Descendants' Day at Dalwood 2024

Unfortunately the 2024 Descendants' Day has been cancelled for this year.

Previous events

Descendants' Day, September 2022

Guest Speakers:

• 'The Convicts Who Built Dalwood House – 1828 to 1836' – Don Seton Wilkinson.
• 'The Contribution of German Vinedressers to Dalwood and the Hunter Valley' – Dr Paul Kime.
• 'The Importance of Marion Wyndham’s 1891-1928 Wollong Weather Observations' – Professor Howard Bridgman.

Descendants' Day, September 2019

Guest Speakers:

Speakers included descendants of convicts, free immigrants, German vine-dressers, and new settlers who stayed at Dalwood to 'learn the ropes' from George Wyndham.

 

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September 2024 will mark the 194th Anniversary of the planting of the first vines at Dalwood.