Yesterday Today | They came back to Bathurst in their thousands

July 6 2020 - 6:00am
DRESSED TO IMPRESS: Part of the crowd at the opening ceremony of the Back to Bathurst celebrations.
DRESSED TO IMPRESS: Part of the crowd at the opening ceremony of the Back to Bathurst celebrations.

THE Back to Bathurst celebrations brought several thousand former citizens back to the city in March 1924. It was the Bathurst City Council's plan to increase tourism in Bathurst. Our photo this week shows part of the well-turned-out crowd gathered in Machattie Park for the opening ceremony for the week-long celebrations.

Ex-residents, as well as numerous visitors, flocked back to Bathurst during the special week, which took place from February 23 to March 1, 1924, being a leap year.

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