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TIME OUT Newsletter 2009-10


In 2009-10, Sue Carter, Secretary of RDHS, produced a Newsletter which gave snapshots of what RDHS was doing at that time. See Extracts below:



RYLSTONE HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S CONTRIBUTION to History Week was the presentation of a talk on Jimmy Governor and the screening of the film ‘The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith’ in keeping with the History Week theme of Scandals, Crime and Corruption. There were four presentations; Kandos, Mudgee, Gulgong and Rylstone and all were well attended and the theme resulted in animated discussion during supper. A folder containing news articles, court reports and photographs of the times has been added to the Museum’s archives and makes very interesting reading.

FAMILY RESEARCH REQUESTS:
Requests for information on the O’Donoghue (Donoghue) family have been successful and we were able to send off some interesting information about this early Glen Alice settler and direct the family to Mudgee Historical Society who has much more information. We welcome all information about families so we can add it to our files and build up a data base of family information to assist researchers. The Research and Writing group had a packed meeting during the week and all who attended are busy on projects. The group is looking for someone willing to transcribe recorded interviews. If you can help with this task please phone Sue on 63791255. We have had requests about the Nicholson family, ‘Black’ Jack Turner from Rawdon, information about the Wonnarua tribe from Bylong, James Brown and Ann Gardner (1850’s). All help is welcome. 


FAMILY RESEARCH REQUESTS: 
The Research and Writing Group has been busy, meeting on the last Sunday of the month at the Cottage Museum to work on research tasks and monthly at the BVI to share information. The theme of this year’s History Week is 
‘FACES IN THE STREET’
 When we look at the businesses that have been established in our village since 1860, the people who owned and worked there and their customers. As part of this project we are planning a 2011 calendar along this theme. 


See digital copy of all issues here.

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