November 2013

Contents

• Society information and annual meeting - page 1Lists 2013 Society details and announces the annual general meeting.
• Picturing Penrose and Society notices - page 2Introduces Keith McMenomy’s illustrated Penrose history and gives the holiday schedule.
• Frank Debenham: Bowral-born polar explorer - page 3Linda Emery follows a donated photograph to the story of geologist Frank Debenham and his Antarctic and academic career.
• Mittagong Maltings: work and processes - page 4Philip Morton describes the maltings’ architecture, production methods, working conditions and the Jones family.
• President’s and archivist’s reports - page 5Reviews the year’s Society activities and a grant to preserve and share significant collections.
• Archives and museum reports - page 6Continues the archives report and describes museum collections and plans for the Southern Highlands 1200 exhibition.
• Museum, library and newsletter reports - page 7Reports collections, volunteers, library holdings and newsletter distribution in 2013.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal information printed in November 2013; details may have since changed.

Issue highlights

• Linda Emery uses a donated photograph to trace Bowral-born Antarctic geologist and geographer Frank Debenham (p.3).
• Philip Morton describes the architecture, working methods and employees of the Mittagong Maltings (p.4).
• Annual reports cover Society collections, a preservation grant, the museum extension and local publications (pp.5-7).

Original Society source