The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority presents
this semi-regular series of talks by authoritative speakers on a variety
of topics, ranging from history and conservation to environmental
issues, research results, study tours and much more.
The talks are held every couple of months at the Port Arthur Historic
Site, are free of charge and open to anyone who is interested in the
topic. Rich and varied subjects and speakers make for fascinating
listening and discussion.
For more information about our Port Arthur Talks, please phone +61
(0)3 6251 2324.
Wednesday 17 November, 2010
Trade trails: the convict cabinetmakers transported to Van Diemen’s
Land during the Assignment era, 1804-1839 presented by Robyn Lake
Through the stories of some of these cabinetmakers, this talk
explores both the changing circumstances under which skilled convicts
assigned to government service served their sentences, and what access
colonists had to this valuable resource.
Robyn and her husband Denis Lake’s extensive research into Tasmania’s
furniture history covers the manufacture, importation, sale and use of
furniture up until 1930. Robyn’s current research is centred on
documenting the contribution of the more than 500 convicts with
furniture trade related skills who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land during
the first 50 years of European settlement
ALL WELCOME
Wednesday 17 November 2010, 5.30pm at the Junior Medical Officer’s
Conference Room, Port Arthur Historic Site
For more information call 6251 2324
Port
Arthur Talk leaflet - Robyn Lake