The Independent Scholars Association of Australia NSW Chapter
presents
THE GREAT WAR (and the aftermath)
ON THE HOME FRONT
Join us for the ISAA NSW Regional Forum to discuss this most important part of our history.
Where: RSL Mittagong – corner of Bessemer Street and the Old Hume Highway
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015 Time: 11am to 3pm
This is an opportunity to spend time in the beautiful Southern Highlands either for the day or for the whole weekend.
SPEAKERS ARE ALL LOCAL AND THEIR TOPICS INCLUDE:
Keynote speaker Rodney Cavalier AO, an author of two books as diverse as the crisis in NSW Labor and the sculptures project at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He edits a newsletter, now in its 212th issue, which carries articles as diverse as the bookshops of old Sydney, James Barrie and Killer Kowalski while not ever relenting on the crisis of party politics. A growing interest in local history caused him to explore the Southern Highlands during the Great War, an interest which led him to explore the key role of women in the War Chest Fund and the story of the house in Bowral where their leader lived. With Bernadette Mahony he has written a groundbreaking history of the Bradman family of Cootamundra and Bowral. He will address ‘The Home Front during the Great War’.
Bernadette Mahony,author, researcher and historian.She is a retired primary school teacher with an interest in family and local history. She has written and published family histories for distribution among family and friends. She recently published Kangalooon Footprints(2013). Shewill speak on ‘The Kangaloon Village during the Great War’.
Marilyn Dodkin,Marilyn is a NSW ISAA member and also a member of the National Council. She is a political historian and author of three books published by UNSW Press. Brothers: Eight Leaders of the Labor Council of NSW; Bob Carr: The Reluctant Leader, also Goodnight Bobbie: One Family’s War. Her topic is ‘Unrest and Division on the Home Front’.
Gretchen Poiner, an anthropologist, foundation member and former President of ISAA. She is a retired academic from the University of Sydney, University of NSW and a Visiting Fellow at the UWS. She has authored a number of books and journal articles including A Community in Crisis: Bushfire in a District of the Southern Highlands. Her topic is ‘The Contradictions of Place: Diggers in France and Back Home’.
Cost: $5 donation to Legacy
Lunch, tea and coffee can be provided but at your own expense.
ACCOMMODATION (if you choose to stay the night)
Springs Resort 4.5-star ($175 per night breakfast not included – associated with RSL – springsresorts.com.au)
Budget Motel ($135 per night no breakfast)
Bookings for both 4871 3133; or try wotif.com for other alternatives.
TRANSPORT on SATURDAY:
• Train From Sydney:
7.20 am from Central to Campbelltown (airport line) change to
Southern Highlands train at 8.36am and arrive at Mittagong at 9.42 am.
Return: 16.43 pm from Mittagong, arrive at Central at 18.25 pm.
Seniors: $2.50 for the day.
• Train from Canberra:
The Canberra Explorer. You must book a seat. Members could best check rail
enquiries themselves.
• Car: About 2 hours either way via the M5 and using the Mittagong exit.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Bradman Museum
Historic Berrima
Fitzroy, Belmore & Carrington Falls
Kangaroo Valley
Arts, Crafts & Boutique Shops
Local Tours
Magnificent Golf Courses
Wombeyan Caves
The Food and Wine Trail
Sturt Gallery and Workshops
The Independent Scholars Association of Australia Inc. (ISAA) is a network of scholars pursuing interests in the broad stream of the humanities, arts and science. Its purpose is to encourage and support individuals who undertake independent scholarly work outside the nation’s formal institutes. For further information please see the website www.isaa.org.au
For further information please contact Marilyn Dodkin
Phone: 02 48624882; Mob 0408206547