The Makings of a City History Conference, 10 March 2012 : Venturing above and beyond, at Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Bonynge Auditorium, Penrith
Penrith City Library2008
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11th Annual Makings of a City History Conference.
Main title:
The Makings of a City History Conference, 10 March 2012 : Venturing above and beyond, at Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Bonynge Auditorium, Penrith / hosted by Penrith City Council and Library
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Type of file:
CDROM contains presentations in PDF and mp3 audio files.
Imprint:
Penrith NSW : Penrith City Council, 2008
Collation:
2 audio discs + 1 CDROM
Notes:
Due to technical problems, Session 2 was not recorded. Powerpoint presentation only is available for Dr Grace Karskens and Ross Brownscombe.Audio disc 1 contains the Welcome and Introduction (tracks 1 - 7) and the presentation by the Keynote Speaker, Dr Ian Jack, entitled 'Venturing into Evan' (tracks 8 - 28)Audio disc 2 contains the presentation by Peter Finlay - 'William Ewart Hart and Leslie Jones: Penrith's first flyers' (tracks 1 - 13) - and The History of Penrith volume 2 update by Lorraine Stacker (tracks 14-23)10 March 2012 Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith
Contents:
The 2012 Makings of a City History Conference - Venturing above and beyond - Official Welcome by His Worship the Mayor Cr. Greg Davies - Introduction by Lorraine Stacker - Keynote Speaker, Dr Ian Jack, spoke about the history and development of the District of Evan - Dr Grace Karskens, Historian and Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, provided an insight into the people and landscape of Castlereagh - Ross Brownscombe detailed the various attempts to cross the Blue Mountains prior to the successful attempt by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth, accompanied by wonderful images of the Mountains at their very best - Peter Finlay gave us a fantastic summary of the history of aviation in Australia, concentrating on William Ewart 'Billy' Hart - Lorraine Stacker updated the Conference on the progress of the History of Penrith volume 2
Dewey class:
994.41
Language:
English
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BRN:
340851
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local AV | 994.41 MAK | Not for loan (Set: 18 May 2017) |