Mitchell’s County Town: Berrima 1831-1841
Chris Thompson
The first decade of the township, its courthouse and gaol, and the people who lived and worked there.
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Stories from the Society’s publications
These examples were featured in past Society newsletters. Editions and availability may have changed; check the shop for the current range.
Historic Berrima Gaol
Ros Dale
An illustrated overview of the gaol drawing on the Society’s archives.
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Shylie Brown
A guide to local inns, hotels, licensees and their families; the Society described a revised edition in 2023.
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Tales From a Churchyard: All Saints Church and Cemetery Sutton Forest
Linda Emery
A history of the church and cemetery, with photographs and an index. The Society described a revised edition in 2024.
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Kangaloon Footprints
Bernadette Mahony
Local records, photographs, charts and anecdotes about Kangaloon and its district.
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A Light in the Window: Harper’s Mansion
Ann Beaumont
Research into Harper’s Mansion, the Harper family and the people connected with the Berrima house.
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Early Industries in the Berrima District: 2023 edition
Philip Morton and Society contributors
A revised, illustrated overview of local industry, including dairying, the Fitz Roy Iron Works, Joadja and the Mittagong Maltings.
Explore Mittagong · Explore Joadja
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Guest Houses in Bundanoon: revised reprint
Bundanoon History Group
The 2025 newsletter describes a revised and enlarged reprint with entries on 96 guest houses and an overview of holiday life.
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Check the Society shopEchoes Through the Mist: revised 2013 edition
Avoca Bicentenary Committee and Society contributors
A revised edition of the Avoca district history, originally compiled for the 1988 bicentenary.
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Exploring Exeter: 2020 edition
Linda Emery
An illustrated history of Exeter’s people, village and buildings; the revised edition includes photographs added since the original 1998 publication.
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View this book in the Society shopPoppy Seed from France
Berrima District Historical & Family History Society; edited by Linda Emery
Research into the poppy seed registers and the people and service personnel connected with the commemorative project. The book includes background, biographies and a listing of seed applicants.
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Check the Society shopBirths & Baptisms, Marriages & De facto Relationships, Deaths & Burials: NSW 1788-1800
Compiled by Dr Craig Smee
An early colonial family-history reference combining church-register data with other sources including shipping indents and musters.
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The Society’s October 2026 publications list included the titles below, along with pamphlets, CDs and DVDs. The list identifies some limited-stock titles as unavailable through the online shop; contact the Society to ask about ordering. Availability and editions may have changed.
47 titles shown
- Aboriginal People of the Southern Highlands NSW (1820-1950)
- Art of Canning & Preserving Fruit
- Before Cobb & Co: Coaching in NSW 1823-1863 by Chris Thompson
- Berrima Cenotaph and World War I Honour Roll
- Berrima Gaol Records: book (also available as CD)
- Blessed are They, Bowral & District Hospital 1889-1989
- Births, Marriages, Burials etc NSW 1788-1800 by Dr Smee, 2015
- Bunty Bailey’s Adventures in Berrima
- By the River: German mariners interned at Berrima in WW I
- Celebrating 50 Years BDHS
- Colo Vale, A history of
- Colo Vale Community Centre 1961 - 2011 (Book 3)
- Cemetery Transcriptions of the Berrima District
- Diary of Berrima Internment Camp
- Early Industries in the Berrima District (revised edition 2023)
- Early Industries in the Mittagong District
- Echoes of War in Avoca
- Echoes Through the Mist: a history of the Avoca district
- Exploring Exeter - updated 2020 edition
- Forgotten Soldiers: Southern Highlanders who served in Boer War
- Glimpses of Wingello - a Village Association project (limited stock)
- Guest Houses in Bundanoon
- Hillview
- Historic Berrima Gaol - by Ros Dale
- History of the Berrima District 1798-1973
- Kangaloon Footprints
- Koyong, School for Girls, Moss Vale 1915 - 1952
- Life Behind the Bar
- Light in the Window, A (Harper’s Mansion)
- Marulan, a Unique Heritage
- Mitchell’s County Town (Berrima) by Chris Thompson
- Moss Vale War Memorial Community Centre
- Pastures Protection Board Index to the Berrima District
- Pictorial History Southern Highlands by Linda Emery (soft cover)
- Place of Deep Gullies - a history of Bundanoon
- Place to Remember - Burragorang Valley 1957 (limited stock)
- Poppy Seed from France - a tribute from Villers-Bretonneux
- Reminiscences of Gaol Life at Berrima with intro Linda Emery
- St Michael’s Mittagong
- Student Project Books - Berrima; Explorers; Fitzroy Iron Works - Berrima, Explorers, Fitzroy Iron Works
- Southern Highlands Story - John McColgan
- Tales from a Churchyard: All Saints, Sutton Forest - revised 2024
- The Day that Dunkley Died
- The Story of Cement at Berrima
- Village called Penrose
- What’s in a Name? The Streets of Mittagong
- What’s in a Name? The Streets of Moss Vale and villages
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