March 2026

Contents

• President’s column and meetings - page 1Reflections on communication and Society meeting arrangements.
• Moore Memorable Musings - page 2Bruce Moore recalls growing up in Werris Creek; museum and group notices accompany the column.
• A talk on local disasters - page 3Alan Hayes introduces a presentation on disasters in the Southern Highlands, alongside meeting venue updates.
• The museum’s mining skip - page 4The Society investigates the history of the metal skip on the museum lawn using earlier newsletter reports.
• Early Society members - page 5A profile of Rosalind Badgery and her family property, following the previous issue’s tribute to Janet Cosh.
• Rachel Roxburgh and Wanganderry - page 6The profile continues with conservation work, followed by the life and heritage interests of Rachel Roxburgh.
• Rachel Roxburgh and Meryla Pass - page 7Her architectural conservation and local research with Janet Cosh, including their investigation of the historic pass.
• Society contacts and office bearers - page 8Contact and office-bearer details as printed in March 2026.

Issue highlights

• A forthcoming talk introduces disasters in the Southern Highlands (p.3).
• The Society investigates the provenance of a mining skip on the museum lawn through earlier newsletter accounts (p.4).
• Profiles of Rosalind Badgery and Rachel Roxburgh explore Wanganderry, conservation and research into Meryla Pass (pp.5-7).

Original Society source