People of the coast: Talk by Dr Paul Irish
Schedule
Wed Mar 04 2026 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC+11:00Location
Cnr Congressional Drive and Hume Highway, Liverpool, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2170 | Liverpool, NS
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Please join us for an insightful talk by historian Paul Irish who will speak about the Aboriginal people of the Sydney coastal region from Sydney Harbour to Port Hacking and inland along the Georges River. While Aboriginal People all but disappeared from official colonial narratives during the nineteenth century, they survived those difficult first decades and remained living on the coast on their own terms. Dr Paul Irish is a historian and director of consultancy Coast History. He started working about 25 years ago as an archaeological consultant specialising in Aboriginal heritage, before training as a historian. As an Aboriginal history consultant, Paul works collaboratively with Aboriginal community members, particularly in the Sydney area. He is the author of the 2017 book Hidden In Plain View. The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney (winner of the 2018 NSW Premiers History Award for Community and Regional History).
Image
Port Jackson NSW. View in Double Bay South Side Middle Head in the distance (near sunset) undated By George Edwards Peacock
Courtesy State Library of NSW
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Cnr Congressional Drive and Hume Highway, Liverpool, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2170Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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