Welcome

The Unscrupulous Rascals welcome anyone with an interest in the stories of Sherlock Holmes to attend our quarterly meetings.

We chat about anything Holmesian while enjoying lunch. Most meetings have a guest speaker. All meetings have a fun quiz centred on one of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Upcoming Meetings
 

Sunday November 16th, 2025, 1.00pm
       Afternoon Tea Meeting
       Presentation: A History of the Detective in South Australia by Dr Barry Blundell APM
       Venue: Mary Walker House, CWA Building, 30 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town
       Quiz Story: "A Scandal in Bohemia"


Previous Meetings, 2025

Sunday August 17th, 2025, 1.00pm
       Afternoon Tea Meeting
       Presentation: The Strange Death of Mr Buchanon: Adelaide 1839 by Robyn Heitmann
       Venue: Mary Walker House, CWA Building, 30 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town
       Quiz Story: "A Scandal in Bohemia"

Sunday May 18th, 2025, 1.00pm
       Afternoon Tea Meeting
       Venue: Mary Walker House, CWA Building, 30 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town
       
Sunday February 16th, 2025, 1.00pm
       Afternoon Tea Meeting
       Presentation: Shooting Sherlock: A Short History of 125 Years of Holmes in the Movies by Mark Chellew
       Venue: Mary Walker House, CWA Building, 30 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town
        Quiz: Sherlock Holmes Trivia


Previous Meetings, 2024
Sunday December 1st, 1.00pm
       Afternoon Tea Meeting
       Presentation: The Strange Death of a Sherlock Holmes Fanatic: Richard Lancelyn Green by George Galloway
       Venue: Mary Walker House, CWA Building, 30 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town
       
     
Sunday August 18th, 1.00pm
       Inaugural Afternoon Tea Meeting      
       Presentation: Jack the Ripper: The Enduring Fascination with Unsolved Murders by Martina Taeker 
       Venue: Large Dining Room, CWA Building, 30 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town
       Quiz Story: "The Five Orange Pips" (in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

Sunday May 19th, 12.30pm
        Presentations: Happy Birthday Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - 165 years and "The Legend Behind The Baskerville Hound"
        Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax St, Adelaide
        Quiz Story: "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" (in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes)

Saturday April 13th, Sunday April 14th, 10am
        Guided Tour: Victims & Villains with Susie Coumbe
        Venue: West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide
                
Sunday February 18th, 12.30pm
        Presentation: Sherlock Jr with Buster Keaton
        Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax St, Adelaide
  Quiz Story: "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" (in His Last Bow)


View more previous meetings at the Meeting Archive.

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