August 2026

Contents

• President’s column and notices - page 1Introduces the coaching story, early roads, the Robertson Missingham family and upcoming Society talks.
• Moore Memorable Musings and Society notices - page 2Bruce Moore plays with everyday idioms; interest groups, museum and research centre details, the family-history research seminar and the Byrock racing trophy also appear.
• Meeting speakers: early roads and the Unknown Soldier - page 3Chris Thompson introduces roads towards Jervis Bay, Bathurst and Port Phillip; Richard Reid’s forthcoming talk covers the 1993 return of Australia’s Unknown Soldier.
• Joseph Henry Jones and the Luptons - page 4Chris Thompson traces an early coaching operator, mail contracts, his family connection to the Luptons and a traveller’s journey to Berrima.
• The Harp Inn and Wool Pack Inn - page 5The coaching history continues, followed by extracts from Shylie Brown’s research into the Lupton family and their inns at Sutton Forest and Bargo.
• Robertson and the Missingham family - page 6The article introduces early settlement, land selection, agriculture and the district show before beginning the family’s story.
• Missingham family history - page 7The family narrative follows David and Priscilla Missingham and their descendants, including John and Mary at Pheasant Ground; it continues in the next issue.
• Society information and office bearers - page 8Contact, opening, membership and committee details as printed in August 2026; they are historical and may have changed.

Issue highlights

• Talks on early roads and the return of Australia’s Unknown Soldier are introduced (p.3).
• Chris Thompson traces coach operator Joseph Henry Jones, and Shylie Brown’s research follows the Luptons and their early inns (pp.4-5).
• A Robertson district history begins the Missingham family story, land selection and agriculture; it continues in the next issue (pp.6-7).

Original Society source