Journal #53 – December 2015
Pioneering Women
Stories of remarkable pioneering women in the Manning Valley
Edited by Maurie Garland
Elizabeth Wynter: First Lady
Elizabeth was one of only a few women in the Manning Valley during the 1830’s.
by Katherine Bell, MVHS Archives
Mary Ann Bugg and the Bushranger
The story of an aboriginal woman and her relationship with Captain Thunderbolt
by Maurie Garland
Sarah, Annie, Margaret and Alice: Midwives, Private Hospitals
Manning Valley midwives and private hospitals
by Katherine Bell
Gertrude Richardson: Taree Mayor
Gertrude was the first female mayor outside the Sydney metropolitan area
by Kaye Wallace
Changes of a Lifetime
In 1995 the late Tom Woollard published a book of memories of his lifetime
by Tom Woollard
Tommy Carr on the word “Obey”
A satirical story written by Henry “Hawkeye” Edwards in 1928
by Hawkeye
Bridget Murray:A Kerry Girl
review of Kay Moloney Caball’s book ‘The Kerry Girls’
by Katherine Bell
Pioneering Women
Cameo portraits of Manning Valley women who were pioneers in their field by Barbara Waters
Nancy Bird: My God it’s a Woman
The late Nancy Bird Walton wrote this article for our society in 2004
by Nancy Bird Walton
Cost: $10.00 36 pages A4:21cm x 29cm