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Sydney Society for Scottish History (SSSH) meetings |
=== 2014 === |
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January 25, 1759 |
CANCELLED - Burns Supper, Sydney International Annual celebration of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns (25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796) Location: Mosman Art Gallery & Community Centre Cnr Art Gallery Way & Myahgah Road, Mosman Dress: Black tie/kilts |
January 26 |
Australia Day Celtic Festival 10am - 5:30pm, Bradfield Park (under the Sydney Harbour Bridge - north end) The Celtic Nations celebrating Australia Day - Celtic Council of Australia http://www.celticcouncil.org.au/ |
January 31, 1762 |
Lachlan Macquarie Birthday Dinner Australian Annual celebration of one of Australia's Founding Fathers Lachlan Macquarie (31 January 1762 - 1 July 1824) In the presence of the Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir and Sir Nicholas Shehadie Location: The Womens Club, 4th Floor, 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney Dress: Black tie/kilts Speaker: Mr Paul Brunton OAM, Emeritus Curator, State Library of NSW Topic: A Cow Called Fortune – The personal luggage of Governor and Mrs Macquarie |
February 7-9 |
National Multicultural Festival Canberra City, ACT A weekend of colour, culture, festivities, food & drink, fun http://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/ * Saturday 8 Feb: 4pm - Queanbeyan Pipes & Drums lead the Children's March * Saturday 8 Feb: 5pm - Canberra City Pipes & Drums, Celtic Pipe Band lead the Grand March around Canberra's centre * Sunday 9 Feb: A whole day Scottish program, SAHC tent |
February 10 |
Scottish Australian Heritage Council Annual General Meeting, 6:30 pm Castlereagh Hotel, Level 2, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney info {at} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
March 2 |
Geelong Highland Gathering Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Victoria Two full day of Scottish family fun with pipe bands, dancing displays, Clans and more. http://www.geelonghighlandgathering.org.au/ |
March 20 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar Greenwich, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
April 5 |
Bundanoon Highland Gathering Bundanoon, NSW Australia's largest Scottish gathering with a full day of entertainment and activities including pipe bands, Scottish dancing, Clan village, stalls and much more-a great Scottish day out http://www.brigadoon.net.au/ |
April 10 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar Greenwich, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
April 12 - 13 |
Australian & South Pacific Pipe Band Championships Ballarat, Victoria http://www.australianpipebandchampionships.com.au |
April 14 |
Scottish Australian Heritage Council committee meeting Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW info {at} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
April 18 - 19 |
Maclean Highland Gathering Maclean, NSW http://www.macleanhighlandgathering.com.au/ |
April 23 |
Funeral - Malcolm David Broun OAM QC 11:30am Camellia Chapel, Macquarie Park Crematorium, Cnr Delhi & Plassey Roads, Macquarie Park, NSW |
April 25 |
Anzac Day - The Scottish act of remembrance National Contact Nea MacCulloch for Sydney information treasurer {a} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
May 3 - 4 |
Australian Celtic Festival Glen Innes, NSW http://www.australiancelticfestival.com/ 6:30pm - Scottish Ball 7:30pm - Concert to Celebrate the Year of Scotland 5:45am - Piper in the mist, Standing Stones 9:30am - Festival parade, Grey Street 3:30pm - Guardians ceremony, Standing Stones 6:00pm - Scottish BBQ, Glen Innes showground 6:00pm - SAHC Celtic Festival Commissioners' dinner, New Tattersalls Hotel 6:00pm - Australian Celtic Awards dinner, Glen Innes and District Services Club 7:00pm - Sapphire concert, Standing Stones 11:55am - Celtic Awards announcements and presentations, Standing Stones 12 noon - Kirkin' o' the Tartan, Standing Stones 12:30pm - Parade of Tartans, Clan roll call, Stone laying ceremony 1:00pm - Massed Pipe Bands, Standing Stones |
May 22 |
POSTPONED - Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
May 24 |
Berry Celtic Festival Berry, NSW http://www.berryrotary.org.au/#!celtic-festival/c1syc |
May 30 - June 1 |
Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival Wingham, NSW http://www.manninghistorical.org/ 7:00pm - Single Malt Whisky tasting, Wingham Services Club 7:30pm - Family Dance, Wingham Memorial Town Hall 9:30am - Street parade 6:30pm - Scottish Ball 7:30am - Thanksgiving Service, Blessing of Banners, BBQ, Wingham Riverside Reserve 10:00am - Colloquium of Clan and Celtic association Leaders, Tellers Restaurant 2:00pm - Scottish Concert, Wingham Memorial Town Hall |
June 10 |
Scottish Australian Heritage Council committee meeting Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW info {at} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
June 22 |
Battle of Bannockburn celebrations - at our own Aussie Bannockburn Bannockburn, Geelong, Victoria http://www.battleofbannockburn2014.com.au/ |
June 23 - 24 |
Battle of Bannockburn, near Stirling, Scotland On 23 and 24 June 1314, Robert the Bruce faced King Edward II at Bannockburn, near Stirling. The Scots army was outnumbered almost three to one. It was was a significant Scottish victory, one of the most decisive battles of the First War of Scottish Independence, and remains one of the iconic cornerstones in the history of Scotland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn/ |
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June 23 - July 1 |
Scottish Heritage Celebrations 2014, Sydney, NSW Check back here and the SAHC newsletter for more details and bookings. info {at} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
Mon 23 June | 7:00pm - Lecture: 'Between romance and history: the Scotangle' Stewarts in love and war in late Medieval Scotland, England and France' by Prof. Michael Bennett, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Mitchell theatre, 280 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW |
Tue 24 June | 7:00pm - Lecture and dinner: 'Bannockburn: the battle, the legend' by Dr Matthew Golzier, Iconic Room, Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW |
Fri 27 June | 7:00pm - Bannockburn Dinner Dance, Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW |
Sat 28 June | 2:00pm - Scottish Independence Forum, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Mitchell theatre, 280 Pitt St, Sydney |
28 - 30 June |
Grand Australasian Highland Dancing Championships, Newington College, Stanmore, NSW https://www.facebook.com/GrandAustralasianChampionshipsOfAustralia |
Sun 29 June | 10:00am - Kirkin' o' the Tartan, Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church, Annandale, NSW |
Mon 30 June | 12 noon - Scottish Australian Cairn Ceremony (cairn inspection and light lunch) - Rawson Park, Cross St, Mosman, Sydney |
Mon 30 June | 6:30pm - A Bannockburn themed lecture - TBA |
Tue 1 July | 12 noon - Celebrate National Tartan Day - Tartan Day lunch, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie St, Sydney |
http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/ |
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July 5 - 6 |
Aberdeen Highland Games Aberdeen, NSW http://www.aberdeenhighlandgames.com/ |
July 17 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar TBA, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
July 25 - 28 |
International Highland Dancing Championships Niagara Park, NSW http://www.ihdfa.org.au/ |
August 2 |
Calum's Ceilidh 2pm, Epping Uniting Church, Oxford St, Epping, NSW http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/ |
August 18 |
Scottish Australian Heritage Council committee meeting Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW info {at} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
August 21 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar TBA, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
September 6 |
Central Coast Gathering of the Clans Norah Heads Sports Ground, Norah Heads, NSW http://www.gatheringoftheclans.weebly.com/ |
September 9 |
Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England On 9 September 1513, the battle was fought in Northumberland, England, between a Scots army under King James IV and an English army. It was an English victory. In terms of troop numbers, it was the largest battle fought between the two Kingdoms. James IV was killed in the battle, becoming the last monarch from the British Isles to suffer such a death, along with 12,000 Scots at the least, including 'the best gentlemen and "flower of Scotland."' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden/ |
September 11 |
Battle of Stirling Bridge, Stirling, Scotland On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the English forces near Stirling on the River Forth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stirling_Bridge/ |
September 18 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar TBA, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
September 20 |
Clans on the Coast Celtic Festival Nelson Bay, NSW http://www.clansonthecoast.com/ |
October 11 |
Canberra Highland Gathering Kett Street, Kambah, Canberra, ACT http://www.gathering.canberracollegepipesdrums.org/ |
October 12 |
Scottish Australian Heritage Council committee meeting TBA, Canberra, ACT info {at} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
October 16 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar TBA, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
November 20 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar TBA, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
November 30 |
St Andrews Day celebrations National St Andrew's Day, 30 November, is the fast day of St Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland. http://www.scotland.org/celebrate-scotland/st-andrews-day |
November 30 |
St Andrews Day - Kirkin' o' the Tartan & Emirates Airlines raffle draw 10:00am - Kirkin' o' the Tartan, St Stephen's Uniting Church, Macquarie St, Sydney About 11:30am - March of the Clans, from the corner of Martin Place and Macquarie St, Sydney 12 noon - Tartan Flash Mob and Emirates Airlines raffle draw, Hyde Park, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/ |
December 8 |
Scottish Australian Heritage Council committee meeting Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW info {at} scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au |
December 18 |
Sydney Society for Scottish History For details of the presentation see the link at top of this calendar TBA, Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/docs/sssh.pdf |
December 31 |
Hogmanay celebrations National http://www.scotland.org/celebrate-scotland/hogmanay |
=== 2015 === |
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January 24 |
Burns night - Celebrating the Bard's 255th birthday Grand Dining Room, Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, Sydney, NSW Annual celebration of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns (25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796) Come and celebrate Scotland's Bard's birthday with friends in Sydney http://www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au/ |
January 25, 1759 |
Robert Burns' 255th birthday International Annual celebration of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns (25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796) http://www.scotland.org/celebrate-scotland/burns-night |
January 26 |
Australia Day Celtic Festival 10am - 5:30pm, Bradfield Park (under the Sydney Harbour Bridge - north end) The Celtic Nations celebrating Australia Day - Celtic Council of Australia Recognition Ceremony for Clan Donald Commissioner NSW & ACT, Mr Lachie Macdonald http://www.celticcouncil.org.au/ |
January 31, 1762 |
Lachlan Macquarie birthday dinner Australian Annual celebration of one of Australia's Founding Fathers Lachlan Macquarie (31 January 1762 - 1 July 1824) 7 for 7:30pm, The Womens Club, 4th Floor, 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney Speaker: TBA Topic: TBA Dress: Black tie/kilts |
February 13 - 15 |
National Multicultural Festival Canberra City, ACT A weekend of colour, culture, festivities, food & drink, fun http://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/ |