Souvenir Event!
An brief event 10.30 - 11.00am on Saturday January 27th for Australia Day.
The Event marks the enduring relationship between Britain and Australia. The subject of (generally) good natured banter and joshing; the Aussies and The Poms have enjoyed quite a playful relationship.
Except when it comes to The Ashes.
One of the key aspects of modern Australian history is the issue of "Transportation". We bestowed upon that beautiful land our "undesirables".
Wasn't that good of us?
Australia Day in Australia is always held on January 26th to mark the arrival of the first British fleet of ships. It is sometimes renamed by the indigenous inhabitants who bore the brunt as "Invasion Day" or "Survival Day"
Important - Health and Safety
. The Quayside Walk is VERY close to the river and there is NO BARRIER.
If you are considering bringing children, please bear this in mind.
THE HISTORY
"Australian songstress Kylie Minogue may have been lucky, lucky, lucky in life but her distant relatives did not lead such charmed lives and ended up behind bars in Gloucester.
Genealogists say Kylie and Dannii are related on their mother's side to Dinah Riddiford who was the oldest woman to be hanged at Gloucester gaol.
Court records show that the 69-year-old and her son Luke were jailed in Gloucester for stealing two sides of bacon, two pigs' cheeks, one piece of tongue, a large pat of butter in an earthenware pot and a small copper tea kettle.
But while Dinah was hanged in a public execution which became known in Gloucestershire as The Granny Hanging, Luke was sent down under to the penal colonies in Australia."
(condensed and amended from a newspaper article 3 Sept 2017)
So this event is a celebration of Australia Day, NOT the sad and unfortunate events described above. It is an historical record and one which was not uncommon. We ALL have history.
