Bega Valley Genealogy Society

11/12/2025

Our Research rooms will be closed for the Christmas & New Year period. From the 19th December 2025 and reopen on the 6th January 2026.
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

11/12/2025

07/11/2025

Keeping Holy Trinity Church in the community.

7.30 pm Wednesday 12 November, Candelo Town Hall

The Anglican Diocese was so pleased to receive so many community objections to their proposed sale of Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka that they have paused the sale.

They have asked the community to propose and facilitate ways to use the church as a ‘community and family venue’.

The Diocese genuinely wish to support community use of the church and grounds.

So, a few of us who had lodged objections and spoken with the Diocese have booked the hall and invite all who are passionate about the importance of this, and who have ideas and a will to contribute, to get together and make it happen.

It will need to generate some revenue and will need volunteers.

What ideas do you have? How can you get involved?

Holy Trinity was built on Kameruka Estate in 1869 by the community for the community.
(Kameruka is older than Candelo).

The attached video on Holy Trinity is presented by Frank Foster, who passed away in 2021, and was last of five generations of the Tooth family which built and operated Kameruka Estate over 150 years.

Holy Trinity was commissioned by Frank’s great-grandfather.

06/11/2025

In 1864 Robert Lucas-Tooth at the age of 26 inherited a huge agricultural estate in south east NSW. Born in Tasmania but orphaned as a child, he had a vision...

06/11/2025

Keeping Holy Trinity Church in the community.

7.30 pm Wednesday 12 November, Candelo Town Hall

The Anglican Diocese was so pleased to receive so many community objections to their proposed sale of Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka that they have paused the sale.

They have asked the community to propose and facilitate ways to use the church as a ‘community and family venue’.

The Diocese genuinely wish to support community use of the church and grounds.

So, a few of us who had lodged objections and spoken with the Diocese have booked the hall and invite all who are passionate about the importance of this, and who have ideas and a will to contribute, to get together and make it happen.

It will need to generate some revenue and will need volunteers.

What ideas do you have? How can you get involved?

Holy Trinity was built on Kameruka Estate in 1869 by the community for the community.
(Kameruka is older than Candelo).

The attached video on Holy Trinity is presented by Frank Foster, who passed away in 2021, and was last of five generations of the Tooth family which built and operated Kameruka Estate over 150 years.

Holy Trinity was commissioned by Frank’s great-grandfather.

In 1864 Robert Lucas-Tooth at the age of 26 inherited a huge agricultural estate in south east NSW. Born in Tasmania but orphaned as a child, he had a vision...

11/10/2025

BEGA VALLEY GENEALOGY SOCIETY
42 Toallo St. Pambula NSW. Old Pambula Courthouse.
Sunday 26th October 2025 at 2pm. Members Meeting, Visitors Welcome.
Our Guest Speaker is Ian Bryson, President of the Bega Show Society.

Ian will speak to preparations for the 150th Bega Show to be held on 27 February through 1 March 2026 – the first Show was held on 15 February 1872 with the sequence interrupted by war, the elements and COVID.

By way of background, Ian was born into a dairy farming family in Scotland, so he grew up developing well-honed farming skills and instincts until 17 years of age when he joined the army. He came to Australia in 1975, and a short time later met Frank Irving from the Bega Valley and after many trips and stays in the Valley, he moved to here in 2017 and became involved with the Show Society later becoming President.

After our speaker afternoon tea will be available and there will be a raffle.

23/08/2025

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Dear Members and Friends,

The Annual General Meeting of the Bega Valley Genealogy Society Inc will be held on Sunday 31 August 2025 at the home of the Society at the Old Pambula Courthouse and Police Station, 42 Toallo Street, Pambula, commencing at 2pm.

After the AGM formalities to include the election of the new committee, our guest speaker will be Michelle Richmond - Project Coordinator of the Pambula Wetlands and Heritage Project. Whilst Michelle’s talk will touch on the Pambula & District First World War Avenue of Honour it will include a broader talk about the Panbula/Panboola/Pambula Wetlands story.

The talk will be followed by afternoon tea, a raffle and good conversation.

The committee,
Bega Valley Genealogy Society Inc

21/06/2025

We are looking
The Bega Valley Genealogy Society is a non profit organization, and one of our main income streams is doing research, proceeds from this helps us cover some of our day to day costs of maintaining our extensive research resources held at the Old Pambula Courthouse & Police Station.
One vital chog in our operation is missing, a Volunteer Research Officer. If you are interested in Genealogy / Family History / have some Computer Skills or know of a friend who may be tempted, please contact us.
Our Volunteer Researcher can work to their own schedule. Requests we receive are about local families in the Bega Valley Shire and surrounding districts. We have a huge resources of reference books, family histories, archives of rates, maps and Photographs, including the Kameruka & Arydale collections, for you to get lost in and enjoy.
We get requests from people wanting to search their home, farm or local clubs, but we are not permitted to trace details of living people and this could include people born up to 100 years ago.
So, if you are interested and like a challenge of doing something different. Contact us,
Bega Valley Genealogy Society Committee
email: begagenealogy@bigpond.com or email me elizabethmcintyre@bigpond.com

09/06/2025

PAMBULA COURTHOUSE & POLICE STATION

Old Pambula Courthouse & Cell Block viewings
Admission $5 per person children under 12 free.

During opening hours only:
Tues. 1 – 4pm, Thurs. 9.30am – 12.30pm &
Sat. 1 – 4pm - 1st & 3rd SAT. ONLY

ALL Visitors welcome

09/06/2025

CLAIMING THE DATE 29th JUNE 2025 for the Bega Valley Genealogy Society's next meeting.

Sunday 29th June 2025 GENERAL MEETING 2.00pm at the Red Cross Rooms 33 Church St. Bega,
Lyn Darmody will be our guest speaker and will tell the story of her direct line ancestor, William Waterson – silk weaver and convict - who arrived in Australia in 1827 at the age of 17. He came to Bega via Limestone Plains – present day Canberra – then Bibbenluke and onto Bega.

Afternoon tea will be served and there will be a raffle.

😊😊Friends & Visitors are most Welcome.

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