Guest Speaker:
Carol Liston, AO
Join us in Gordon Library Meeting Room 1
at 2 pm on Saturday 20 June 2026 for
Digital copies of historical records in Australia and the UK have opened new possibilities for our research into convict Australia.
Join us at the Ku-ring-gai Historical Society on Saturday 20 June as Carol Liston explores some of these newly available sources, which question traditional views of the 25,000 women convicts sent to Australia. Records of their crime and their circumstances in England and Scotland suggest that we have made assumptions and generalisations that are not supported by the new evidence. Understanding how the records were created in New South Wales provides insights into these myths.
Free entry, no booking required. You are welcome to stay for refreshments and a chat following the presentation.
About Carol Liston, AO
Carol is a professional historian and academic researcher who specialises in the history of colonial New South Wales from 1788 to 1860. She is Adjunct Associate Professor of History at Western Sydney University in the School of Arts, where she is also a Whitlam Institute Fellow. Carol is President of the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS).
As always, please keep an eye on our website in case of any last-minute changes.
The venue is Gordon Library Meeting Room 1, in the Old Gordon Public School, which adjoins the Gordon Library, 799 Pacific Highway, Gordon (corner Pacific Highway and Park Avenue).
It’s just a 5-minute walk from Gordon Station.
For a map and parking information, see our Contact page.
