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On
Sunday, 7 November 2004, a muster of descendants of
all female convicts who spent time in Van Diemen's
Land and people who worked at the female factories
was held at the Cascades Female Factory Heritage Site,
Hobart.
The event celebrated the lives of women transported
to VDL, as founding Australians (our Female Family
Founders), both during the time of their incarceration
and after they gained their freedom.
The muster was a huge success, with over 800 people
attending. The
Female Factory Historic Site
Ltd Board extends their congratulations
to the organisers, the
Female Factory Research Group, and thanks
everyone involved.
Our celebration of the lives of female convicts was
a wonderful day for everyone who attended. Even
though the day was cold and overcast, at least the
rain held off and there was little wind.
Many activities
and events occurred throughout the day. They included:
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collection of data for the
Female Family Founders
Database and
launch of the database — the database group
was kept very busy with many, many visitors |
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launch
of the first site-specific interpretive materials
for Cascades Female Factory, Lucy Frost's Footsteps
and Voices — this book proved a very popular
purchase |
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launch by Philip Tardif
of a CD ROM version of Notorious Strumpets
and Dangerous Girls — the CD also proved
a very popular purchase and is available at
the
site shop,
Astrolabe Books
or
online |
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launch
of the Rajah Project's
metal quilt
— currently on display at
Cascades Female Factory
Historic Site |
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a
rehearsed reading of Reading Between the
Lines, a play by Gai Anderson about convict
women in Van Diemen's Land — the performance
received much acclaim |
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Departures and Arrivals,
an exhibition by
Christina Henri
— held in the Matron's Cottage |
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Morris
dancing and Scottish dancing — outdoor events
which proved popular |
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Meet
Your Cousins — many attendees met cousins they
'never knew existed' |
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sausage
sizzle run by South Hobart Primary School Parents
and Friends — this was very popular and the
money raised will buy new playground equipment
for the school |
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Country
Women's Association food stall — this was also
very popular and the money raised will be donated
to women in Bangladesh for cancer treatment |
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exhibits |
The following exhibitors held
stalls at the muster - all stalls proved popular:
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