November 2009

Contents

• Annual meeting and contents - page 1Introduces the 2009 annual reports, local recollections and museum award.
• Seasonal notices and diary - page 2Lists historical meeting dates, holiday opening arrangements and Society notices.
• John Simons and Society publications - page 3Announces a memorial for John Simons and new editions of books on Mount Gibraltar and Berrima internment.
• Bundanoon tour and Jim Wood - page 4Announces a Bundanoon tour, remembers Society member Jim Wood and reprints local newspaper notices.
• The Boyd incident - page 5Discusses the 1809 Boyd incident and the survival of Betsey Broughton, later connected with the Throsby family.
• Down Memory Lane: Depression years - page 6John McColgan recalls family chores, collecting fuel and childhood work during the Depression.
• Down Memory Lane and Mittagong - page 7McColgan continues his childhood work recollections and adds a note about Cliff Cole’s service station.
• Museum award and president’s report - page 8Reports the Prisoners in Arcady exhibition award and begins the Society’s annual reports.
• Archivist and museum reports - page 9Linda Emery describes collections including Badgery family photographs; Bob Williams reports on museum activities.
• Museum, publicity and newsletter reports - page 10Annual reports cover the museum exhibition, publicity, newsletter production and membership.
• Conservation, research and finances - page 11Annual reports discuss care of fragile maps including Badgery family maps, research enquiries and finances.
• Diary and supporters - page 12Lists Society events and newsletter supporters in 2009.

Issue highlights

• John McColgan recalls childhood work and daily life in the Depression years (pp.6-7).
• Annual reports describe access to Badgery family photographs and conservation work on fragile family maps (pp.9, 11).
• The museum’s Prisoners in Arcady exhibition receives an award (p.8).

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