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Lectures Series Now Finished: Life On The Goldfields Lectures Oct 11, 18 and 25 (all Thursdays) held in both Alexandra and Cromwell

Life On The Goldfields:  A Rotary Public Lecture Series.

Lecture 1: Politics
Populism, parochialism and public works: politics and public affairs on the Dunstan Goldfields, 1862-1882
11th October

Lecture 2: Land
A peculiar three-cornered contest:' the struggle among run holders, gold miners, and farmers for the control of land on the goldfields
18th October

Lecture 3: Society
A transformative moment and a structured crowd: social structure, ethnicity and religion on the Otago Goldfields.  Some steps toward a fresh assessment
25th October (more…)