Australian Jewish Historical Society - Victoria Inc

Registration No. A0018216A ABN 46 921 664 051 P O Box 8420 Armadale Victoria 3143 E-mail [email protected] Website: http://www.ajhs.info/

PATRON: The Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC, DCL PRESIDENT: Dr Howard A Freeman OAM HON SECRETARY: Liz James

DAY TRIP TO BENDIGO

SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2011

Dear Members the long-awaited outing to Jewish Bendigo will require you to drive your own car, as we believe a bus will not cope with the expected numbers.

We will meet at 10.45am at

BENDIGO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 21 NEALE STREET KENNINGTON 3550 (The local Progressive community, Kehillat S'dot Zahav, will hold a short Shacharit service at 10am at the Neighborhood House, to which all are welcome.)

Two speakers will tell us about the Jewish community and its involvement in the gold mining industry.

Morning tea will be provided and you will be given information about the activities we have arranged - these include a guided walk in Bendigo for an hour or so (or if you prefer, a drive-by of places of Jewish interest), all with notes to be provided.

Bring your own picnic lunch, which will be at the home of Helen Bruinier, a local historian and descendant of the pioneering Cohn family - Helen will tell us about her remarkable Jewish family, which came to Bendigo from Denmark in 1853.

1a PLANTE COURT CORNER OF RESERVOIR ROAD STRATHDALE 3550

After lunch we will drive to a guided tour of the Jewish section of

WHITE HILLS PUBLIC CEMETERY CORNER HOLDSWORTH ROAD AND PLUMRIDGE STREET WHITE HILLS 3550 On the way back to Melbourne we have been invited to have afternoon tea at “Beektah”, Mia Mia, the farm property of Hon Howard Nathan QC.

‘BEEKTAH’ CUVIER ROAD MIA MIA 3444

DIRECTIONS TO NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE. 21 Neale St.

From the Fountain which is the central point of the city at the intersection of Pall Mall and View St, with the park on your left as you come into the city from Melbourne travelling north, 1. Continue along Pall Mall for three 3 blocks. 2. Right turn into MUNDY St. 3. Travel 8 blocks to NEALE St. about 1.2 kms. 4. Left turn into NEALE St for 2 blocks or 500 metres 5. Neighbourhood House on south east corner of HODGINSON St. 6. Plenty of local parking and in grounds of the House.

DIRECTIONS FROM BENDIGO TO MIA MIA.

This is almost directly on the way back to Melbourne. 1. Take route C 327 which is the Bendigo/Redesdale Rd and travels through Strathfieldsaye and pass Lake Eppalock. Neale St also intersects with C327. It is worthwhile taking a look at the Lake spillway en route. Travel 40 kms approx. 2. At the T intersection with C326 at Redesdale, turn LEFT. 3. Travel 5kms north along C326 which is the Kyneton/Heathcote Rd. 4. At the T intersection with the LANCEFIELD RD aka the Burke and Wills track, travel 50 metres to CUVIER St. which is a dirt road. 5. Travel 400 m up the hill to the only house on road. It is chez Howard/Ned. 6. Return to Melb by taking C326 to Kyneton and then the Calder Freeway. It takes about 75mins from Beektah back to Melb.

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PLEASE LET LIZ JAMES KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING

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