THE SHOOTING AT CAPE ST GEORGE: AN EPILOGUE | JERVIS BAY MARITIME MUSEUM & GALLERY

An evening with Author Kate Mildenhall & Dr Rose Searby

After visiting Greenpatch camping ground in 2014, Kate Mildenhall became fascinated with the story of the shooting at Cape St George in 1887 and went on to write her debut novel – Skylarking – based on those events. Ten years on, Kate returns to the region to discuss Kate and Harriet’s story, the real-life epilogue she found and the enduring impact of the book on readers. With Dr Rose Searby.

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
5.30pm Thursday 23rd July 2026
Jervis Bay Maritime Museum & Gallery.

A brave, beautiful and richly textured book that delicately explores the fault lines in love and friendship – Lucy Treloar

Tickets $20 pp includes drink voucher & light refreshments.

5:30pm for a 6pm interview start.

Books available to purchase on the evening – Kate will be available for signing.

Kate Mildenhall is the author of four novels – Skylarking, The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect and The Hiding Place. The Hummingbird Effect was longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA literary Fiction Book of the year. In 2024 she released a children’s book To Stir With Love, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Book Awards, ABIA Children’s Book of the Year, and Notable in CBCA Book Awards. For six years she co-hosted The First Time podcast, interviewing hundreds of writers.

Kate lives on Wurundjeri lands with her partner and two children.