Flinders Ranges

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The Society

The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia (RGSSA) is a voluntary, not-for profit organisation for advancing geographical science and promoting public awareness and enjoyment of Geography and related topics. To this end, it provides an extensive library of antique, rare and current books, lectures on topical issues, awards to research and the study geographical subjects, and field activities.  For more information see the tab "The Society".

Coming Events

Special General Meeting 16th February
Goodman Lecture Theatre

Lecture :- 23rd February  2012
Inland River Systems.  Rex Ellis

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The RGSSA now has an on-line catalogue of most of the publications in the library.  The link is on the Library / Catalogue page.  Photos of the launch of the service by Ms Lyn Breuer, Speaker of the Lower House, can be seen on Facebook.
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Walking Trails Program for 2012

The Walking Trails Support Group has released the
program for 2012.  See the Program menu item.

Southern Flinders  30 April - 11 May
Northern Flinders 18 June - 20 June
Central Flinders 30 July - 10 August

Kathy Boyes recently finished cataloguing the library for the on-line access (see above).  While doing so she uncovered some interesting  stories and has written two of them into her Blog -

http://rgssamachupicchu.blogspot.com/


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The Evans Memorial with some of the descendants of W G Evans
standing in front of the replica survey cairn.




The panel identifying the surveyed peaks in the background.
More information on W G Evans can be seen here.

FLINDERS RANGES TOUR PHOTOS

Some photographs taken during the recent Flinders Ranges tour can be seen through this link.

Morton Henry Moyes

A South Australian meteorologist who was left alone for 9 weeks at the Base Camp on the Shackleton Ice Shelf while on the 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.  The NSW State Library has an exhibition "Finding Antarctica : Mapping the last continent." which has a record of an interview with Morton Moyes.

Restoration of John McDouall Stuart's
Grave at Kensal Green Cemetery,
London (UK).


The grave of explorer John McDouall Stuart
has finally been fully restored under the
Eminent Australians Grant Scheme. 

The project was managed by members of
the John McDouall Stuart Society and the
RGS of SA.   More detail on restoration project and the history can be found on the
site John McDouall Stuart Society.

         
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