The Geelong Historical Society

Monthly Meetings & Excursions

 

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month (except January) at 8pm in the the Morrow Theatrette, Geelong Heritage Centre, 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong.

Topics discussed are mainly of local interest and meetings are open and free to the general public.

                    2008 / 2009 Provisional Syllabus

Date

Topic

      2008

SYLLABUS

  March 5 Jim Fidge: Sir Roy Fidge - A Lifetime for Geelong
  April 2 Lorraine Stokes: Discovering Portarlingtons History - A Driving Trail
  May 7 Joan Hunt: Early Geelong Coroner's and Fire Inquests
  June 4 Roger Southern: S.S. Edina 70 years since her final Voyage from Geelong to Melbourne
  July  2 Geelong Classic Cinema - Historical Films
  August 6 Roy Medson: The rise and fall of an International Giant - International Harvester history world wide and Geelong, Hawkes Bros prelude
  September 3 Michael Menzies: Through the Heads - The visit of the Great White Fleet to Port Phillip Bay 1908
  October 1 Anthony Boseley: Legends Plaza
  November 5 Christine Barr: The Bell Family of Bells Beach and Addiscott
  December 3 Christmas meeting - Members night with supper
      2009  
  January  Recess - No Meeting
  February 4 Katherine White: The Door to Success? Paternalism and the Victorian Railways Institute 1900-1939

*Excursions

Day excursions by coach to places of historical interest are arranged in Spring and Autumn.  The fee charged is calculated to break even with the coach fee.

 

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