NOTICEBOARD JANUARY 2016
AUSTRALIA DAY ECUMENICAL SERVICE Tuesday January 26th 2016
Our annual service of thanksgiving for this land Australia will be held in Holy Family Catholic Church, 45
Thelma Street, Como on Tuesday, 26th January at 10.00am. Fr Ossie Lewis will be joined by ministers of
mainstream churches in a service of readings, hymns and a keynote address. A procession of
representative items of the Irish contribution to Australia will open and close the service. Complimentary
refreshments will follow.
Venue
Time
Admission
Enquiries
Holy Family Catholic Church, 45 Thelma Street, Como (corner of Canning Highway)
Australia Day, Tuesday, January 26th at 10.00 am
Free, includes morning tea
Denis Bratton - Ph 9345 3530.
SAINT BRIGID’S DAY CELEBRATION, Sunday, January 31st 2016
To honour St Brigid, (451 – 525 AD) Ireland’s female patron saint the AIHA presents
The Story of Mary Ann Taylor – From Galway Workhouse to WA
William (Bill) Marwick OAM, great grandson will give an illustrated talk on Mary Ann who was a famine
orphan living in Mountbellew workhouse in County Galway. She arrived in Fremantle in 1853 on the
Palestine sailing ship just three years after the first convict ship had arrived at the colony. Mary’s story
stands out because of the extent of her biographical details that are available and her story was chosen as
the first to receive a replica Orphan travel box made by the Irish Prison service. This box will be presented
to the York Museum on 15th May and will be on display during Bill’s talk. Last year Bill was a guest
speaker at a workhouse conference in Portumna, where he spoke on Mary. He believes he has the only
known photo in the world of an Irish Workhouse girl in her best workhouse uniform. His talk revealed that
Irish historians and academics were unaware Irish Orphan girls were sent out to Western Australia, after
1850.
Venue
Time
Bookings
Irish Club Theatre, 61 Townshend Road, Subiaco
Sunday, January 31st at 3.00 pm
Cecilia Bray 9367 6026 or pay at the door, $10 includes Irish afternoon tea.
THE FOURTH TUESDAY BOOK CLUB – Tuesday, January 19th, 8pm
Meets last Tuesday of the month with exception of December. This month will be the third Tuesday due to
Australia day falling on the fourth Tuesday.
Venue
Time
Book
Admission
Contact
Irish Club Committee Room, 61 Townshend Road, Subiaco
Tuesday, January 19th at 8pm.
‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by Irish author John Boyne. Presenter Maureen Hart
John Boyne has written seven books, all of which are set in countries other than Ireland.
He does marvellous research and is always interesting.
Free. All welcome. Light refreshments provided including complimentary tea and coffee
Maureen on 9279 2486
Non Political-Non Sectarian-Emphatically Australian
PO Box 1583 Subiaco 6904.
Tel: 08 9345 3530.
Secretary: 08 9367 6026
Treasurer: 08 9345 3530
Email: aiha@irishheritage.net
Web Page: www.irishheritage.net
WRITING COMPETITIONS FOR 2016
The Joe O’Sullivan Writers’ Prize honouring the memory of the Organisation’s late founder, worth
$1,000, limit of 2,000 to 4,000 words - prose, fact or fiction. Open to residents of WA only
Topic:
“Remembrance and Reconciliation”.
Joyce Parkes Women’s Writers’ Prize honours Joyce Parkes who is a well known poet living in
WA. She is the patron of the prize, which aims at promoting and encouraging women writers in Australia.
Limit of 1,000 to 2,000 words – Prose, fact or fiction. Prize Money: $500
Topic:
“Reflection”
Entrance Fee $10 for all competitions. Deadline 30 June, 2016. Enquiries to Denis Bratton 9345 3530
Winning stories for 2015 can be read in September Quarterly AIHA Journal
AIHA FILM CLUB SEASON Wednesdays February 3,10,17,24, March 2
Now in our sixth year the outdoor Irish Film Festival continues to prove very popular with members and
friends. Private garden cinema, 7.45pm nightly. Ample parking available. Big fifteen-foot cinema screen.
This year’s programme of Irish Cinema will be released in January,
Plus
Venue
Entry
Enquiries
Details
Each night a supporting Irish short film or documentary, together with tea/coffee and
cakes. Ice creams $2
8 Fourth Avenue, Kensington (South Perth, off Canning Highway)
Donation $10 to cover catering and costs, pay at the gate.
Denis Bratton - Ph 9345 3530, Flyer attached
Full details of each week’s programme will be released during the film season
1916 GLOBAL CENTENARY COMMEMORATIONS
A year long programme of events to mark the anniversary of 1916 – a seminal year in Ireland’s history –
was launched by the Irish Government in 2015. Amidst the chaos of the First World War, 1916 saw a
small uprising by republicans in Dublin take hold of the country. The 1916 Easter Rising set off a series of
events – the War of Independence, the Irish Civil War and the Partition of Ireland - that ultimately lead to
establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme is underpinned by
five intersecting and overlapping themes – Remembering, Reconciling, Presenting, Imagining and
Celebrating.
Locally a programme of events will be launched in March with widespread participation of Irish-Australian
community groups supported by Irish Government funding. A website will be available detailing these
events. For the official Irish website check out: http://www.ireland.ie/
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AIHA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
President – Denis Bratton
Vice President - Sally-Ann O’Neill
Secretary – Tony Bray
Treasurer/ Membership – Patricia Bratton
Committee – Patrick Gaffney, Frank Murphy, Eleanor Nolan, Carmel Ryan, Brendan Woods
WEEKLY RADIO ‘SONGS FOR IRELAND’
Saturdays 7am to 9am on Radio Fremantle 107.9fm, presented by Frank Murphy
Also available on website archives for 7 days on: http://www.radiofremantle.com/archives.html
Non Political-Non Sectarian-Emphatically Australian
PO Box 1583 Subiaco 6904.
Tel: 08 9345 3530.
Secretary: 08 9367 6026
Treasurer: 08 9345 3530
Email: aiha@irishheritage.net
Web Page: www.irishheritage.net