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Newsletter October 2014
NEWS from Farrer Place
Queanbeyan & District Historical Museum Society Inc.
From the Editors IthasbeenanexcitingfewmonthswithlotsofenjoyableandsuccessfuleventsattheMuseumtoreporton.Eds:KerrieRuth&NancyMonk.
John McGlynn
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In this Issue Pageone–FromthePresidentPageone–DatesforyourDiaryPageone–AGMNoticePagetwo–OralHistoryUpdatePagetwo–SocietyExcursionPagetwo–ThankyoutodonorsPagetwo–AcquisitionsPagethree–BookCataloguingPagethree–Cataloguer’sUpdatePagethree–QbnHospital’sOwlPagethree–IsabellaStSchool‐150Pagefour–PictureGallery
Important Dates for Your Diary! Tocontactus:sendane‐mailto
qbnmuseum@yahoo.com.autotheattentionofwhoyouwanttocontactandyourmessagewillbepassedontotheappropriateperson.President0262972730
Museum River Festival Stall – Drop in and say hello - Sat 11th October by The Queanbeyan River 12 - 4
Tour of Glenburn / Burbong Historic site - Hosted by Friends of Glenburn Sunday 12 October 9.30 - 3.30 Meet @Museum @9.30 for car share FREE New Museum Exhibition - The Sesquicentenary of Public Education in Queanbeyan from 25th October @Museum
QDHMS Inc. AGM Monday December 8 2014 at 6.30 pm
@Queanbeyan Museum to receive President, Treasurer, Membership Secretary
Reports and Election of Office Bearers Office Bearer and Committee Nominations to the Secretary
QDHMS Inc. PO Box 480 Queanbeyan 2620 by December 1st 2014
e-mail The Secretary [email protected] for nomination forms
QDHMS Memberships fall due in April and October each year
OnceagainweareapproachingtheendofanotherhighlysuccessfulyearfortheMuseumandtheSociety.Don’tmissoutonvisitingtheMuseumtoseeGillian’slatesttriumph,theRedCrossExhibition.Itwasgoodtohavetheco‐operationoftheRedCrossandtheQueanbeyanQuilters.OurSocietyaimstoreachouttothecommunity.Cometotheexcursionadvertisedelsewhereinthisnewsletter.CometotheAGMon8DecemberandnominatetojointheCommittee.Jointhevolunteersontheweekends,WednesdayorThursdayattheMuseumtocontributetoandenjoythemanytaskstobeperformed.Wearebusyresearching,showinggroupsthroughfromschoolsandcommunitygroups,describingandcataloguingthecollection,helpingwithexhibitions,providingon‐lineresourcesabouttheMuseumandhistory,contributingtoQuinbeanetcetc.Congratulationstoallinvolvedandawarmwelcometothenewbatchofvolunteersbutwecanalwaysdowithmore! JohnMcGlynn
Photoonright:MrsValerieSmithandNormaRoachcuttingour45thBirthdayCake
ABriefOverviewofitsHistory:ItwasaveryearlyEuropeansettlement–1831.itbecameathrivingsmallruralcommunitywithmanyfamilies,mostworkingforabsenteelandlordsoronsmall(40acre)holdings;theyworkedhardandplayedhardforexampleabachelors’ballwasheldin1895,dancesandafarewellfunctionin1906;ithaditsownpublicschoolfrom1882to1906;byearly1900sitwas‘finished’–poorfarmingland,rabbits/haresandgeneraleconomicconditions;wearefortunatethatsomuchremains(muchoftheareaisnotsuitableforpines);andweneedtoprotectandconservewhatremains.TherehasbeenverysignificantworkbyACTParksandConservationServiceandTheFriendsofGlenburn.Butmuchmoreneedstobedone.WhatwewillseeTheGlenburnshearingshedcomplex.Originsin1860.UntilrecentlywastheoldestoperatingshedintheACT.Badcondition.Noprotectionorconservationworkhasbeendone.TheColverwellgravescommemoratethedrowningoftwolittleColverwellgirlsin1837.TheoldestmarkedgravesintheACTwererestoredin2005.CoppinsHomesteadRuins(1891)andOrchard(formorningtea).Protectionandconservationworktoliberatechimneyandseparatefireplacefromblackberries.OsageOrangetree.KowenPublicSchoolsite(1882to1906).Closeyoureyesandimaginetheconditionsthechildrenexperienced.CharcoalKilnssite(WW2).GlenburnHomestead(1897and1900)(forlunch).Onamuchlargerpropertythantheothers.FamilymovedtoGlencoe(northernNSW)because,notwithstandingsome2000acres,couldnotmakeagoofit.Theharedriveof1895.Theirfarewellpartywasheldin1906.ColliersHomesteadRuins(1880)andOrchard).AudacityoftheCampbellsofDuntroon(buildingasubstantialstonehomeonlandtheydidnotown).TheBachelorsBallin1895.SiteofCurleysHomesteadandOrchard.Jumbleofrocksonlyrecentlyuncoveredafterliberatingthemfromblackberries.Thehomesteadwasasubstantialhome.FurtherInformation–seeNationalParksAssociationoftheACTwebsitewww.npaact.org.auandclickonFriendsofGlenburn,andGlenburnandBurbong.ColMcCalisterTourLeader,FriendsofGlenburn
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Queanbeyan’s Living History Oral History Project Continues
Society Excursion - A SMALL RURAL COMMUNITY
NO MORE – THE GLENBURN/BURBONG HISTORIC
PRECINCT IN THE KOWEN FOREST, ACT
Theoralhistoryprojectiscontinuing.MarilynhasbeeninterviewingBillGreyandJimWoods.IhavecompletedmyinterviewwithAboriginalelder,EthelBaxterandinterviewedBishopPatPower.Weareaddingtoourlistofpeopletointerviewandsomeofthenewvolunteersareinterestedinparticipating.Weheldameetingon4thDecemberattheMuseum.EveryoneiswelcometojointheOralHistorygroup,juste‐mailusattheMuseum. JohnMcGlynn
NealGowenwhosefatherwasapastPresidentoftheSocietymadecontactwithusatour45thBirthdayparty.NealhasverykindlydonateddigitalcopiesofhisFather’sphotoalbumtotheMuseumcollection.ThedonationwasverytimelyastwoofthephotographsofNeal’sAuntNoelineScarlett(neeDuncan)intheJuniorRedCross,havebeenusedinournewestExhibition‐100yearsofQueanbeyanRedCross. KerrieRuth
Queanbeyan Museum is Supported by
Queanbeyan City Council
Acquisitions
Thank you to our generous donors:
M Budakoski N Donoghoe J & R Hill H Quince K Willis E Rawlings M Clements P Dennis D Quane O Warren R Curry
Red Cross photos from Neal Gowen’s collection. Right: Junior Red Cross, marching in 8 Hour Day parade Qbn, 1941. Below: Noeline Scarlett (nee Duncan) in her Junior Red Cross uniform, 1941.
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OurnewestExhibitioncelebratingIsabellaStreet’s150years,
iscurrentlybeingputtogetherbyourindefatigableCurator
GillianKelly.Gillianreportsthattheexhibitionwillopenat
theMuseumtocoincidewiththeSchools’s150th
anniversaryof28thOctober.QPSisamongsttheoldestpublic
schoolsinruralNSW.Theexhibitionisnotacomprehensive
historybutwillfeaturealargecollectionofphotographs,and
objectsfromthecollection:gownandtrencher,schoolport,
boy'sleathershoulderbag,girl’sschooluniformandother
QPSrelatedobjectssuchasaLeavingCerificate,copiesof
reportcards,exercisebooks,aQueanbeyanIntermediate
HighSchoolBadge,andotherbadges.Dropintothe
Museumfromthe25thOctoberandcheckitout!
ARAREEVENTTheSesquicentenaryofPublicEducationinQueanbeyan
Forthelastfewweeks,Ihavebeenassistingwithcataloguingobjectsfromthecollection,andassistingintheproductionoftwoexhibitions,100YearRedCrossCallingandtheforth‐coming150YearspfQueanbeyanPublicSchool.Inaddition,Ihavebeenworkingonpackagingandphotographingacollectioncomprising3578‐rpmshellacdiscs,whichwillbefeaturedonthe45PiecesofQueanbeyanonlineexhibitionalongwithaportablegramophone.ThecollectionwasdonatedbyMurielHaslerandplayedbyalocalfamilywhoweredescendentsofBlewittsofLobbHole.Photographingthisrecordcollectionmademereflectontheprogressofsoundtechnology.AstodaywetendtostoremusicinthecloudpurchasedvirtuallyfromItunes,asingletrackorawholeset,andlistentoitinasmallportabledevice,acomputer,tabletorphone.Thisparticular78‐rpmcollectionprovidesusaglimpseofmusicplayedanddancedtoinQueanbeyanduringthe1920s.TrackssuchasAThousandMilesfromHere,1924playedbyCarlFenton’sOrchestraorHi,HotheMerrio,1926byIrvingAaronson,describesthemusicalzeitgeistofthe1920s,thefirstonewithdarklyricsyetinabrighttune,andthesecondonedescribingamanbeinghappyandinlove.WhetherthismusicwaslimitedtoprivatehouseholdsItendtothinkthefoxtrotwasthehip‐hopofitsgeneration,loud,edgyandfashionableforward,afterallitbecamepopularandfashionableacrosstheworldafterthefirstGreatWar.Mostofthe78sinthiscollectionwereproducedbyRegal,Brunswick,Parlophone,ZonophoneandColumbiarecords.Theyare10inchesor25cmsindiameteranddoublesidedcontainingonlytwotracks.Eachtracklastsapproximately3minutes45seconds.Advertisingslogansas‘Surfacesmoothasglass’or‘HisMastersVoice’or‘TwoGoodSelectionsonEveryBrunswickRecord’werecatchyphrasescompaniesusedtoadvertisethese.Asanoteofinterest,allthese78shaveaminiatureroyaltystampgluedontotherecord’slabel.Thisstampreflectstheroyaltiespaidtotheartistsbytherecordcompanies.XimenaBricenoXimenaBriceno
From the Registrar, Cataloguer, Museum Assistant
Book Cataloguing Project
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TheOwlwasoriginallyinstalledabovetheair‐conditioningunits"tokeepthepigeonsaway".FakeowlsonbuildingsareapartofEuropeanfolklore.TheOwlhadbeentheroofsince1974whentheextensionwasopenedbySirRodenCutler,whowasinQueanbeyantoalsounveilaplaquedeclaringQueanbeyanacity.ListedintheQDHHeritageReportin2006theowlthenresidedintheMaintenanceStaffOffice.FollowingbuildingthenewHospitaltheowlwasinstalledonabuildinginthecourtyardhousingthe'ReflectionRoom'.Thisfeaturewallisofredbrickfrom1933hospitalfrontage. NancyMonk
Queanbeyan Hospital’s Owl
Theprojectisprogressingwell.Thefollowingmuchreferredtobookshavenowbeenrebound‐QueanbeyanPioneerCemeteries,3VolumesandtheIndexandRexCross’sBygoneQueanbeyan. KarenMoore
Our 45th Birthday Party
It’s all happening at the Queanbeyan Museum! - Photo Gallery
Queanbeyan History Week 2014
Launch of Red Cross Queanbeyan 100 Years - Exhibition
45 Pieces of Queanbeyan
Right:Fourobjectsfromour45PiecesofQueanbeyanOnLineExhibition:MonkFiddleVictoriaHotelMantelDogsWrightsStoreJournalWilcox&GibbsSewingMachinePhotographsbyXimenaBriceno
45th Birthday
Party
Farewell Peter!
WehadaveryenjoyabledinnertofarewellPeterConlon.PicshowsPeterunwrappinghisfarewellpresent–½dozenbottlesofvinotoenjoyinhisretirement!
AboveBeautifulquiltpiece"StarofWonder"bySandraStill
Right:DorothyHolgate(neeGray)daughterofSergeantW.Gray,wholivedintheMuseumbuilding,withourBirthdayCake.Belowleft:CrTrudyWoodsspokeatourBirthdaypartyBelowright:RachelWrightfromThreeSidesMarketinglaunched45PiecesofQueanbeyan
AboveBillHopkinswithhis1929ModelTLeft
