July 2011

Contents

• Society information and meetings - page 1Society details and meeting notices printed in July 2011.
• President’s report and research - page 2Society news, research fees and programme notices.
• The convict ship Elizabeth in 1828 - page 3Introduces Suzanne Voytas’s research into the women transported on the Elizabeth and the Reverend John Vincent.
• Moss Vale’s Jubilee fountain - page 4Philip Morton uses a 1897 newspaper supplement to describe the fountain, its lighting and the unveiling.
• The Alcorn clock and fountain - page 5Traces the 1938 clock memorial, its relationship to the fountain and later relocation and restoration.
• Empire Cinema exhibition - page 6Reports the opening of a museum exhibition on Bowral’s cinema.
• Luncheon at the Prince Albert Inn - page 7Reports a Society gathering at the Braemar inn and recalls its association with the Society.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal details printed in July 2011; details may have since changed.

Issue highlights

• Philip Morton traces Moss Vale’s 1897 Queen Victoria Jubilee drinking fountain and the 1938 Dr John Alcorn memorial clock, including later moves and restoration (pp.4-5).
• The issue reports an Empire Cinema exhibition and a Society luncheon at Braemar’s Prince Albert Inn (pp.6-7).
• A meeting notice introduces Suzanne Voytas’s research on women transported on the Elizabeth in 1828 (p.3).

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