Members meetings for 2017

Posted on Monday, 23rd January 2017 by Nick Gammon

Tuesday 14 Feb 2017 8.00 p.m.

Free Talk: Stewart Oldmeadow “The History of Miles Real Estate in Ivanhoe”

For over 85 years Miles Real Estate has operated in the Ivanhoe and Heidelberg area. Hear one of the directors speak about the history of this long-established local firm.

Location: Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Cost: free

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Tuesday 11 April 2017 8.00 p.m

Free Talk: John Noack: “ Mollison’s Station and Robson’s House in early Heidelberg”

Prior to the 1838 land auction held in Sydney, that attracted gentleman speculators and large landholders to the Port Phillip District, there were overlanders and squatters who established small holdings in Heidelberg. John Noack will talk about this often-overlooked aspect of early European settlement in the area.

Location: Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Cost: free

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Tuesday 13 June 2017 8.00 p.m.

Free Talk: Greg de Moore “John Cade, Lithium and the Taming of Bi-Polar Disorder”

Hear author Greg de Moore talk about the story of lithium – the salt of the earth, which tamed one of the most crippling of human mental diseases – and the story of the Australian doctor who discovered its secret.

Location: Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Cost: free.

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Tuesday 8 August 2017 8.00 p.m.

Free Talk: Helen D. Harris OAM: “The right to vote; the right to stand. The involvement of women in local government in Victoria.”

Location: Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Cost: free.

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Tuesday 10 October 2017 8.00 p.m.

Annual General Meeting and Members Night.

Location: Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Cost: free.

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Tuesday 12 December 2017 8.00 p.m.

Dr Janine Rizzetti “The World War 1 Conscription Plebiscites: Heidelberg responds”

Location: Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon St Ivanhoe. Cost: free.

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