Contents

• President’s column - page 1Reports on museum activities and introduces Kangaloon history and the planned archives relocation.
• Musings and family feedback - page 2Bruce Moore plays with bird names; a Grove family response and a historical wedding photograph appear.
• Kangaloon and the Ford family - page 3Bernadette Mahony’s district history is introduced and a descendant supplies an identification for a Ford family photograph.
• Museum news - page 4Volunteers are recognised and a display of Richard Lean’s 1891 glass slides is described.
• Bong Bong Picnic Race Club: early years - page 5Traces the race club from its 1886 formation through its early Moss Vale and Burradoo courses.
• The original club’s final years - page 6Describes the 1929 poisoning of Bronze Fuze and the club’s last meeting in 1930.
• The races revived - page 7Follows the new club at Wyeera from 1959, its popularity and the later resumption of racing.
• Society information - page 8Contact and committee details as printed in March 2025.