SYLLABUS FOR GENERAL MEETINGS - 2008
 

Date Speaker Subject
23rd January Lloyd Worthington Researching and writing his autobiography "The Time of My Young Life"
27th February Dr Peter Munster George Ward Cole and the early history of St Leonards
26th March Karen Matthews, Geelong Advertiser Author of "Ready and willing: a history of Geelong City Fire Brigade" - Karen will talk on the history and her late husband's experiences with the brigade.
23rd April Michael Lawriwsky Author of "Hard Jacka" - the book about the exploits of Albert Jacka, Australia's first VC winner, and the men of the 14th Battalion.  www.hardjacka.com
28th May Colin Springall Former Rip Pilot
25th June Les Sanderson The history of Little River and the resources at the Little River Historical Society
23rd July Michael King From Kings Funerals - to talk about the history of the funeral industry in Geelong
27th August Linda Trusiak A pictorial and oral history of 'Lakeside Hospital', Ballarat
24th September TBA  
22nd October Sheila Dawson Historian and Preident of the Geelong Association of Music & Art.  Sheila will present "What we did when the sun went down" (early Geelong)
26th November TBA  
December No Meeting Break for Christmas & New Year
 
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 4th Wednesday in month.
Location: Clairvaux Catholic School
37 Reynolds Road
Belmont, Victoria  3216

Last updated: 15th April 2008

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