Probus Club of Bobbin Head
Monthly General Meeting
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
When: Monday 8th July 2024 from 10.00am to 12.00pm
Where: Turramurra Bowling Club, Bobbin Head Road, North Turramurra
Speaker: Patricia (Trish) Skehan
Subject : Gold Fever - “An Accursed Greed for Gold”
An Accursed Greed for Gold is Patricia Skehan’s latest book. Trish will speak about her book, An Accursed Greed for Gold, which is the story of her research into Australia's earliest investigative reporter Harry Benjamin. It is a compilation of unusual and intriguing stories researched from the late 1800 archives and contains lots of wow factors.
Trish has tracked Harry Benjamin and his associates over decades, which became an obsession and consequently turned into a book. Harry, a young journalist, living on the goldfields of Northern NSW, chronicles the day-to-day life of gold miners and their families. Murder, mayhem, and drama abound. Rum smuggling, moving opium across the Queensland border, shonky gold mines, our 1908 London Olympic games reporter, Titanic chronicler; you name it, Harry has done it. And then there is the great gold train robbery of 1935.
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Background: Patricia Skehan is an author as well as a founding executive member and Publicity Officer of Concord Heritage Society, formed in 1994, now known as The City of Canada Bay Heritage Society, of which Trish is the President.
Trish speaks to Rotary, Probus, View clubs; historical societies, garden clubs, schools, and she has presented heritage talks on 2CBA FM radio and has been published nationally.
Trish is married to a retired Crown Sergeant of Police and has become a grandmother for the 7th time. Trish lives on the Central Coast and travels far and wide, having given over 1000 Heritage talks on 16 different subjects since 1999. In Trish’s words, “Mum says I was vaccinated with a gramophone needle and I have never shut up since!”
Come along to hear a talk that you will long remember about the amazing stories of life in the Australian goldfields in the late 1800’s.
New Events
We are delighted to advise these new activities.
Book Club
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Book club meetings: Pymble Golf Club. 10:30am Jane Dale 02 9487 6642
Friday 7th June “Trust” by Hernan Diaz
Friday 5th July “Wifedom” by Anna Funder
Morning Tea Hornsby RSL
1st July & 5th August
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Come along and join in with your fellow members and friends for morning tea at Hornsby RSL Club at 4 High Street Hornsby at 10:00am. The Hornsby RSL Club opens at 10:00am. We meet in the Courtyard dining area.
Pay for your own everything. John Hunter 0417 658 849
Golf Group
The PBH Golf Group did not meet in June due to personal and health reasons.
For those members who would like to have a social game, the PBH Golf Group usually meets fortnightly at North Turramurra golf course on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month usually with tee off between 10 and 11am. However, as there was no play in June, it was decided to play three times in July and 18 holes on two occasions. Our next rounds are planned for Wednesday 3 July at 10 58am (18 holes), Wednesday 10 July at 10 58am (18 holes) and Wednesday 24 July, all weather permitting. However, as one cannot book until 14 days before playing, players will be informed in due course of the actual tee-off times. Please arrive 30 mins before tee-off.
Currently we play 10 holes (not nine due to the course layout). The senior’s current cost for 10 holes is $21.60 while a cost of an electric cart, if required, is $25. It is intended to increase this to playing 18 holes at least once a month over time.
Whether members are current golfers or beginners, both are most welcome. In addition, we would like to invite some female golfers to join us. Please contact Simon Solomons on mobile 0407 145 767 and leave a message if I am not available, to let me know whether you are available or not to play on the monthly dates.
Concerts and Shows
Entertainment Group Update
We have registered our club for group booking with The Pymble Players and The Concourse. This means that we:
Can provisionally book seats well in advance
Only have to confirm and pay a month before the production
Get a slight discount on some productions
Will be informed of the 2025 program at the beginning of the year
Need to book a minimum of 15 tickets to qualify as a group.
JULY
Movie: Mr Blake At Your Service - Wed July 31- Roseville 12:30 - to be confirmed*
Described as a “a comedy/romance” the movie runs for 110 minutes and stars Emilie Dequenne, John Malkovich and Fanny Ardant. Featured in the French Film Festival in Sydney, it tells the story of a widowed British businessman who, in order to keep the memory of his late French wife alive, takes a job as a butler at a manor house in France. His life takes an unexpected turn as he navigates the eccentric behavior of the lady of the manor as well as her household staff.
*This is a provisional date /time and will be confirmed to those on the list 7 days before
AUGUST
Sweet Road – Pymble Players – Saturday August 24 at 3pm
Tickets for this production must be paid for by July 08, 2024
The price will be reduced to $22.50 if we qualify for the group rate
We currently have 13 people on the booking list
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Sat August 31at 2pm
The Zenith Theatre does not offer group booking benefits and we have to book as soon as tickets sales open. Twelve people have signed up for this event and booking for this production is now closed.
September:
Concourse Live at Lunch Concert ($42) : Impossible Dreams – Wed Sept 11 at 12
October:
Live at Lunch Concert: Electric Harp Blues – Wed Oct 09
November:
Live at Lunch Concert: Mozart Flute Quartets & Arias – Wed Nov 13
The 39 Steps – Pymble Players Saturday Nov 23 at 3pm
Tickets for this production must be paid for by October 22, 2024
The price will be reduced to $22.50 if we qualify for the group rate
We currently have 13 people on the booking list.
Rhoda Fowler 0424 480 964. Anneli Solomons 0476 071 799
Walking Group
PROBUS SOCIAL WALK - Lower Prospect Canal Walk
Prospect Canal Viaduct Part of the Lower Prospect Canal Walk.
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Monday July 15th.
Meet at Turramurra for the 8.22 to Hornsby. Then Hornsby to Strathfield to Parramatta. Tway bus to Greystanes.
We walk to Alpha Road Park for morning tea. From the park we walk to join the canal walkway and continue to Central Gardens for lunch.
A short walk to Sherwood Road for the bus back to Parramatta Station and coffee.
Bring snacks, lunch and drinks. 6ks all paths, some grass.
Sue Fairclough. Walks coordinator.
Please register at the meeting or email [email protected] Text 0417 278 044
CHRISTMAS IN JULY – CAMDEN VALLEY INN
Thursday 25th July 2024
We travel to Camden for our Christmas in July celebration. The Inn was built in the 1930’s and was originally a milk bar but was always a popular meeting place for locals.
We will be welcomed with a glass of sparkling wine which will be followed by a two-course lunch followed by tea and coffee.
Live entertainment is also provided!
PLEASE NOTE!
HOPKINSONS ARE OFFERING US A GUIDED TOUR OF HISTORICAL CAMDEN (WITH A LOCAL GUIDE) AT NO ADDITIONAL COST !!
DUE TO THIS, OUR DEPARTURE TIME HAS CHANGED TO 8.30AM FOR WHAT PROMISES TO BE A VERY INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING DAY OUT!
COST: $105 per person
Our Hopkinson’s coach will depart from Turramurra Bowling Club at 8:45am NO LATER then 8:30a.m. –
please meet at the Club at 10.00a.m. We will return for home at approximately 3.00p.m.
Loose Enders Coffee Group
J. J.’s – ST IVES VILLAGE Sunday 21st July
Anyone is welcome to come along for coffee or tea and a chat. We now have a group of regular attendees but there is always room for more! As I book the table in advance, please let me know if you would like to join us.
PLEASE PHONE OR SMS ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE OUTINGS
ROS TYLER – 0417904630
PRESIDENT'S TRIP
September 3rd to 7th
Our annual Presidents tour this year is based in Batemans Bay.
We will be staying in one motel and have planned many varied activities.
These include visits to Mogo Zoo, an afternoon cruise on the bay and river, a visit to the Navy base air museum and a visit to historic TilbaTilba village and cheese factory. There are also other excursions that everyone should find interesting. These are detailed in the hand out brochure.
Lunch is included on four of the five days, including one which will be an oyster and prawn picnic lunch by the beach.
On our return trip to Sydney, there will be free time in Berry for shopping and to purchase your lunch.
A sign on sheet will be available at our next meeting for expressions of interest. No deposit is payable at this time and detail of deposit and final payment dates will be advised at later meetings.
Photographic Ineterst Groups
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"Winning Photo "Street Photography"Christine McArthurCamera Group |
Congratulations to Christine for her winning entry in the Smartphone “Street Photography” Competition.
An excellent example of the “Vanishing Point” technique. Notice how the various lines in the photograph all lead to the door at the end.
Details for next sessions during July are as follows:
SmartPhone Group:
Date/Time: Thursday 11 July 2024, 3.15pm at Turramurra Bowling Club.
Topic: “Night Photography”.
Additional notes will be provided.
Camera Group:
Date/Time: Thursday 25 July, 3.15pm at Turramurra Bowling Club
Topic: “Street Photography”
Additional notes will be provided.
New members always welcome. No experience necessary.
Contact: Dennis Cowell Ph 0438 534 824 Email [email protected]
DAY TOUR – ZIG ZAG RAILWAY
As you would all be aware, the Zig Zag Railway has re-commenced operation following quite a long closure. This has proved to be very popular and I have just received a flyer from Hopkinsons Coaches advertising a day tour to the railway (which includes a morning tea of gourmet sandwiches plus scones, jam and cream at the Railway) as well as a two-course lunch at the Carrington Hotel! (We would not go hungry folks)!
The cost for this Outing is $105.00 per person (all inclusive) with a departure time of 7.30am. (You would have to arrive at the Bowling Club at 7.00am)
If there is sufficient interest, I will book this tour (preferably in warmer weather)!
I will have a list on the desk or you can contact me via phone.
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