October 2011

Contents

• Society information and meetings - page 1Society details and meeting notices printed in October 2011.
• Society notices - page 2Introduces nominations, membership and local events.
• President’s report and Christmas function - page 3Society news and arrangements for 2011 events.
• Randolf Nott and Sutton Forest tour - page 4Introduces Nott’s Bowral residences and a tour of All Saints and the Old Rectory.
• Berrima Gaol: history and future - page 5Reviews the gaol’s nineteenth-century history and proposals following its announced 2011 closure.
• Berrima Gaol’s later history - page 6Continues the account of prison training and earlier conditions.
• Throsby Park into the twentieth century - page 7Philip Morton follows the Throsby family, the convalescent home, guest house and riding school.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal details printed in October 2011; details may have since changed.
• Annual meeting appointments - page 92011 appointment and notice-of-motion form.
• Annual meeting nominations - page 102011 nomination form for Society office bearers and committee members.

Issue highlights

• A feature introduces Randolf Nott’s Bowral houses, including Fairview, The Mount, Fairbanks and Hillside (p.4).
• The issue reviews Berrima Gaol’s history and the 2011 discussion of its future (pp.5-6).
• Philip Morton follows Throsby Park’s family, farming, convalescent-home and riding-school history into the twentieth century (p.7).

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