November 2023

Contents

• President’s column and annual meeting - page 1Society annual reports, museum visits, volunteer awards and the outgoing president’s reflections.
• A telephonist remembered - page 2Jane Lemann recalls Mittagong telephonist Jean Tebay and the practical work of connecting calls; notices and Bruce Moore’s column also appear.
• President and museum annual reports - page 3Ian Mackey and John Schweers report on Society activities, museum visitation and exhibitions during 2023.
• Archives and publications reports - page 4Linda Emery discusses archival accessions and the photo database; reports cover finance and local street-name publications.
• Conservation and family history reports - page 5Conservation of an 1866 Camden district map and the W D Moore pigeon-racing shield, library work and the Family History Group.
• Museum volunteers and visitors - page 6Profiles award recipients Sylvia Carless and John Schweers and describes several museum group visits.
• W D Moore’s pigeon-racing shield - page 7Bowral carpenter and guesthouse proprietor William David Moore, the 1923 Mildura race, and the shield’s recovery and conservation.
• Society information and office bearers - page 8Contact, opening and committee details as printed in November 2023; they may have changed.

Issue highlights

• The Society’s 2023 annual reports cover archives, the museum, publications, conservation and family history activities (pp.3-5).
• A donated pigeon-racing shield leads to the story of Bowral carpenter and guesthouse proprietor William David Moore and his 1923 Mildura race (p.7).
• Museum volunteers and group visits are recognised, and a recollection of Mittagong telephonist Jean Tebay appears (pp.2, 6).

Original Society source