113:, Melbourne: Celtic Club, 1990. Both record the key events in the club's history, and the role it played in helping Irish migrants to become accepted into mainstream Australian culture. Histories of the Irish element in Victoria (and Australia more generally) make frequent reference to the importance of the club in maintaining a sense of 'Irishness' in Melbourne, as well as in helping to foster a new identity. The club was also included in Andrew Brown-May and
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Australia's oldest Irish Club. It is non-political and secular, catering for those of Irish and Irish/Australian heritage and anyone else with an interest in Irish culture, the Irish contribution to Australia and the wider Celtic family. The club is also aware of its Australian heritage and
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A key aim of the Celtic Club is to support, present and celebrate Irish culture and traditions across the broad spectrum of all Gaelic groups and to recognise and celebrate the great and continuing
Australian Irish contribution to the heritage and culture of our country since early settlement.
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The first woman to be elected as
President of the Celtic Club was Veronica O'Sullivan in 2014. The first woman to be elected secretary occurred in 1992 with the election of Patricia McWalters who served for four years.
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President was Dr M.U. O'Sullivan KSG. Meetings of the club were originally held at the Imperial Hotel, before the first club rooms were opened at 82
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organiser and hero of the WestGate Bridge disaster.
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