June 2021 Family History Group Meeting

Come along to our Family History Group Meeting

Held on the 1st Saturday of each month at 2pm

(February – December)

Our next Family History Group Meeting is
Saturday 5th June 2021

Following our meetings we present our Speakers Program. Non-members are most welcome to come along to join us for our short meeting - or if preferred, just for the speaker's presentation, which normally starts around 2.20pm, followed by afternoon tea.

This month's Family History Group guest speaker will be

Ralph Hawkins

Ralph is the former Archives Officer at the Society of Australian Genealogists, and he'll be presenting...

"The Early History of Millers Point"

Ralph was Archivist at SAG from 1993–2008 and was awarded a Fellowship of the Society of Australian Genealogists. After many years of interest in Australian History, Ralph has used his knowledge to teach others via audio, video and internet platforms, as well as through his many publications.

Ralph is a guide at Parramatta Park, and conducts heritage walking tours around Millers Point. We are hopeful that the Society’s Tour Group may also organise one of these, led by Ralph, at a future date!

See our Events page for further information.

Visitors welcome – afternoon tea will be available

No need to book – just turn up!

The venue is Gordon Library Meeting Room No. 1, in the Old Gordon Public School, which adjoins the Gordon Library, 799 Pacific Highway, Gordon (corner Pacific Highway and Park Avenue).

It’s just a 5-minute walk from Gordon Station.

For a map and parking information, see our Contact page.

Come along to our next monthly General Meeting

Held on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 2pm
(January-November)

Our next General Meeting is Saturday, 15th May 2021.

Following our General Meetings, held at 2pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month, we present our Speakers' Program.

Members of the general public are most welcome to come along to join us for the Society's short meeting - or if preferred, just for the speaker's presentation which normally starts at approximately 2.20pm, followed by afternoon tea.

This month's special guest speaker will be TV weather presenter Dick Whitaker, Chief Meteorologist on The Weather Channel.

Having joined the Bureau of Meteorology in 1971, this year Dick celebrates 50 years of working in weather! But today, he'll be wearing a different hat, as Dick will be presenting...

"The Infamous Eveleigh Payroll Robbery of 1914"

Dick Whitaker has captivated us in the past with his fascinating presentations, and this month he returns to enthral us with the tale of the infamous Eveleigh Payroll Robbery of 1914 – a bizarre story from the inner-city underworld that shocked Sydney in its day: the first robbery where an automobile was used as a “getaway” vehicle. It was carried out in broad daylight, too!

Visitors welcome – Afternoon Tea will be available

No need to book – just turn up!

The venue is Ku-ring-gai Library Meeting Room No. 1, in the Old Gordon Public School, which adjoins the Gordon Library, 799 Pacific Highway, Gordon (corner Pacific Highway and Park Avenue).

It’s just a 5-minute walk from Gordon Station.

For a map and parking information, see our Contact page.