Dr Shane Burke will give a presentation on a Garden Island

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This presentation describes the on-going research at Cliff Head on Garden Island (Indigenous name Meeandip), the first British settlement on the west coast of Australia dating to 1829. The research has recorded features of local limestone and introduced materials such as low-fired brick, a well, and other artefacts brought from Britain. Early results suggest that areas at the camp existed for domestic purposes, storage of equipment and food supplies, the running of stock, and intra and inter-island communication, but other hypotheses are proposed.

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Dr Shane Burke coordinates the archaeology program at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle. His research interests include the study of adaptive strategies through material remains using prehistoric and historic period sites. He is presently researching the archaeology of the 1829-1830 dated Peel town camp, the Garden Island settlement dating to 1829, Parade Street in Albany dating to 1826, and the 18,000 years BP Quininup Brook site south of Yallingup. He received his PhD from the University of Western Australia in 2004. 
 

Members and guests are warmly invited to join us before the meeting for drinks and nibbles and stay on after our meeting and join us for a catered two course spit-roast dinner which will be served in the staff dining room adjacent to the Great Southern Room. 

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The dinner cost is only $40 per head Including wine and soft drinks We are grateful to Catherine Clark, CEO and State Librarian, for her generosity in making the 4th floor staff area again available to us. Bookings for the dinner must be received by the morning of Friday 8 November as we must provide final numbers to the caterer. 

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Please RSVP to Nick Drew by email to: nickdrew@bigpond.com or telephone 0409 290 895 by 8 November 2024 

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Payment can be made in advance to the Friends Bank Account: BSB 016 185 Account No 4220 58413 or by card. Or payment on the 19 November at the door by card or cash.