February 2025

Contents

• President’s column - page 1Reports on Berrima activities and introduces an Egyptian gardens presentation and the Mittagong hall restoration.
• Musings and restoration funding - page 2Bruce Moore uses nautical expressions; a Council release describes funding for the Memorial Hall and Playhouse.
• Ancient Egyptian gardens - page 3Dr Conni Lord introduces her talk and the museum’s gardens display.
• Christmas luncheon - page 4A report on the 2024 gathering at Exeter Village Hall and the Society’s patron.
• Charles Grove and family - page 5Linda Emery’s house research introduces the Grove family and the 1878 Mittagong school.
• Grove buildings in Bowral - page 6Traces churches, commercial buildings and terrace houses, using property and newspaper research.
• Newspaper accounts of the Groves - page 7Obituaries and local reports describe the family’s building, community and business work.
• Society information - page 8Contact and committee details as printed in February 2025.

Issue highlights

• Egyptologist Dr Conni Lord introduces gardens of ancient Egypt (p.3).
• A new Berrima Museum display explores ancient Egyptian garden layouts, plants and gardeners (p.3).
• Linda Emery's house research identifies Charles Grove and Sons as builders of prominent Bowral terraces (p.5).
• Linda Emery’s research follows Charles Grove and his sons from Mittagong to Bowral and identifies their terrace houses and public buildings (pp.5-7).

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