Meetings

Sandy will give examples of how even the most spoilt buildings can be reconstructed and saved.

Historic Buildings in Burnside need to be listed so that buyers know they cannot be demolished.

Sandy will discuss  how the new Planning Code is, in application, failing to save buildings in Historic Area overlays and how this could be remedied.

The Adelaide district is remarkable for the positive relations that existed between the colonists and the local Aboriginal people during the earliest years of the colony’s history.

Although initially cautious, within a few months of arrival of the first ships, a group of forty Aboriginal people (comprised of men, women and children) camped alongside the newcomers at Holdfast Bay.  Colonists perceived the local as friendly, good humoured and obliging.

This talk outlines the reasons for these relatively harmonious interactions, providing relevant historical context and focusing on key individuals.

150 years ago, this week (21 October 1872), communication in Australia changed forever – after two years of challenges, struggles, setbacks and disappointments, Australia’s greatest infrastructure project was open for business. 

In these days of instant communication, its hard to imagine the transformational impact of the Overland Telegraph Line (OTL) which this year celebrates its sesquicentenary.  Messages with “Home” (England) could be not just sent but exchanged in hours rather than months.

Richard will describe the background to the OTL, and the challenges faced in its construction.

This meeting was deferred due to a possible outbreak of COVID-19 in the community.  It was felt that our members would appreciate not being unnecessarily being exposed.