Gunning & District Historical Society

MYEFO sees funding channelled to National Library https://t.co/rn5uBxfudf via @ABCNews — Michael de Percy (@madepercy) December 21, 2016

L-R: Annie, Nerida, Janet and Ray with vintage photos and negatives at the Tony Foley Centre On Saturday, 3rd December 2016, Ray McJannett conducted a seminar on the works of the Gunning photographer Augustus Jones. At the end of the seminar, participants had the opportunity to ask Ray about their own family photographs, including two early daguerreotype plates dating from at least the 1880s. Augustus "Gus" Jones lived near Lade Vale and worked as a photographer in the Gunning, Lade Vale, Greenvale, Dalton and Jerrawa areas. Gus spent some twenty years as a photographer, beginning around 1890 until his early death at the age of forty, in about 1912. Gus focused exclusively on portraiture, and unlike many Victorian photographers, his photos were taken exclusively outdoors. Ray presented digitised versions of Gus' work on a large screen television, and spent some time explaining the techniques of vintage photography. Augustus Jones, Self Portrait. Image ...

Some of the Participants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Breadalbane History Group About twenty people from the Breadalbane community met at the Breadalbane Hall on Sunday 27th November to share photographs and stories of the history of the region. I was invited to give a talk on the importance of local history. My talk was rather personal, but I thought this was important because the group hope to interview some of the residents of the area, and, having an interest in local and family history, I thought it important to outline some of the issues that one usually encounters when delving into the past. I have added the transcript from my talk here. It is rather personal at times, but so be it! The Importance of Local History in Australia Dr Michael de Percy Good afternoon. I am pleased to have this opportunity to address you here today and I thank you for the invitation. I would like to acknowledge that, according to the traditional owner’s map from the Australian Insti...