Gunning & District Historical Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 20 September 1933 The celebrated cueist gave a very impressive exhibition, and it is expected that the local standard of play will improve as a result. After being formally introduced by Dr. W. M. Barbour, president of the institute, Lindrum engaged Mr M. Lawton in a game of billiards.  Lindrum soon accustomed himself to the run of the table and compiled a break of 318, the last hundred being knocked up in four minutes. He later scored 106 and 77 unfinished. Mr. Lawton got some difficult cannons, and made breaks of 37 and 22. Mr. Lindrum also played snooker matches with Messrs. E. B. Worden, T. Taylor, J. Power and A. Maher. His best breaks were 42, 35, 32 and 31. At the conclusion of the matches, Lindrum's trick shots amazed the audience. This remarkable cueist, who only recently attained the age of 21 years, made his first thousand break at 18, scoring 1324. He holds the world's record for snooker with a break of 139, potting every b...

Keith Brown, Ann Darbyshire and Garry Smith inside the Gunning Uniting Church (Photograph by Malia Smith) As a descendant of the Alchin Family of Gunning, Dalton, Jerrawa and various other places, I was pleased to visit the Uniting Churches at Gunning and Dalton in early March this year. Malia and I were warmly welcomed by Keith Brown and Ann Darbyshire and given access to both churches. It was a rewarding opportunity to see the interior of both places of worship. Robert & Lucy Bayley Window Of particular interest was the stained-glass window in the Gunning church dedicated to Robert and Lucy (nee Waters) Bayley. It is always gratifying to find such an artefact that has such relevance to my own family history research. Having the opportunity to examine the architecture and interior fittings of both churches underlines the simplicity of these churches but yet makes clear the ethos of the Wesleyan/Methodist approach to the “business” of worship. The contrast ...