JUANITA

I’m a Heritage Consultant based in Artefact’s Bathurst office. Having moved to live in the Central West over 15 years ago, I have a particular interest in rural and regional history and heritage. I bring my skills as a professional historian and my experience working on heritage assessments and interpretation plans to complement the multidisciplinary team at Artefact.

ABOUT

JUANITA

I developed an interest in the Chinese history of the Bathurst district, as Bathurst was the administrative and service centre of the Western goldfields. The area also became a centre for market gardening supplying vegetables by rail to the Sydney markets. From the mid 1800s, the Chinese played a key role in the development of Bathurst and this became the subject of my PhD thesis. I am passionate about documenting forgotten histories.

MY ARTEFACT

My 'artefact' is a large globular jar of the type brought to the goldfields by gold seekers from the Pearl River Delta area of Canton. Whole jars or fragments of jars are often found on goldfield sites. This jar was given to me by a friend, with the only information that it was found in a street in South Bathurst. I chose this artefact because it is a reminder of the importance of understanding historical context, and the importance of the work that the team at Artefact do in archaeology and heritage interpretation.

CONTACT

HOLIDAY CLOSE
Our offices will be closed from Monday 23 Dec 2024 and will re-open on Monday 6 Jan 2025.
For unexpected finds and urgent project enquiries, please contact our Heritage Manager Stephanie Moore at stephanie.moore@artefact.net.au or call 0420 403 581.
For all other enquires please contact our General Manager Martin Edmunds at martin.edmunds@artefact.net.au or call 0404 877 490.
We wish you a peaceful holiday break and look forward to working with you in 2025.

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