Contents

• President’s column - page 1Discusses the archives move, volunteers and the Society’s midwinter gathering.
• Musings and internment booklet - page 2Bruce Moore writes about numbers; the issue introduces Edmond Samuels’ account of Berrima internment.
• Midwinter lunch and stereo photography - page 3Richard Reid’s talk is introduced alongside a museum display of stereoscopic photography.
• Research indexes and databases - page 4The Society describes its cement newsletters and research indexes, including cemetery, health, visitors’ book and school records.
• Berrima internment and Edmond Samuels - page 5Introduces a guard’s 1918 account, its publication and the Society’s later reprint.
• Samuels’ account of the camp - page 6Extracts describe parole, riverbank huts, boats, activities and daily camp routines from the guard’s perspective.
• River carnival and Samuels’ later life - page 7The account describes a 1918 carnival and presents biographical information about Edmond Samuels.
• Society information - page 8Contact and committee details as printed in June 2025.