Secrets of Dawn: Dolly Peg Making
About this event
Secrets of Dawn: Dolly Peg Making is on at Glasshouse Regional Gallery (Corner of Clarence and Hay Streets, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444) on Sun 8 Nov 2026.
Tickets and details are on the organiser’s website, linked on this page. Prices listed by the organiser: Price Free. They’re indicative, so check the final price when you book.
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From the organiser
The Secrets of Dawn exhibition features an interactive collective artwork comprising of Dolly Pegs created by Coota Girls Survivors and descendants as a representation of the Coota Girls journey of forcible removal, institutionalisation and domestic slavery.
Coota Girls Survivors used the limited resources they had to create toys and games such as dolls out of wooden pegs, creating moments of joy, play and sisterhood despite their circumstances.
The wooden peg doll is also a visual reminder of the domestic labour that Coota Girls Survivors were trained to do as slaves in wealthy non-First Nations households.
The aim of this collective artwork is to highlight the stark contrast of the images portrayed in 'Dawn Magazine' of the Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls as a place of happiness and opportunity, compared with the reality of neglect and domestic slavery.
Visitors to Secrets of Dawn are invited to contribute to this evolving collective artwork by creating a Dolly Peg in honour of the Coota Girls Survivors.
Drop in during Gallery opening hours to create your Dolly Peg.
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Nearest accessible public toilet to Secrets of Dawn: Dolly Peg Making
The nearest accessible public toilet to Secrets of Dawn: Dolly Peg Making is The Glasshouse Theatre, Port Macquarie, about 50 m away.
The Glasshouse Theatre · about 50 m away in a straight line
40 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, NSW (other)
- Adult change facility
Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am-4pm
Source: the National Public Toilet Map, data as at 1 September 2026. Distances are straight-line, not the walking route, and facilities can change — check before you rely on one. Facility record
Ticket prices
- PriceFree
Indicative prices from the organiser, where provided.
Dates · Once Only
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- Tue, 27 Oct 2026
- Wed, 28 Oct 2026
- Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Fri, 30 Oct 2026
Location & contact
- Glasshouse Regional GalleryCorner of Clarence and Hay Streets, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444
- Get directions (opens in a new tab)
- 6581 8888
- info@glasshouse.org.au
Event information courtesy of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).
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