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Meeting Program 2008 Second Half Year
Meetings held in the South West Community Centre, 171 Sturt Street, Adelaide at 2.00pm
Clich Here to Print your own copy.

Monday July 14: Speaker Margaret O'Donnell.
Topic
"The River of Life"
Meeting Report

Monday July 28: Speaker David Goreham from The Metropolitan Fire Brigade.
Topic
"Fire Safety"
Meeting Report

Friday August 1:
Day Tour. Departing the Festival Theatre at 9.15am, we travel through the Adelaide Hills to visit the Prospect Hill Museum in the Meadows area, with morning tea in the adjacent Park, to learn some of the interesting history of this part of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Lunch is in Strathalbyn at the Victoria Hotel and a visit to the top of Mt. Lofty on the way home. Cost is $38.00 per person.
Day-Tour Report and Photo

Monday August 11: David Ennis from the Repatriation Hospital.
Topic
"The Hospital's Service Heritage Museum".
Meeting Report

Monday August 25: Speakers Cliff Pinkard and Nicola Jowett.
Topic
"The Road Trauma Support Team".
Meeting Report

Monday September 8: Speaker John Dodman
Topic "The 43rd Railway Squadron, Royal Australian Ebgineers"
Meeting Report

Monday September 22: John Evans of SA Tourism returns.
Topic
"Proceed to Quorn 1957 - 1988"
Meeting Report

Friday September 26:
Day Tour. Departing the Festival Theatre at 9.00am, we travel south to Myponga for morning tea at the “Lovely Valley” Beverage factory. Then, touring through the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula to Cape Jervis for a close-up view of Kangaroo Island with lunch at the Cape Jervis Community Club. On the way back, we take a look at Wirrina Cove and have a short stop in Yankalilla. Cost is $40 per person.

Day-Tour Report and Photos

Monday October 13: Speaker Former Traincontroller Cliff Olds.
Topic "Rail activities in Broken Hill in the late 50's and ear
ly 60's"
Meeting Report

Monday October 27:
Ever popular Pharmacist Alan Christie returns.
Meeting Report

Monday November 10: Our Member Ray Jaensch
Topic "Train Journeys from around th
e World"
Meeting Report

Monday November 24: Speaker Sharee Firth,
Communications Manager, Services SA.
Meeting Report

Friday December 7:
Annual Christmas Luncheon. We go again to the Adelaide Pavilion on South Terrace where we enjoyed such a scrumptious Dinner last year. Doors open at 11.30. Lunch at 12.00 noon.
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ck here or you can print out your own copy from here.
Cost is $36.00 per person.
Lunch Report and Photos