Harry Roberts is the 2024 President of the Geelong Historical Society. He has worked in the education sector and has an abiding interest in Australian history.
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Geelong’s First Marathon Man
This article is a reprise of a story that the author, Harry Roberts, wrote and had published in 1976. It introduces the story of Mack Connor that unfolds in four short videos. Jaded and weary Geelong’s first marathon runner Adrian Ambrose Connor stood accepting the applause of the 1000 strong crowd. He just completed the…
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Vol 1 No 1 1965 Editorial
FROM THE ARCHIVES Our very first edition of the Investigator In September of 1965, after 21 years of existence, the first copy of the Investigator rolled off the press and was distributed to members. Now, nearly 59 years later it is interesting to read the first Editorial, which explains the magazine’s purpose and proposes ways…
Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens Invite
THE ENIGMA OF FOSTER FYANS. Denise Feldman, the President of the Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens has extended an invitation to an event she believes our members would be interested in. It takes place on Monday 15 July from 5:30pm and attendees will have supper and meet the author of ‘Frontier Magistrate – The Enigmatic…

Gold Rush Geelong – Investigator Vol 12 No 3
Gold Rush Geelong The following article is taken from the 1977 September issue of the Investigator magazine, which in turn draws upon an article published in The Geelong Advertiser on July 15, 1922. Unfortunately neither our magazine nor its earlier source preface the article and the reader is left to speculate upon its context and…
A Lady’s Day Dress from 1865
Don Patterson has selected a fabulous lady’s “day dress” that looks it has come straight from the Bright & Hitchcocks’ catalogue! It is typical of the clothing from the period 1865 – 1870.