Welcome to the repository of older meetings.
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
Sunday August 18th, 1.00pm
Inaugural Afternoon Tea Meeting
Presentation: Jack the Ripper: The Enduring Fascination with Unsolved Murders by Martina Taeker
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”
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
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Dying Detective” (in His Last Bow)
Meetings 2023
Sunday November 19th, 12.30pm
Presentation: The “Sherlock Players” will present a reading of the radio play The Night Before Christmas.
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Three Gables” (in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes)
Wednesday September 20th, 1pm
Waterfall Gully ~ Reichenbach Falls Excursion
Meet: Utopia Kiosk, 1 pm
Sunday August 20th, 12.30pm
Presentation: The Mystery of the Mouldering Miscreant a short play by The Three Doctors
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Resident Patient” (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)
Sunday May 21st, 12.30pm
Presentation: “Arthur Conan Doyle: Historian and Writer” by Graham Parks
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge” (in His Last Bow)
Sunday February 19th, 12.30pm
Special Guest: Timothy Marriot
Tim is an English screen and stage actor who is bringing his production of Watson: The Final Problem to this year’s Adelaide Fringe.
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Three Students” (in The Return of Sherlock Holmes)
Meetings 2022
Sunday November 20th, 2022, 12.30pm
Presentation: “Some Thoughts on the Figure of the Great Detective” by Martina Taeker
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk”
(in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)
Sunday August 21st, 2022, 12.30pm
Presentation: “Adelaide in the time of Conan Doyle’s visit” by Glen Woodard
Venue: The Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax St, Adelaide
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez”
(in The Return of Sherlock Holmes)
Sunday May 15th, 2022, 12.30pm
Presentation:“The Mystery of the Mary Celeste” by Mark Chellew
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire” (in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes)
Meetings 2021
SundayNovember 21st, 2021, 12.30pm
Guest Speaker: President Mark gave a presentation on Ellie Norwood: The Forgotten Holmes
Quiz Story: “The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger” (in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes)
Sunday August 15th, 2021, 12.30pm
Guest Speaker: Martina Taeker discussed “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
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)
The Unscrupulous Rascals 