ROBERT BURNS
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2018 Committee Meetings
Time and place of meetings to be advised.
The Robert Burns Club of Melbourne Inc.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Leading into
Question & Answer session
Date: SUNDAY 19th AUGUST 2018
Venue: Canterbury Street Stables
49-53 Canterbury Street
Flemington 3031
Melway 28 J 11
Program:
REGISTRATION 1:00 – 1:15
AGM 1:15 – 2:00
followed by Question & Answer Session 2:00 – 3:15
AFTERNOON TEA 3.15-3.45
Cost: Nil
Enquires: Please let us know if you will be attending.
Contact:
Noel Wright: 9306 7495 email: noelwright {at} netspace.net(.)au
Ina Graham: 8361 0308 email: william.graham3 {at} bigpond(.)com
Member Society Name: | The Robert Burns Club of Melbourne |
State: | Victoria |
Country: | Australia |
Patron: | Fiona Ross |
President: | Neil Smith |
Secretary: | Noel Wright |
Contact: | Noel Wright 49 Volga St Hadfield, Victoria. Australia 3046 |
Email: | Secretary |
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Short history: | Commemorative functions to honour the Scottish National Poet and world recognised bard, and to study his poems, songs, writings and philosophy have been held continuously in Victoria since the arrival of the first permanent Scots in 1836.One example of this is an address on the Works of Robert Burns given by the Scottish Clergyman Rev James Foster to the Mechanics Institute in 1839. Another is the First Burns Festival conducted by the Melbourne Scots on 24 January 1845. In 1904 the statue of Robert Burns was presented by the then Caledonian Society of Melbourne. Some 8,000 people attended that ceremony.A formal Robert Burns Club (sometimes referred to as a society) is recorded as meeting regularly between 1902 and 1917. In 1928 ‘Our Boy Burns Club’ held its annual dinner at the Alexander hotel Melbourne.In 1932 the Melbourne Burns Club was founded. The Club was very active. However, on the outbreak of war, the Club, along with mostother Burns Clubs and Scottish Societies disbanded. Burns activities were then continued by groups of kindred societies as opportunity occurred.In 1950 under the guidance of Mr J.T.Picken the current Robert Burns Club of Melbourne was established. The club federated in 1951 and has continuously functioned from that time.Each year the club conducts a celebration on the Sunday nearest the 25th of January (the poets birthday) near the Robert Burns statue in Treasury Gardens Spring Street, Melbourne. It also holds a Burns Supper each year, and conducts other activities during the year as well as erecting the Club tent at all the Highland gatherings throughout Victoria.An Annual GeneralMeeting is held in July or August.A regular newsletter ‘The MelBurnsian’ is published for members. |
Affiliations: | The Robert Burns World Federation Ltd. Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group Victorian Scottish Union Inc. |
Membership: | Family Membership$21
Single membership $16 Pensioner couple $16 Pensioner single $11 Full time student $11 Plus Joining Fee $10 (this includes a Club badge) Public Application Forms for Membership available from the Secretary. |
Re-established: | 1950 |