Stories from beneath the ground: the things we thought we knew.

Join Liverpool City Council Heritage Officer Thomas Wheeler as he discusses recent archaeological investigations at Liverpool Pioneers Memorial Park. This free talk celebrates National Archaeology Week.

In 2021, Liverpool City Council in partnership with the Office of Australian War Graves commissioned Austral Archaeology to locate at least 44 unmarked World War 1 graves. In 2022, investigations continue to locate pauper’s remains in the northern end of the cemetery.

About the speaker: Thomas Wheeler has overseen heritage projects for Liverpool City Council including the recent restoration of historic homestead Collingwood House (c.1810) and currently the Liverpool Court House (c.1820).

When: 12-1pm AEST, Wednesday 18 May 2022

Where: Liverpool Regional Museum, cnr Congressional Drive and Hume Highway, Liverpool NSW 2170

For more information: https://mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/events/archaeology-week-talk-cemeteries-and-archaeology

To register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cemeteries-and-archaeology-stories-archaeology-week-talk-tickets-319295169447