ABOUT THE EVENT
When: Friday 19 January, 6.15pm-7.30pm
Where: Richmond Town Hall
Entry: Free (booking required)
Join us for an insightful and engaging discussion on the history of the Coal River and its people.
Two distinguished speakers will open the History Festival with major contributions which frame pre-European settlement of the Coal Valley.
Palawa Elder, Theresa Sainty, will speak about the importance of recognising the Mumirimina people and the Oyster Bay nation as the owners of the unceded country now known as Richmond and the Coal River Valley.
Professor Henry Reynolds, a renowned historian and author, will then deliver the keynote address: April 1804—The Most Consequential Moment in the History of the Coal River, a pivotal event that shaped the destiny of the region and its inhabitants.
PROGRAM UPDATE
4-5PM session, 19 Jan, Richmond Town Hall
Chris Wisbey in conversation with Madeleine Shaw
Well known retired ABC radio host Chris Wisbey will interview Madeleine Shaw about her growing up in Richmond in the 1940s and 50s, about her connections with Warden Robert Grice who oversaw the Richmond Bridge Centenary celebrations in 1923, and community life in the village in the 1960s and 70s.
Entry: Free. For booking please click here