FUTURE EVENTS
Our next speaker evening is at 5 30pm on Tuesday 3 February 2026 at the Society's rooms - 3 Cathedral Street, Maitland.
TOPIC: His book "Gresford to Carrabola"
Speaker: Brian Walsh
Brian Walsh is a widely published historian and member of Paterson Historical Society. His research interests include convict history, Australian colonial history, and the history of the Paterson Valley.
His book "Gresford to Carrabolla - People and Places" was launched in March 2025.
The book reveals how European Society emerged along the Paterson River above Gresford, albeit at the expense of the dispossession of Aboriginal People.
The book provides information on land owners, convicts, immigrants and colonial born who worked on the estates or leased parts of them as tenant farmers. The book highlights the formation of the schools, churches and post offices that became a vital part of the social fabric of the upper Paterson. It also coves the impact of the building of Lostock Dam.
All are welcome. Both members and the general public.
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Speaker Evenings are held on the first Tuesday of the month (except January) at 5 30 pm.
(A small charge of $5 includes light refreshments provided before and after the speakers delivery.)
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Future Guest Speakers:
2026
3 March 2026
7 April 2026 Lynn Hart: World War I Wallabies Recruiting March including the 34 Battalion
5 May 2026 Cameron Archer: Federation
2 June 2026
7 July 2026
4 August 2026
1 September 2026
6 October 2026
3 November 2026
1 December 2026
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