26th July: David Hunt: Girt Nation, the Unauthorised History of Australia Vol. 3.
David Hunt is a local historian and writer who also works in television. He has written several books, including his irreverent and entertaining account of Australian history volumes: Girt and True Girt. In this presentation he will talk about his most recent book, Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia Volume 3. David Hunt tramples the tall poppies of the past in charting Australia’s transformation from aspiration to nation – an epic tale of charlatans and costermongers, of bush bards and bushier beards, of workers and women who weren’t going to take it anymore.