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Sutherland Shire Historical Society
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Mindful of the Past
​Focused on the Future
2025 EVENTS and MEETINGS CALENDAR 
General Meetings
The Society meets on the third Saturday of every month
in the Stapleton Centre
3A Stapleton Street, Sutherland
Meetings start at 1:30pm 
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​Up Coming Events , please check with the organiser to confirm attendance and regarding weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

Up Coming General Meetings

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​​Members , guests and non members welcome
Please note that our speakers could change without notice​
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The Museum of Fire Excursion 20 June 2025

Meet at the Venetia Street Museum at 9:30 and we can carpool to visit this museum at Penrith.

The Penrith Museum of Fire is an Australian firefighting museum that contains heritage-listed former operating and stored for preservation fire service vehicles located in Penrith, Sydney,
Australia. The provenance of the firefighting vehicles date from 1841 to 1998
Cost: The cost for a concession holder is $12.50ea
Directions: The museum is located at 1 Museum Drive Penrith. From the M4 Motorway, take the Mulgoa Road exit towards Penrith. Continue to drive down Mulgoa Road. The Museum entrance is located 1 km north of the Panthers Entertainment Centre on the right-hand side of the road after the railway underpass bridge. The entrance can easily be identified by a 1940s Dennis fire engine that is raised 4 metres off the ground.
 Contact [email protected] to confirm attendance or if you have any queries
 Wednesday 30 July 2025 Christmas in July
Come and join us  Wednesday 30 July 11:00am- 2:00pm on board the Bass and Flinders for a 3 hour Christmas in July celebration enjoying the beautiful scenery along the Georges River. Lunch is served in the dining room .
Buffet lunch Adults $69.00
                         Senior $66.00
Departing Sans Souci wharf where there s plenty of parking and an undercover waiting facility. On boarding you will be treated to tea and coffee with fresh home baked biscuits as we depart along the Georges River accompanied by a historic commentary by the Captain on points of interest.
Sit back and relax, chat amongst friends or wander around the two levels of open decks as you enjoy the interesting scenery of luxurious waterfront homes, preserved natural bushland settings and learn the history of the surrounding areas along the river. 

As this cruise is very popular and fantastic value we have booked 20 seats.
If you and your partner  are wanting to attend please transfer $66.00 each to SSHS bank account BSB 641800 Account 200798393 including your name in the transfer and email before 11 July 2025. [email protected]
Contact Deb Burton 0403625889 if you have any queries.
​Final payment to be received by 11 July 2025.
    


  
Saturday 21  June 2025
ANMM volunteer Gillian Lewis will be our guest speaker. Her talk - the Teddy Sheean story, RAN’s first VC winner – will explore the extraordinary story of how an ordinary seaman received a Victoria Cross almost 80 years after his heroic death at the age of 18. Gillian has been a volunteer at the Maritime Museum for 17 years, and since 2014 one of the Museum’s speakers. She has wide historical and genealogical interests, particularly the Western Front theatre of war. Maritime Museum speakers support the Maritime Museum Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Museum. Gillian would appreciate donations for the Foundation on the day of her talk.
 

All are welcome to attend this meeting to be held at 1.30 on Saturday 21 June 2025. Sutherland Shire Historical Society meets at Stapleton Centre, 3A Stapleton Avenue Sutherland – just a short walk from Sutherland station. We are asking all to pay $5 at the door to help defray the cost of the delicious afternoon tea that will be provided. 
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Saturday 19 July 2025
The speaker for this month is Kim Hatherley and she will be speaking about her latest publication The Gymea  Story.
All are welcome to attend this meeting to be held at 1.30 on Saturday 19 July 2025. Sutherland Shire Historical Society meets at Stapleton Centre, 3A Stapleton Avenue Sutherland – just a short walk from Sutherland station. We are asking all to pay $5 at the door to help defray the cost of the delicious afternoon tea that will be provided. 

Saturday 16 August 2025
Bangor resident and prolific author Colin Burgess, will be our speaker at the August meeting. His best-selling work published in 2023 Sisters in Captivity tells the story of Australian nurse Sister Betty Jeffrey, who was a prisoner of the Japanese in Sumatra for three-and-a-half years during World War II. His most recent book Australia’s Aviation Heroes pays tribute to some amazing Aussie airmen from World War I through to the Korean War.  

All are welcome to attend this meeting to be held at 1.30 on Saturday 16 August 2025. Sutherland Shire Historical Society meets at Stapleton Centre, 3A Stapleton Avenue Sutherland – just a short walk from Sutherland station. We are asking all to pay $5 at the door to help defray the cost of the delicious afternoon tea that will be provided. ​


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  • Our Museum
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    • History of the Museum
    • Museum Location
    • Books,Videos and dvds
    • Museum Objects
    • Donations
    • Volunteering
    • Museum gallery >
      • photo gallery
    • Historical Research >
      • Shire History Research
  • publications
    • The Matson Collection - Sutherland Shire Museum
    • Bulletins
    • East Coast Encounters 1770
  • Main Menu
    • Events and Meetings calendar
    • Oral Histories >
      • Oral Histories Partington
      • Oral History , Springstub
      • Oral History Shaw
      • Oral History Stone
    • membership
    • Contact
    • useful links
    • latest news
    • Committee Members
    • Sponsors and Friends
  • Walking Tours
    • Sutherland Walking Tour
    • Cronulla Walking Tour
    • Kurnell Walking Tour
  • Education
    • Schools and Pre Schools
    • Primary Schools - loan box