March 2021

Contents

• President’s column and Society activities - page 1Reports on volunteers, membership, the archives and the Berrima Museum as activities resume after pandemic restrictions.
• Moore Memorable Musings and Society notices - page 2Bruce Moore shares book-related humour alongside historical museum, archives and membership notices.
• Berrima District Museum and regional arts - page 3Describes a visit from Southern Tablelands Arts and Create NSW and highlights museum objects and recent renovations.
• The de Mestre family and Garryowen - page 4Ian Mackey continues the family history, following Prosper and Etienne de Mestre, horse racing and the family’s move to the Southern Highlands.
• The de Mestres in the Southern Highlands - page 5Follows the family from Old Maryvale and Ulster Park to Sutton Forest and Garryowen in Moss Vale, including the artist Roy de Maistre.
• Garryowen and Ulster Park - page 6Concludes the Garryowen family story and reproduces a local history of Peter Hart’s Ulster Park at Yarrunga.
• John and Hurtle de Mestre in the Boer War - page 7Extracts from the Society’s Forgotten Soldiers describe the military service and later lives of Etienne and Clara’s two sons.
• Society information and office bearers - page 8Lists Society contacts, opening times, membership fees and office bearers as printed in March 2021; these details are historical and may have changed.

Issue highlights

• The Society reports on Berrima museum renovations and a regional arts visit (p.3).
• Ian Mackey continues the de Mestre family history, including Garryowen in Moss Vale and the family’s Southern Highlands connections (pp.4-6).
• A history of Peter Hart’s Ulster Park in the Avoca district and extracts about John and Hurtle de Mestre’s Boer War service follow (pp.6-7).

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