Gunning & District Historical Society

The official party at the Samuel Clayton Book Launch. Good afternoon everyone. My husband Victor and I are so disappointed that we can’t be with you today. We had been looking forward to it so much and would love to meet you all and to go on the tour of the Baltinglass site. Little did I know a few years ago when I started researching Victor’s family tree that it would lead to such an interesting story. However, it wasn’t just a ‘story’, it was an insight into our history and yours on a very human level. Despite his crime Samuel Clayton was a man that I came to admire greatly. Both he and his son Benjamin were the type of individuals who built Australia into the wonderful country that it is today. I think Samuel’s descendants in Australia, some of whom are with you today, can be very proud of their heritage. I would like to thank the Mayor Mr Brian McCormack for launching my book. I would also like to thank Rosemary Spiller and the Gunning and District Historical Society ...

Gunning Public School participating in the 2015 Anzac Day March along Yass Street. Photo by Ann Darbyshire. Guest Post by Dave Findlay Terry-Anne O’Neill’s book on the Gunning District’s role in the First World War is being launched on Anzac Day, Tuesday 25 April by former Gunning and Upper Lachlan Shire President John Shaw, OAM. Following the book launch during the Commemoration Service and subsequent Question and Answer session in the Courthouse, when copies of the book may be purchased for cash only, a lunch has been arranged at the Old Coaching Stables, Cullerin Road, 7kms north of Gunning on the left hand side. Unlike previous RSL social functions on Anzac Day, it is intended that this lunch should be open to all residents of the Gunning District along with friends and visitors, giving them a chance to meet with the author and be involved in this unique event in the history of the Gunning area. The cost of the two course lunch is $30 with drinks available for p...