From 1815, as the settlements around Bathurst grew, the need for convict labour, especially the skills of women became obvious. So too did the need arise to house the convict women between work assignments, during times of illness or confinement and as a place of punishment for misdemeanours or as a refuge for women and children. A plan was initiated …
Blayney Cemetery Graves & Grub
Members of the BFHG had an interesting visit to Blayney on September 14, where we first shared morning tea prepared by the Blayney Family History Group. We then traveled to the Blayney Cemetery where we were given a tour of some of the more interesting headstones, including the oldest grave; an unusual shaped crypt followed by graves of …
Female Factory – Ground Penetrating Radar Survey
The Bathurst Female Factory which housed female convicts in the early 1800’s was in the vicinity of Charlotte & William Streets. It was the first two storey building west of the mountains and had a brick floor. It was demolished shortly after it ceased to be used for this purpose. Our Group has been successful in obtaining a grant and …
Annual General Meeting- July 2019
The AGM was recently held on July 27, 2019 and was well attended. At our AGM our elections were held for office bearers and committee members. Those elected were: President: Dianne Barnes Secretary: Joy Richens Treasurer: Mary Fletcher Vice President: Jan Page Committee Members: Graeme Hill Colleen Davis Liane Torr Brian Fitzpatrick Marie Larnach Chris Stewart| Anne Huges Marion Pearce …
New Family History Centre
As you will have been aware from the last issue of Carillon Chimes our Group are moving into a “new home”. The Bathurst Library was refurbished last year which meant we had to remove our assets that had been accommodated there for over 30 years. All our assets that had been temporarily stored in various members homes can now be …