Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the History Council of New South Wales Incorporated to be held on:
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Via Zoom (Members Only) – registration is essential to obtain link
(Note: deadline for nomination as a Councillor is 19 May)
We value your perspective and input. All current financial members are invited to attend to hear reports on the past year, listen to our guest speaker Dr Effie Karageorgos on ‘Quiet Protests in NSW during the Vietnam War’, speak to items on the agenda, and ask questions. Please register via the website.
All attendees at the AGM must be current financial members of the History Council of NSW on the date of the Annual General Meeting.
Please note, this is an election year for the General Council – see below for information about how you can nominate.
For more information about our current General Council and Executive Committee and Constitution, refer to the General Council Page.
E: programs@historycouncilnsw.org.au
M: 0418811522
Image credits: 8 April 1965, Image courtesy of the SEARCH Foundation, from the collections of the State Library of New South Wales. Digital image ID: FL4518284; Selfportrait, Effie Karageorgos.
Guest Speaker
Quiet protest in New South Wales during the Vietnam War
Australian involvement in the Vietnam War from 1962 saw the beginning of a transformative movement across the country that expanded after the re-introduction of the National Service Act from 1964. This movement expanded across the years in the war, peaking during the Moratorium campaign from 1970 which saw over 100,000 Australians take to the streets to protest the war and conscription. Although much attention has been paid to the loud actions of these protesters, we often do not consider the larger mass of Australians who protested in quieter or less traditional ways, whether by choice or because they were simply unable to protest publicly due to fear, age, or disability. In this short talk I will show that quiet protest carried out by dedicated NSW activists was able to significantly add to the disruption caused by the anti-Vietnam War and anti-conscription movements in the state in the 1960s and 1970s.
Dr Effie Karageorgos is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Newcastle whose work focuses on conflict, violence, protest, gender and psychiatry. In 2023, she was awarded a State Library of New South Wales David Scott Mitchell Fellowship. Her research from this fellowship will be published as ‘Talking peace on street corners’: Quiet Protest in New South Wales during the Vietnam War by UNSW in mid-2026.
Join the HCNSW’s General Council
2025 is a HCNSW General Council election year. Would you like to be an active part of Making History with the HCNSW? Individual members and representatives of Corporate Members are invited to nominate for a General Council position.
What is required?
General Council members attend meetings which are held at least six times per year via Zoom, typically from 5pm Sydney time. At these meetings, Council members discuss the operation of the HCNSW, its programs, goals, collaborations, and the needs of our members. For more information on the formalities, see our Constitution, which was updated in 2023.
How to nominate?
Fill in the forms available on this page. Each nomination requires a candidate, a nominator, and a seconder. Yes, you can self-nominate, but you will still need a seconder. Yes, you can nominate someone else, but you will need to attach proof that the Candidate accepts the nomination (we suggest a pdf version of an email confirming).
Nominators, Candidates, and Seconders should be current members of HCNSW. If the Candidate will be representing an organisation, both the Candidate and the organisation should be current members of the HCNSW.
A short biography of the Candidates will be provided as part of the nomination form. This biography will be circulated for the purpose of electing the General Council members.
How are Council members chosen?
A vote will be held at the Annual General Meeting for the ten available positions on the General Council. (If ten nominations are received, no vote will be required).