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2018 Annual Pierre Roussel Lecture - Professor Robert Clancy

18 Sunday Nov 2018

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“The Contribution of Two Exceptional Frenchmen to the Success of Australian Rural Industry in the Nineteenth Century”

Professor Robert Clancy AM provided an authoritative and entertaining presentation on scientists Adrien Loir and Eugene Nicolle, situating their contributions within the Enlightenment tradition and the innovation culture unique to a newly established and remote country. Robert is a life member and past president of the Friends of the Laperouse Museum. He was the foundation Professor of Pathology at the University of Newcastle, developed the vaccine Broncostat there in 1985, has researched and lectured extensively in cartography and recently completed a thesis on the history of science in Australia. Link to recent ABC Interview.

photos clockwise: Pierre and Carole Roussel at the opening of the Laperouse Museum in 1988; Robert Clancy and Carole Roussel; Robert presenting on Loir and Nicolle; Robert presenting an encore - an account of the Australian influence on engineers Wolseley and Austin

 

Bastille Day 2018

20 Wednesday Jun 2018

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Saturday 14 July 2018, La Perouse Museum and grounds, 1609 Anzac Parade, La Perouse, 9:30am-2pm.

Chris Cody - Australian/French Jazz pianist and composer

 

 

 

 

 

You are invited to celebrate Bastille Day at La Perouse. There will be food and drink stalls, live entertainment and fun activities for the whole family. The festivities will begin with an historical re-enactment and ceremony at the Laperouse Monument with musical entertainment and activities from 11am. Australian/French Jazz Pianist and composer, Chris Cody and his band, will be the featured artists.

For more information contact [email protected] or 9093 6791.

Receveur Mass 2018

21 Wednesday Feb 2018

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Over 130 attended the St Andrews Annual Receveur Mass celebrated last Sunday by Fr Paul Ghanem together with Fr Cauchi of Malabar Parish. Fr Jan Chrzczonowicz (chaplain to the French speaking for the last 22 year for the metropolitan Sydney ) also was present con-celebrating at Mass and reading the Gospel in French as well as the prayers at the graveside.

Fr Paul’s homily is published below.

Randwick City Council generously sponsored the marquee and a Sausage Sizzle was provided by the Sydney Seaside Lions Club with drinks from Friends of the Laperouse Museum(FOLM). The Consul General for France, Nicolas Croizer and local Federal and State MPs Matt Thistlethwaite and Michael Daley and FOLM President, Carol Abela, laid wreaths. Councillors Carlos da Rocha and Danny Said represented Randwick City Council. Members of Fr Pat Hurley’s congregation at Hoxton Park also attended. As the former priest at St Andrews, Fr Pat was responsible for the Mass from 1988 to 2002. Photos below include Consul General, Nicolas Croizer with Fr Paul; Receveur Mass organiser Lee Leo with Fr Paul; Seaside Lions at work; the choir and violinist.

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Celebrating 230 years of European Astronomy at La Perouse

18 Sunday Feb 2018

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Last night at the La Perouse Museum, the very enthusiastic and knowledgeable Education Manager from the Western Sydney University Penrith Observatory, Raelene Sommer, conducted a night of ‘star-gazing’. Conditions varied throughout the evening but by 10pm there was good viewing of Sirius, Jewel Box (open star cluster Eta Carinae, star that’s about to go supernova), Alpha Centauri, 47 Tucanae(globular star cluster), and the The Great Orion Nebula . The evening marked the 230th anniversary of the death of Father Receveur, who was the Chaplain on l’Astrolabe, as well being an ecologist, volcanologist, and assistant astronomer to Dagelet.

Thanks also to Professor Simeon Simoff, Dean of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics and Professor Information Technology for suggesting this evening; Professor Miroslav Filipovic, Director Western Sydney University Penrith Observatory and Dr Ain de Horta, Astronomer in Charge and particularly to Dave (pictured left) who wielded a mean laser pointer throughout. Details about Penrith Observatory.

Previous astronomy related events at La Perouse include - link.