2009 Centenary Event Calendar

Come and celebrate this significant, one-off Merbein Event. 

Open Days are being planned during the week at local Schools, Chaffey Aged Care, Historical Society, CSIRO, and in addition to the calendar below, various sporting events are being planned ie: Football, Bowls, Golf etc.  Our "draft" Calendar as displayed below, will be updated regularly.

The "Settlers Picnic" promises an insight to the "traditional games and races" that the early settlers enjoyed. The first picnic was held on New Year's Day 1911. 

In the December 2007 edition of the "Merbein Historian" part 1 on Merbein's Settlers' Picnic, it is noted that the 1922 event recorded a crowd of 6,500 people on the river bank adjacent to the Merbein Pumps!

Date:   2009 Morning Afternoon Evening

Fri 14 Aug  

1pm - 5pm
"Meet, Greet, Register"
Merbein Hotel

Meet & Greet & Centenary information

Sat 15 Aug 10am - 11.30am
Official Opening. Land Sale Re-enactment
Sporting Event Centenary Concert

Sun 16 Aug

Church Services

Memorabilia Displays

12pm - 5pm
Settlers Picnic
"Bird Film"
by Lindsay Cupper

Mon 17 Aug Activites /displays open    

Tue 18 Aug Historical Walks open any day
ie: Pioneer Plantaton, Chaffey Landing, Merbein Common

Wed 19 Aug   Merbein Golf Club Event  

Thur 20 Aug     7.30pm
Country Music Concert

Fri 21 Aug   2pm - 4.30pm
Street Parade
5pm - 7pm
BBQ at Chaffey Park & Fireworks

Sat 22 Aug 9.30am - 11am
Brunch
  7.30pm
Settlers Bush Ball

Sun 23 Aug 10.30am - 11.30am
Inter-Dominational Church Service Kenny Park Rotunda
12 noon - 2pm
Farewell Sunday Roast at Kenny Park
 

 


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