November 2018

Contents

• Society awards and annual meeting - page 1Ian Mackey recognises Carolyn Dougherty and Philip Morton, notes museum committee changes and announces the Society’s annual meeting.
• Regional seminar and museum exhibition - page 2Announces a Royal Australian Historical Society seminar on land titles and local research and notes the closing of the Southern Highlands 1200 exhibition.
• Bundanoon history film and oral history workshop - page 3Introduces the Bundanoon History Group’s Glimpses from the Past DVD and Denise Mackey’s report on Dr Mary Hutchinson’s oral-history workshop.
• Armistice centenary and the Poppy Seed Project - page 4Reproduces extracts from a parliamentary speech on local service personnel and the Society’s research into poppy seeds sent to families after the First World War.
• President’s and archivist’s annual reports - page 5Summarises Society activities and archive accessions, including Robertson railway photographs, ironworks material, maps and placename research.
• Museum, treasury, membership and library reports - page 6Reports the museum’s exhibitions and refurbishment plans, Society finances and membership, and library cataloguing during 2018.
• Research, conservation and publications reports - page 7Describes research enquiries, local railway and fire-brigade history, conservation work, newspaper accessions and Society publications.
• 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

• An oral-history workshop and a Bundanoon historical DVD are reported (p.3).
• Parliamentary remarks acknowledge local First World War service and the Society’s research (p.4).
• The Society’s 2018 annual reports cover archive, museum, library, research and conservation work (pp.5-7).

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