Not a Poor Man's Field: The New Guinea Goldfields
Unfortunately, the event you’re looking for has already occurred.
Try using our navigation bar across the top to find upcoming events, or use the search just below the navigation if you are looking for a specific upcoming event.
Micheal Waterhouse will reveal how the New Guinea Goldfields were discovered and, against all odds, developed into the second largest gold-producing province in Australasia in the 1930s. What made these goldfields so different was that everything required to build and maintain eight dredges, three hydro-electric power stations and several townships had to be flown in from the coast. It was an engineering and aviation tour de force and in the process, New Guinea also became a world leader in commercial aviation.
Michael will also examine how the colonial system (implemented during the time of the White Australia Policy) affected the local people, including the efforts of the Australian Administration to ‘civilise’ mainland New Guineans and an indentured labour system that saw young men ‘recruited’ to work on the goldfields.
NB: On Thursday 24 May from 6:00 – 7:00pm, Michael Waterhouse will return to present and narrate a unique and rarely-seen silent film from the 1930s, showing the activities of the
the largest gold mining company, Bulolo Gold Dredging — not to mention two extraordinary encounters with the local people.Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts (SMSA)
280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
02 9262 7300 | www.sydneymsa.com.au
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Event Snapshot
When:
- On Tuesday 01 May from 12.30 to 13.30
Where:
Mitchell Theatre, 280 Pitt St Level 1 Sydney 2000 Venue details
Cost:
Free
More Info:
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
Marketing
(02) 9262 7300
marketing@sydneymsa.com.au
How to get to this event:
Town Hall Station
Are we missing something?
Location
Mitchell Theatre, 280 Pitt St Level 1 Sydney 2000
