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Lectures

The RGSSA hosts a series of stimulating lectures on a broad range of geographical topics, both current and historical.

Experience. Geography. Together.TM

Lecture Program

Monthly Lectures are generally held on the third Thursday of the month at 5.30 pm, preceded by drinks and nibbles from 5:00 pm in the Hetzel Theatre, Institute Building on the corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.  Members are requested to make a $5 donation to help offset the lecture costs. The cost for non-members is $10.  Meetings may be followed by an optional light dinner at a local venue.

Lunchtime meetings are held during the cooler months of the year.  Members are requested to make a gold coin donation while the cost for non-members is $5.

Videos of some previous lectures are available on YouTube.

The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Lecture Program is supported by the State Library of South Australia.

Upcoming Lectures

B 19210 State Library of SA

18 September 2025 | 5:30 pm

Monthly Lecture

Anlaby Station

Anlaby Station, established in 1839, is Australia’s second-oldest Merino stud and a cornerstone of South Australia's pastoral history. 

Many loves of Geoffrey Dutton

22 September 2025 | 12:00 pm

Lunchtime Meeting

The Many Loves of Geoffrey Dutton

Following the lecture on Anlaby on 18 September, and preceding a visit to Anlaby on 24 September, this award winning film about the last Patriarch of Anlaby will be shown.

Colin Avery 3

13 November 2025 | 12:00 pm

Lunchtime Meeting

Book Launch - Goyder's Line in Kodachrome

"Goyder's Line in Kodachrome: Colin Avery and the Origins of Colour Photography in Australia"

Image: Colin Avery with his pony, Silver (cropped)

Previous Lectures

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