Katoomba, Blue Mountains NSW
Since 1902

More than a century of the same still air.

A working record of the house and its keepers. Dates and details are being verified against the heritage record before they are set down here.

Historic photograph of Kurrara, Katoomba
From the house's own archive — date to be confirmed
  1. 1902

    The house is built

    Kurrara is raised in Katoomba in the years when the mountain railway turned the escarpment into a destination. Names, builders and dates to be confirmed from the record.

  2. Early years

    A guesthouse from the start

    Placeholder passage describing the house's first decades as accommodation for visitors taking the mountain air.

  3. Mid century

    Changing hands

    Placeholder passage covering later ownership, alterations and the shifts in how the mountains were visited.

  4. Today

    Kept, not corrected

    Placeholder passage on the current custodianship: careful restoration, quiet furnishing, and a small number of rooms.

The Archive

Historic photograph of Kurrara, Katoomba
Historic photograph of Kurrara, Katoomba
Historic photograph of Kurrara, Katoomba
Historic photograph of Kurrara, Katoomba

Placeholder history — no dates or claims here are confirmed yet

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