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July
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Friday, 9 July, 6.30pm – 10pm Enjoy a delicious home cooked (three course) Christmas dinner at the 1830s Woodford Inn. Hop in the time machine and fly yourself back to the early days of the colony of New South Wales. Serving wenches will welcome you with a glass of punch (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic); soak up the atmosphere, whilst the Blue Mountains Quartet entertains you. Cost: $45 including live music, food and drinks. Bookings: essential by 2nd July, contact Marilyn Wright. P: (02) 4758 7809 or woodfordacad@gmail.com. Click here for more information on Woodford Academy |
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Camellias in all their glory - Open Weekend Saturday, 10 & Sunday, 11 July, 10.00am - 4.00pm Tours of the house will be available throughout the day. Garden café will also be open. Eryldene Entrance: adult $8 / conc. $6 / child (6-15) $4/ family $18. Eryldene High Teas from Sunday 2.00 pm: $18 per person / $10 child (5-10) – does not include entrance fee. High Tea bookings recommended: (02) 9498 2271 or email eryldene@eryldene.org.au Click here for more information on Eryldene Historic House and Gardens |
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Open Day with Children’s Books and Toys Sunday, 11 July, 1.00pm - 4.00pm Miss Porter’s House was the home of Herbert and Florence Porter and their two children, Ella and Hazel, until Herbert’s early death in 1919. Florence and the girls continued to live there all of their lives. When Hazel, the last surviving family member, died in 1997 she left the House to the National Trust. Many of the girls’ books and toys are still in the House and will be on view today. Cost: free to members, children and concession $5, adult $7. Enquiries: contact Roland Bannister. P: (02) 4967 4273 or rsbannister@gmail.com. Click here for more information on Miss Porter's House |
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The Shilo project at S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Sunday 11 July, 3pm Chris McAuliffe, Director of The Ian Potter Museum of Art at Melbourne University, was on holiday browsing in an op shop in Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula, when he came across two copies of Diamond's 1970 LP, Shilo. One cover was in its original condition, 202 numbered black dots on a white background, which features an uncompleted join-the-dots portrait of the American singer-songwriter-guitarist. The second cover was a completed coloured-in version by an unknown amateur. McAuliffe bought both and the chance find of these two album covers sparked the idea of an exhibition inviting contemporary artists to respond to the challenge posed by the do-it-yourself album cover. Click here for more information about this exhibition |
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Sunday, 11 July, 12.30 - 4.30pm Come celebrate Yuletide in Everglades’ art deco dining room. Enjoy a delicious home cooked Christmas lunch. Cost: $35 per person, includes main course, dessert, tea/coffee and a sweet treat. BYOG. Bookings: essential, contact Scott Pollock. P: (02) 4784 1938 or evergladesgarden@bigpond.com. Click here for more information on Everglades House and gardens |
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Ghost Night at Old Government House Friday, 16 July, 7.45pm – 10.30pm The Governors and their households left Parramatta in 1855 but their presence still haunts the house. Explore this 211 year old Georgian mansion by candlelight and hear strange tales from the site’s long history, revisit the scene of a tragic accident and witness places within the house where psychics and guides have had ghostly encounters. Reflect on your own experiences over supper. Cost: $28 including guided tour, food and drinks. Bookings: essential. P: (02) 9635 8149 or oghouse@bigpond.com. Click here for more information on Old Government House |
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Talk on the challenge of Conserving Goat Island Sunday 18 July, 2.30pm - 4.30pm The speaker Phil Jenkyn is a long time member o the National Trust and active on a wide range of conservation issues. He was a member of the of the Goat Island Conservation Review Committee which prepared the draft Goat Island Conservation Management Plan which has been criticised by the National Trust. talk/lecture, food/drinks included in ticket price, Cost: $10 Click here for directions |
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Tuesday, 20 July This is the first in a new series of occasional lectures developed by the Southern Highlands Committee. The inaugural lecture, on Antique Jewellery, will be given by the renowned speaker and expert Sylvana Sturveska. Cost: $25 members, $35 non members including a light luncheon. Bookings: essential, contact Sue Maude. P: (02) 4861 5753 after 5pm or suemaude@hinet.net.au Click here for directions |
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Lower Blue Mountains Eastern Escarpment Walk Saturday, 24 July, 9.30am -1.00pm Join the Blue Mountains Branch on this varied historic and bushland walk. After a refreshing morning tea we visit Elizabeth’s Lookout, Knapsack gully and railway viaduct (1867#, traverse the original Lapstone Zig-Zag, cross the path of Cox’s Road #1813) and up Tunnel Gully to the eastern portal of the original Lapstone Hill railway tunnel. See where Arthur Streeton painted “Fires On” now in the Art Gallery of NSW. A tasty boxed lunch and refreshments will be provided at the finish. Cost: Members only, family $60, adult $25, child $15. Bookings: essential, Contact: Rhona Leach or Liz van Reyswood. P: (02) 4757 2424 or brhona@iprimus.com.au Or (02) 4757 2694 or BlueMtsNatTr@gmail.com. Click here fore directions |
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Camellias and Creative Arts presented by Friends of Tomago House Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 July,10.00am -4.00pm Specimen Camellia blooms on display, Women's Creative Arts display, superb floral displays by local Garden Clubs, Collectibles, Craft Stall, Bellringers, entertainment by Irish Harpist and Refreshments available. live music, exhibition, morning/afternoon tea, food/drinks for sale, Cost: Adult $6, Concession $5 Click here for more information about Tomago House |
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Saturday, 24 July, 10.30 – 11.30am In the bicentennial year of Lachlan Macquarie’s governorship, The Friends of Old Government House will present a series of lectures on life in NSW during the Macquarie years 1810 - 1821. How the Macquaries reformed the landscape of Parramatta Domain, and how Governor Brisbane evolved their legacy. Verena Mauldon will discuss these themes in relation to the development of the Colony. Cost: Members $10, non members $15 including lecture and morning tea. Bookings: P: (02) 9635 8149. or oghouse@bigpond.com Click here for directions to the Northcott Conference and Function Centre |
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Australia’s Open Garden Scheme - Open Weekend Saturday, 24 & Sunday, 25 July, 10.00am - 4.00pm Tours of the house will be available throughout the day Garden café will also be open. Eryldene Entrance: adult $8/ conc. $6/ child (6-15) $4/ family $18. Eryldene High Teas from Sunday 2.00 pm: $18 per person / $10 child (5-10) – does not include entrance fee. High Tea bookings recommended: (02) 9498 2271 or email eryldene@eryldene.org.au Click here for more information on Eryldene Historic House and Gardens |
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Sunday, 25 July, 1.30 - 4.30pm Guided tour of St James Anglican Church, St Marys Cathedral and St Stephens Uniting Church, organised by David Child. Afternoon tea and refreshments adjacent roof garden, Lord Roberts hotel East Sydney. Cost: $30. Bookings: Ticket Application Sheet, contact Tony Bastow. P: 0404 292 208 and (02) 9543 2684. Click here for directions to St James Square |
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Wednesday, 28 July The Garden Panel invites you to join us for a day in the Orient. Our three speakers will transport you to faraway locations and share their passions and knowledge of the exotic environments which they know so well. Sandy Pratten has travelled extensively in India, Leslie Walford lives part of the year in Sri Lanka and Ken Lamb has spent a lifetime visiting and studying the culture of Japan. All this, as well as enjoying morning tea and lunch. Click here for more information on Lindesay |
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Women of Flowers: Literary Luncheon Thursday, 29 July, 12.00 for 12.30pm With Leonie Norton author of Women of Flowers – Botanical Art in Australia from 1830s – 1960s, Cost: $58.00, Bookings: 9498 2271 or email eryldene@eryldene.org.au Click here for more information on Eryldene Historic House and Gardens |
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Friday, 30 July, 6.30 Longworth House built in 1892, was designed by eminent colonial architect, Frederick Menkens, who settled in Newcastle in 1882. He designed many of the city’s landmark historic buildings, such as St Andrews Presbyterian Church and the Baptist Tabernacle. Its restored and largely intact interior is as spectacular as its baroque Scott St facade. It was constructed for beer baron Joseph Wood as an auction house and offices. In 1947 it was donated to the Australasian Society of Patriots and for decades it was leased to the Air Force Club. After years of neglect it underwent a major renovation and restoration in 2000. It was reopened to the public in 2009 as a stylish tapas and wine bar and reception centre.
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