- Geelong Branch -

2012 Program

Wed 18th January
Wed 21st March
Wed 16th May
Wed 18th July
Wed 19th September
Wed 21st November

Venue:
TBA

Special Events

Annual Dinner
21st November

Recent Events

2011 Annual Christmas Dinner

Neil Thomas presenting a Certificate of Appreciation to Dick Keuris

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Chrismas 2010

Colin Schultz speaking at the Christmas Dinner

Forty two members and friends attended the Dinner held at the Sir Charles Hotham Hotel on 17th Nov. 2010.

To see an image gallery of the event, click this link

Geelong Links

Geelong Branch History

Cornish Association of Victoria Inc. - Geelong Branch

President - Mr Neil Thomas Ph. 52783250
Email: Neil Thomas

Secretary - Mrs Shirley Lindsay Ph. 52512693
Email: Shirley Lindsay

Treasurer - Mr. Bill Martin Ph. 5278 9002

MEETINGS - are held on the third Wednesday of every second month, commencing in January, at the Uniting Church Cnr Boundary Road & Queenscliff Road East Geelong at 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Visitors welcome.

ACTIVITIES: The Association is continually involved in family research, and includes traditional functions and customs in the annual agenda, as well as reports from travellers and historians who have a Cornish tale to tell.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

OBJECTIVES

To promote and foster goodwill among Cornish people and people in Victoria
To stimulate interest in the history, family history, antiquities, traditions and social conditions of Cornwall.
To endeavour to arrange contact between relatives and friends of Cornish people in both Victoria and Cornwall and other Cornish Associations.
To further awareness in the Victorian community of the importance of the Cornish emigration in the development of Australia.
To assist and to encourage , in conjunction with State organisations, Local Government and the National Trust , the restoration and maintenance of buildings and areas of importance to the Cornish heritage in Australia.
To be a non-political, non-sectarian cultural organization.

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Below are some photos of Point Henry that I took. Many Cornish landed here in the gold rush before heading to Ballarat. What is of interest is the fact that it would be the only port in Australia that the people of that era would recognise. Every other port would have changed markedly, but not Point Henry. Also it was named after the brig Henry which was captained by a Cornishman ( need to confirm those details).

Point Henry

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Pt.Hen Plaq	Pt.Hen-01	Pt.Hen-02


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