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IT MAKES ONE SMILE AND IT MAKES ONE WEEP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodist minister serves area larger than Tasmania! The year is 1924. Methodist Minister, the Reverend Victor Henry Goldney (VHG), is called to be the pioneer Methodist Home Missionary in the arid pastoral zone of the northwest of South Australia, between Lake Torrens and Lake Gairdner. … Continue reading Goldney – Methodist Home Missionary

A Special Opening Night Event ‘A lawyer, a journalist, an artist - and a historian walk into a bar….’ Join us for one night only at the historic Woodville Town Hall as MC, Dr Gertrude Glossip hosts: The Honourable Justice Mark Livesey QC, President of the Court of Appeal; Simon Royal, journalist and author; Dr … Continue reading History Festival Opening Night

Friday 6 May 7.30 pm Chris Burns A Modern Image: postwar churches in South Australia 1945-1990During the postwar period many Christian denominations implemented substantial changes or modernised to become more inclusive and relevant to their congregations. This changed the way they connected to their community, practiced their faith, and created a sense of place. Fundamental … Continue reading May Members’ Meeting

The History Trust of South Australia's Elizabeth Ho OAM, Chair of Trustees and Greg Mackie OAM, CEO, invite you to join us as our special guest atthe Dame Roma Mitchell Oration Civil Society and the Role of the Legal Scholar: Why they are both under threatOver the past several decades, the university-based study of law has broadened … Continue reading Dame Roma Mitchell Oration

Friday 1 April 7.30 pm Peter Donovan History in Glass: The men and images of South Australian war memorial windows This general meeting will be preceded by the brief Annual General Meeting. Peter Donovan, BA (Hons), MA, Hon D.Lit, studied history at the University of New England, and Flinders University of South Australia, and taught … Continue reading April Members’ Meeting