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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.
On Wednesday, October 2 the Geelong Historical Society will be hosting a presentation about Customs in Geelong from former Customs Officer, Mr Andrew Caddy and Society member, Don Patterson. Both men worked in the Customs House at different periods last century. They will tell stories about the building, Customs in Geelong and their work in…
Welcome to my first President’s Newsletter. One of my favourite sayings is: change is the only constant. Life changes daily, but I am mindful that we make changes to our Society thoughtfully and for the ‘right’ reasons. Much of my first newsletter is about change and continuity. It is change based on our vision for…
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Hubcaps to Creative Hubs – Part 1 The RS&S Mill, at the river end of Pakington Street, provides a classic example of the opportunities that the buildings left behind by industrial decline can provide communities, that are creative enough to invest in them, with dynamic and vital spaces. The Mills were opened in 1921 to…
Hume and Hovell: ‘Knowing the Past, but not captive to it’ As its 200th anniversary draws near Michael O’Donnell reflects on Hume and Hovell’s epic exploratory journey, which reached the shores of Corio Bay near present-day Lara on 17 December 1824. Michael examines changing attitudes to significant colonial endeavours, expansion and settlement, acknowledging their destructive…
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