Announcements
The latest news from across the history community including call outs, awards and prizes,
grants, projects and more.
The History Effect Online Series – Careers in History, Ep 2
The Careers in History series presents talks from historians, museum curators, researchers and other history professionals about career experiences.
A Humanities education: what’s the point?
The HCNSW, along with other History Councils, is supporting the recent HCV statement: A Humanities education: what’s the point?
The History Effect Online Series – Captain Cook & the Frontier Wars
This online seminar responds to the 250th anniversary of the visit of Lieut James Cook to the east coast of Australia and explores how Indigenous Australians are responding to this anniversary.
The History Effect Online Series – Careers in History
The Careers in History series presents talks from historians, museum curators, researchers and other history professionals about career experiences.
Speaker Connect | Invisibilising the Orphans | Jo Henwood @ Bathurst Library | 16 June 2020
Please join valued HCNSW member Bathurst Library & HCNSW Speaker Jo Henwood in a presentation on ‘Invisibilising the Orphans’ on Tuesday, 16th June at 6 pm – 7:30 pm!
The History Effect Online Series – Spanish Flu
Histories of the Spanish Flu in Australia. Join Historians Nancy Cushing, Lisa Murray, Peter Hobbins, Kate Ariotti and Laila Ellmoos – Online.
The History Effect Online Series – Uluru Statement from the Heart
The Uluru Statement from the Heart: why and how truth-telling about our history matters. Join Professors Megan Davis & Heidi Norman in conversation online.
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the History Council of New South Wales Incorporated to be held on Tuesday, 19 May 2020 at 5.30pm.
Speaker Connect Online Presentation | Yells, Bells and Smells: The ANZACS in Malta during the Great War | 30 April 2020
Love military history especially the history of our beloved ANZACS? Do you wish to learn and engage with a fascinating, unknown aspect of their story? Please join Bathurst Library and HCNSW Speaker Connect speaker, Diana Sillato for a free, online presentation – ‘Yells, Bells and Smells’: The Anzacs in Malta during the Great War – on Thursday 30 April at 6pm!
Postponement – Careers in History | Joint HCNSW & PHANSW Professional Development Event | 25 March 2020
Can you make a living working as a historian? What does a “history professional” actually do? For many students and early career professionals interested in history, finding employment opportunities beyond their tertiary studies can be both challenging and daunting.