The meeting was attended by guest speaker Randall Walker of Blue Mountains Tourism Limited.

Mr Walker spoke about the progress of Blue Mountains Tourism Limited in promoting the whole region, which includes many of Oberon's wonderful attractions such as the caves (the oldest open cave system in the world), and three world class national parks, including Kanangra Boyd National Park.

Another treat for the night was a speech by Barry Richard, who delighted guests be recalling some of the history of Caves House.

It was in the early 1850s that visitors first camped in the Grand Arch of the Caves, and from here the first Caves House was built, designed by Jeremiah Wilson.

In 1887, the house tragically burnt down, but was redesigned by a chief government architect named Vernon and rebuilt in four stages all to the same design, beginning in 1897 and finishing in 1923.

Mr Richard also spoke about how the first road from Oberon to the Caves was built in 1879, and later in 1884 the Six Foot Track was built so travellers could access the Caves from Katoomba.

Mr Richards said that often logs had to be tied to the backs of drays heading to the Caves from Oberon to slow the dray down on the steep road.

The narrow dirt road became sealed and widened in 1964, and interestingly, the posts on the sides of the road to the Caves from the Five Mile Road were originally sleepers from the Sydney Harbour Bridge's old tram tracks.

Mr Cooper said that a good night was had by all and that it was a great opportunity to inform people of the many great features and attractions of our area.