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Mark Dunn

Mark Dunn, a public historian, grew up in the Hunter Valley listening to stories from his parents, who were both descended from convict workers. He has written The Convict Valley (Allen and Unwin 2020) to uncover what happened in the Hunter Valley’s early years.

Articles by Mark Dunn

Aurora

Language outlives missionary effort

July 28, 2020

Newcastle today is a modern, vibrant city, world famous for its beaches and proximity to the Hunter Valley vineyards. But it is sometimes forgotten it has a convict history at its core and an Aboriginal story to tell as well.

Aurora

A River Runs Through It

November 03, 2015 Comments

Aurora invited Dr Mark Dunn to share some of the findings from his recent doctoral thesis about the place that is home for him, and for so many Aurora readers.