November 2018

MURRAY DISTRICTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

 

 

Located at the Old Schoolmaster's House, Edenvale Heritage Precinct, Pinjarra. 
 

Opening hours from 11am to 3pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

 

 

DIARY NOTES:  

for All interested persons and All Members

A most interesting programme of events includes:

 

OCTOBER

• Wednesday, 24thOctober - 7pm to 9pm

was held @ Murray Library

 General Meeting Guest Speaker:  Pamela Statham Drew

‘WA Convicts: their lives and influence on the Colony’

 

• Saturday, 27th October the Trefoil Guild

Girl Guides Australia will hold a ‘State Gathering’ in Pinjarra.  The Historical Society conducted tours of the Pinjarra Heritage Precinct and welcomed the visitors to the Historical Society between 12.30 and 2.00 pm.

 

• Sunday, 28th October - from 12.30 pm

A Jazz Picnic was held @ Old Blythewood 

This was a free National Trust event enjoyed by all.

 

NOVEMBER

• Friday, 2^nd November - 7.30 pm

@ Pinjarra Civic Centre

CIRCA and Mandurah Performing Arts Centre will present Reclaimed Pianos. 

Bookings can be made at the MPAC Box Office 9550 3900 or www.manpac.com.au but door sales will also be available.  

Adult $25, Child $12, Concession, $20.   Reclaimed Pianos includes one piano, four acrobats and stories imagined – resulting from stories told by local Pinjarra residents – and supported by the Historical Society.  Internationally acclaimed acrobats will bring life to music, layered with a soundscape of local voices.

 

DECEMBER

• Friday, 7^th December – 3pm to 5pm

“Christmas “Garden Party” @ Old Blythewood, Pinjarra

Our final activity for the year will be our Christmas function. 

$12 per person

RSVP: Friday, 30^th November – phone Dawn 0438 979 200

 

In the meantime, look at our Website murrayhistory.org.au/home for more information.

 

You can also Like us on Facebook here. 

 

Do you have an interest in the history of Pinjarra and the Murray Districts?

We are always looking for more volunteers to assist with the opening hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 3pm and with our various projects.

 

If you would like to become one of our volunteers, please advise

Jill on 0408 846 567 or by email alanjill37@hotmail.com

 

For information about the Murray Districts Historical Society, its membership and its activities, please visit us at Edenvale during opening hours or contact Dawn Hodgkinson, Secretary by email led.zep@live.com.au