THE FINAL MEETING IN 1990 WILL TAKE PLACE AS DETAILED BELOW IN THE DU TOIT ROOM OF THE ATHENAEUM 154 CAMPGROUND ROAD, NEWLANDS,AT 8 P.M.
TOPIC: "THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS", a slide-illustrated talk by MR. ALAN NATHAN.
Though a German invasion of Britain at first seemed a certainty in 1940, the victory achieved by Dowding's famed "Few" of the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain put paid to Hitler's plans and he turned instead on Russia, with rather disastrous results for the Third Reich. Yet a portion of Britain WAS actually occupied by German Forces - the Channel Islands, giving rise to one of the more unusual stories to come out of World War Two.
BOTH MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO VISITORS
ADVANCE DETAILS: The 1991 lecture series commences on Thursday 17th January (note that the date is a week later than usual), with a talk by Commander the Honorable M.A. Tennyson,DSC,on small ship experiences during World War Two - at Dunkirk, in the Battle of the Atlantic, etc.
The February Speaker will be Mr. R. Goldblatt, on "Military Philately" (as the usual date co-incides with Night Cricket and its accompanying problems an amended date will be announced later).
In February there will also be a repeat of the full-day Saturday tour of coastal artillery sites in the Cape Peninsula undertaken so successfully several years ago.
LOANING OF MILITARY HISTORY BOOKS: As no information has been received from members it has not proved possible to produce a schedule for distribution. Should you still be interested, please phone Dr. Husband after hours at 686-6051 to make your own arrangements.
1991 SUBSCRIPTION INCREASE: From 1st January 1991 Associate membership (and the Cape Town Branch subscription rate) will be increased to R20 (only Rl,67 per monthly meeting), and Family membership to R22,50.
FULL MEMBERSHIP: Headquarters in Johannesburg will be increasing the subscription rate for Full membership next year. The exact figures are not yet known but will be given in the next bulletin.
CAPE TOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 1990 at 8.15 p.m.
Slide-illustrated talk by DR. ARTHUR DAVEY on "BREAKER MORANT", the story of the Australian army officer executed in South Africa by a British firing squad in 1902 for the murder of civilians.
VENUE: THE JOSEPHINE MILL, BOUNDARY ROAD, NEWLANDS, OPPOSITE THE BREWERIES. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO VISITORS
ISSUED BY: PAUL LANGE
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