Celebration of a pioneer of road-building

By Jessica Aquilina
Updated July 8 2014 - 3:07pm, first published 12:00am
William Cox descendant Robert Bettington (right) and Rosemary Weaver from Nepean District Historical Society senior vice-president Rosemary Weaver. Photo: Geoff Jones.
William Cox descendant Robert Bettington (right) and Rosemary Weaver from Nepean District Historical Society senior vice-president Rosemary Weaver. Photo: Geoff Jones.

Robert Bettington has won the bloodline jackpot. He is the descendant of not just one, but three early pioneers who discovered and built routes from Sydney into the Blue Mountains.

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