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Lectures

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

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 gold coin donation to help offset the cost of hospitality. 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

Djulliri ship D Wesley 2018

6 May 2024 | 12:00 pm

Lunchtime Meeting

The Phantom of Djulirri

This presentation, based on work with Daryl Wesley and Wendy van Duivenvoorde, will trace the origin of a complex rock art motif of a ship in Arnhem Land, Australia.

Wallace line

16 May 2024 | 5:30 pm

Monthly Lecture

The Wallace Line

Wallace proposed a theory of evolution at the same time as Darwin, but his contribution to the science of evolution remains less celebrated. The Wallace line is a boundary proposed in 1859 by Wallace to separate the biogeographical realms of SE Asia and Australia. To the west of the Line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, a mixture of species of Asian and Australian origins exist.

Rymill

20 June 2024 | 5:30 pm

Monthly Lecture

John Rymill - Polar Explorer

Hear from his grandson how John Rymill left Australia bound for England, on a journey that would culminate in him becoming one of Australia’s foremost polar pioneers.

Previous Lectures

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