| Events Program
Our program of events is updated regularly
Check our website regularly for our event program, which is frequently updated
with new events. Members and guests are welcome to meetings, but some
visits to private collections are restricted to Members only.
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While we try to tell all members of our program and news, it isn't
always feasible to do it by mail. Members can make sure they get notices
about events and news by sending their email address to
info@australiana.org.au
Future
Events
AUSTRALIA DAY Dinner 2010
Tuesday 26 January 2010, 6.30 pm
The Australiana Society's 2010 Australia Day Dinner
Place: The Women's College, University of Sydney,
15 Carillon Avenue, Newtown, Sydney.
Dinner: Pre-dinner drinks, 3 Courses with wine
and soft beverages.
Tour: of the recently renovated college by Dr.
Tiffany Donnelly, Vice Principal of the women's college. The college
was designed by John Sulman & Joseph Porter Power, the 1894
building still houses much of its original furniture.
Guest Speaker; is Brad Manera. To celebrate the 200th anniversary
of the arrival of Governor Macquarie in New South Wales, Brad will
present an illustrated talk entitled, Maquarie's Men: the 73rd Regiment
in the Australian Colonies.
Past events
Tasmanian Tour 2009
18 - 26th September 2009
8 Day tour of Tasmania. Click Here for Full Details
TASMANIA 2009
AUSTRALIA DAY Meeting 2009
Saturday 26 January 2009, 6.00 pm
The Australiana Society's 2009 Australia Day meeting (with refreshments)
was held at 'Lindesay', Darling Point, 26 January 2009.
Guest Speaker, was Ian Armstrong is one of Australia’s greatest
collectors; a professional valuer, patron of the Victorian antique
dealer’s guild and 1988 Victorian of the Year. His talk, Valuing
and collecting the nations treasures, covered many colourful anecdotes
dealing with some of Australia’s rarest, quirkiest and most comprehensive
collections
Christmas Drinks with Leslie Walford
19th December 2008
Members enjoyed christmas drinks and snacks with renowned (and now
retired) interior designer, Leslie Walford. Leslie generously opened
his Eastern Suburbs home to celebrate the festive season and talked
to members about more than half a century of collecting antiques.
Murrrumburrah country heritage weekend
18 to 20 July 2008
Commercial Hotel, Murrumburrah NSW
A weekend exploring the South
West Slopes region of NSW, based at the Commercial Hotel Murrumburrah
(established 1861)
29th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tuesday 29 April 2008
Australian Galleries, 15 Roylston
St, Paddington NSW
A preview the latest exhibition by Richard Goodwin, together with
a talk by the artist.
AUSTRALIA DAY DINNER
Saturday 26 January 2008
The Australiana Society's 2008 Australia Day dinner
was held at the Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham NSW starting
at 6pm with drinks and a game of bowls on Saturday 26 January.
This day coincided
with the 200th anniversary of the Rum Rebellion, and we were fortunate
to have the lively and erudite speaker Paul Brunton,
Senior Curator at the Mitchell Library, to talk about politics
and power in early New South Wales, the events that led to the arrest
of Governor William Bligh in Sydney in 1808 and in particular, the
role played by John Macarthur. |
