September 2022

Contents

• President’s column and meeting notices - page 1Society news introduces the Alcorn Memorial Clock, Mount Gibraltar works and archaeological research at Bong Bong.
• Mount Gibraltar photograph and notices - page 2A 1937 photograph of the Harvey brothers building a trachyte retaining wall, plus exhibition and membership notices.
• Bong Bong archaeology and Wollondilly visit - page 3Introduces archaeologist Alexander Beben’s talk and a proposed visit to The Oaks and Burragorang lookout.
• Dr John Alcorn and the Queen Victoria Fountain - page 4Linda Emery traces the Moss Vale doctor’s life and the 1897 fountain over which his memorial clock was later built.
• Alcorn Memorial Clock and fountain - page 5The 1938 memorial, later traffic changes and the fountain’s relocation and restoration.
• Mount Gibraltar’s 1930s works - page 6Jane Lemann and the Harvey family document the trachyte retaining wall, stonemasons and relief workers.
• Mount Gibraltar scenic road and lookouts - page 7Newspaper research traces Depression relief works, the loop road, lookouts and picnic facilities through 1939.
• Society information and office bearers - page 8Contact, opening and committee details as printed in September 2022; they may have changed.

Issue highlights

• A visit to Wollondilly and a talk on the Bong Bong archaeological investigation are introduced (p.3).
• Linda Emery traces Dr John Macquarie Alcorn and the Moss Vale memorial clock (p.4).
• The Alcorn Memorial Clock and fountain’s later relocation are described (p.5).
• Jane Lemann traces the 1930s Mount Gibraltar road, lookouts, stonework and Depression relief workers (pp.6-7).

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