
November
1976
February
May
August
November
1975
April
July
October
1974
March
July
September
December
1973
March
June
September
December
1972
March
June
September
December
1971
March
June
September
December
1970
June *
September
December

*  Katoomba And District Wildlife Conservation Society Newsletter No. 1.
♦  These newsletters have been retyped by Phoebe Coster and appended to the original scanned newsletter. This allows keyword searching and cutting and pasting.


Lower Blue Mountains Conservation Society  (initially Lower Blue Mountains Wildlife Conservation Society). The Lower Blue Mountains Conservation Society's newsletter was, from early on, called Kalori (message stick) and, from January 1988, Eco News.

1985
Feb
May
Aug
Nov

♠  Initially, newsletters were known as "bulletins" and were more about organisational matters. There was also some irregularities in numbering and frequency.
♥  These are the first two newsletters - the second is undated, but thought to be in June 1967. There would appear to be some early newsletters missing.


Strobos

Strobos was prepared by Katoomba High School students. Its logo reads "Published for the Blue Mountains Conservation Society by high school students". It was produced from 2007 until 2010. There's a few editions missing from our archives.

2007


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