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March 2019
March 2019 general meeting
We're very lucky to have Viv Paine coming back to talk to us this month after our February meeting was cancelled at the last minute. Viv Paine was Site Manager, Pentridge Prison Redevelopment between 2002 – 2009. He will share with his first hand experiences of the time and the story of his research into the history of the site which led him to locate and recover 51 sets of executed prisoners’ remains, including those of Ned Kelly (11 Nov 1880)…
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April General Meeting
Scouts in the family Did you have a scout in your family? You are invited to come along to the Cranbourne Scout Hall and hear some history about scouting, see what your scout ancestor may have done, and have a little fun. If you have any Scouting or Guides memorabilia please feel free to bring it along to show. General Meeting to follow activities. All visitors are welcome to attend.
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Volunteers’ Morning Tea 2019
We're saying thank you to all members who have helped us in the past year by again hosting a morning tea. Members have done duty in the Research Room, served on our committee, served as VIPs, helped write and publish cemetery tour stories, sizzled sausages, indexed books, attended functions and various other things to help us - and we thank them all. This event is attended by invitation only. Those members eligible to attend have received their invitations by email.
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Our usual Saturday afternoon meeting will not be held this month as we'll be celebrating our 30th birthday at the Cranbourne RSL. Please contact our Secretary if you would like to attend. Our Research Room will be closed on this day.
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June General Meeting
Dr Heather Sheard has just launched her new book Women to the Front. And we're absolutely delighted to have Heather as our guest speaker at our June meeting. She will be presenting her talk first at 2 pm before the NW&DFHG business part of the meeting. Visitors may choose to stay for a cuppa and then leave or stay for the business meeting. $3 entry per adult. At the outbreak of World War I, 129 women were registered as medical…
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