“The site of (Gipsy Village, Pic-nic Point, Brighton) is unquestionably the most healthy, the most delightful, and promising, …” (The Argus, 10 April, 1850).
Join us on Sunday 29th June 2025, 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. on a virtual walk through Gipsy Village then to join us for afternoon tea and to share your memories.
A series of photographs will take you through the early history of Josiah Holloway’s 80 acres in the 1850s to the coming of the railway at the new Sandringham station in 1887 and to Gipsy Village today.
Copies of our updated and expanded booklet A Walk to Gipsy Village will be available for purchase.
When: Sunday 29th June 2025, 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m.
Where: 8 Waltham St, Sandringham, 3191. Sandringham Library Meeting Room.
(Facilities include accessible parking & toilets, wheelchair access, automatic doors and a hearing loop).
Cost: No Charge for members, $10.00 for non-members.
To book your place: RSVP by providing your name/s and contact number/s via email to sandringhamhistorical@gmail.com
Payment before the event is preferred and can be made by EFT (BSB: 633-000, Account 128 251 360). Please add your surname and the word ‘Event’ in the ref/description section.
