The Valley & East Coast Voice Est. 1968
The Valley & East Coast Voice Est. 1968 Volume 44 No. 8. Thursday, August 11, 2011. 50 cents Tasmania “Convicts of the Valley” Book Launch A cocktail evening was held at the Purple Possum Café and Gallery at St Marys’ on the 5th August 2011 to Launch Darlene Wright’s book “Convicts of the Valley” & to announce the winners of Greater Esk Tourism’s 2011 Photo Competition. The evening was well patronised with fifty guests including Tanya Rattray MLC, Break O’Day Council’s Mayor Robert Legge and Deputy Mayor Margaret Osborne, Councillor’s John McGiveron, Sarah Schmerl, Hannah Rubenach and Reon Johns; General Manager, Des Jennings and Community Development Officer, Chris Hughes. St Patrick’s Head and Esk Valley Historical Society’s President Barry Aulich, in his address prior to the launch of the book “Convicts of the Valley” by Darlene Wright, paid tribute to the wonderful research that was passed on by the late David Clement, Councillor of Break O’Day Council and resident of St Marys. Barry explained the huge task undertaken by Darlene, including numerous visits to the Launceston Library examining and verifying all the microfiche and digital data available on the convicts. Mayor Robert Legge, in launching the book, congratulated Darlene on her Darlene Wright enormous task in compiling such an important record of our convict history and for drawing our attention to the convicts’ contribution to the development of the Fingal Valley, espe- cially in relation to the construction of Darlene Wright & Barry Aulich St Marys Pass. St Marys is very fortunate to have such a dedicated and enthusiastic person in Darlene Wright and together with her Historical Society colleagues Barry Aulich, Jim Haas and other Society members, they share a common interest in collating, preserv- ing and recording the history in the valley for all generations to Darlene Wright & Mayor Robert Legge enjoy.
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