Monthly Meeting

St George Historical Society Monthly Meeting

Guest Speaker:
Stuart Read - Aspects of Chinese-Australian Heritage: Landscape Traces
The Chinese have long known Australia. As ‘sojourners’, fleetingly chasing sandalwood, trepang, gold, and ‘stayers’. They marked  landscapes of transit, harvest, making, growing, and trade. This included harvesting food and timber, ringbarking, mining, water use, and gardening. At first vegetables, later, much more. China has long had sophisticated horticulture and a rich flora. We owe it much – many garden plants are Chinese and got here early. Find out more!

Stuart Read is a landscape architect, horticulturist and historian, with ongoing curiosity on cultural introductions, influences, and patterns of blending. He is the Sydney Branch Chair and past national Australian Garden History Society Co-Chair.

Afterward, enjoy afternoon tea with a delightful selection of cakes, biscuits, and slices, including gluten-free choices. Prepared with the expertise of members from the Australian Culinary Federation.

Entry is free (gold coin donations gratefully accepted)

Books and DVDs for sale.

All welcome!

Location: Level 3, Rockdale Library, 446 Princes Highway, Rockdale NSW, Australia