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Members Magazine Winter 2019 2 CURRENT COMMITTEE 2019 President Jason Howard Vice President Jon Price Secretary Andrew Eyden Treasurer Grant Peake IT Officer/ Committee Tom Bird Committee Deb Wilson Committee Linda Piccoli Committee Scott Lucas CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Andrew Eyden Wk: 0457 329 944 Mob: 0456 617 570 ADMINISTRATION: Administration Officer Margaret Stevens Librarian Maureen Lucas Maritime Research Officer Roger Cunnington Photographer Craig Anderson Book-keeper Noeline Anderson Magazine Editor Margaret Stevens Magazine Assistance Tom Bird Scott Lucas AHS CONTACT DETAILS: AHS Adm in Office Street Address: 37 Duke Street Albany WA 6330 AHS Postal Address: PO Box 411 Albany WA 6331 Office telephone: 0457 329 944 Mobile phone (CEO): 0456 617 570 Albany Convict Gaol 0457 731 734 Patrick Taylor Cottage (John) 0478 085 754 Email: [email protected] Editor’s Email: [email protected] Web: www.historicalbany.com.au CONTENTS PAGE 2: Committee and contact details PAGE 3: CEO’s Report PAGE 4: Society News PAGE 5: Memorial Service for Judith Swain PAGE 6: Word Search PAGE 7-9: George Cheyne PAGE 10: George Cheyne or George Macartney Cheyne PAGE 11-15: What happened to the Whale Oil? PAGE 16-20: The Octagon - Albany’s First Place of Worship PAGE 21: Tuesday Curatorial PAGE 22: Events – Museum of the Great Southern PAGE 23: Poem PAGE 24: Advertisements 3 CEO REPORT Hello everyone, firstly I would like to thank all those Members who attended this year’s AGM at the Office. At the AGM we asked Reverend Judy McKecknie (retired) to become Patron to the AHS and we would like to thank Reverend Judy for her acceptance of this position. We would like to acknowledge and congratulate our newest Life Members. Both Brian Elsdon and Margaret Stevens have worked tirelessly for the Society over the last few years and are very deserving of this honour. As most of you would know Margaret is my Secretary and also the Editor of the Magazine. Her commitment to the AHS is second to none. Brian is our Head Gardener and has given 100% to the Duke Street Park and Gardens often starting at 6am in the mornings. He has also saved the Society many thousands of dollars with his ability to obtain goods and services for us at often no cost or significantly reduced cost. Congratulations to you both. We have had an amazing summer season with a 42% increase in our visitor numbers over the previous year. So far winter is looking positive with large numbers of visitors still in Albany, as any of us looking for a car park in town can testify to. The AHS is currently undertaking a much needed upgrade of the Office with new flooring and bathroom facilities. We also have just had a new hot water system installed thus giving us hot water for the first time in six years. We have also seen many improvements in the Duke Street Park with a large number of new plantings to replace old and tired looking plants. Our thanks to Brian and his team for the tireless commitment to our gardens. Lastly I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lois Brown who recently retired as an attendant from the Cottage. Lois had worked for the Society as an attendant for the last 16 years. Up until recently she had also worked at the Gaol as well. The Committee thank her for her dedication and reliability over the years and wish her a well deserved rest and hope that she continues to take an interest in the AHS. Thank you Lois for all the years, we will miss you. Andrew Eyden CEO 4 Society News HOT WATER SYSTEM For the last 6 years our hot water system has not been in working order and due to the increased numbers over the holiday season, we organised for Albany Solar to install a new system. The hot water will be a welcome relief to use over the coming few months. VANITY The vanity in the bathroom is due to be replaced as the old one had water damage due to a leaking pipe that since has been fixed. Small’s Plumbing have organised a new one that had to be made (as the old one is smaller than the standard size) and are waiting for the arrival of the new vanity and installation. CARPETS IN OFFICE We have removed the old carpet in the hallway as this was badly stained. We had the carpet washed but that did not remove the stains that have been there for a long time. We have laid self adhesive vinyl planks as this was a cheaper alternative to carpet and easier to keep clean. The carpet in the foyer was also replaced with interlocking rubber mats. Matt and Nicholas (Work for the Dole participants) have done a marvellous job at laying the planks and mats. CARTS The old sprayer that the AHS acquired, has had a new facelift. We thank Rebecca Beres (AHS Volunteer) for the tedious task of painting the sprayer and the carts that have had a recoat of paint by Work for the Dole participants. This job has been a long and tedious task for the participants as they need a steady hand to get into some awkward spots. COTTAGE ATTENDANT We would like to extend our thanks to Lois Brown for her many years of dedicated service to the Society, and wish her all the very best for the future. NEW WEBSITE Take the opportunity to take a look at the new website. The committee wish to thank Tom Bird for his hard work and effort on the new website. 5 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR: JUDITH SWAIN My Name is Reverend Judy McKechnie: I am a retired Minister of the Uniting Church. Today we have come to celebrate the life of Judith Swain. Thanksgiving: The life of every human being is a mixture of attitudes and life events which help shape who we are. Some people have it easier than others; and some people face situations not of their own making which both enrich and limit them. In this Judith was no different from any other person. The gifts and graces which she offered are never lost to us. The creativity which she brought to us in her life and her relationships, throughout her long lifetime lies now within our own lives – and travels into the future with us. Our lives are the richer for having known her. She has just left – she has just gone, She looks upon us still. She walks amongst the valleys now, She strides upon the hills. Her smile is in the summer sky, Her grace is in the breeze. Her memories whisper in the grass, Her calm is in the trees. Her light is in the winter chill, Her tears are in the rain. Her mischief runs along the creek, Her laughter in the lane. Her gentleness is in the flowers, She sighs in autumn leaves. She has just left – she has just gone, `Tis only us who grieve. (An old Celtic Poem) Celtic Blessing Deep peace of the running wave to you, Deep peace of the flowing air to you, Deep peace of the quiet earth to you, Deep peace of the shining stars to you, Deep peace of the infinite peace to you. Amen 6 WORD SEARCH P A T R I C K T A Y L O R M S U V E S U O H T H G I L S T N N B Y Y G N H R K P E V R C O A U C A I V G A O L B A E L I R L O S R I O T T T W Y L A T A L N P U C Q H H B H T T R A U A V A O T U E E A I I T E T Q H I R B S A R F M T M E N S P N C T R G R O O Y E A S C G M W T H A Y K C R Y F G Y E N A O S S H K N K T N L I L G I C T P I M O U S S A E R R A L L L L F A Y P E S B E B A T A Y L S C A Z N A S L T B E T H W A S H I N G B O A R D R O W W A A F N M O P R E A T O C Y Words can be found forward, backwards and diagonal. ALBANY LIGHTHOUSE ANZACS MT CLARENCE BRIG AMITY PATRICK TAYLOR CAMP QUARANUP STRAWBERRY HILL CONVICTS THE FORTS COTTAGE THE ROCKS EARLY SETTLERS TOWN HALL FISH TRAPS WASHING BOARD GAOL WHALING STATION HARBOUR WHITE FLEET DID YOU KNOW: (from Wikipedia)The word search puzzle (also known as WordSeek, WordFind, WonderWord, etc.) was originally designed and published by Norman E. Gibat in the Selenby Digest on March 1, 1968, in Norman, Oklahoma, although the Spanish puzzle creator Pedro Ocón de Oro was publishing "Sopas de letras" (Spanish "Soup of Letters") before that date. Answers in the next issue of our Magazine 7 GEORGE CHEYNE – EARLY PIONEER OF ALBANY By Julie Bright AHS Archivist The NSW garrison at King George Sound, established on Christmas Day 1826 by the arrival of Major Edmund Lockyer, was relinquished and the settlement officially became part of the Swan River colony on 7 March 1831.