Hail! Stranger, hail! Right welcome to our shore
September 6 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM AEST
Populating North-Eastern New South Wales 1842 – 1860
“Frederick” wrote this poem in February 1849 to welcome the Reverend John Lang’s Fortitude immigrants to our district, “queen of southern seas”. To gain these glories still involved months on fragile vessels sailing the hazardous Great Circle route.
In this review for GSQ, two historian members will take a detailed look at government encouragement to entice settlers to stream into the north-eastern districts within the confines of colonial New South Wales. Between 1842 and 1860 these travellers were a cosmopolitan grouping from several European countries – all looking to leave behind difficult economic or social conditions. Jennifer Harrison will describe the illusory schedule. Would these masses find prosperity on the other side of the world “to render justice to the glowing tale”? In the second half of the of the presentation, Dot Wickham will investigate attributes of the intrepid 240 passengers who ventured to start new lives boarding the very first immigrant ship to arrive in Moreton Bay, the Artemisia in December 1848. During these two decades, the incomers contributed to a new world, far from family, friends and familiar sites.
Presenter:
Dr Jennifer Harrison
Dr Jennifer Harrison is a research adviser with the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at The University of Queensland. Her experience over a generation as Queensland Researcher for the Australian Dictionary of Biography at the Australian National University reinforced her fascination for the people element within family and local history. She has written the Australian Notebook column for Irish Roots since its inception in 1992 and lectured and published widely on Irish-Australian immigrants – convicts and settlers. While Jennifer currently is caught up in marking the two hundredth anniversary of establishment of the penal colony at Moreton Bay and the genesis of Brisbane Town, she continues to enjoy her role as patron of the Genealogical Society of Queensland
Presenter:
Dr Dot Wickham
Is a Director of Ballarat Heritage Services, educator, author and historian. In 2003 Dorothy completed a Master of Philosophy about the Ballarat Female refuge (1867-1921) and in 2008 a PhD, “Women of the Ballarat Goldfield 1851-1871: A Case Study in Agency”. She is a member of the Professional Historians’ Associate (Vic & Tas) (Qld) and a visiting fellow at the Harry Gentle Resource Centre, Griffith University (Qld).
Dorothy has overseen many diverse projects and collaborative efforts, including consultancies with local councils, historical groups, educational research projects and universities. She has written, designed, publish and co-authored many books and book chapters, including The Eureka Encyclopaedia, the overall winner of the 2005 Victorian Community History Awards and Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, commended in 2010. She has also assisted in the creation and maintenance of the Eurekapedia Wiki.
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