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Sutherland Shire Historical Society
Mindful of the Past..
Focused on the Future.
2024 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
Mindful of the Past..
Focused on the Future.
2024 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
Up Coming Events , please check with the organiser to confirm attendance and regarding weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
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Up Coming General Meetings
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Saturday 30 November SSHS Xmas Party
Save the Date Arrangements are being made, we will let you know the full story soon. |
Saturday 17 August 2024
The speaker this month will be Bill Phippen , his topic is engineering history . Kathleen Muriel Butler, Confidential Secretary to John Bradfield during the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The tunnel boring machine for the Metro under the harbour was named Kathleen. Few people in Sydney now would know who Kathleen was, but in the early 1920s everyone knew Kathleen Muriel Butler, Confidential Secretary to John Bradfield building the Sydney Harbour Bridge. A remarkable young woman, the more so for her times, Butler played a vital role in the bridge construction both in Sydney and in London where she was sent to represent Bradfield and the NSW government in their dealings with Dorman Long and Co, the British contractors for the work. Saturday 21 September 2024 Chris Sim will be displaying Sutherland Shire images. SSHS AGM Saturday 19 October 2024 John Oakes will be speaking about the building of the Illawarra railway south south of Mortdale. Saturday 16 November 2024 Leonie Paterson author of The History of Loftus will be the speaker this month. |