General meetings, which feature an address from a guest speaker, are held at the Burnside Community Centre at 7.30pm on the third Monday of each month. Members of the public are welcome to attend any of the general meetings.
We request that you make a gold coin donation on registering at the desk.
View the full record of past meetings, including details of the talk and how to access recordings.
Upcoming Meetings
7:30 pm Monday 19 June 2023
Fashion over a century: 1820-1920
Presented by Victoriana Society of South Australia
All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.
Location
Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)
401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065
Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road
7:30 pm Monday 17 July 2023
Telling tales about school: a look at early schooling in South Australia, highlighting a number of eastern suburbs schools, teachers, buildings and records
Presented by Alison Hicks
All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.
Location
Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)
401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065
Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road
7:30 pm Monday 21 August 2023
The Life of Henry Ayers and an update on Ayers House
Presented by Grant Morgan
All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.
Location
Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)
401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065
Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road
7:30 pm Monday 18 September 2023
The State Horse Drawn Collection, a hidden gem
Presented by Peter Foster of Heritage Carriages
All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.
Location
Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)
401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065
Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road
7:30 pm Monday 16 October 2023
William Wyatt Protector of Aborigines and the Wyatt family connection with Burnside
Presented by Anne McCutcheon (Governor of the Wyatt Foundation)
All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.
Location
Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)
401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065
Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road
7:30 pm Monday 20 November 2023
The story of Chiverton – Past and Present
Presented by Anne Daniell, Archivist at St Peter’s Girls’ School
All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.
Location
Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)
401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065
Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road