Contents

• Society information and meetings - page 1Society details and meeting notices printed in June 2012.
• Management and museum news - page 2Reports archives reorganisation, museum activities and planning for an extension.
• Museum collection and June luncheon - page 3Shows selected museum objects and introduces the Eling Forest luncheon.
• Charlie Jackson and motor racing - page 4Reports a talk on the Bowral garage proprietor, local motor racing and MG cars.
• Library books and historical photography - page 5Lists missing library books and introduces ABC’s Now and Then photography workshops.
• Hillview: origins and rebuilding - page 6Philip Morton traces Richardson’s Prospect estate, the government purchase and its adaptation as a vice-regal residence.
• Hillview: life and later ownership - page 7Describes the house, gardens, vice-regal activities and later ownership by Edwin Klein.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal details printed in June 2012; details may have since changed.