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Historical Society of The Nepean Ward of The Mornington Peninsula Including Portsea, Sorrento and Blairgowrie History

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Monthly Meeting Nov 8th 2019

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Nepean Historical Society

Friday 6:00 pm at The Museum . . . Note earlier time – 2019 Nov Notice of Meeting

Note that the meeting is at 6:00pm

 

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged diane lightfoot, quarantine

Monthly Meeting Sep 6th 2019

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Nepean Historical Society

Friday 8:00 pm at The Museum

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged family history

Monthly Meeting Aug 2nd 2019

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Nepean Historical Society

Friday 8:00 pm at The Museum

 Speaker: Ian Thomson, Engineer/Historian

Topic: The Bay Paddle Steamers

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged bay paddle steamers, ian thomson, port phillip bay

Monthly Meeting July 5th 2019

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Nepean Historical Society

Friday 8:00 pm at The Museum

 Speaker: Bob Marmion, Historian/Author

Topic: Murder at the Fort

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged bob marmion, murder at the fort, queenscliff, wwII

Monthly Meeting Mar 1st 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Nepean Historical Society

8:00 pm at The Museum

Trish Bourke

Trish at work in The Museum

 

Speaker: Trish Bourke – Artist in Residence at Police Point

Topic: Trish is an established water colourist and botanical artist.
We will discover the artist’s path to the creation of her fascinating pieces.

 

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged artist in residence, police point, Trish Bourke

Monthly Meeting Nov 9th 2018

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Nepean Historical Society

7:00 pm at The Museum (Note earlier time)hell ship

Speaker: Michael Veitch

Topic: Hell Ship – The Journey of The Ticonderoga

 

Posted in Events, Monthly Meetings | Tagged hell ship, michael veitch, quarantine station, ticonderoga

Point Nepean Market 30th Sept 2018

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Nepean Historical Society

NHS will have a stall at the upcoming Point Nepean Market. Come and pay us a visit. . .

Mkt Sept 2018

Posted in Events | Tagged point nepean market

Monthly Meeting Sep 7th 2018

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Nepean Historical Society

8:00 pm at The Museum

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Susan Spunner Window St. John’s Sorrento

Speaker: Suzanne Spunner (NHS Member)

Topic: The Will of Susan Spunner: Sorrento’s First Feminist

(Suzanne’s great great grandmother)

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged family history, sorrento, spunner

Monthly Meeting Aug 3rd 2018

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Nepean Historical Society

2:00 pm at The Museum – NOTE earlier timemandela

Speaker: David Dallas (NHS Member)

Topic: From Traitor to Triumph – The Story of Nelson Mandela

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged mandela, south africa

Monthly Meeting June 1st 2018

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Nepean Historical Society

8:00 pm at The Museum HMAS Hobart II

 

Speakers: NHS member, Wayne Bastow, former Leading Seaman Weapons Mechanic on HMAS Hobart II

Topic: The HMAS Hobart II Incident – 17 June 1968: An untold story of the Vietnam War

 

Posted in Monthly Meetings | Tagged hmas hobart II, naval history, vietnam

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