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HOBBY’S OUTREACH ISSN 1835-3010 Vol 31 No 4 August-September 2019

I dared to read! At our Christmas lunch in December the folksong "The Murder Of Maria Marten" was sung to commemorate twenty years since the "Maria Marten" play was performed by the Tarella Players at the 1998 BMHS Christmas party (see Hobby's Outreach, Jan-Feb 1999). The play was produced by Susan Warmbath whose excellent article "Read this if you dare!" (see Hobby's Outreach, April-May 2019) presents the true story in much graphic detail. As a follow-up the words of the folksong are provided as follows:

The Murder Of Maria Marten My name is William Corder, to you I do declare, I courted Maria Marten both beautiful and fair. I promised I would marry her upon a certain day, Instead I was resolved that I would take her life away.

I went unto her father’s house on the eighteenth day of May, Saying, “Come, my dearest Maria, we’ll fix the wedding day. If you’ll meet me in the red barn, as sure as I have life, I’ll take you down to Ipswich Town and there make you my wife.”

I straight went home and fetched my gun, my pickaxe and my spade. I went unto the red barn and there I dug her grave. With heart so light she thought no harm, to meet me she did go. I murdered her all in the barn and laid her body low.

Her mother dreamt a dreadful dream, she dreamt it three nights o’er She dreamt her dearest Maria lay beneath the red barn floor. They sent her father to the barn and in the ground he thrust And there he saw his daughter dear a-mingling with the dust.

Adieu adieu remember me, my race is almost run, For early in the morning I am sentenced to be hung. So all young men that do pass by with pity look on me. For murderin’ Maria Marten I was hanged upon a tree.

An additional point of interest is highlighted in the fourth verse. In fact, it was Maria's step- mother who started having the "dreams" that led to the discovery of Maria's body and the conviction of William. This apparently supernatural element helped to capture the imagination of the public. What probably happened: William had lost interest in Maria, in favour of her stepmother, Ann, who was about the same age. William and Ann plotted together, but Ann may have been uncomfortable with the result, and unhappy with William’s disappearance. Ann might have discovered William’s marriage to Mary Moore, mentioned in Susan's article. HOBBY’S OUTREACH 1

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Ann’s “dreams” were probably invented as a revenge - she had a pretty good idea where to dig. The song may be heard or downloaded at http://bunyipmusic.com/maria.html There you'll find two versions: one by yours truly, and a fragment sung by 75 year old Joseph Taylor, recorded on a wax cylinder by Percy Grainger in 1908! Alan Foster

CONTENTS Article Page I dared to read 1 Iconography of the Three Sisters Part 2 2 The Lake at Wentworth Falls 3 Fire at Tarella 1949 4 Digging up the Past: Trove 6 President’s Report 7 Membership & Meetings 8 Library Report 9 Committee Executive & responsibilities 10 Calendar 11 Bequests 11

The Iconography of the Three Sisters Part two: The Three Sisters in Advertising Only occasionally, prior to World War II, the significance of the Three Sisters was reinterpreted in advertising. In an advertisement for “Hean’s Tonic Nerve Nuts” (Sydney Mail, 22 October 1924) the three rocks were said to symbolise “Health--Happiness and Vigour.” On the front cover of the Christmas edition of the Katoomba Daily in 1934 a photograph of the Three Sisters was said to represent “Faith, Hope and Charity”. A regular style of caricature is to replace the Three Sisters with three adjacent images. A poster for one of the local bicentenary events in 1988, The Blue Mountains Festival, showed the heads of three open-mouthed singers. In 2006, an advertising agency created a series of images promoting Clean up Australia Day “…. poking fun at Tourism Australia’s campaign to lure more overseas visitors to our shores. The print and TV ads feature versions of some of the nation’s icons: The Apostles along the Great Ocean Road, Sydney Harbour, the Three Sisters and Uluru. A closer inspection of the posters… reveal that the icons are made from household garbage.” (Sydney Morning Herald, 4-5 March 2006) I never saw the Three Sisters version and I believe it was pulled fairly quickly. A long-running series of advertisements for the Leura Winefest, beginning in the late 1990s, posed a bottle of wine in front of each sister, obscuring the majority of the rocks. This was taken to the extreme in a 2006 ad for the Echo Point Bottle Shop in which the background sisters had gone, leaving in their places bottles of wine, vodka and beer. “Great Tastes of Australia”, a business based at the Three Sisters World Heritage Plaza, introduced a wine variety called “Three Sisters”. The logo showed the Three Sisters silhouetted against three white clouds in the shape of women’s heads. A 1998 advertisement for New South Wales Holidays showed “Today” represented by three piles of paperwork and “Tomorrow” by the Three Sisters. In 2012, Kelloggs promoted one of their cereal products with two photos side by side. On the left was a bowl of “Just Right” captioned: “This is Just Right” and on the right a photo of the Three Sisters captioned: “and this is just a few rocks”. On the bottom of the page was the punchline: “Another great Aussie understatement.” Many special events have been advertised with images incorporating quirky renditions of the Three Sisters. The Blue Mountains Film Festival in 2011 was promoted with a poster containing a radical reinterpretation of the shapes of the sisters and the vegetation of the Jamison Valley. Sunrise over the Valley was depicted with “rays” of film. The 2015 “Off the HOBBY’S OUTREACH 2

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Rails” music festival poster showed the Three Sisters as what looked like three broken biscuits with a “yowie” in front. The Skyway restaurant at Scenic World (which incorporates a stylised image of the Three Sisters in their logo) has often advertised the opportunity to dine with a view of the Three Sisters. In every published photo I have seen of people eating there, not one is looking at the Three Sisters. Other businesses which have an image of the Three Sisters in their logos or advertising include Blue Mountains Life (which has a pink ribbon around the middle sister), Blue Mountains Wedding Consultants, Finishing Touch (vertical drapes), The Tree Surgeon Professionals, Blue Mountains Air (in cans), Church of New Life, Blue Mountains Pro Wrestling, True Blue Marketing Communications, Blue Mountains New and Pre-Loved Books, Bendigo Bank, Yindi Day Spa, Auspress, Australian Industry Development Corporation, Colless Foods, Katoomba Conveyancing, Warrigan Guesthouse, Vanderkoi Homes, Sky Rider Motor Inn, Blue Mountains Geriatric Medicine, Blue Mountains Airlines, Katoomba Smash Repairs, Katoomba Garden Centre, Blue Mountains Domestic Appliance Service, Blue Mountains Xtreme Motorcycles, Browne Linkenbagh solicitors, Greenwell and Thomas pharmacy, Katoomba Youth Hostel, Bahloo Cottage guesthouse (the pamphlet includes the information “Bahloo-An Aboriginal word, meaning ‘moon god’”, the drawing on the brochure shows three attenuated black streaks not really recognizable as the Three Sisters), Tatler Photos, Echo Point Pavilion, Blue Mountains Retreats, Three Sisters Motel, Blue Mountains Tea Company, Escarpments Estate and Blue Mountains Tourism Authority. An old pamphlet for the Metropole Hotel includes what must be the worst ever drawing of the Three Sisters, looking like tomato sauce bottles with dried sauce on the outside. A brochure for “Blue Mountains 4WD Luxury Adventure Tours” depicts the three sisters framed by a tyre. The symbols 4, W and D are strategically placed, one on top of each sister. It is to be expected that businesses based in Katoomba, especially those near Echo Point, would include an image of the Three Sisters in their advertising but destinations in other townships have also managed to incorporate the Three Sisters in their promotions. New Moon Cottage at Wentworth Falls and Bushrock Cafe at Blackheath had maps drawn that showed their locations in relation to the Three Sisters. The New Moon map, in a box 5 x 5 cm, manages to show both the Sydney Opera House and the Three Sisters, with Wentworth Falls seemingly halfway between them. The 1992 Bushrock Cafe pamphlet has a delightful surrealistic map (by “Trev”) showing three rather wonky Sisters on the way to Blackheath. The obvious play on the word “sisters” has been used a few times, with a CityRail tour brochure inviting people to “Visit your sisters next weekend” (the accompanying map includes a quite original aerial perspective of the Three Sisters). A 2007 real estate ad for the Explorers Estate suggested “Invite your sisters to your new historic home”. There have been two instant lotteries carrying images of the Three Sisters: “Scenic Tour” and “Short Breaks”. Another surrealistic juxtaposition of the Three Sisters with other distant features was an advertisement for subscriptions to Focus on Property Blue Mountains which showed the Three Sisters looming over Sydney Harbour and the Opera house. Jim Smith

The Lake at Wentworth Falls As a newcomer to the Mountains, I wondered about the lake at Wentworth Falls. I heard rumours, and rumours of rumours so I decided to investigate. After many months of research, I have been able to piece together the history of the lake, the geology, the Aboriginal use, and the story since early European settlement. The water was always there, as a swamp which was where many little streamlets commingled, before oozing further east and downhill where they and others formed a substantial creek. Today, this creek runs below a rock wall for about 400 metres, then turns south, flowing under Sinclair Road, behind the shops and ultimately to the headwaters of the Wentworth Falls.

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It was always a special area for the Aborigines. Small crustaceans provided some food for them and the animals who came to drink proved easy prey. The swamp and the little streams provided a permanent water source for the people too. The first written record we have of the lake is by Gregory Blaxland who, with Lawson and Wentworth passed by on their epic journey across the Mountains in May 1813. Governor Macquarie also spent the night there two years later. Soon travellers were going along Cox’s Road to Bathurst and even stopping to make their homes along the way. Eventually the permanent population needed transport, other than horse and dray, so a rail line was built as far as Weatherboard, the original name for Wentworth Falls. Steam trains need water, and the first couple of dams built nearby for the purpose of supplying water were not adequate, so it was decided in 1903 to enlarge the swamp and build a dam. Thus, Wentworth Falls Lake came into being. However, by 1953 the steam trains were electrified so the water was no longer needed for them.

The lake became a recreational ground for the local residents, who enjoyed walking, swimming, boating and even fishing. When the Council planned to drain the lake in the early 1990’s for housing development, the protests were voluble, and everyone felt a good decision had been made when the Council decided to abandon those plans. The dam wall was strengthened, and the park was landscaped, including some wonderful sandstone sculptures as well as play equipment for the children. Today the lake and its environs are well-maintained by the Blue Mountains City Council and it is enjoyed as a place of beauty and tranquility by locals and tourists alike. Jenifer Tippins

Jenifer’s book, “The Lake at Wentworth Falls”, is available at Megalong Books at Leura, Little Lost Bookshop at Katoomba and Turning Page at Springwood. It is also available directly from Jenifer: Ph 0415 525 395 or [email protected]. The book costs $45.00 and contains many photographs and details of the sculptures in the park.

Fire at Tarella 1949 It is generally known that a fire within the building threatened the Tarella home back in the first half of 1949. In 2018 Wayne Handley was repairing the roof above the back sunroom of Tarella and found scorched timbers, which are possibly evidence of that event. Recently a letter has come to light dated 24th June 1949 with regard to that event. The letter appears to be from a person asking an insurance company if the policy held by Miss BM McLaughlin covers work on water damaged carpets. In asking the question the person provides a detailed account of the event.

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Scorched timbers in roof cavity 2018

The letter reads as follows:

24th June 1949 Dear Sir,

Policy No…… Miss BM McLaughlin Miss McLaughlin handed me a tender for repairs to damage caused by fire to the dwelling covered by the above policy, and asked me to forward it to you. She also asked me to mention that the dwelling was saved from almost certain destruction by a Mr Gordon Milton who resides in Pauline Ave, Wentworth Falls. Mr Milton was in the vicinity at the time, and hearing Miss McLaughlin call for help, ran and got the garden hose and climbed to the roof of the building where he was able to get at the seat of the fire. But for the prompt action of Mr Milton the dwelling would have been well alight when the Fire Brigade arrived. Mr Milton at the time was dressed in his good suit, which was ruined. Miss McLaughlin also mentioned damage by water to two rugs and two carpets which will now have to be cleaned by carpet cleaners. Kindly let me know if the furniture policy will cover this. Yours faithfully

The 1949 letter Tarella 2016

A search of Trove finds a short article published in the Blue Mountains Advertiser (Katoomba) 17th June 1949, by Miss McLaughlin, also relating to the event:

Thanks for Fire Save Miss B McLaughlin wishes to thank the kind neighbours and visiting golfers who helped to save her home in Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls, when it caught fire recently.

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Trove: Medlow Bath Katoomba Daily – 19 April 1934 Busman’s Holiday Mr “Bill” Beabout, the popular driver of the Medlow Bath bus, while away from duty on Tuesday, decided on a “busman’s holiday”. He made all the various trips in Spellacy’s and Hardy’s ‘buses. Big Business The management of the “Hydro Majestic”, Medlow Bath, report continued big business. Last weekend every available room was booked. The Casino was packed to its limit on Saturday night. The dancing competition first heat was decided, and the winners were Mr and Mrs Conlon, a young couple who were spending their honeymoon at the Hydro”. Mr Pat. White, of Sydney, acted as judge.

Trove: HYDRO MAJESTIC AND HOTEL MEDLOW BATH, BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW Sun (Sydney) - 20 May 1913 A prize of £5 will be given by the Proprietor of the Hydro Majestic, Medlow Bath, for the best Ode on the Centenary of the crossing of the Blue Mountains. All contributions should be sent to the Medlow Bath Office, 42 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, on or before 22nd last. The decision of Dr C W MACCARTHY, which will be announced in the Daily Press, is to be considered Final. The winning Ode to be the property of the donor. The ode to be recited at the Centenary Banquet, to be held at the Hydro Majestic, Medlow Bath, on the evening 28th inst. A Grand Ball will follow the Banquet.

Trove: Attempt to Derail Train News (Adelaide) – 13 October 1932 The railway line at Medlow Bath was jacked up last night by someone who either tried to derail a train or slow it down for the purpose of “jumping the rattler”. When the engine of a goods train passed over the spot about 8pm there was a terrific bump, and the locomotive lurched dangerously. Fortunately, the driver quickly applied the brakes, bringing the train to a standstill within a few yards. Going back, he found a broken railway jack which had been used to raise one of the rails probably about four or five inches. The weight of the engine had broken the jack, and this fact probably prevented a derailment, because there must have been a high bump on the rail. The goods train was extremely long and heavy, and it is believed by railway experts that because of the strain the big engine which was drawing it broke a piston.

Trove: Mount Victoria News Katoomba Daily – 2 January 1937 Mr W C Brown, of Fitzgerald Street, Katoomba, who passed away on Friday last, lived at Mount Victoria before he went to reside at Katoomba. The land on which his cottage at the Mount stands is part of which has been known as “Browntown” for many years. Two brothers, James & George, also own cottages. Their grandmother took up 40 acres of land over 100 years ago, and “Browntown” is part of that area. The railway line, when it came to Mount Victoria, passed through the land. Mr Brown was known as one of the best carriage painters in New South Wales. Mount Victoria residents express sympathy for the widow and brothers.

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Trove: Car over cliffs Sydney Morning Herald – Hazelbrook, Wednesday: Thursday 29th August 1929 A motor car, fitted for the use of a commercial traveller, which was stolen on Friday, was found hanging over the cliffs in front of the lookout on the Main Western Road known as “Sydney Rock”. Tree stumps caught the undercarriage of the car and prevented it from falling into a deep gully.

Blackheath Stockade New South Wales Government Gazette – 4 July 1848 Colonial Secretary’s Office, Sydney, 30th June 1848: His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified, that the stockade at Blackheath has been appointed a place at which male offenders, under order or sentence of transportation, or under any order or sentence passed in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of the Governor and Legislative Council, intituled “An Act to substitute other punishments for transportation beyond the seas”, shall be detained and be liable to be kept to hard labour. By His Excellency’s Command, E Deas Thompson

PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSING DATE FOR ARTICLES TO THE EDITOR FOR THE OCTOBER-NOVEMBER ISSUE OF HOBBY’S OUTREACH IS 20th SEPTEMBER 2019

REQUESTS FROM EDITOR: 1. If there are particular suggestions or areas of interest that members would like to see covered in this Newsletter, please advise the Editor. 2. BMHS is in possession of an article, author unnamed, which might be included in Hobby’s Outreach at some time. It is entitled “Shelley in the Blue Mountains” and related to Shelley chinaware. BMHS would like to know the writer of this article, so if readers are able to assist, please contact the Editor.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Attendances have continued to be pleasing at both our monthly meetings and open days in spite of challenging weather at times. There have also been several group visits. The return for effort for these visits is very much on a par with our open days. The Society has purchased two new laptop computers in recent weeks. One for our very active archive group and one for presentations in our meeting room. The meeting room laptop will be much more useful for a variety of other tasks than the outdated model it replaces. We have also purchased some new office chairs to replace old cast-offs, some of which are very marginal in terms of safety. Thanks to Jim Esgate's hard work and expertise, the shed has been completed and is now housing some of the items it is intended for. The garage has had a first stage tidy-up, but now the shed is a mess – a sure sign of success! Much still needs to be done by our small group of volunteers to complete the task of moving and tidying our storage spaces, HOBBY’S OUTREACH 7

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MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS: Thanks to all the members who’ve renewed for 2019/20 and to those who kindly included a donation. A reminder that renewals fell due on 1st July. A renewal form is available for downloading from our website. If hard copy newsletter recipients have misplaced the form included in the June/July issue, please contact me. A warm welcome is extended to the Society’s newest members: Marcus Gale, Anne McDonald, Sherrie and Stephen Ehrlich, Monica Flynn, Sharise Watson, Ronald Taylor and Des Lane. Congratulations to Jan Koperberg and Andy Macqueen who each received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s birthday honours in June. Jan can often be seen helping in the kitchen on meeting or open days while members will recall attending Andy’s “Wayfaring in Wollemi” talk last October. Members enjoyed David Carment’s June talk on “Walzing Matilda in Flight” and hearing about the intrepid men, women and children who flew on the first post-WWII civilian flight from the UK to Sydney. Nothing of the comfort and speed of today’s plane travel. It was a full house in July when Sarah Luke gave a fascinating talk on the History of Callan Park. Sarah focused on a particular resident and quite a few myths about mental health care in the 1800s were debunked. There are four remaining talks this year (no talk in December due to the Xmas function) covering a variety of topics.

• August: Babette Smith will present “The Making of the Australian Working Class”’. Come and hear about 250 Irish convicts whose ship, the Hive, sank off the NSW coast in 1835. Miraculously, all survived, guided to safety by local Aboriginal people. Find out what happened next…… • September: Society member, Liz Benson, will present “History of a Blue Mountains Local”. In this instance, the local is the Wollemi Pine and its significance to the natural history of the Blue Mountains (and Australia). This fits in very well with the History Council of NSW History Week theme of Memory and Landscape. • October: Although it is tempting to use the title “Carry on Matron”, there’ll be nothing tawdry about Society members Lorraine Stacey and Joan Steele’s talk on Sister Nora Kathleen Fletcher. Come and learn about the amazing WWI career of this highly decorated nurse (and, yes, there is a Blue Mountains connection). • November: The final talk for 2019 is by Society member Anne Coote whose presentation has the intriguing title of “The Adventures of Frederick Strange, Specimen Collector for John Gould (or, How to Succeed in the Business of Nature Without Actually Dying)”. Anne spoke a few months ago on shop front natural history dealers and her latest talk promises to be just as interesting.

All talks are recorded and put onto CD. If you are unable to attend a particular meeting it should be possible to obtain the audio although not any visuals. Contact Alan (see committee contact page IT) for details.

Members are welcome to bring visitors to any of the talks although there is a $5.00 charge for non-members. Jeanette Robertson

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LIBRARY REPORT Book Review: The Duck Hole by Michael Keats, OAM and John Fox The Duck Hole – a deep pool on Glenbrook Creek – was one of the water sources for thirsty steam trains after they laboured up Lapstone Zig Zag from Emu Plains. A therapeutic bushwalk for Michael Keats, in company with John Fox, allowed them the opportunity to explore the old pump house site at the Duck Hole. This gave rise to questions such as when the steam pump was installed in the Duck Hole, was there a pump at another site on Glenbrook Creek and did the pumped water go direct to Glenbrook Station or was it first pumped and piped to Glenbrook Lagoon? Finding contradictions between folklore, media reports and official records, the team [expanded to include Doug Knowles and other members of Glenbrook and District Historical Society, Bruce Cameron (author of The Blue Labyrinth), Railway historian Mark Langdon, Brian Fox and photographer Emanuel Conomos] engaged in a major research project. Their extensive field work, where they climbed cliffs and checked terrain, revealed the extent of the inconsistencies and inaccuracies. You can follow the intrepid group as they trace the sequence of hand-cut trenches that reveal the alignment of the former pressure pipeline from the Duck Hole installation on Glenbrook Creek to the plateau top. The excellent photographs, both historic and contemporary, show the Duck Hole as it was and many of the traces and objects that the team found along the way. A must read for those interested in the history of the Glenbrook area and steam railway enthusiasts alike. Sherida Currie

Latest additions to your Library: Ready to borrow are recent acquisitions that include: • The ‘Leaning Rock’ of Katoomba: Tragedy of Nature or a Man-made Landslide? by Barbara Cameron-Smith [131.07/23PT] • Aboriginal Heritage of the Blue Mountains: Recent Research and Reflections edited Kelvin Knox and Eugene Stockton [260.60] • In Search of Space: Journeys in Wild Places by Ross Brownscombe [720.14] • Blue Mountains Photographer Walter Rumble and the story of “Sans Souci” guesthouse at Katoomba by Jim Smith [400.42PT]

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2019 EXECUTIVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES President: Alan Foster (0418 769 419) Membership: Jeanette Robertson (0414 956 060) Vice President 1: Robyne Ridge (0419 985 546) HO Editor: Patsy Moppett (0418 483 727) [email protected] Vice President 2: John Pike (02 4788 1046) Building Maintenance: Wayne Hanley (0400 316 689) Secretary: Jeanette Robertson (0414 956 060) Tarella Curator: Linsi Braith (0404 061 820) Treasurer: Ross Ingram (0400 356 824) Publicity/Catering: Robyne Ridge (0419 985 546) Committee Welfare: Ruth Eslake (02 4782 6534) Fiona Burn (0418 620 264) Librarian: Sherida Currie (0418 820 906) Joanne Burgess (0409 791 982) IT Manager: Alan Foster (0418 769 419) John Hill (0474 463 854) Grounds: David Bradley (0401 254 755) Erik Halbert (0405 828 556)

Hobby’s Research Centre (02 4757 3824) Monthly Meetings: held at Hobby’s Reach on first 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls 2782 Saturday of each month (unless otherwise notified) PO Box 17, Wentworth Falls 2782 Open Tuesday & Friday 10am-2pm for members & Morning tea 10am - Meetings start 10.30am public Website: www.bluemountainshistory.com Email: [email protected] Visitors welcome

A BEQUEST – PLEASE REMEMBER US IN YOUR WILL You may like to consider leaving a bequest to the Society. If so, the Law Society of NSW recommends the following wording: I bequeath the sum of $..... to the Blue mountains Historical Society Inc for its general purposes and declare that the receipt issued by the treasurer for the time being of the Blue Mountains Historical Society shall be complete discharge to my executors in respect of any sum paid to the Society.

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BMHS CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2019

August Saturday 2 Monthly meeting Speaker: Babette Smith: The Making of the Australian Working Class Friday 16 Management Committee meeting Saturday 24 Garden working bee Sunday 25 Tarella Open Day Saturday 31 Friends of the Paragon event in the Hobby’s meeting room September Saturday 7 Monthly meeting Speaker: Liz Benson – History of a Blue Mountains Local Friday 20 Management Committee meeting Saturday 28 Garden working bee Sunday 29 Tarella Open Day October Saturday 5 Monthly meeting Speaker: Lorraine Stacey & Joan Steel: Nursing Sister Norah Kathleen Fletcher – a highly decorated WWI nurse, with Blue Mountains conections Monday 14 Tarella visit by outside group Friday 18 Management Committee meeting Saturday 26 Garden working bee Sunday 27 Tarella Open Day November Saturday 2 Monthly meeting Speaker: Anne Coote: Field Collectors in the 1800s Friday 15 Management Committee meeting Saturday 23 Garden working bee Sunday 24 Tarella Open Day – final for 2019 December Saturday 7 No formal meeting: Xmas function – details closer to date Friday 13 Final day for 2019 – Hobby’s to close for Xmas-New Year break

2020 January Tuesday 7 Hobby’s reopens

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