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The Club offers access to the Museum’s scientists.

The South Australian Museum’s scientists are at the centre of our Club’s program and their talents and exciting discoveries are showcased by the Club’s exceptional expeditions and events. The Club founded in 1987, is young in spirit and experimental in its diverse program.

For example, the November 2023 expedition In the Footsteps of George French Angas was a very interesting and comprehensive expedition of immense interest with interesting activities and sites visited.

Dr Philip Jones Senior Curator of Anthropology with the South Australian Museum gave interesting talks and explanations of how young George French Angas in 1844 travelled on horseback with the Governor’s small group to Mt Gambier. We envisaged some of his painting sites being at Beachport, Blue and Valley Lakes, Mt Schank, Devil’s Punchbowl and the little Blue Lake depicted as Arthur’s Sheep Station with Volcanic Well in Dr Jones’ book.

George French Angas is an important figure in the early settler history of South Australia. You can read more about him here.

As well, Dr Lucy McGee, earth scientist and volcanologist was able to explain the source and the likely course of volcanic events about 5000 years ago when Mt Gambier was commencing its volcanic activity. Inspecting volcanic ash, scoria, maars and basalt was explained “in the field” as a learning experience for the WHC members.

A full report of the expedition can be found here

More photos from the expedition can be found here

Reports and photos from the Kangaroo Island Survey and the Coral Atoll Expedition can be found here.

Education, entertainment and travel.

The Club’s aims are to enlighten and have a good time – standards are high and events are staged with flair.  Destinations are chosen for their scientific interest and beauty, often with privileged access. We aim to see the world through the multi-disciplined eyes of the Museum, which can be a life transforming experience.

Your kind of people
The Club’s objective is to provide a network of influential people to give support to The Museum through influence and raising money for the Museum Foundation. On joining, you can expect to be among people who are at a stage in life when they can take an interest in the natural world and let their curiosity flourish through access to authoritative knowledge.

Separate from the Waterhouse Club, the Museum has an excellent program of activities for families and children which is best accessed through  Museum Membership.

NARACOORTE CAVES – IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF G.F.ANGAS