Rallying The Troops - special offer for ANZAC Day

The commemoration of ANZAC Day is always a reminder of the extraordinary achievements of our proud forebears - 104 years ago.

The Ku-ring-gai Historical Society produced, over a six year period, the multiple award winning four-volume series "Rallying the Troops: a World War I Commemoration".

The original focus was the war service of those who were born and bred in Ku-ring-gai, but as the series grew it revealed so much more about the first decades of 20th century growth within Australia.

This growth led to many stories about men and women who came from over 80 towns and villages dotted throughout New South Wales; from all over Australia; as well as from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe and as far afield as Russia - but all had links of one kind or another to Ku-ring-gai.

"Rallying The Troops" commemorates these brave souls who defended our nation. Each chapter contains examples of their involvement, training, soldier settlement schemes, going-home awards and much more.

Each volume contains appendices on Australian Military Structure in the AIF; an illustrated World War I glossary; lists of those who lost their lives; who were decorated; where they are commemorated overseas; and those who received honours and awards. Each volume is indexed, and photographs abound — many not previously published.

You can preview "Rallying the Troops" at www.khs.org.au/rallying-the-troops - including Table of Contents, Index and Sample Pages for each volume.

The Indexes include Personal Names, Detailed Battles & Campaigns, Place Names, Schools, Colleges & Universities and more.

AS A SPECIAL FOR ANZAC DAY WE ARE OFFERING THESE WONDERFUL BOOKS AT REDUCED PRICES!

Until 30th April 2022, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society is making this award-winning series available for the reduced price of just $30 per volume - plus there is a very special offer of just $100 to purchase the entire four-volume set - a fantastic gift idea!

Postage is $15 per volume, or you can pick up in person from our rooms in Gordon, NSW.

Buy or order online up until 30th April 2022 to receive this very special pricing at www.khs.org.au/rallying-the-troops - where you can also find out much more about this outstanding series of books.

This project has been supported by grants from Ku-ring-gai Council and the Federal Government.

March 2022 Family History Group Meeting

   

Guest Speaker:
Judith Dunn, OAM

Join us in Gordon Library Meeting Room 1 at 2 pm on Saturday 5th March 2022 when Judith Dunn, OAM presents "The Cemeteries of the Parramatta Area"

Members may recall that Judith hosted a tour group on a very successful walking tour of The Rocks in 2021. She has authored seven books, five of which are on the subject of the Parramatta Cemeteries - so there is no greater authority on this subject than Judith!

She is a sought-after public speaker and educator, and has received a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to history and heritage through the Parramatta and District Historical Society (PDHS). Judith also holds a PDHS Fellowship for researching and recording Parramatta’s history.

All of the proceeds of Judith’s cemetery series have been donated to the PDHS, of which Judith has been a member since the 1960s.

Judith has also taken part in archaeological digs in and around Sydney as a member of the Industrial Archaeological Society, and one of her first digs was on Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta.

On retiring after 25 years in school administration, Judith studied Tourism (Tour Guiding) at TAFE and became Course Coordinator at Baulkham Hills TAFE. Thereafter she began her own business ‘Past Times Tours’ over 20 years ago, taking tours focussed on the history and culture of intra and interstate Australia.

Join us for what we’re sure will be a most interesting presentation!

Kindly note that Ku-ring-gai Historical Society is following COVID-safe practices including mask wearing and proof of vaccination for all attendees.

Please keep an eye on our website in case of any last-minute changes!

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.

February 2022 General Meeting

  

Guest Speaker:
Associate Professor Greg de Moore

Join us in Gordon Library Meeting Room 1 at 2 pm on Saturday 19th February 2022 when Greg de Moore presents "Finding Sanity – An Australian Story"

Australia’s greatest mental health achievement - the discovery of lithium for the treatment of bi-polar disorder – is the subject of this talk by psychiatrist and historian Greg de Moore.

Associate Professor Greg de Moore is an author, historian and consultant psychiatrist at Sydney's Westmead Hospital. Born in Melbourne of parents who migrated to Australia from Sri Lanka, Greg has lived in Sydney for over twenty years.

He was nominated for the national biography award for his 2008 book Tom Wills — First Wild Man of Australian Sport.

Greg's latest book is Finding Sanity. From the jungles of a Second World War prison camp to modern medicine, Finding Sanity is the story of Australia's greatest mental health achievement.

Kindly note that Ku-ring-gai Historical Society is following COVID-safe practices including QR code check-in, mask wearing and proof of vaccination for all attendees.

Please keep an eye on our website in case of any last-minute changes!

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.