As well as a regular newsletter, the Society publishes a Journal twice a year, and has produced a rich variety of books on aspects of the history of Canberra and district. Newsletter Keep up to date with events and research with our Newsletter, published every two months. In the October 2007 edition of the Newsletter, Alison Ryan recalls her days as a milko in Canberra and Nick Swain chronicles the beginnings of the suburb of Barton. We also look at new street names in Kingston which commemorate Canberrans. If you missed this or previous issues, email us now. Previous editions of the Newsletter over recent years have included articles on: the origin, pronunciation and various 'spellings' of Monaro; Canberra's post war workmen's hostels; Canberra's connections with World War 1 including the landing at Gallipoli, Lone Pine, some of the recruiting methods used during the war and a Roll of Honour; the Blue Moon Cafe and the Sydney Building in Civic; the Yarralumla woolshed (and an ode to those who used it); the origins of the name 'Stromlo'; background on William Farrer, who died in 1906, the importance of his work with wheat and his partnership with his wife, Nina; a review of the Royal visit in February 1954 and the activities of Queen Elizabeth in Canberra; a look back at the experience of the Guard of Honour at the Canberra naming ceremony in 1913; a review of the literary career of Miles Franklin; a lip-smacking list of the menus offered to the Royal visitors in 1954; a guide to Upper Canberra and the historic sites around Lyneham; and the life and times of women from the settler period of Canberra's history such as the 'Mistress of the Mountains', Elizabeth McKeahnie and Mary Mathieson. For more information on these and previous articles, email us now at admin@canberrahistory.org.au . Journal The highly regarded Canberra Historical Journal appears twice each year and is mailed free to members. In the July 2006 edition (No. 57) Patricia Clarke recalls the controversial publishing career of Maxwell Newton, Alastair Greig examines the post-war housing problems in Canberra and Jill Waterhouse remembers the late Lyall Gillespie. There are also reviews of books (with an historical bent) and book notes. Copies of the Journal can be purchased from the Society's office. Also available at the office is a comprehensive, searchable index to the Canberra Historical Journal. Extract from 'The End of the Australian Cutural Cringe' by Sandy Hollway (Canberra Historical Journal September 2005) "I suggest that comparisons with other cities will always be more misleading than than they are helpful. We now need to be happily reconciled to Canberra's unique features. Canberra is smaller in scale than many other capital cities in the world .. it will always be thus. So what Canberra must go for is not size, but quality. I'm talking about quality across the board - in urban planning, architecture, environmental management, social infrastructure and services, governmental administration, sporting, recreational and cultural facilities and so on." "Second, Canberra should be happily reconciled to the fact that it is... a rural community. The original idea of the bush capital has probably faded over the years in the minds of Canberrans. But the original idea of the bush capital was .. to cherish the linkages between rural communities and the rural environment and the burgeoning urban areas. You can see the rural setting from almost anywhere in Canberra. This is a wonderful and distinctive thing for a national capital. It does not mean that Canberra cannot be cosmopolitan in the diversity of its cultures and the vibrancy and sophistication of its lifestyle." Books A selection of books available for sale at the Society's office includes our latest publications. The following books published by the Society are available in the Library: Clarke, Patricia (ed), Steps to Federation: lectures marking the centenary of federation presented by the Canberra & District Historical Society, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, (2001) Click here to register your interest in this item. Fitzhardinge, LF, Old Canberra 1820-1900 and the search for a Capital, Canberra & District Historical Society, (1975) [Revised edition 1983] Click here to register your interest in this item. Gibbney, HJ (comp), Historical Records of the Australian Capital Territory: a guide, Canberra, Canberra & District Historical Society, (1990) Click here to register your interest in this item. Hall, Michael and Lenore Coltheart, Canberra , Canberra & District Historical Society, (2001) [Canberra Day souvenir] Click here to register your interest in this item. Hill, Max, A fabric of friendship : an "imperfect memory" of the events surrounding the formation of the Federal Capital Territory Hockey Association and it's first decade , ACT Hockey Association,, (1998) [cost non members $14.95] Click here to register your interest in this item. Purchase, Shirley (ed), Canberra’s early hotels: a pint-sized history, Canberra & District Historical Society, Canberra, (1999) Click here to register your interest in this item. Roberts, Alan (ed), Writing local history: methods, sources and themes , Canberra, Canberra & District Historical Society, (1985) Click here to register your interest in this item.