September 2016

Contents

• President’s column and meeting notices - page 1The President playfully describes archive volunteers and announces the September speaker and October archives roadshow.
• Bundanoon’s Bushells tea sign - page 2Linda Emery reports the 2016 repainting of a historic advertising sign above the newsagency and a community event with Bundanoon History Group.
• Speaker and northern villages tour - page 3Introduces historian Brett Bowden and outlines a tour of Hill Top, Big Hill cutting and Balmoral.
• Early photos of Willow Vale - page 4Carolyn Dougherty describes John Murray’s family photographs, weekend cottage, tennis parties, bush outings and local produce.
• Northern villages in the 1930s - page 5Family photographs and research document the McFarlanes at Ravensdale, Aylmerton school and the village post office and store.
• Arrankamp: John Frederick Holle - page 6Philip Morton traces the Bowral estate, its buildings, early land offerings and later leasing by the Holle family.
• Arrankamp: Nellie Brenan - page 7The property history introduces Brenan’s family and her development of Arrankamp as a guesthouse; the account continues in the next issue.
• Society information - page 8Contact, opening, membership and committee information printed in September 2016; details may have since changed.

Issue highlights

• Linda Emery describes the 2016 restoration of Bundanoon’s historic Bushells tea advertisement and a community gathering at the sign (p.2).
• John Murray’s family photographs document Willow Vale weekends, tennis and bush outings, and the development of a family cottage (p.4).
• McFarlane and Kendrick family photographs record Ravensdale, Aylmerton school and the local post office; the article follows the store from rebuilding after the 1939 bushfires to its 1979 demolition (p.5).
• Philip Morton traces John Frederick Holle’s Arrankamp estate at Bowral, its sale advertisements, new residence and later leasing by Catherine Holle (p.6).
• The estate history introduces Nellie Brenan and her family, and describes her development of Arrankamp as a guesthouse; the series continues in the next issue (p.7).

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