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All meetings begin at 7.30pm at Burnside City Uniting Church in Tusmore. Aug 7 - FROM HERE THEY MARCHED - Mitcham Camp and the Training of AIF Volunteers in South Australia 1914-1918 Speaker: Gavin Scrimgeour Mitcham Camp, located in what is now the suburb of Colonel Light Gardens, was the training ground for thousands of … Continue reading August Members Meeting

JOINT WINNERS Dr Carolyn Collins, Visiting Research Fellow, School of Humanities, College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities, Adelaide University, and Associate Professor Paul Sendziuk, Program Director, School of Humanities, College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities, Adelaide University, for Vision and hope. A history of St Mark’s College, 1925–2025, UNSW Press, Sydney, 2025. Both … Continue reading 2025 Keain Medal Winners

The Historical Society SA grants have been announced: ·     Strathalbyn Uniting Church –Secrets of Strathalbyn Clock Tower  $823.50 ·     Adelaide Repertory Theatre co –Preserving the Repertory History Collection $250 ·     Malcolm J Saunders –Trade Union Movement in SA and the Early Cold War $1000 ·     Queer Archives Collective of SA – organisation, incorporation and resources to promote existence $359 … Continue reading Society Grants Announced

Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2026 OHA awards. The deadline is 31 July 2026.Winners will be announced at the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference in Adelaide, South Australia, from 3-6 December .Three awards are on offer: Hazel de Berg Award for Excellence in Oral History OHA Book Award OHA Media Award. Hazel de … Continue reading Oral History Awards

JULY 3: Burnside Uniting Church, Cnr Fisher & Portrush Roads. MORE TO TODD THAN A TELEGRAPH LINE Presented by Richard Venus Sir Charles Todd’s 200th birthday will be on July 7 this year. Most people would associate him with the Overland Telegraph Line, arguably Australia’s greatest infrastructure project. But this only accounted for three of … Continue reading July Members Meeting