HISTORY WEEK IN QUEENSCLIFF & POINT LONSDALE
4. Films at the Museum Come and see our collection of audio visual material, old newsreels, films, documentaries, photos and oral history tapes. The pilot service, the fishermen the steamers bringing holidaymakers to Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. During History Week, every morning, every afternoon and on the weekend there will be continuous visual stories.
5. Conversations with the La Trobes
Tune in to a conversation with Sophie & Charles La Trobe at the Museum . Hear the other side of the LaTrobe story with Sophie talking about their time in Jolimont, summers in Shortland Bluff, as it was then, the friends they made and of course their children ............... At the Queenscliffe Historical Museum 3.30pm BYO Chair -Sundays 16 & 23 Oct -Please join us for a complimentary glass of wine at the conclusion.
Tune in to a conversation with Sophie & Charles La Trobe at the Museum . Hear the other side of the LaTrobe story with Sophie talking about their time in Jolimont, summers in Shortland Bluff, as it was then, the friends they made and of course their children ............... At the Queenscliffe Historical Museum 3.30pm BYO Chair -Sundays 16 & 23 Oct -Please join us for a complimentary glass of wine at the conclusion.
3. The Life and Times
of one of Australia’s greatest authors Henry Handel Richardson, who as a young girl, Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, lived with her family for a few years in Queenscliff. She later wrote the great Australian novel ‘The Fortunes of Richard Mahony’, based largely on the life of her father Dr. Walter Richardson. This draws loosely on various Queenscliff town characters of her childhood during her father’s appointment as port Health Officer and GP in the town. Join us at their very home at 26 Mercer Street 1.30pm Sundays 16 & 23 October for a re-telling of the times and Ethel’s experiences, with local actors. ............. Please BYO chair.
of one of Australia’s greatest authors Henry Handel Richardson, who as a young girl, Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, lived with her family for a few years in Queenscliff. She later wrote the great Australian novel ‘The Fortunes of Richard Mahony’, based largely on the life of her father Dr. Walter Richardson. This draws loosely on various Queenscliff town characters of her childhood during her father’s appointment as port Health Officer and GP in the town. Join us at their very home at 26 Mercer Street 1.30pm Sundays 16 & 23 October for a re-telling of the times and Ethel’s experiences, with local actors. ............. Please BYO chair.
2. History at the Heads
The three Queenscliff Museums have combined to provide an afternoon of fascinating short stories. The Heads were witness to many of the events that formed the history of Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. So join us overlooking the Heads and hear the stories of our earliest European arrivals, where were they coming from and what were their expectations. Hear about shipwrecks at the Heads, early migration, the fishing fleet, the military build up and more.
...................... At the Monahan Centre 4pm Saturdays 15 & 22 Oct. Refreshments available
The three Queenscliff Museums have combined to provide an afternoon of fascinating short stories. The Heads were witness to many of the events that formed the history of Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. So join us overlooking the Heads and hear the stories of our earliest European arrivals, where were they coming from and what were their expectations. Hear about shipwrecks at the Heads, early migration, the fishing fleet, the military build up and more.
...................... At the Monahan Centre 4pm Saturdays 15 & 22 Oct. Refreshments available
1. Cemetery Walk
The pioneers interred in the Queenscliff cemetery at Point Lonsdale all played a unique part in building our Borough: the soldiers of the Garrison, Port Phillip sea pilots, Government servants, lighthouse keepers, doctors, parsons, chemists, bakers, butchers, storekeepers and builders of hotels. Join us for an informative and interesting walk around this delightful regional cemetery with our guides.
The pioneers interred in the Queenscliff cemetery at Point Lonsdale all played a unique part in building our Borough: the soldiers of the Garrison, Port Phillip sea pilots, Government servants, lighthouse keepers, doctors, parsons, chemists, bakers, butchers, storekeepers and builders of hotels. Join us for an informative and interesting walk around this delightful regional cemetery with our guides.
