April 2018

Contents

• Veterans’ grants at Bong Bong - page 1Ian Mackey reports the unveiling of a plaque commemorating William Wood and other veterans granted land in 1829.
• Society notices and Berrima book launch - page 2Announces a special Society meeting and the launch of Ros Dale’s children’s book about Berrima.
• Historical land records and David Burke - page 3Introduces Terry Nunan’s land-records talk and remembers railway historian David Burke.
• The Mittagong playground rocket - page 4Linda Emery traces the 1968 installation of the Moon Rocket in Winifred West Park and its removal in 1993.
• An embroidered sampler’s journey - page 5Denise Mackey begins the story of Fanny Norris’s 1829 sampler and the Freeman family’s migration to NSW in 1844.
• Moss Vale Anglican rectory - page 6Ros Dale describes the former rectory and its history, along with a brief account of St John’s Church.
• The 1886 Bowral railway collision - page 7Philip Morton continues the account of the collision, assistance to passengers and the subsequent railway inquiry.
• Society information and office bearers - page 8Lists Society contacts, opening times, membership fees and office bearers as printed in 2018; these details are historical and may have changed.

Issue highlights

• Terry Nunan introduces online NSW historical land-record research (p.3).
• Linda Emery recounts the history of the Mittagong Moon Rocket playground structure (p.4).
• A family sampler’s journey and a visit to Moss Vale’s Anglican rectory precede the conclusion of the 1886 Bowral railway collision account (pp.5-7).

Original Society source