HOBBY'S OUTREACH Newsletter of BLUE MOUNTAINS HISTORICAL SOCIETY Inc.

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IVolume 21 Number 3 August - September 20091

Commemorative Medals, Tokens and Badges of the Blue Mountains, NSW, by Peter Atherden

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INTRODUCTION The history of an area is often preserved through its medals and badges and to a lesser extent its tokens. Medals are military and non-military (also referred to as commemorative medals). The medals discussed here are ofthe commemorative type which are usually made to mark an event or achievement. Medals have features in common with coins but differ widely from them in status and use. Like coins, medals are usually made of metal; either a precious one or more commonly, a base metal like copper or aluminium. Alloys, which contain two or more metals, are commonly used e.g. bronze, which comprises copper, tin and other elements. Three of the Blue Mountains medals are of bronze. A variety occurs when a medal (or badge) differs from a similar one produced for the same town for the same event; the difference may be in a design feature or in a departure from it. Towns that commemorate the same important event may issue medals that have a common obverse (the more important side) featuring an image of the person and/or reference to the event but the reverse side often depicts an aspect of the particular town or city issuing the medal. Thus about ninety towns throughout Australia produced a medal in 193 7 for the coronation of King George VI but Katoomba was the only one in the Blue Mountains.

Hobf?y's Outreach 1 August - September 2009 Whether or not a medal is produced for an event depends to a large extent on the inclination of those in office at the time. A case which illustrates this occurred not in the Blue Mountains but in Portland, Victoria, where medals for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee were produced in both gilded bronze and in silver and inscribed with the Mayor's name (W.T. Pile). But by the time her Diamond Jubilee came around (in 1897) Pile was no longer Mayor of Portland, so he personally funded the production of a small gilded bronze medal and the reverse was inscribed 'PRESENTED BY W.T. PILE ESQ. EX MAYOR PORTLAND'! t

LOCATION OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS The Blue Mountains area comprises an elliptical area of about 1400 square kilometres, 70kms to 120kms west of . Towns comprise Blaxland to Mount Victoria, on the Great Western Highway and the Western City rail line plus some settlements along the Bells Line of Road from Mount Victoria east to Bilpin. (Lithgow and Penrith are outside the area covered in this article.) CHRONOLOGY OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS MEDALS Obverse Reverse

The earliest Blue Mountains medal seems to be that issued in 1902 at Mount Victoria for the coronation of King Edward VII. It was produced in bronze by an unknown mint.

1902 Mt Victoria, Edward VII Coronation. C. 1902141, shield shaped, 22mm x 25mm, bronze. Mint: Not known, only issued in bronze.

The next was the 1913 medal commemorating the Centenary ofthe 1813 crossing ofthe Blue Mountains by Gregory Blaxland, William Wentworth and William Lawson. It was produced by Amor of Sydney and was elaborate, having a red, white and blue ribbon between two gold-plated bronze bars which carried the words 'FEAR GOD AND HONOR THE KING'. The medal came in three metals: silver, gilt (gold plated) bronze and gold.

1913 Blue Mountains, Centenary of Crossing C. 191312, diameter 23mm, metal: bronze - gilded Mint: Amor, also issued in gold.

The third medal to be issued in the Blue Mountains (Katoomba) commemorates the coronation of King George VI. Two varieties, both in aluminium, were minted by Millers of Sydney and had a common reverse.

1937 Katoomba, George VI Coronation, (obv. 1). C. 1937137, diameter 3lmm, aluminium. 1937 Katoomba, George VI Coronation, (obv. 2). C. 1937/37a, diameter 3lmm, aluminium. 1937 Katoomba, George VI Coronation, reverse common to obv. 1 and obv. 2. Mint: Millers, only issued in aluminium.

Hoblry} Outreach 2 Augu.rt - Septcmbcr 2009 Surprisingly, it seems that no medal was produced for the Obverse Reverse 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II nor for her visit to Australia in 1954 (See Introduction for a possible reason for the absence of medals). Hence the fourth medal came in 1963 when the Council ofthe City ofthe Blue Mountains, marked the 150th Anniversary of the crossing of the Blue Mountains.

1963 Blue Mountains, 15(Jh Anniversary of Crossing. C. 196318, diameter 31 mm, bronze. Mint: Amor, only issued in bronze.

The fifth medal relating to the Blue Mountains occurs within a set of sixty issued as the 'Medallic History of Australia' The set documents significant events in Australia's history and the people concerned with them. The medals are in proof finish (specially struck to a high standard from polished dies) and were made in both sterling silver and gilded sterling silver and they were housed in a red leatherette album. They were produced in 1977 by Stokes of Melbourne. Medal No.7 commemorates the Blue Mountains Crossing, the reverse describing the Crossing as \.._,., 'the first great Australian inland exploring feat'. 2

1977 Blue Mountains, Crossing ofBlue Mountains. Diameter 44mm, sterling silver. Mint: Stokes Australasia Ltd, also issued in gilded silver.

The sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) of Victoria Pass in 1982, was commemorated with a large (58mm diam.) copper plated, pewter medal issued by Amberlight.

1982 Mt Victoria, sesquicentenary of Victoria Pass. C. 1982115, diameter 58mm, pewter - copper plated. Mint: Amberlight, only issued in pewter - copper plated

A short time later in 1985, Blackheath celebrated their Centenary and that of their school by issuing a bronze, '-----' uniface medal (3 lmm diam.) featuring the original school building.

1985 Blackheath, Centenary of Village and School. C. 19851122, diameter 3lmm, bronze. Mint: Perfection Sydney, only issued in bronze.

In Australia's bicentennial year a set oftwenty plated steel medals featured some historical landmarks and people in Australia's journey to 1988. One of these medals (308 in Carlisle 1988)3 commemorated the 1813 Blue Mountains Crossing and featured Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson. 1988 Blue Mountains, in set oftwenty medals, Blue Mts. Crossing. C. bicentennial 308, diameter 27mm, steel, nickel plated Mint: Pobjoy Mint, only issued in steel, nickel plated.

Hobf?y'.r Outreach 3 August - September 2009 RECENT MEDAL ISSUES 'Coin' or medal dispensing machines were installed at Katoomba in the Visitors' Centre at in 200~. There are about thirty of these machines in NSW and another thirty in WA (Auscoins, personal coil1Illent). At least two companies (Auscoins and Coinco Promotions) supply dispensing machines and tourist coins which in one case are all produced in-house. Lithgow has machines but Katoomba is the only source of the recent issues in the Blue Mountains area. Obverse Reverse

2005 Blue Mountains, Scenic World Scenic Railway, plastic capsule. No Carlisle number, diameter 30mm, gilded brass in plastic case. Mint: unknown, only issued in gilt finish, in plastic case.

2005 Blue Mountains, Scenic World Scenic Skyway. No Carlisle number, diameter 30mm, brass. Mint: Coinco Promotions, issued in brass, dispensed from vending machine.

2005 Blue Mountains, the Three Sisters. No Carlisle number, diameter 30mm, brass.. Mint: Auscoins, issued in brass, dispensed from vending machine.

The writer invites readers to contribute their knowledge of badge, token or medal issues of the Blue Mountains area.

References: 'B. Wallace, 'Messages in metal- Portland's medals over time', The Portland Observer, 1998 2 L.J. Carlisle, Australian Historical Medals 1788-1988, Sydney, 2008 p. 668 3 L.J. Carlisle, 'Australian Medals Bicentenary', The Metropolitan Coin Club of Sydney, 1988 Acknowledgements: Les Carlisle's Australian Commemorative Medals and Medalettesfrom 1788, 1983, has been my main reference source and I am grateful for permission to use his listing of known medals of the Blue Mountains. Les also supplied a photocopy of the Scenic Railway tokens and further assisted by providing many of the Blue Mountains medals for me to photograph. Dr Peter Rickwood (President ofBMHS) encouraged me to prepare this article and provided access to the medal and badge collection of the Blue Mountains Historical Society. He also contributed text and provided ideas which enhanced the article. Margaret Edwards (BMHS member) spent a considerable time on the layout of the article and on preparing it for publication in Hobby s Outreach - the newsletter of the Blue Mountains Historical Society. Her editorial skills and experience are much appreciated. The author is grateful to Blue Mountains Australia for permission to use their map of Blue Mountains Towns. To be continued ... Due to insufficient space, this article will be continued in future issues of the Newsletter. (Editor)

Hob~'s Outread; 4 August- September 2009 THE LAST WARR/GAL Contributed by Brian Fox The story of the last Warrigal arose after a series of interviews I did with Harry Whaite over a period of three )1ears. Even in his 90s Harry is an inspirational person to meet and interview about bushwalking. He is a living icon ofbushwalking history and I felt privileged to have had the honour of meeting a man who has helped shape our bushwalking history. This bushwalking club, even though it lasted a very short time and had a small membership, left an indelible legacy on our geographical landscape near Wentworth Falls. The club was The Warrigal Club ofNSW, affectionately referred to as 'The Warrigals'. How the club came into existence Bushwalkers, Harry Whaite and Frank Craft had been to some ofthe Mountain Trails Club meetings in 1935. At the time this club comprised a slightly older group of members who had formed a close-knit bond. Harry related to me that he and Frank felt they w~re not actively encouraged to join, so they initiated a new bushwalking club. Even though Frank was six years older than Harry, the majority of the early members were Harry's age. Many like Harry had attended Sydney Boys High School and later Sydney University. The inaugural meeting was held on the 23rd September 1936. A committee consisting of Frank Craft, Harry Whaite, Jack Gibson, Charles Kilpatrick, Arthur Lench and Albert Pelham prepared a draft constitution that was adopted at the first Annual Meeting, 20th October 1936, when the name The Warrigal Club ofNSW was also approved. The name Warrigal referred to the Aboriginal word for wild dog. The aims ofThe Warrigal Club, apart from organizing bushwalks similar to other bushwalking clubs at the time, encouraged men (the membership was restricted to males over 16) to combine the pleasures of bushwalking with the pleasure of pursuing some hobby or other activity connected with the countryside and natural world- be it botany, photography, geology, geography or history etc. On the club letterhead was the statement: 'For Comradeship, Bush land Exploration and Preservation and Outdoor Research'. Less than five years later the club was defunct due to many of the members enlisting and serving in WWII. The last official meeting of the Club was held in June 1940. Even though Roy Smee tried to revive the club just afterthe war it never regained its former glory His Annual Report of 1948 recorded, 'We will hardly be able to continue as a walking club ... lament the days that used to be'. The highest attendance at any meeting was 26 and most averaged 10 members. Most walks attracted 4-6 members. Approved geographical features, named after Warrigal members Else-Mitchell Park, Springwood. Rae Else-Mitchell (1914-2006). Mount Whaite, within I Blue Labyrinth. Harry Maitland Whaite (b.1912). Mount Gibson, within Kings Tableland I Blue Labyrinth. Jack Gibson (1913-1997). Lowndes Ridge, within Kings Tableland I Blue Labyrinth. Arthur George Lowndes (1911-1994). Crafts Walls and Crafts Ridge, at Kanangra. Frank.Alfred Craft (1906-1973). Mount Pelham and Pelham Creek, within Blue Labyrinth. Albert Henry (Bert) Pelham (1906-1995). Kilpatrick Creek and Kilpatrick Causeway, Shoalhaven and Kanangra Tops. Charles Gordon Kilpatrick (1904-1982). Lench Point, Shoalhaven. Arthur Lench (b.1913 ). Bushwalking achievements Harry Whaite and his mates had been actively walking before the Warrigal Club was formed and Harry and his brother Tom, Willy Walker, Fletcher Dickson and Vern Perkins were the first bushwalking group to descend Carlon Head at Narrow Neck in ...._, December 1932. A group from The Warrigals was the first to climb Glenraphael Head on the southern end ofNarrow Neck in 1938. The old wire and timber-rung bush ladder at the end of Narrow Neck, constructed by Walter Tarr, was burnt and destroyed in the 1939 bushfires. It was replaced with iron spikes by members of the Warrigal Club in 1940. These spikes, known as Tarros Ladder, are still the main access point for bushwalkers on and off the southern end of Narrow Neck. The location of Mount Twiss at Linden was correctly identified by Warrigal members, Craft, Else-Mitchell and Whaite, in 1940. Mount Twiss was the furthermost point reached by William Dawes and his party in December 1789, when they tried to reach Round Hill (Mount Hay). The Warrigals named the creek on the eastern side of Mount Twiss as Dawes Creek. Influential members Members of the Warrigals led varied lives and some obtained very high positions in their chosen occupations. Rae Else-Mitchell held an extraordinary number ofpublic, historical, community and educational positions, which included being appointed a judge of the NSW Supreme Court. Arthur Lowndes CBE was the Deputy Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission and had played a part in securing the Blue Mountains Primitive Area, now part of the Blue Mountains National Park. Albert (Bert) Pelham became NSW inspector of schools and Roy Smee was the Director of the Department of Labour and National Service. Roy, along with Rae Else-Mitchell, Ward Havard, Colin Barnard, Frank Craft and Harry Whaite contributed articles to The Bushwalker. Rae Else-Mitchell, Ward Havard and Jim Jervis also held significant positions within the Royal Australian Historical Society.

Hobi?J's Outreach 5 August - September 2009 Probably the most influential members of the Warrigals (in terms of club activities) were Harry Whaite and his close friends Jack Gibson and Ewan Martin. A major project undertaken (mainly by Harry and Jack in 1939) was the mapping of a section of the Kings Tableland and the Blue Labyrinth. By themselves, they were responsible for the present day names of Camp Cave Hill, Double Hill, Warrigal Hill, Warrigal Gully, Centre Mount, Mount Gibson, Mount Whaite, Lowndes Ridge, Hayrick Hill and Scorpion Hill. WilfHilder, then an employee with the NSW Lands Department, was on the Places Names Committee (the forerunner of the Geographical Names Board) and submitted the foregoing names for approval. These names first appeared on the Lands Department Map, Map of the Blue Labyrinth, which was produced in 1963. All of these names are shown on the current Jamison 1 :25,000 Topographical Map. Harry related to me that all they had at the time was a temporary emergency army topographical map of the area. With a prismatic compass and using reference features such as Carrington Hotel Chimney, Katoomba, Wentworth Falls 2KA Tower, Kings Tableland and Mount Harris Trig Stations, they took hundreds of bearings. Distance was established by counting their walking steps. They kept to the ridges where possible and built cairns on the high points. Both Harry and Jack had a keen interest in mathematics (Jack went on to be a math's teacher), hence their use of triangulation to establish exact position of geographical features. Harry still has the notebooks showing the hundreds of calculations he made, but unfortunately no map remains of their mapping work. Harry mentioned that apart from the dirt road along Kings Tableland (now the Kings Tableland Road) no other roads existed and the road from Glenbrook Causeway to The Oaks was just a timber-getters track. Harry was also instrwnental in having 100 acres (22ha) comprising St Helena Crater near Glenbrook set aside for permissive occupancy, to protect the geological and botanical flora. This area is now part of Blue Mountains National Park. The closure of the Warrigals was not the end of Harry's bushwalking days. His bushwalking notes record his visiting Lions Head, Kings Tableland, 28-30 July 1944; The , May 194 7; Splendour Rock, Easter 1948; and the Horse Track into the Grose, February 1951. Access to start of bushwalks Bushwalkers today take the car for granted and can park close to the start or finish of our walks. But what was common for The Warrigal Club members and other clubs of their day was to use the train. Walks in the , Blue Labyrinth area, involved the train to Glenbrook (usually after work), a walk to the Attic Cave, situated near the top of the cliff line above Erskine Creek and an overnight sleep so that an early start could be made the next morning. To access the Wild Dogs, Cox's River area, it was a train trip to Katoomba, first night at Glen Raphael or in a cave near the headwaters of Corral Creek on Narrow Neck. (Note: the fire trail along was not constructed until 1961 ). To access Mount Hay and beyond, it was the train to Leura, first night in a cave near Rocky Points. For visits to the Upper Grose, it was a train journey to Blackheath. At the end of their walks the access process was reversed, with that long slog back to the same train station or one further down the track and back to Sydney usually by the last train of the night.

Harry Whaite, age 97, pointing to geographical features which Near Battleship Tops, Kings Tableland. Tom Whaite (left) he named on the Topographical Map of Kings Tableland. and Harry Whaite. Photo: Brian Fox Photo: Jack Gibson collection

References. Warrigal Club ofNSW, Minutes Book. The Magazine ofthe Warrigal Club ofNSW, Vol. I. No. 1, September 1937. The Magazine ofthe Warrigal Club ofNSW, Vol. I. No. 2, December 1937. The Magazine ofthe Warrigal Club ofNSW, Vol. 2. No. 1, March 1938. The Magazine ofthe Warrigal Club of NSW, Vol. 2. No. 2, June 1938. The Magazine ofthe Warrigal Club ofNSW, Vol. 2. No. 3, October 1938. Continued on page 7

Hoblry 's Outreach 6 A ugust - September 2009 ... WALKS & TALKS EXCURSIONS are generally held outdoors and SATURDAY MEETINGS with guest speaker may involve walking over uneven surfaces. It is commence promptly at 10:30am. important to wear suitable shoes and clothing Tea/ coffee and biscuits available from 10am. appropriate to weather conditions and terrain. l Tarella Cottage shop open from 10am. Excursions are seldom cancelled. Check with leader if in doubt Briefings are given at the Lunch served after meeting when volunteers are Saturday meeting prior to excursions. available. Research Room open with a researcher in attendance. Coordinator: John Low, 4782 3751. Library open for members to select and return books.

Saturday MEETING - Speaker: Ken Goodlet, 'An 1888 Journey Through the Mountains: Part of a 2013 1 Bicentennial Work in Progress'. Ken is wellknown as a local historian whose published histories of the Blue Mountains Gramniar School and Hazelbrook and Woodford have made significant August contributions to Blue Mountains historiography.

Monday EXCURSION - University of Sydney: a guided tour with visits to the Nicholson and Macleay 10 Museums and the Art Gallery. August 8.34am train from Wentworth Falls to Central Station. Walk to the City bus station to Stand D 56. There are several buses that take you to Sydney University, Nos. 440, 461, 438, 437 or 438. The tour commences at 11.30am, so meet at the university clock tower at 11.20am. There are eating establishments within the university. Cost: $8 to be collected at Saturday 1 August meeting. Any late comers, please contact Susan on 4757 3402.

Saturday MEETING - Speaker: James Broadbent who is well known as an historian and conservationist. 5 His study has been the NSW colonial houses, their furnishings and gardens, and the society that built and lived in them. September

Monday EXCURSION to North Sydney for a tour of St Thomas' Anglican Cemetery, Rest Park, Cammeray. 14 Leader: Colin Slade. September Details to be confirmed.

Saturday MEETING - Speaker: Jim Low, 'Turning Local History and Stories into Song' a presentation in 3 words and music. Jim is a historian and song writer who has lived in the Blue Mountains for many years. October While his background is in teaching, he has also performed his songs widely in concert and on radio.

October EXCURSION - Rigby Hill, Bell and the history of the : a bushwalk in fields of wildflowers with views into the past. Leader: Liz Benson. Date and details to be advised.

Continued from page 6 - THE LAST WARRIGAL Warrigal Club ofNSW, Annual Report 1947-1948. Geographical Names Register ofNSW. Interviews: Harry Whaite 22, 30 July and 10, 17 August 2004; WELCOME TO New MEMBERS 23 September 2007; 2, 16, 19 December 2007. 'A Unique Recreation', The Bushwalker, 1940, pp. 50-52. Elton Menday Winmalee Correspondence: Peter Miller (Bert Pelham's grandson), 26 May 2004. Peter Atherton Artarmon Central Blue Mountains, Sheet 4, Section 2; Blue Labyrinth; Myles Dunphy's notes. Jim Low Mount Riverview Correspondence: Robert Lowndes (Arthur Lowndes' son), 29 July 2004. Phone Interview: Roy Smee, 2 December 2007. Phone Interview: Shirley Allen (Jack Gibson's sister), 3 December 2007 NSW Registry ofBirths , Deaths & Marriages. Ryerson Index. Australian War Museum, 2"d World War, Nominal Rolls. Royal Australian Historical Society.

Hoblry 's Outread1 7 August - September 2009 BMCC Rates on CDs Contributed by Peter C. Rickwood Recently added to the Society's collection of research Properties are located by Village and Street name but house material are 30 CDs containing c.840,000 pages of Rates numbers mostly were not assigned until after WWII so house records. This is a very large data set that when loaded onto a names and the side of the street (e.g. NE or SW) assist to single computer hard drive occupies about l 8Gb ofdisc space. identify a particular dwelling. From the BMCC website For some considerable time the Society has been a repository (HYPERLINK "http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/bmccmap/ for microfiche of Blue Mountains Rates records and these parcel_search.cfm") you can get the Lot number and the DP have been an invaluable resource for compiling historical number which can be additionally helpful to identify your information about individual properties. These microfiche target. records cover time spans that for different villages extend back Having reached the chosen record you can obtain: to differing times but seldom are more modem than the • The name of the house - if stated and you do not already latel940s. know it. In the early 2000s the Blue Mountain City Council • The owner at the date ofissue ofthe original Rates demand contracted to have a deteriorating collection of Rates books, and often many subsequent owners together with title transfer record cards and computer sheets scanned by a commercial dates. The demise of part-owners has often been recorded organisation and archived as images in pdf files. Those pdf and remarriages can sometimes be detected. files are very variable in size, ranging from c. l 75Mb to 52Kb • Many Rates records carry codes that signify whether the or c.860 pages to as little as a single page. Being scanned person named is the Owner, Part-owner, Lessor, Lessee for images it is not possible to make an electronic search for a Crown, Mortgagee in possession, Life Tenant, Estate-in­ particular street name - you just have to do a manual search Remainder or unknown. once the relevant pdf file has been located. But how is one to find the relevant pdffile when they were given Alpha-numeric • If the address to which the Rates demand is posted is names (e.g. B0624_110900_00125. pdf) that are meaningless different from the dwelling address it may signify that the to most people? Moreover the files were not sorted into property is rented. villages and the CDs were only numbered-hence the data set • The area of the land. ~ has languished in store proving too cumbersome to use. • Details of subdivisions. Between November 2008 and April 2009 it was my main • The name of the building Estate, if applicable - e.g. activity to sort and rename these files so now they are labelled: McLaughlin Estate. Village - Date - First Letters of Street Nam es - original • The Unimproved Value and the Improved Value* - if CD Number, e.g. Blackheath 51 G-1 CDll.pdf they differ it indicates the existence of a building and the A new set of30 CDs was created with all files pertaining to monetary difference can be a guide as to the type of building, one village being on one CD (or on consecutive CDs) and the if appropriate costs at the date of issue of the Rates record CDs have been both clearly named and numbered in order of can be estimated. the villages from the top of the mountains to the Hawkesbury • Sometimes stated are the number and types of buildings. River. • Some pages record annual payments of Rates and There is considerable overlap ofthese electronic files ofRates sometimes defaulters are specifically noted. records with the existing microfiche Rates records, but these By following a property through successive Rates issues it electronic Rates records have given access to an additional 30 is possible to obtain a time span covering when buildings were years or so ofinformation. Whilst a computer has to be used to erected, or extended, or demolished, or destroyed by fire (when read these CDs, a distinct advantage over the microfiche is that usually the precise date is given). A change in ownership after it is possible to print out any individual page. a long period of occupancy is usually a sign of deterioration Each of the 30 new CDs also carries an instruction file so in health or death. So although precise dates for changes may guidance can be gained without recourse to other CDs. A not always be ascertained using Rates records, this sort of ~ complete set of these CDs has also been lodged in the Local detective work does enable enhancement of the historical Studies Library which is a special part ofSpringwood Library. information. What historical information can you gain from Rates *Sometimes called the UCV and ICV - Unimproved and records? Improved Capital Value respectively.

Copy may be left at the Society for THE EDITOR, or email to: [email protected] Please include HOR as part of your subject heading. CLOSING DATE for contributions for next issue 12 Sept. 2009 Thanks! Graham Warmbath, Editor

Hoblry} Outrea•-h 8 A11g11st - S cptcmber 2009 ACTIVITIES MANAGEMENT Current year - keep list for reference

Assistant to Secretary Roberta Johnstone Bookshop Susan Warrnbath Catering Coordinators Josephine Adam, Valerie Craven Curator Susan Warrnbath Editor, Layout Graham Warmbath, Margaret Edwards Electronics Maintenance Don Graham Garden Convenor Colin Slade Librarian Judith Barham Maintenance Supervisor David Bradley Membership Secretary Judith Barham Minutes Secretary David Bradley Open Days Roster Vacancy Property/Building Coordinator (site access) Hugh Bickford Publicity Supervisors Susan Warmbath, John Low Publishing Graham Warmbath Research Officer Joan Smith Walks & Talks John Low Welfare Officer Heather Mollenhauer

Representatives (informal watching briefs) BMACHO John Low National Trust Anthea Mitchell RAHS Judith Barham

Public Officer HughBickford

OPEN DAYS On Saturday 12 September we will hold a Craft Show and on 24 October the Fuchsia Club of NSW will hold "--..J their second show at the Society. Both these open days are usually a great success and help will be needed in the kitchen, in Tarella, at the gate and with road signs. .. If you are not able to attend the Saturday meeting when the roster will be circulated but could assist in any way, please phone Susan on 4757 3402 who would be delighted to receive your call. VALE John Glass died peacefully on 1 July. He will be sorely missed as an ever-willing volunteer who would tackle any job that needed an able pair of hands. John joined the Blue Mountains Historical Society in 1997 and he and his wife Marie became active members. John served on the Management Committee, put out the road signs on Open Days, painted signs, stripped, repaired and painted the mangle and did many other jobs in his unassuming way. John, who had a roguish sense of humour, took delight in taking part in the Tarella Christmas party pantomines. John was Crafty in Collits Inn, an Indian Chief in Hobbywatha, Agapanthus, an ugly sister, in Tarella-ella and the Duchess in Alice in the Archives. We have lasting memories of a lovely man. The Society sends sincere condolences to Marie and her family. Contributed by Susan Warmbath

Hobry's Outreach 9 August - September 2009 Blue Mountains Historical Society Inc. The Society's objective is to promote community interest in history in general and in the Blue Mountains in particular. Meetings are held at the Society's Hobby's Reach premises on the first Saturday of each month (except December and January) when a talk is given by an invited speaker or a Society member, followed by general business. An excursion to a place of historical interest is held monthly. Research days under the Research Officer's supervision at Hobby's Reach are Tuesdays from 1Oam to 2pm and Fridays from 1Oam to noon. All are welcome.

Patron: The Mayor, Blue Mountains City Council

Management Committee Office-holders Members President Peter Rickwood 0427232115 David Bradley 4758 6151 Vice-President Colin Slade 4782 2450 Don Graham 4751 2991 Hon. Secretary Joan Smith 4757 4009 John Low 4782 3751 Hon. Treasurer Anthea Mitchell 4757 2921 Susan Warmbath 4757 3402 Judith Barham 4757 3445

Return Address: Blue Mountains Historical Society PO Box17 WENTWORTH FALLS NSW 2782

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