Dover Society Open General Meeting
Speaker: John Bulaitis Topic: Dover and the ‘Captain Swing’ Rebellion, 1830-31 A Curious Rural Revolt. On Christmas Eve 1830, seven prisoners were removed from Dover Town Gaol and taken to a convict hulk at Gosport, the first stage of their journey to Van Diemen’s Land, today’s Tasmania.In this talk, John Bulaitis outlines events in and around […]
