Announcements
The latest news from across the history community including call outs, awards and prizes,
grants, projects and more.
Talk | RAHS – The Apollo Moon Landings: From Challenge to Achievement – 20 June
Join independent space historian Kerrie Dougherty for a night of conversation about the challenge President Kennedy set NASA in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth by 1970.
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Speaker Connect 2019: applications open
The History Council of NSW has opened applications for its popular Speaker Connect program for 2018. Apply to speak or to host a speaker now.
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Talk | Ocean Talks: Aboriginal Perspectives of Sydney Harbour – 4 July
Join in a vibrant panel discussion of insights into the first fully-Aboriginal-operated circumnavigation of Australia, maintaining cultural legacies, Aboriginal digital mapping and sharing cultural voices through art.
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Workshop | Motherhood and Mothering Stories – 4 July 2019
A/Prof Tanya Evans will be holding a workshop on the discoveries that have been made about motherhood and mothering practices by family historians at North Sydney Council’s Stanton Library.
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Silent Film Festival x State Library of New South Wales
The State Library of NSW in partnership with the Silent Film Festival are presenting three silent films in June through August.
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Symposium | Lake Mac GLAM 2019 | 17 June
This symposium offers a unique and targeted professional development opportunity, providing a forum to participate in contemporary presentations and workshops, as well as a chance to improve our sector profile and networks.
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Decriminalising Homosexuality: 35 Years On | Panel Discussion | 11 June
Join The Sydney Pride History Group Decriminalising Homosexuality: 35 Years On for a panel discussion to mark the 35th anniversary of the legislation of male same-sex activity in New South Wales.
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Exhibition | Lake Mac Libraries | Transformations: Art of the Scott Sisters | 8 June–21 July
This exhibition tells the story of Harriet and Helena Scott, two of 19th-century Australia’s most prominent natural history illustrators.
read moreNew Publication | ‘Let’s Join in’: Children and ABC Radio by Bridgett Griffin-Foley
Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley (MCQ) has recently published "‘Let’s Join in’: Children and ABC Radio" in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (online first). Online access here via Thames & Hudson. Abstract This article considers the world for...
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Author Talk | ‘World War Noir’ with Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern, 5 June
Join authors Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern on June 5 at Paddington Library for a talk about their recently published book ‘World War Noir: Sydney’s unpatriotic war’ (NewSouth). This talk will delve into the raw and broad-ranging history that confounds expectations, revealing a grittier truth of “patriotic” Australia during WWI.
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