Bellerive Historical Society Inc.

How Did We Get Here: The Story of the founding of the Bellerive Historic Society
2025-10-06 13:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Hobart) | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
On 7 October the Governor will host a function to celebrate 35 years of the Bellerive Historic Society. At this month’s meeting, Maggie Mars and Jill Robertson the Society’s founders, will tell us the fascinating story about why and how they started it.

Updated: Bellerive Historical Society Goes to Air and AGM
2025-09-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
The Bellerive Historical Society is working with Community Radio to produce and broadcast stories about Tasmania. Phil Tyson from Community Radio will give an update of this project including examples of stories ready to be broadcast. Phil’s presentation will be preceded by a short AGM.

Updated: Dean Smith and Tunnel Hill Mushrooms
2025-08-04 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Tunnel Hill Mushrooms is a Tasmanian based company specialising in the production of gourmet mushrooms. The mushrooms are grown in a historic railway tunnel that was once a section of the Bellerive to Sorell railway line which operated from 1892 to 1926.
A video by our own Peter Oldham about the farm and mushroom production will be shown, followed by a talk and Q & A session with Dean Smith from Tunnel Hill Mushrooms.

Updated. Remember When
2025-07-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Due to the non-availability of John Sargent his presentation Bellerive Boys and the Boer War has been postponed. In its place will be a selection of videos of past Bellerive events.

Norfolk Island: Paradise to Convict Hell
2025-06-02 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Rosie/Mike Severs are public speakers on historical subjects. In this presentation they will discuss Norfolk Island’s connection to early Tasmania.

Bellerive Place Names
2025-05-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Well-known local identity, Wayne Smith, historian, author and public speaker on the origin of place names and their significance. Wayne will discuss place names on the Eastern Shore focusing on:

first town plan of Bellerive
possible source of the name
early Aboriginal names
first land owners
bushrangers in Kangaroo Bay

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Memories of 50 Years as a Ferry Captain on the Derwent River
2025-04-07 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Peter O’May is a descendant of the famous O’May family who arrived in Bellerive in 1856 and who were regular ferry operators from the 1860s until the present day. He will discuss his 50 years’ service and experience as a ferry captain.

History of the Rosny Barn Complex
2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
John Sargent, fourth generation Bellerive resident, historian and author will discuss the history of the Rosny Barn Complex. The Barn dates from 1815 and John will discuss its relevance to the Clarence community.
Non-members welcome

Monthly Meeting: Port of Hobart - developments over the Years
2025-02-03 13:30 - 15:00 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Jonathan Davis, a maritime historian, will give a presentation on the development, over the years, of the port of Hobart.

End of Year Luncheon
2024-12-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Kangaroo Bay Ferry Terminal, 4 Cambridge Road, Bellerive, Tasmania, 7018, Australia
The annual BHS end of year lunch at the Waterfront Hotel will take place on Wednesday 4 December at 12 noon. If you want to attend contact Mike Geard on 0400 974 056 or email bellerivehistory@gmail.com.

Bellerive Bluff Land and Coastcare Group
2024-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Howrah Community Centre, 11 Howrah Road, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018
Graeme Rainbow from the Bellerive Land Care Group will discuss. This group aims to promote community involvement in rehabilitating and enhancing the Bellerive Bluff foreshore. Graeme will discuss past work such as fence, construction of a viewing platform and planting. He will also discuss the group’s future aims.

Coastline of Tasmania
2024-10-01 13:30 - 15:00 | 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.
