My apologies if you get this more than once.

[for non-Australian recipients it is referring to New South Wales and Sydney, Australia, but dont let that stop you coming]

As part of the NSW Heritage Festival there will be a seminar on Chinese market gardens in NSW, to be held in Sydney on Saturday 8th April.  The seminar will feature historians, archaeologists, descendants of market gardeners and other researchers discussing these important facets of the 19th and 20th century NSW cultural landscape.

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CHINESE MARKET GARDENS OF NSW - A LIVING HERITAGE

 

Saturday 8 April 2006, from 10am to 4pm

Alexandria Town Hall, 73 Garden Street Alexandria [UBD Map 14 Q12]

 

This first seminar on the history and conservation of Chinese market gardens in NSW recognises their important but very often overlooked presence in our history.  Our diverse range of speakers will pursue three important themes - the historical development of Chinese market gardening in NSW, identifying and conserving the historical significance of market gardens as part of the heritage landscape of NSW and managing their continued presence as part of the Sydney scene.  As well as speakers we invite the audience to contribute to a workshop session after lunch, to share their own personal history and knowledge of market garden heritage.

 

 PROGRAM

 

9:30               Doors open

 

10:00             Welcome and introduction

                   Denis Gojak

 10:05             Andrea Oehm

                   The Rockdale Chinese market gardens

 10:50             Ian Rannard

                   Pioneer Chinese market gardeners in Willoughby and Northbridge

 11:45             Barry McGowan

                    Adaptation and organisation: Chinese market gardens in southern and western NSW

 12:30             Lunch break

 1:00               Denis Gojak

                   Issues in the conservation and management of market gardens

 1:45               Mary Casey

                   Archaeology of a Chinese market garden in Parramatta

 2:00               Frances Parker

                    Managing market gardens as market gardens for the future

 2:45               Workshop

 3:45               Henry Chan

                   Closing remarks

 4:00               Close

    

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Attendance is $10.00.  Prior registration [by Wed 5th] is required to get a light lunch.  You can turn up at the door but we cannot cater purely on spec.

To register please either  call Denis on 0413 030 293 / 02 9558 0220 or email me at [log in to unmask]

We hope to see you there.

Denis Gojak