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April 2013.Dtp VOLUME 6 NO. 4 APRIL 2013 ISSN 1835-7628 FROM THE EDITOR both here and overseas, with whom we share a common interest in local history. As you can see there Thank you again to everyone who has sent in a piece, of is a lot of work remaining till we reach a position with whatever form, for the Newsletter. If it has not as yet which we can be happy. been published it is not that I have censored or overlooked it. It is simply that I wish to keep the Increasingly, the electronic information that we provide publication at a maximum of eight pages and so there is has to be readable on a mobile phone which then raises some juggling to be done but all submissions will appear issues of legibility. For a voluntary group the various in due course. Please don't be dissuaded by a short channels of communication, ranging from snail mail delay. Keep them coming! through to mobile phones, raises issues that 10 years ago were not present. The issue of security also raises In this issue, Tony Dawson - perhaps not for want of its head not only to prevent outside interference but trying - has not forgotten us and has sent in a also to preserve the benefits of being a member of our substantial piece of research on Dr. Grace Boelke, while society. We are getting there but we also need your George and Shelagh Champion revisit that first visit of input . Europeans to our part of the world. The Heritage Festival has started and we are participat- Richard Michell ing with all three councils. We are also working with a number of community groups in presenting talks on the FROM THE PRESIDENT history of gardening. It is interesting how gardening and gardens, while being a very popular household activity, do not figure largely in heritage discussions or As I have mentioned, the website of the society has in historical literature. I watch “ Downton Abbey ” and been undergoing a transformation. Unfortunately the am constantly amazed how little reference there is to old website did not give us the ability to directly provide lawns that sweep out into the distance, with no information and needed someone from within the evidence of their groundsman, or gravel drives that are Society to keep it relevant. David Sawyer gave the raked to an inch of their lives by an unknown carer. Society the opportunity to at last rescue the old site There must be a garden equivalent of Carson and a from obscurity and get some grip on the domain name supporting team but they are obviously too busy to and the host of the website. Bill Slessor has now partake of dinner beneath the stairs or instructions enabled us to move beyond this position and be able to from his lordship. use it for day-to-day communication. Jim Boyce The new website is at www.mwphs.com and all mem- Jim may have to switch from Downton Abbey to Lady bers should have a look at it as to whether it meets Chatterley's Lover if he wants to see more of the Estate their requirements. In any organisation, the position of staff in action in these period pieces - Ed . webmaster is increasingly important as technology is constantly providing challenges as to how a voluntary group such as ours can provide effective electronic Diary - Monthly Meeting communication. The website is still in a state of creation so that the various section headings are May planned to cover the full range of our activities. Sat 11 Annual General Meeting, and Another important factor is how we link with other Talk on Gardens on the Peninsula organisations, such as the Local Studies Librarians in the Tramshed Narrabeen three local government areas which we cover. Then there are the five historical societies with whom we Jim Boyce share LGA borders. There are also tertiary institutions, Peninsula Historian Vol 6 #4 April 2013 page 1 NEWS AND VIEWS the lack of public transport but nevertheless the very poor record of our area could not be excused. It was an Next meeting attitude problem that was not just confined to the young. There were now Liquor Accords in place to When: 11 May 2013, 2.00pm control the operation of licensed properties but unfor- Where: Tramshed Narrabeen tunately these issues involved behaviour of individuals. Topic: AGM, followed by There were many questions from the floor during the talk and some of these focused on the history of Gardens on the Peninsula Neighbourhood Watch and its present status. Kylie explained that there were still some Neighbourhood Speaker: Jim Boyce Watch community groups in operation - viz Freshwater, Report on the April meeting Forestville and Terrey Hills - but much of their activities had been absorbed in Resident Action groups or Senior Constable Kylie Boss gave us an interesting Precinct Committees, in the case of the Manly area. insight into policing on the Peninsula from her perspec- tive at the Dee Why Command. In over an hour Kylie It was a most illuminating talk on a subject that many touched on the multitude of support units that to- of us had only a general idea. gether with General Duties make up the modern police station. She also made mention that the Manly and Jim Boyce Dee Why Commands are in the process of amalgama- Birthday best wishes tion, effective in May. The Manly Command currently has about 100 officers and Dee Why about 215. Our sincere congratulations and best wishes to Life Member, Gloria Carroll, on celebrating her 90 th Birthday In relation to the Dee Why Command, Kylie summa- in March. rised the Crime Prevention Unit which she leads. The Crime Prevention Unit has a number of subunits Gloria has been a member of the Society since 1993 and dealing with specific crime issues. One is young is known to all members who attend our regular offenders and she gave an overview of this function monthly talks as the lady who provides the excellent which will involve the establishment of the PCYC at Dee afternoon tea. Why, although this is still in the planning stage. One of the special surprise celebrations Gloria had was Kylie also described the various units stationed on the a “water ballet” performed in the Mona Vale pool Peninsula but which operated within the larger metro- around her by her swimming companions at her regular politan structure - units such as the Highway Patrol early morning swims. Gloria still swims every morning (based at Frenchs Forest) and the Water Police (Broken all year round and perhaps that is what makes her such Bay). a vital and happy lady. Kylie detailed the main issues that presently occupied Gloria, we all wish you many more “Happy Birthdays” the police on General Duties. Mostly these were and look forward to seeing you at many more of the alcohol related. She said that this was partly due to Society’s meetings. Barbara Davies Ken Gardner As I mentioned last issue, Gloria Campbell had also sent me some reminiscences about working with Ken. Ed. "I was surprised to learn that Ken Gardener has been hospitalised - his wife tells me that he had a fall, broke his hip and is now convalescing in Chesalon Nursing Home at Beecroft. I first met Ken when I volunteered to help transcribe grave inscriptions at Waverley Cemetry, combining with other history groups that had already spent 10 years at Rookwood. A small team of us from MWPHS started at Waverley in about 1992. It not only gathered valuable history but served as a pleasant social event. We then moved on to Northern Suburbs (Macquarie Park) in 1997, Frenchs Forest in 1998 and finally Mona Vale in 2000. Ken and Bob Pauling performed their duties as group leaders with efficiency and good humour. I certainly enjoyed working with them and regret that the group disbanded after such a successful union. I wish Ken the very best." Gloria Caroll, March 2013. Peninsula Historian Vol 6 #4 April 2013 page 2 POT POURRI Memorials Further on this topic, Tony Dawson has written to me as Tony's sample sheet - and there is a separate sheet for follows: each monument - is a very complete listing of all the relevant facts about the Brooklyn monument and in- "You mentioned the idea of compiling a list of the cludes the photo reproduced here of its unveiling. The memorials and monuments erected by the Society over sheet is too detailed for the Newsletter but if you wish the years. In fact, I did that some years ago and am to see the information on any of the 14 monuments, pretty sure that I gave a copy to Graham Gough for the contact Barbara Davies. Now we just need to organise archive at that time. I also sent the information to a tour! Barbara recently so she has a copy on disk.There were 14 monuments in total some of which have since been lost. Anyway, I've attached a sample sheet for the one As threatened - more on Governor Phillip at Brooklyn which will give you some idea of how the information is laid out. Nagle and the Missing Link Sorry to hear about Ken Gardner. He's been a great For decades there was much uncertainty as to the servant to the society and I hope that he is well cared route taken by Captain Arthur Phillip (proclaimed for." Governor 7 Feb 1788) and his exploration party when it first entered the heads of Port Jackson on 21 st January 1788.
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