Among the British Army troops at Helles were Irish regulars of the Dublin Fusiliers, Munster Fusiliers and Inniskilling Fusiliers. Continue reading
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Convict Women and Orphan Girls – update.
Convict Women and Orphan Girls is a compelling portrayal – meticulously researched, vividly scripted and brilliantly enacted Continue reading
‘Bendigo And District–The Irish Contribution’
Bendigo and district have a powerful and dynamic history Continue reading
Poetry
they came to this place, made treaties and nature
swearing to die as they did for desperate causes Continue reading
Famine Rock Celebration 2014
reclaiming and celebrating the arrival and lives of the Australian convict women and their children. Continue reading
THE OAK ** Quercus robur
The Vikings were the first invaders to realise the potential of the oak. Continue reading
Convict Women and Orphan Girls
Their productions, which deliver meticulous historical research with narrative force and aesthetic appeal, have been broadcast around the world, Continue reading
Convict Women and Orphan Girls
Independent Irish fimmakers Barrie Dowdall & Siobhan Lynam have recently completed a 4-hour documentary series, filmed in Australia, called Convict Women & Orphan Girls which tells the story of the 25,000 convict women, nearly half of them Irish born, who were transported from Ireland to Australia from 1787 to 1853. The series also features the 4,200 … Continue reading
Barry v Kelly
Barry Versus Kelly is a play that all Australians should see. Continue reading
The Man they call the Banjo
The exact circumstances about the love affair, Banjo’s break up with his fiancé Sarah Riley, and the death of the Swagman may never be known. Continue reading
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