Newsletter

The Society now has a regular newsletter, produced by Margaret Henderson. Click here to read the latest issues.

Exhibitions

Our newest exhibition is Goories Playing Sport : Pride, Family Community. This exhibition examines the sporting achievements of Bundjalung people. It was held to coincide with the 37th New South Wales Annual Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout Carnival being hosted in Lismore. This exhibition will be touring to communities and towns across the Northern Rivers during 2008. Watch this space for the touring schedule.

Trips

The Society usually holds four trips to areas of local interest during the year.

The bus departs from the Museum at 10am and returns around 4pm. Contact the Society for more information and bookings: 6621 9993.

Tours

Watch this space for upcoming tours.

Meetings

Quarterly meetings will be held at 2pm on the following Sundays throughout 2008. Visitors are welcome.

16 March
Our guest speaker for the March meeting was Ken Young, Heritage Advisor. Ken Young recently completed a Conservation Management Plan for the museum building. His talk was entitled "There's Life in the Old 'Girl' Yet".

1 June (AGM)
Joan Kelly, Regional Museums Development Officer for Arts Northern Rivers, will be the guest speaker at the June meeting. Joan's topic will be "The curve of the earth and all within".

14 September
Speaker at the September meeting will be Margaret Henderson, who will be talking about the history of the Lismore Music Festival.

2 December
Christmas function:

Bundjalung Jugun - Bundjalung Country

This book tells the story of interaction between Aborigines and Europeans in Bundjalung Country from a Bundjalung perspective.

Bundjalung Jugun (meaning Bundjalung Country) is a Richmond River Historical Society (RRHS) publication written by Jennifer Hoff and includes extensive consultation with Bundjalung Elders.

Uncle Fletcher Roberts, who had a long association with the museum, became the motivating force behind the Bundjalung Yanha (Bundjalung Way) permanent exhibition and this book, Bundjalung Jugun. His wise direction set cultural guidelines throughout the project.

Bundjalung Jugun is a series of themed stories of early life in Bundjalung Country; from the Logan to the Clarence River. Major elements include the European invasion, cedar cutting, squatting and settlers' lives and the traditional pattern of life for Bundjalung people pre-1788.

Reminiscences, teachings and stories by Bundjalung Elders of several generations form the heart of the book. The Richmond River Historical Society's holdings of folios, notes, letters, photographs and tapes contributed an important collection of first hand accounts.

Bundjalung Jugun is available from the RRHS for $50 plus postage.