Program of Speakers for 2023

Meetings are held at 7:30pm on the second Thursday of the month, and have Guest Speakers.
Our meetings are held at the Wrest Point Casino Hotel in Sandy Bay.
During 2023, our meetings will be held in March, April, May, September, October & November.
In December we meet for a Xmas Dinner, usually at the Dr Syntax Hotel.



 

Thursday 9 March 2023 - Colin Philp, Architect & Planner

Topic: Colin Philp, Architect & Planner in Hobart 1936 - 1960. Philp has connections with Wrest
            Point and lived in Sandy Bay

Speaker: Dr Stefan Petrow

Venue: Executive Board Room, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay. Coffee and tea will be available
             before the meeting

Time:  7 pm for 7:30 pm

RSVP: COVID-19 requirements mean that you must RSVP to SBHS President David Edwards

            You can RSVP by email (preferred) to david@dedwards.id.au

            You can RSVP by SMS from your mobile phone to David on 0419 405 934

            Your RSVP must include your name, contact details (phone or email)

            RSVPs must be received by 9 am on Monday 6 March 2023

Thursday 13 April 2023 - Dogs in Van Diemen's Land

Topic       Dogs in Van Diemen's Land - the adorable, the mischievous and the downright nasty    

Speaker:  Dr Ian Broinowski

Venue:     Executive Board Room, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay. Coffee and tea will be available
                 before the meeting

Time:       7:00 pm for 7:30 pm.

RSVP:     COVID-19 requirements mean that you must RSVP to President David Edwards

                You can RSVP by email (preferred) to david@dedwards.id.au

                You can RSVP by SMS from your mobile phone to David on 0419 405 934

                Your RSVP must include your name, contact details (phone or email)

                RSVPs must be received by 9 am on Monday 10 April 2023

Thursday 11 May 2023 - The Convict Memorial Project

Topic:    The Convict Memorial Project

Speaker: Dr Hamish Maxwell-Stewart

Venue:    Executive Board Room, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay. Coffee and tea will be available
                before the meeting

Time:      7:00 pm for 7:30 pm

RSVP:     COVID-19 requirements mean that you must RSVP to SBHS President David Edwards

                You can RSVP by email (preferred) to david@dedwards.id.au

                You can RSVP by SMS from your mobile phone to David on 0419 405 934

                Your RSVP must include your name, contact details (phone or email)

                RSVPs must be received by 9 am on Monday 8 May 2022

Thursday 14 September 2023 - Kingston Beach Golf Club

Topic:     History of the cottage at the Kingston Beach Golf Club. The cottage is on Queenborough land.
                Browns River is the boundary between Queenborough and Kingborough

                This will also be the Annual General Meeting of the Sandy Bay Historical Society

Speaker: Ann Ricketts

Venue: Executive Board Room, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay. Coffee and tea will be available before the
             meeting

Time:  7:00 pm for 7:30 pm

RSVP: COVID-19 requirements mean that you must RSVP to President David Edwards

            You can RSVP by email (preferred) to david@dedwards.id.au

            You can RSVP by SMS from your mobile phone to David on 0419 405 934

            Your RSVP must include your name, contact details (phone or email)

            RSVPs must be received by 9 am on Monday 11 September 2023

Thursday 12 October 2023 - A history of Wrest Point Casino

Topic: A history of the planning, construction and operation of the Casino

Speaker: Graeme Tonks

Venue: Executive Board Room, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay. Coffee and tea will be available before the meeting

Time:   7:00 pm for 7:30 pm

RSVP: COVID-19 requirements mean that you must RSVP to President David Edwards

            You can RSVP by email (preferred) to david@dedwards.id.au

            You can RSVP by SMS from your mobile phone to David on 0419 405 934

            Your RSVP must include your name, contact details (phone or email)

            RSVPs must be received by 9 am on Monday 9 October 2023

Thursday 9 November 2023 - Early Settlement

Topic: The Medhurst Family

Speaker: Dr Alison Alexander

Venue: Executive Board Room, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay. Coffee and tea will be available before
             the meeting

Time:   7:00 pm for 7:30 pm

RSVP: COVID-19 requirements mean that you must RSVP to President David Edwards

            You can RSVP by email (preferred) to david@dedwards.id.au

            You can RSVP by SMS from your mobile phone to David on 0419 405 934

Thursday 14 December 2023 - Xmas Dinner

Venue: Dr Syntax Hotel

Time:   6:30 pm for 7:00 pm

A pre-dinner drink will be provided by the SBHS to all members and guests

Meals will be available from the regular menu.

RSVP: COVID-19 requirements mean that you must RSVP to President David Edwards

            You can RSVP by email (preferred) to david@dedwards.id.au

            You can RSVP by SMS from your mobile phone to David on 0419 405 934