Dr Mark Dunn will speak about ‘The Convict Valley’ – Newcastle and the Hunter Valley
Newcastle, at the mouth of the Hunter River is largely a forgotten convict town, despite its foundation story being a convict story.The talk will focus on Newcastle in the years before 1830. The talk will also touch on the establishment of the Newcastle Female Factory with the transportation of women from Parramatta.
Dr. Mark Dunn is a professional historian and author of the much acclaimed ‘The Convict Valley: The Bloody Struggle for Australia’s Early Frontier’ (2020), which was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Award for Australian History in 2021.
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