Canada
United States
Australia
Ireland
Conventions held in Australia:
NEW SOUTH WALES - Need Information
QUEENSLAND - Need Information
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
1915..............................................Bassendean First Convention held between the homes of the Radfords and Jacobs then known as West Guildford in March 1915; and also in 1916.
VICTORIA
1908 …………………................ First Convention at Northcote
1909 & 1910 ………………….. at Malvern
1911 & 1912 ………………….. at Warrandyte (possibly at Alexander Speers place)
1913, 1914, 1915 …………….. at Clayton, (Millards)
1916 until 1974 ………………. at Dandenong, except 1942 when Army in occupation
1918 until 1942 ………………. at Stoneyford
1928 until 1950 ………………. at Mildura
1950* until 1965 ………………at Larpent (*should be 1957)
1966 ………………….............. at Yeo, (Colac)
1965 ………………….............. at Speed. Nov 19th
1973 ………………….............. at Thoona
1974 ………………….............. at Drouin
TASMANIA
1909, 1910, 1911 …………….. at Evandale
1912, 1913 ………………….. ..at Springfield
1914, 1915, 1916 …………….. at Scottsdale
1917 ………………….. ............at Ryndaston
1918, 1919, 1920 …………….. at King’s Meadows
1921 until 1934 …………….. ...at Talbots’s Sandhill
1935 ………………….. ............at Relbia
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
1909 ………………………Woodside township
1910 – 1926 ………………Wuttke’s farm. Woodside with exception in 1918 and 1919.
1918 ………………………Islington
1918 - 1919 ………………Bethel
1919 - 1951 ………………Blackwood Park
1935 ……………………..Oak Lodge
1952 ……………………..Wilmington
1928, Dec ……………… Willie John’s, West Coast
1930, April ……………..Milton Payne’s, West Coast
Some Australian conventions had a childrens' meeting tent; e.g. Dandenong in the 1940's.
This practice was discontinued.
1900 Portadown, Co. Armagh.
1901 Rathmolyon, Co. Meath.
1902 Derrygonnelly, Co. Fermanagh. In wooden hall; mayhave been one at Rathmolyon also.
1903 Rathmolyon, Co. Meath & Lurgan, Co. Armagh.
1904 Crocknacrieve, Co. Fermanagh.
1905 Belfast, Mission Hall, Leadbetter Street.
1906 Belfast, Leadbetter Street, off Shankhill Road in a shed.
1907 Crocknacrieve, First large convention.
1908 Crocknacrieve, Large. & Rathmolyon.
1908 Crocknacrieve, Willsburgh, Co. Tipperary.
1909 Crocknacrieve. Large.
1910 Crocknacrieve. Large.
1911 Crocknacrieve. Large.
1912 Nutfield, Co. Fermanagh; also Carrick, Co. Laois - started and continues.
1913 Crocknacrieve. Smaller; Rathmolyon last for William Irvine.
1914 Crocknacrieve. Smaller.
1915 Crocknacrieve. Smaller
1916 Crocknacrieve. Smaller.
1917 No Conventions in Ireland owing to the war.
1918 No Conventions. Many smaller meetings.
1919 Scarva, Co. Monaghan; Knock, Belfast in a tent at McMeekins.
1920 Crocknacrieve and Scarva. Last Convention at Crock.
1920 Eglish, Co. Tyrone. Large, in a tent.
1921 Eglish, Co. Tyrone. Second and last Convention there; Scarva: Tthird and last Conv. there.
1922 Derrybard, Co. Tyrone. Large, Downpatrick, Co. Down.
1923 Mullaghmeen, Co. Fermanagh, started, & Carnteel, Co. Tyrone, started and continues.
1923 Ballybay, Co. Monaghan, started and continues. Carrick.
1924 Mullaghmeen, Carnteel, Ballybay & Carrick.
1925 Mullaghmeen, Carnteel, Ballybay & Carrick.
1925 Taylorstown, Co. Antrim, started and continued until 1968.
1926 Mullaghmeen, Carnteel, Ballybay & Carrick.
1927 Mullaghmeen, Carnteel, Ballybay & Carrick.
1928 Mullaghmeen - last; Carnteel, Ballybay & Carrick.
1928 Greenhill, Co. Fermanagh, started and continued till 1939.
1940 Gortaloughan, Co. Fermanagh started and continues.
NOTES: The first three or four conventions on the list must have been small - really large meetings. There may have been a convention at Rathmolyon in 1902 but I am not certain. From 1912 onwards other conventions in addition to Crocknacrieve were started north and south, but as I have no record I have not included them.
The following is a list of the families at whose homes the conventions were held.
Crocknacrieve (John West)
Derrygonnelly (the workers stayed in David Donaldsons)
Rathmolyon (Hughes)
Willsburgh (Falkiners)
Nutfield (McClungs)
Scarva (Bothwells)
Eglish (Richardsons)
Derrybard (Humphreys) One year|
Carnteel (Reids)
Ballybay (Crookes, now Jennings)
Taylors town (Kellys)
Mullaghmeen (Wests)
Greenhill (Fugues)
Gortaloughan (Reids)
Downpatrick (Porters)
Carrick (Pearsons)