Bellerive Historical Society Inc.

Coastline of Tasmania
2024-10-01 13:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Hobart) | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Peter Marmion has almost completed a walk around the coastline of Tasmania. Come and enjoy his experiences and amazing photos.

Show and Tell
2024-09-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
The ever popular annual Show and Tell meeting. Bring any historic item that may be of interest to fellow members.

Annual Fun Quiz
2024-08-06 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
John Sargent will hold his annual fun quiz on local history.

THE TASMAN BRIDGE DISASTER REVISITED
2024-07-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
2025 with be the fiftieth anniversary of the Tasman Bridge collapse. John Sargent will be revisiting this dramatic event that had major social impact to the residents of both the eastern and western side of the Derwent River.

A Blast from the Past
2024-06-04 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
In this two part presentation John Sargent talks about his new book which is a fictional account of mid-1800s Wapping and Peter Oldham presents his new video about the Risdon Punt.

OFFICE OPEN
2024-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Tasmania
The office will be open for enquiries or if you just want to call in and have a chat.

Great Tasmanian Crimes and Trails of the 19th Century
2024-05-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Alan Townsend, Historical Officer for Clarence City Council, will be taking us into the dark side of Tasmanian history with his talk on great crimes and trails of the 19th Century.

CANCELLATION OF "THE TASMAN BRIDGE DISASTER REVISITED" PRESENTATION
2024-04-02 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
The 2 April presentation of “The Tasman Bridge Disaster Revisited” by John Sargent and April meeting of the Society has been cancelled due to the venue, the Howrah Community Centre, being closed for the Easter weekend.

OFFICE OPEN
2024-03-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-07 09:30 - 12:00 | Bellerive Community Arts Centre, 17 Cambridge Road, Bellerive, Tasmania, 7018, Australia

The History of Claremont Army Camp and the Cadbury peninsula
2024-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
John Wadsley has a background as a professional heritage consultant and historian. He has a strong interest in Australian military history and co-authored the bicentennial history of Anglesea Barracks in Hobart published in 2011. The presentation will explore the history of Triffitts Point, later known as Cadbury peninsula. From its early colonial history as farm land, through its time as an army camp and then industrialisation with the coming of Cadbury to Tasmania to the present with a proposal to for a housing development.

Katie Jennings
2024-02-06 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Karen Darby is the great granddaughter of William and Katie Jennings, William features in our Bellerive Heritage book volume 4. Karen will be talking about Katie Jennings who was a young bride in Bellerive in 1920 and lived there until 1939.

MONTHLY GATHERING: MELBOURNE CUP SPECIAL
2023-11-07 13:30 - 15:15 | Tasmania
It is not well known that there was horse running on the Eastern Shore at Muddy Plains. In our Melbourne Cup Special gathering John Sargent will tell us about the history of horse racing at Muddy Plains. Then for those who wish to stay, we will watch the Melbourne Cup together.

SENIOR'S WEEK: BELLERIVE HUB OPEN DAY
2023-10-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Tasmania
Bellerive Historical Society is one of five volunteer-run Bellerive organisations opening their doors on the Wednesday of Seniors Week (18 October) to offer a unique “hub” experience in multiple venues located within close walking distance of each other. Visit us at 17 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, BELLERIVE (ARTS CENTRE). You may also want to take the opportunity to visit the wonderful collection in the Sound Museum, do a little Family History, observe some arts and craft, check out the Education and Research Centre and do a short walk of historical Bellerive Bluff after collecting a free map from us.

Excursion: Soldier Settlement Farm Collection
2023-10-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Tasmania
There will be an outing on Saturday 14 October at 10am to view the Soldier Settlement Farm Collection.
The owner, David Graham will make his collection available for viewing to BHS members and will give a talk on various items.
The address is 222 Grahams Road, Mt Rumney.
Numbers are limited. So if you wish to attend please contact Mike Geard on 0400 974 056 (txt is okay).

MONTHLY GATHERING: THE STORY OF ALEXANDER MACONOCHIE
2023-10-03 13:30 - 15:00 | Tasmania
Rosie Severs will tell us about the fascinating story of ALEXANDER MACONOCHIE a Naval Officer, Geographer and
Penal Reformer. In 1836 he was appointed Private Secretary to his friend Lieutenant-Governor John Franklin
and left England for Hobart Town. He was later to become Governor of Norfolk Island.

MONTHLY GATHERING: SHOW AND TELL
2023-09-05 14:30 - 16:00 | Tasmania
If you have something at home of historical interest you would like to share with fellow members, please bring it along to the monthly meeting and tell us about it.

OPEN OFFICE
2023-08-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Tasmania
Our office will be open for the covariance of members and public who wish to view our extensive archive collections

Old Picture Afternoon
2023-08-01 14:30 - 16:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Please Note a change in day and time for our August and September 2023 gatherings. This has come about via members suggestions to have a trial for daytime meetings. For these two months we will meet at 2.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the regular venue, Howrah Community Centre. With daylight saving starting in October, we will revert to our first Wednesday of the month evening time of 7pm.
Our first daytime meeting will be a picture show by Peter Oldham who will show us some old photos of Bellerive. Some photos we will know the story of and some we are looking for your help in identifying the approximate year of when and where the photo was taken. So put on your thinking caps and come along and have a good time and enjoy some afternoon tea.

Monthly Gathering
2023-07-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Do you know the number of the bus stop leaving for Hobart outside Riva Est Cafe in Bellerive Village or do you know the year the Tasman Bridge was opened? At this month’s gathering you will have the opportunity to join fellow members being tested in a fun way by our local historian and group patron John Sargent.

Monthly Gathering
2023-06-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Doll’s houses – what do they have to do with history?
Miniature homes, furnished with domestic articles and resident inhabitants, both people and
animals, have been made for thousands of years. The earliest known examples were found in
the Egyptian tombs of the Old Kingdom, created nearly five thousand years ago (ref. Wikipedia).
Homes belonging to wealthy folk were recreated which allowed for interior design and training of
young girls in how to run a home. The earliest known commissioned home was 1557-1558.
Lindy will share some of her pieces that have evolved from a ‘flat-pack’ and show items made
from scratch that are a replica of an earlier original. eg 1/12 th scale commode from Runneymede.

Monthly Gathering
2023-05-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Tasmania
Hobart’s Jewish History, 1828 – Present.
Jeff Schneider, President of the Hebrew Hobart Congregation will give a presentation of the long and remarkable history of Hobart’s small Jewish community. Most of this history can be found in the Congregation’s free digital archive with documents dating back to 1828.

Monthly Gathering
2023-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Our members Kathy Fazackerley and Lindy Mollineaux say you are never too old to “Try the Diploma of Family History”.

Office Open
2023-03-29 09:30 - 12:00 | Bellerive Community Arts Centre, 17 Cambridge Road, Bellerive, Tasmania, 7018, Australia
Office open 9.30 am – 12 pm so please call in if you are interested in Bellerive history. If you are thinking of having a clean out and have old photos or books about Bellerive we would love you to donate them to us.

Monthly Gathering
2023-03-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Come along to hear the ‘Sounds of Hobart’ by Philip Tyson. Phil will play you some of the Captured sounds of Hobart’s past through recorded sounds.

Monthly Gathering
2023-02-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Our February meeting has the dynamic Peter Oldham interviewing member Judy McKay about some of her entertaining life adventures

Open Office
2023-01-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Tasmania
The office will be open. All are welcome to drop in.

End Of Year Function
2022-12-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Kangaroo Bay Ferry Terminal, 4 Cambridge Road, Bellerive, Tasmania, 7018, Australia
End of year function.
Lunch at the Waterfront Hotel in the village at 12 noon.
Contact Mike 0400 974 056 if you wish to attend

Monthly meeting at Howrah Community Centre
2022-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Mike Severs talking on Charles Babbage who was a 19th-century mathematician, engineer and inventor. Among the many things he invented were cow catchers for steam locomotives and coloured spotlights for theatrical productions.
But he’s most famous for his invention of calculating machines, mechanical precursors to computers. Babbage created a working model of his first calculating engine in June 1822, so 2022 is the 200th anniversary of this event.
Babbage is also famous for his friendship with Lord Byron’s daughter Ada Lovelace. She wrote a program for one of his calculating engines, and as a result she is often credited with being the world’s first computer programmer. This talk has a rich cast of people and interesting stories.

Senior's Week
2022-10-19 21:00 - 2022-10-20 03:00 | Bellerive Community Arts Centre, 17 Cambridge Road, Bellerive, Tasmania, 7018, Australia
Senior’s Week – BHS Office open from 10am to 4pm with volunteers to assist with research.
All visitors will receive a free copy of “Bellerive Village – A Walk through History” brochure.
