2018 Queenscliffe Borough - History Course

Theme:  Events and People

​8 sessions from 19th April - 7th June, 2018
Thursday 2pm to 4pm

Sand stone lighthouse? Chinaman’s Point? Entertainment in the guest houses? When did the first gun arrive? Who was Fellows and what connection did he have with setting Borough boundaries? What records are available?

The course uses the resources of the Queenscliffe Historical Museum, including documents, photographs and articles. Most sessions will be held at Museum, and when possible and appropriate the sessions will include walks within the town and a visit to the Maritime Museum.

The fee for the course is $50. There is also a fee for entry to the Maritime Museum ($5, members of the Maritime Museum free) payable at that Museum on the day of the visit.
 
This course outline is subject to change to match the availability of speakers, to adjust for weather conditions, to follow participant’s interests and at the whim of the coordinator, Bill Brown 5258 3735.

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Where: Queenscliffe Historical Museum, 49 Hesse Street, Queenscliffe
When: Starting 19 April 2017, Thursday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm
Cost: $50 for 8 sessions
Bookings: Bookings through the Museum on 5258 2511, payments at the museum, please ensure staff provide you with a receipt.
Course co-ordinator: Bill Brown 5258 3735

2018 Course Outline:

Session 1
April 19                Introduction
Course outline, scope, limitations.
Sources of Borough history.
Aborigines. First arrivals.
(Walk from Museum to Ocean View)
 
Session 2
April 26                Grand Hotels
Leihy, Casey, McPherson, Adamson, Admans, Watmough, Sheehan, Scorer, Baillieu, Nugent & Gosling, Klug and others built and operated the Hotels of Queenscliff. The session deals with the evolution of hotel keeping and the associated buildings.
This session will include a guided tour of the Historical Museum to explore the resources available.
 
Session 3
May 3                    Streets and Buildings
Buildings in the Borough provide insight into social development and life style from about 1838. The session will examine early maps.
 (Walk streets near the Museum?)
 
Session 4
May 10                  Our Maritime History
This session will be held at the Maritime Museum, and will look at the maritime connections of the Borough: the pilots, lighthouses and fisher folk.
(Session at the Maritime museum, participants pay entry!)
 
 
Session 5
May 17                  The Guesthouses
At its height the Borough boasted 49 ‘guesthouses,’ in all there were many
more than one hundred. The organisation and culture of the guesthouses will be considered.
(Walk round past some guest houses?)
         
 
Session 6
May 24                  Education and Welfare
History of Queenscliffe schools, the Cottage by the Sea, Ballarat Orphanage and Santa Casa will be described.
(Walk around the “education precinct”)
 
 
Session 7
May 31                  Entertainment
Movies show both how the Borough lived and entertained itself on special occasions and how the place looked.
In this session it is hoped preserved films will be shown. Specific topics will be discussed notably the Scooter Races and the search for Benito’s Treasure.
 (Ron Hodgetts on movies, sample films?)
History of the Baths?
 
Session 8
June 7                   Point Lonsdale
The lighthouse and holidays were key elements in the development of Point Lonsdale, after its initial farming focus.
(Cemetery Walk?)
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