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 May 15th, 2022, 12.30pm Presentation: "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste" by Mark Chellew Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax St, Adelaide Quiz Story: "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" (in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes) please RSVP by Monday February 14th to sherlocksa@gmail.com Previous Meetings, 2022 Sunday February 20th, 2022, 12.30pm Presentation: The "Sherlock Players" will present a reading of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce radio play "Murder in the Casbah" Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax St, Adelaide Quiz Story: "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire" (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes) Previous Meetings, 2021 Sunday November 21st, 2021, 12.30pm Guest Speaker: President Mark gave a presentation in Ellie Norwood: The Forgotten Holmes" Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax St, Adelaide Quiz Story: "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" (in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes) Sunday August 15th, 2021, 12.30pm Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax St, Adelaide Guest Speaker: Martina was our guest speaker. Her topic was “Holmes vs Dupin: Why Doyle’s detective is more popular than Poe’s.” Quiz Story: "The Adventure of the Yellow Face" (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes) Sunday May 16th, 2021, 12.30pm Venue: The Caledonian Hotel 215 O'Connell St (cnr Barton Tce), North Adelaide Guest Speaker: George Galloway discussed "Where's Watson? – The Battle of Maiwand and debunking some myths of Sherlockian proportions." Quiz Story: "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet" (in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) Sunday February 28th, 2021, 12.30pm Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel 106 Halifax Street, Adelaide Quiz Story: "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" (in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes)