REMINDER CHAA EVENTS
UPCOMING CHAA EVENTS - 2009
Talk by Robyn Atherton based on her book.
They were more than
just gold diggers
The Chinese of
Murrumburrah and surrounding districts 1860s - 1960s.
Robyn Atherton, who lives on the south west slopes of NSW, is
a nurse, professional genealogist and record agent and has been
the Research Officer for the Harden Murrumburah Historical
Society for the last four years. In 2006, it came to her
attention that the cemetery at Murrumburah has a Chinese
cemetery in its grounds but there was no sign to identify the
small area of land fenced with wire, no entrance gate, two to
three headstones in poor condition and some mounds of earth.
Through Robyn's extensive research, the results has become a
book entitled They were more than just gold diggers, the
Chinese of Murrumburrah and surrounding districts 1860s to 1960s.
It demonstrates that the Chinese of what is now known as the
Harden Shire were an integral part of the economy and society of
the day.
Date: Sunday 3 May 2009
Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street
Speaker: Robyn Atherton
For bookings please contact Daphne Lowe Kelley on 02 9719 3080 or email her
on
lowekelley@bigpond.com or Kathie Blunt on 02 9449 2453 or
email her on
dblunt@bigpond.net.au.
