JOIN US AT OUR AGM

Date: 5:30pm Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Location: St Enoch’s Church, 12 Centennial Ave, Alexandra

GUEST SPEAKER AFTER AGM BUSINESS (6:45pm)

Chinese experiences on the Otago Goldfields

Associate Professor James Beattie from Victoria University sheds light on the lives of Cantonese goldminers in Otago in the 1860s. When the gold began to run out, they quickly established themselves as market gardeners and entrepreneurs.

All members and the public are welcome

Image: Market gardeners Ah Sam and Joe Shum Otago Witness, February 1888