The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held on Saturday 12th November 2011 from 11.30am to 12.30pm. at Byblos Restaurant, Portside Wharf, Hamilton Qld.
Annual General Meeting 2011
The meeting considered the Society's program for the forthcoming year and will elected members of the Board of Directors for 2012: They are:
Annual Dinner and Guest Speaker
- Dr Anne Monsour - President
- Freda Backes - NSW Cordinator
- Paul Convy - Treasurer
- Antonia Simpson - Secretary
- Bernadette Malouf
- John Koorey
- Petranella Fakhry
- Fadwa Kebbe
- Rosemary Walker
- Anthony Saady
Following the AGM, members, their family and supporters attended our Annual Dinnerr for 2011. Everyone there enjoyed a great meal of Lebanese food. Our Guest Speaker, Dr Nelia Hyndman-Rizk author of My Mother’s Table: at home in the maronite diaspora, a study of emigration from Hadchit, North Lebanon to Australia and America, spoke about the fascinating story of her research and a journey back to her ancestral homeland.
Moses Family rural picnic, c1925. Lebanese rural business families often gathered for weekend picnics to exhcange news and share traditional Lebanese foods
NEW ...... Index to Newsletters No. 1-35 (2000 - 2010) Affiliations: The Society is affiliated with the Royal Australian Historical Society, Royal Historical Society of Qld., History Council of NSW, Oral History Association of Australia (NSW & Qld Branches) & the Society of Australian Genealogists.
Membership: is open to those of Lebanese descent, their families or anyone interested in the history of Lebanese settlement in Australia. Entrance Fee - $25, Annual subscription - $25 ($50 for first year). A Membership Application can be printed out here.Newsletter: The Society posts a quarterly Newsletter to members. News, history and items of interest to members can be posted or emailed and will be considered for publication.
Feedback: The Society is always in interested in the views of those with an interest in the history of the Lebanese in Australia. Is there an aspect of the history that should be highlighted? Is there a contribution you would like to make? We'd love to hear from you.
Online Exhibition of historic photographs sponsored by State Records NSW.
Read a range of full-text history articles for an overview of the history of Lebanese settlement in Australia.
The Society aims to encourage scholarship in the history of Lebanese settlement in Australia by research, publications and regular events and meetings for members. See the Objectives section of the Constitution for more details.