Events
7.30pm, Thursday, 4 September 2008
The Search for the Frenchman's Grave - a talk by Norm Judd
Please join us for an exciting week of adventures in the Southern Ocean. To wet your appetite on Thursday night local
adventurer Norm Judd will describe a series of expeditions to Campbell Island and his 18 years of research to search for
the grave of a French sailor who died on the island in 1874 while there as part of a French Republican Navy expedition
to witness the transit of Venus.
Join us for an entertaining evening on:
Thursday 4 September at 7.30pm
In the Seminar Room (1st Floor)
Free entry
Seats are limited so please come early to secure your seat
7.30pm, Saturday, 6 September 2008
Robin Kewell Film Night - Journey to the Isles of Despair
The second film in our Robin Kewell series of short films and talks will be screened on the Top Floor of Lopdell House
and features Journey to the Isles of Despair. The film documents Robin and his New Zealand wife Ruth's trip by yacht to
one of the remotest places on the planet where many did not survive and man's occupation was brief and desperate, the
Auckland Islands.
The evening will also include an exhibition of artist Sandra Morris' work produced on the trip.
Join us for an exciting evening on:
Saturday 6 September at 7.30pm
On the Top Floor of Lopdell House
Tickets cost $10 or $5 for Friends of Lopdell House Gallery.
Bookings are essential via phone 817 8087 or call into the gallery shop. You must pay in advance to secure your seat.
Please note the date of this film has changed from that originally advertised
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