On 6 November 2019 Dr. Polly Sussex presented her research on the experiences of some early women settlers in Auckland, focusing on Sarah Mathew and her attempt to transpose her piano to the wild shores of the colonial city.
You can find Polly's talk on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSGWdSYYpH8
Here we present a question and answer session by piano restorer Paul Downie which followed the talk. Haramai tētahi ahua!
Image: 'The British flag first hoisted on the shore of the Waitemata, September 18th, 1840' - a watercolour painted after Dr John Johnson's original by Elizabeth Hocken.
Recorded live at the Auckland Central Library on 6 November 2019.
