Up Coming Events ​

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​ALL EXCURSIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL END OF JUNE 2020

  • ​ Sunday 25 October 2020​  Nursing Museum at the Old Prince Henry Hospital then to La Perouse Museum and Bare Island Guided Tour.
 The Nursing Museum is free (but they have a donation box) and opens at 10 am so we would leave Sutherland at 9.15 am (car pooling) and go there first. La Perouse Museum is also free. Bare Island Guided Tour is $15 for adults and $13 for concessions. We have to book and pay in advance for the Tour.  The tours are 1.15 till 2.15 and 2.15 to 3.15. I intend to book the earlier tour. I need to know numbers and whether concession or full price and will need pre payment – preferably at July meeting. There are some cafes near both places but they are not cheap so I suggest bringing lunch. If raining the Nursing Museum has a covered verandah for eating lunch.
 
My contact details – 8519 4711  or cmedney@gmail.com.au
 
Christine Edney

 Up Coming General Meetings​​

​​Members , guests and non members welcome​
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​Dear members and friends,    
The Sutherland Shire Historical Society is concerned for the health and safety of our members, visitors, and volunteers . We have been keeping up to date on developments relating to coronavirus and in particular information provided by the Australian Department of Health. 
 
In response to the emerging developments with the COVID-19 virus,  SSHS has decided to postpone all meetings and events until at least June 2020. 
If you have any queries please contact us at shirehistory@gmail.com or ring 0405493187.​

  • Saturday June 20 2020 Meeting has been cancelled
 
  • Saturday July 18 2020
Greg Jackson and Pam Forbes will be presenting Endeavour, Her Life After Cook.
The story of James Cooks first voyage to the South Pacific Ocean aboard HM Bark Endeavour from 1768 to 1771 is well known but what was the fate of Endeavour after Cook’s successful voyage? Archaeologists from Australia’s National Maritime Museum, together with American Colleges, have been searching the cold waters of Newport Rhode Island attempting to answer this question. This presentation looks at Endeavour’s history after 1771 and the search for her final resting place, a search that is still ongoing but seems to be nearing a successful conclusion. Your speakers, Pam Forbes and Greg Jackson are long term contributors to the Sutherland Shire Historical Society Bulletin. They joined the ANMM as volunteer guides in 2010 and their careers in engineering, teaching and archaeology provide them with a good foundation in maritime heritage. They have participated in excavations and surveys of maritime sites such as shipwrecks, colonial boatyards, watermills, and convict workstations.

  • Saturday August 15 2020
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Carol McDonald will present The History of Sylvania in Photos  at this month's meeting. Carol is the SSHS Archivist and Research Officer and will explaining the significant history of Sylvania in the Shire using our vast resources of photos.