Up Coming Events
Parkesvale Excursion Greg Jackson and Pam Forbes will be leading an excursion to the remains of the Parkesvale Pleasure Ground (1899 –c1912) on Wednesday 28/9/2022, meeting at 10:00 Parkesvale is the extreme northwest of the shire and is accessed off Heathcote Road. The walk is about 1.2km each way, starting at the Sandy Point Community Centre car park (200 St George Crescent, Sandy Point) and is mostly on a fire trail along the southern bank of the Georges River. A short section is on a bush track which is sometimes muddy and there is an optional side trip, of about 50m on a rough track, to an indigenous rock art site. Parkesvale was established by the Sandbrook brothers of Camperdown 1899 as a pleasure ground and night-time dance venue on the Georges River with up to 800 patrons reported dancing there to a band on a Saturday night. It operated until about 1912 and is now part of the Georges River National Park. Patrons were conveyed to Parkesvale, from Como Station, by the paddlewheel steam ferry Telephone, the largest ferry to ever ply the Georges River. Located in the Reserve is: Archaeological remains of the infrastructure associated with Parkesvale Scant remains of the paddle steamer Telephone, now sadly degraded by 4x4 vehicles An indigenous shelter containing multiple handprints is a short detour from the path Please wear sensible walking shoes and bring morning tea, hat and sunscreen. Contact Greg Jackson 0450615104 to confirm attendance. Please note only financial members of SSHS can attend due to insurance requirements.
Greg Jackson and Pam Forbes will be leading an excursion to the ANMM on Wednesday 19/10/2022, meeting at 9:15 at Sutherland Station to catch the 9:19 to Central then light rail to the ANMM arriving approx. 10:15 The Australian National Maritime Museum is the only national museum not located in Canberra. It is on the shores of Darling Harbour Sydney and contains a huge collection of allthings maritime. At the museum we can see Replica of HMB Endeavour. Cooks ship from 1770 Replica of the VOC ship Duyfken, the first European vessel to land on Australian shores in 1606 Submarine Onslow and the destroyer Vampire Museum galleries containing an enormous collection of maritime exhibits World wildlife photographer of the year 2022 exhibition Cost: The cost of the visit will be $20.00(usually $32.00). This will depend on the number of people attending. We can have lunch at the museum’s restaurant, which will have to be booked in advance. We will be collecting the ticket price on the day of our excursion to ANMM , this will depend on the number of people attending. Contact Greg Jackson 0450615104 to confirm attendance. Please note only financial members of SSHS can attend due to insurance requirements.
As last years event was a resounding success , we will be doing a similar function this year , including members viewing our latest developments in the museum we will have a 3 course luncheon. Cost will be $10.00 for members and $15.00 non members payable in advance. Please contact Creo Moore 0425226405 to confirm your attendance or email shirehistory@gmail.com. |
Up Coming General Meetings
Saturday 15 October 2022 SSHS Museum Grand Opening - 88 Venetia Street, Sylvania. All members would have received their invitation by now, starting at 1:30 the museum will be opened by Mayor Carmelo Pesce. Please reply to shirehistory@gmail.com or phone 0424 600 150 if you will be attending by 7 October. Please note this event is by invitation only. Saturday 19 November 2022 "How The Shire got its Aboriginal place names ", is the theme for this month's talk by Bruce Howell. |