Two forthcoming talks in the Blackheath History Forum, on 1 September and 27 October 2018, may be of particular interest to AANZEHN members. Paul Irish will be giving the 2018 History Week Lecture at the Blackheath History Forum on Saturday 1 September, 2018. The title of his talk is ‘Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney’. Mark McKenna will be giving a talk on Saturday October 27, 2018 in the in the same series. The title of his talk is ‘ A Place Near the Water’.

See https://blackheathhistoryforum.org.au/2018-program/ for details of speakers and talks.

All talks in the series are held at the Blackheath Public School Hall (corner of Leichhardt St and Great Western Highway), Blackheath, NSW. Doors open at 3.30pm, talks start at 4.00pm, followed by a Q&A which generally ends around 6.00pm. Admission is $5 (free to those 18 and under). Refreshments are available from 3.30pm for a small additional charge of $2 to $5.