May 2012

Contents

• Society information and meetings - page 1Society details and meeting notices printed in May 2012.
• President’s report and Hillview tour - page 2Society news and arrangements for a tour of the former vice-regal residence.
• Harper’s Mansion and early industries - page 3Reports a local industrial heritage display and introduces a Society luncheon.
• Eling Forest and the Morrice family - page 4Traces the Great Southern Road and the 1836 division of land between John and William Morrice.
• Morrice properties and Eling Forest - page 5Follows the family’s holdings near Tallong, Comfort Hill and later uses of the Eling Forest homestead.
• Charlie and Eva Jackson - page 6Introduces the Bowral garage proprietor and his wife, their earlier life and motor-sport involvement.
• Jackson motor-sport achievements - page 7Draws on contemporary reports and family research into Charlie and Eva’s racing and reliability trials.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal details printed in May 2012; details may have since changed.

Issue highlights

• Philip Morton traces the Morrice brothers’ Eling Forest and Comfort Hill properties, their relation to the Great Southern Road and family holdings near Tallong (pp.4-5).
• The issue follows Bowral motorists Charlie and Eva Jackson, their garage and competition results, drawing on research and family records (pp.6-7).
• A report describes an industrial heritage display featuring Black Bob’s Bridge and other local material (p.3).

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