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Female Convicts Down Under: Fact and Fiction

Heptonstall Bowling & Social Club Heptonstall

Between 1787 and 1850, over 160,000 convicts were sent from Britain to penal colonies in Australia. Mary Ellen will examine the history of female transportation to Australia with a focus on the romantic biographies of Mary Bryant and Margaret Catchpole.

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The Life and Work of Edward Crossley 1841 – 1905

Heptonstall Bowling & Social Club Heptonstall

Bryan Harkness joins us to share the fascinating story of Edward Crossley. Crossley became the managing director of Crossley Carpets at the young age of 23. His newfound status allowed him to build Bermerside House at Skircoat in Halifax. Since his early teens, he had been interested in astronomy and built a large observatory at… Read More »The Life and Work of Edward Crossley 1841 – 1905

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