Events South Australia
Many associations and individuals are planning commemorative events in 2022. The list below shows both those planned and those
being considered. There will be updates through the year with further details for each event, changing considered events to firm details
and adding new events.
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
CONTACT
The Overland Telegraph Line - A 150 Year Celebration
Presentation, Video, Demonstration
22 August 2022, 1pm
State Library of South Australia, Hetzel Lecture Theatre
Institution of Engineering Technology and Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers Retired Engineers Group (IET/IEEE REG)
Don
Grigg
dggrigg@bigpond.com
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DATE
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ANPEX 2022 Philatelic Exhibition with a special emphasis on the Overland
Telegraph
Exhibition
Saturday 20 August 10am to 5 pm
Sunday 21 August to 4 pm
Hectorville Community Centre
Philatelic Council of South Australia
Martin Walker
saphilatelist@gmail.com
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
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The OTL story told through the diaries of Stuart, Giles and others. Charles Todd's
work as a founding member of the RGSSA
Display
May - Dec 2022
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Wing
Royal Geographical Society of South Australia
Melissa Gibbs
admin@rgs
sa.org.au
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
CONTACT
The Overland T
elegraph: A 21s
t Centur
y Planning Perspe
ctive
Lecture by Susie Herzberg OAM
June 16 2022, 5.30 pm
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Wing
Royal Geographical Society of South Australia
Melissa Gibbs
admin@rgs
sa.org.au
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
CONTACT
Sir Charles Todd: The professional life and contributions of the SA pioneer
Presentation
August 3 2022, 8 pm
University of Adelaide, Braggs Lecture Theater
Astronomical Society of South Australia
Joe Grida
vice.president@assa.org.au
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
CONTACT
OTHER
The Overland Telegraph
Guest speaker, Richard Venus, short stories by seven members of Pioneers SA
whose ancestors, Bagot, Chalmers, Knuckey, Boucaut, Warwick, Rounsevell and
Todd helped build the overland telegraph line. Morse Code demonstration
Monday, August 15 2022, 10.30am - 2.30 pm
Walkerville Uniting Church, 17 Smith Street, Walkerville
The Pioneers Association of South Australia
Robin Mulholland
robinmulholland10@gmail.com
Please bring a packed lunch, coffee, tea and biscuits provided. Cost: $5
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
CONTACT
A Walk with Visionary Charles Todd
Guided walk
15 May 2022, 11:00 am to 12.30 pm
Meet at Victoria Square, northern end
History Trust of South Australia and South Australian Heritage Council
David Hanna david.hanna@sa.gov.au
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
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OT-150 Symposium with multiple presenters (click for further details)
Presentations
July 21 2022
University of South Australia, City West Campus
OT-150
Mac Benoy
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
CONTACT
John McDouall Stuart Collection (click details)
Museum
Every Monday to Thursday 10 am to 4 pm
Adelaide Masonic Centre, 254 North Terrace
John McDouall Stuart Society
Fred Moore
fred.moore@lms.com.au
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
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Celebrating the personal life of Sir Charles Todd
Lecture (1 hour) by Carolyn Spooner, Community Engagement Librarian
Tuesday 16 August 2022, 11am or 5:30pm
Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building (Ground floor)
State Library of South Australia
To register, <click here>
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
SPONSOR
CONTACT
Connecting the Colonies - Annual John McDouall Stuart Address
Guest speaker, Richard Venus, the role Stuart and Charles Todd played in the
Overland Telegraph Line story.
1:30 pm Sunday July 24th 2022
Reconciliation Room, Adelaide Town Hall
John McDouall Stuart Society
Fred Moore 0403 292 349
fred.moore@lms.com.au
OT-150 Network
An initiative to coordinate commemoration activities for the 150th anniversary of
the completion of the Overland Telegraph Line linking Australia to the global
network
A cooperative enterprise by associations and individuals interested in the Overland Telegraph across Australia