Contents

• Society information and meetings - page 1Lists 2014 Society details and announces an illustrated talk on Wombeyan Caves.
• President’s report and Bowral trachyte - page 2Reports a well-attended talk on Mount Gibraltar stone and plans for local heritage events.
• Wombeyan Caves and museum progress - page 3Introduces John Wylie’s cave history and reports construction of the museum gallery.
• 2014 State History Conference - page 4Lists the Royal Australian Historical Society conference program and tours planned at Mittagong.
• Old Hume Highway 31 project - page 5Philip Morton reports a 2014 meeting on promoting the historic road and preserving its landmarks.
• Lutwyche Public School at Werai - page 6Former pupil Kathleen Pearce recalls the school built by farming families, its teachers and daily life from 1943 to 1948.
• From the early newspapers - page 7Carol Nolan selects reports including a 1928 aircraft crash at Hill Top and accounts from the Wollondilly and Wombeyan areas.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal information printed in August 2014; details may have since changed.