For those of us lucky to be living in the hub of Australian Festivals and Exhibitions [Melbourne] I thought this may be of interest. Best Wishes Don in Melbourne AU Irish Festival at the Immigration Museum - Sunday October 9 (11am to 4pm). The Immigration Museum will celebrate Victoria’s Irish community with fabulous festival of music and dance. Join us for a fabulous festival of music and dance, as we celebrate Victoria’s Irish community at the Immigration Museum. Get in touch with your inner Irishness by taking a dance workshop, learning to play the bodhrán or spinning a Gaelic tale! If that's not enough, you can get serious on researching your family’s Irish heritage with advice from the Irish Genealogical Society. Event type: Activity Price: Free with Museum entry. Date: 9/10/2005 Days: Sunday Session Times: 11.00 am-4.00 pm Bookings: Not required Phone: 03 9927 2700 Fax: 03 9927 2728 Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:imenq@museum.vic.gov.au"imenq@museum.vic.gov.au Venue: Immigration Museum Address: Old Customs House, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne Melway reference: 1A F10 Map link: HYPERLINK "http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au/visiting/get_here.asp"Click Web: HYPERLINK "http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au/"http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au/ HYPERLINK "http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au/whats_on/show.asp?ID=561926&venue=1002 &type=&query=&schools=0&days=0&page=1&dc=9&mth=10&yr=2005"http://immigration .museum.vic.gov.au/whats_on/show.asp?ID=561926&venue=1002&type=&query=&schoo ls=0&days=0&page=1&dc=9&mth=10&yr=2005 Co-Moderator: HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CampbellsAustralia"http://groups.yahoo.com/gr oup/CampbellsAustralia Co-Moderator: HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JohnstonAustralia"http://groups.yahoo.com/gro up/JohnstonAustralia Co-Moderator: HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irishancestorsgroup"http://groups.yahoo.com/g roup/Irishancestorsgroup Ours: HYPERLINK "http://www.geocities.com/johnstonoz/"http://www.geocities.com/johnstonoz/ Editor: Clan Johnston/e Assn' of Australia HYPERLINK "http://www.johnston.asn.au/"http://www.johnston.asn.au/ Co Admin': NIRE Genweb HYPERLINK "http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/"http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/ CO' Antrim -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.8/114 - Release Date: 28/09/2005

Would like to be there. Kath N S W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Johnston" <petenv@optusnet.com.au> To: <NIR-ANTRIM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:44 AM Subject: [Antrim] AUSTRALIA - MELBOURNE - Irish Festival > For those of us lucky to be living in the hub of Australian Festivals and > Exhibitions [Melbourne] I thought this may be of interest. >