West Torrens Historical Society turns 50

Next date: Monday, 23 March 2026 | 07:15 PM to 09:00 PM

In March 2026 the West Torrens Historical Society will turn 50 - to mark the milestone and commemorate the occasion, the Society is planning a special celebration and everyone is welcome.

This will be a chance for members, past and present, and visitors to reminisce and remember 50 years of collecting and recording West Torrens history. Past presidents and founding members, who were instrumental in establishing the Society, will also be honoured.

Special guest speaker: Samuel Doering.
Samuel Doering is a South Australian historian, public speaker, and author. He graduated from the New College of the Humanities, London, in 2021, was the State Runner-Up for the 2024 Rural Ambassador Program and was the 2024 History Council of SA Emerging Historian of the Year. He serves as the President of the Professional Historians Association of South Australia. He works as a freelance researcher and as a tour guide and historian at Anlaby Station. He has a passion for German history in South Australia, is currently undertaking a PhD at Flinders University, and has written three books.

For more details email: westtorrenshistory@gmail.com.

Bookings are not required.