Announcements
The latest news from across the history community including call outs, awards and prizes,
grants, projects and more.
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.
CANCELLED – Festival | Sydney Writers’ Festival HCNSW Panel – Transformational Histories: Rewriting the histories we thought we knew | 29 April 2020
The winners of the 2019 NSW Premier’s History Awards – Lyndall Ryan, Alison Lloyd, Dr Meredith Lake and others will gather to reveal how and why they wrote their transformational histories.
Special Event | Parramatta Female Factory Commemoration & UNESCO World Heritage Petition Presentation | 7 March 2020
The History Council of NSW acknowledges & supports International Women’s Day & Parramatta Female Factory Petition to UNESCO World Heritage to recognise the Parramatta Female Factory as an internationally significant women’s site.
Awards | NSW Premier’s History Awards 2020 | Launch of History Week 2020
The History Council of NSW is thrilled to announce that one of its it’s cultural partners, the State Library of NSW, has opened nominations for the NSW Premier’s History Awards!
Open Day | Linwood House | 8 March 2020
We are happy to announce that The Friends of Linwood House will be holding an Open Day on Sunday 8th March!
Harbour Cruise | Naval Heritage Discovery | 8 March 2020
facebookinstagramtwitterlinkedinJoin our member organisation The National Maritime Museum on Sunday 8th March 2020 to learn about our rich naval heritage and history while soaking up the sea-breeze and enjoying spectacular views of our city! The museum’s Curator of...
Talk | Modernism in 1930’s Tel Aviv – with Michael Hauptman | 28 February 2020
Modernism in 1930’s Tel Aviv – How did an avant-garde European style ended up on the shores of the Mediterranean Palestine? – is a fantastic upcoming event by our member organisation the Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW & ACT.
Curators Talk – Women of Distinction | National Trust of NSW | 27 February 2020
Join Old Government House – National Trust of Australia NSW‘s curator and special guests on the fourth Thursday of the month as they take you deeper into the lives of the women who lived in, worked at or visited Old Government House.
Presentation | ‘New Year Traditions and Memories’ | 1 February 2020
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with our valued member organisation, the Chinese Australian Historical Society on Saturday 1st February as they warmly invite you to their exciting event: ‘New Year Traditions and Memories’.
Talk | “A.B. “Banjo” Paterson & Henry Lawson” | 1 February 2020
The City Of Canada Bay Heritage Society warmly invites you to join them & guest speaker Tim Hunter on Saturday 1st February to explore “A.B. “Banjo” Paterson & Henry Lawson” at the City of Canada Bay Museum.