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Listing of Bardic ceremonies in Australia |
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( to May 2023) |
Work in progress - thanks to W&G Phllips, Lilian James, Stephen Amos, Noel Carthew |
No |
Ceremony |
When |
Location |
Leader |
Bards attending |
1 |
Gorsedh Proclamation |
15 May 1983 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Trevanion (Denis Trevanion) Past GB |
6 (4 from Cornwall) |
2 |
Gorsedh Proclamation |
18 May, 1985 |
Wallaroo Mines, SA (Car park near St Pirans Ch) |
Den Toll (Hugh Miners) GB |
7 (incl. 4 from Cornwall) plus Cecil Beer |
3 |
Assembly (1st of new ceremony) |
5 March, 1988 |
Government Camp, Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Vic. |
Trevanion (Denis Trevanion) Past GB |
9 Bards identified from photos/documents. Called a 'Proclamation'. |
4 |
Assembly (2nd Assembly) |
13 May, 1989 |
Richmans Plant, Moonta Mines, SA |
Gunwyn (George Pawley White) Past GB |
13 Bards, incl. 2 from Cornwall) |
5 |
Assembly (3rd) |
24 March, 1990 |
Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk, Vic. |
Map Moonta (Ron Daw) |
Not known .. (incl. 1 Australian Welsh Bard Horatio Rees) |
6 |
Assembly (4th) |
18 May, 1991 |
Richmans Plant, Moonta Mines, SA |
Map Moonta (Ron Daw) |
9 Bards identified from photos/docs (incl. one from Cornwall) |
7 |
Assembly (5th) |
22 February, 1992 |
Government Camp, Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Vic. |
Gunwyn (George Pawley White) Past GB |
11 Bards, incl Cornwall |
8 |
Assembly (6th) |
15 May, 1993 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Pen Melen (Lambert Truran) |
12 Bards, incl 2 Cornwall, and 1 NZ (Ida Hocking) |
9 |
Assembly (7th) |
20 February, 1994 |
Mannix College, Monash University, Melbourne Vic. |
Nans Melyn (Stephen Amos) |
12 Bards (incl.3 Cornwall) |
10 |
Assembly (8th) |
13 May, 1995 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Ula Ruthvelen (Lilian James) |
17 Bards, incl. one from Cornwall) |
11 |
Assembly Proclamation (9th) * Special note |
15 October, 1995 |
Former Heritage Village, Watson, ACT |
Ula Ruthvelen (Lilian James) |
16 Bards (all Australia). No ceremony was held in 1996 - This 1995 proclamation (adjusted for Australia) has been numbered since as the 9th assembly, though not formally being called that) |
12 |
Assembly (10th) |
17 May, 1997 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Ula Ruthvelen (Lilian James) |
14 Bards incl. one from Cornwall) |
13 |
Assembly (11th) |
7 June, 1988 |
Transvaal Square, Geelong, Vic. |
Nans Melyn (Stephen Amos) |
12 Bards identified (incl. 1 Welsh Bard) |
14 |
Assembly (12th) |
15 May, 1999 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Bryallen (Ann Trevenen Jenkin) |
23 Bards (incl. 4 Cornwall) |
15 |
Assembly (13th) |
5 March, 2000 |
Victory Park, Castlemaine. Vic. |
Nans Melyn (Stephen Amos) |
23 Bards identified |
16 |
Assembly (14th) |
19 May, 2001 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Ula Ruthvelen (Lilian James) |
23 Bards identified, incl one from Cornwall) |
17 |
Assembly (15th) |
2 March, 2002 |
Town Hall Park, Hargreaves St. Bendigo, Vic. |
Jowan an Cleth (John Bolitho) GB |
21 Bards incl. one from Cornwall |
18 |
Assembly (16th) |
17 May, 2003 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Jowan an Cleth (John Bolitho) GB |
27 Bards incl. 2 from Cornwall and one from USA Gage McKinney |
19 |
Assembly (17th) |
28 February, 2004 |
Town Hall Park, Hargreaves St. Bendigo, Vic. |
Jowan an Cleth (John Bolitho) Past GB |
25 Bards incl. Cornwall J Bolitho |
20 |
Assembly (18th) |
13 May, 2005 |
Queens Square, Moonta, SA |
Bryallen (Ann Trevenen Jenkin) Past GB |
29 Bards incl. 3 from Cornwall) |
21 |
Assembly (19th) |
11 March, 2006 |
Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk, Vic. |
Mab an Gwylvos (Peter Trevorah) |
24 Bards incl. 2 from Cornwall) |
22 |
Assembly (20th) |
18 May, 2007 |
Victoria Square, Kadina, SA |
Gwenenen (Vanessa Beaman) GB |
29 Bards incl. 2 from Cornwall) |
23 |
Assembly (21st) |
15 March, 2008 |
Brown Hill Reserve, Brown Hill, Ballarat, Vic. |
Mab an Gwylvos (Peter Trevorah) |
31 Bards incl. 4 from Cornwall) A record number. |
24 |
Assembly (22nd) |
15 May, 2009 |
Davies Square, Wallaroo, SA |
Den a Boll (Terry Johnson) |
28 Bards incl. Cornwall P Payton, USA Sue Pellowe |
25 |
Assembly (23rd) |
20 March, 2010 |
Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk, Vic. |
Mab an Gwylvos (Peter Trevorah) |
24 Bards incl. one from Cornwall) |
26 |
Assemby (24th) |
17 May, 2011 |
Davies Square, Wallaroo, SA |
Den a Boll (Terry Johnson) |
24 Bards incl. one from Cornwall) |
27 |
Assembly (25th) |
17 March, 2012 |
Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk, Vic. |
Mab an Gwylvos (Peter Trevorah) |
20 Bards (all Australia) |
28 |
Assembly (26th) |
27 October, 2012 |
University of Wollongong, Nowra NSW |
Den a Boll (Terry Johnson) |
13 Bards (all Australia) |
29 |
Assembly (27th) 30th anniv. |
25 May, 2013 |
Davies Square, Wallaroo, SA |
Steren Mor (Maureen Fuller) GB |
27 Bards incl. 2 Cornwall and one from USA Jim Wearne |
30 |
Assembly (28th) |
15 March, 2014 |
Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk, Vic. |
Steren Mor (Maureen Fuller) GB |
24 Bards (incl. one from Cornwall) |
31 |
Assembly (29th) |
23 May, 2015 |
Davies Square, Wallaroo, SA |
Steren Mor (Maureen Fuller) GB |
26 Bards (incl 2 Cornwall) |
32 |
Assembly (30th) |
19 March, 2016 |
Jubilee Lake, Daylesford, Vic. |
Mab an Gwylvos (Peter Trevorah) |
27 Bards (all from Australia) Equal record Bards from Australia |
33 |
Assembly (31st) |
20 May, 2017 |
Davies Square, Wallaroo, SA |
Telynor an Weryn (Merv Davey) GB |
27 Bards (25 from Australia + GB Merv Davey & Alison Davey) |
34 |
Assembly (32nd) |
17 March, 2018 |
Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk, Vic. |
Mab an Gwylvos (Peter Trevorah) |
18 Bards from Australia (14 Vic, 2 SA, 2 NSW) |
35 |
Assembly (33rd) |
18 May, 2019 |
Davies Square, Wallaroo, SA |
Den a Boll (Terry Johnson) |
22 Bards (21 from Australia, plus past GB Maureen Fuller (Steren Mor) |
36 |
Assembly (34th) |
7 March, 2020 |
South Gardens, Wendouree Pde, Ballarat, Vic. |
Mab an Gwylvos (Peter Trevorah) |
21 Bards, all from Australia |
37 |
Assembly (35th) |
22 May, 2021 |
Davies Square, Wallaroo, SA |
Den a Boll (Terry Johnson) |
19 Bards (all from Australia – 12 SA, 5 Vic, 2 NSW) |
38 |
Assembly (36th) 40th anniv. |
20 May, 2023 |
Wallaroo Primary School, Wallaroo, SA (indoors) |
Den a Boll (Terry Johnson) |
18 Bards (16 Australia – 5 Vic, 11 SA) plus 2 visiting from UK |