Contents

• Society information and meetings - page 1Society details and meeting notices printed in July 2012.
• Society news and Harper’s Mansion - page 2Reports museum and archive activities and research towards a history of Harper’s Mansion.
• Local government history - page 3Introduces Geoff Goodfellow’s talk and outlines the district’s councils and amalgamations.
• Society luncheon at Eling Forest - page 4Reports a 2012 luncheon and talk by Noeline Brown.
• Library books and museum visitors - page 5Introduces railway and Lake George histories and reports an Austin Car Club visit.
• From Bong Bong to the coast - page 6Philip Morton traces early routes, Aboriginal guidance, Meryla Pass and the movement of stock and produce.
• Surveying routes to Kiama - page 7Follows Robert Hoddle and William Jaques’s surveys and the later road through the Yarrawa Brush.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal details printed in July 2012; details may have since changed.