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Speakers

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5 February

Anne Field - Moorefield Racecourse

Author ANNE FIELD, former teacher and local government Councillor, historian and heritage advocate will tell us how MOOREFIELD RACECOURSE has played a significant role in Kogarah’s social history. As well Anne will outline some of that suburb’s history with interesting anecdotes from her research

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4 March

Mark Bundy - Rookwood Cemetery

Mark is the Operations General Manager at Rookwood General Cemetery which  is not only the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere, but the largest operating Victorian Cemetery in the world. At Rookwood there are over one million graves and, as Mark says, every grave has a story.
After 16 years with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Mark started working at Rookwood in 1992 working his way up from maintenance to his current position.  Today, among his various roles he conducts history talks and tours and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Rookwood’s many fascinating and quirky facts.
His has always loved Australian history and uses his spare time to access more and more discoveries enabling him to share what he has found and to encourage families to visit and explore our interesting past.