Announcements
The latest news from across the history community including call outs, awards and prizes,
grants, projects and more.
The Australiana Fund | An invitation to contribute to the acquisition of ‘The Munro Ferguson Collection’
We are happy to support and advocate for the successful acquisition of the ‘The Munro Ferguson Collection’ to The Australiana Fund.
Discussion | A Global History of Sport: The research/teaching nexus | 28 November 2019
In Semester 1 2020 Keith Rathbone and Tanya Evans are looking forward to teaching a new unit on the history of sport in the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University.
Event | Celebrating the History Council of NSW | 5 December 2019
The History Council of NSW is currently the 2019 Don Bank ‘Writer in Residency’ & our residency is now approaching its end!
Open Day | Tarella Open Day | 24 November 2019
Our member organisation, the Blue Mountains Historical Society warmly invites to to their Tarella Open Day for 2019!
Private Viewing | “Bligh – Hero or Villain?” | 25 November 2019
Join Members and Supporters of The Australiana Fund to support their appeal to acquire The Munro Ferguson Collection and to enjoy a private tour of “Bligh – Hero or Villain?” introduced by curator Dr Stephen Gapps.
Exhibition | Off The Shelf | 2 November 2019 – 22 March 2020
We are happy to announce that The State Library of New South Wales has an new exhibition called “Off the Shelf” which will run from November 2nd 2019 until the 22nd March 2020!
Quick-Fire Session | Living with the Hume Dam | 28 November 2019
Join river system and dam managers, environmentalists, historians, photographers and musicians as they share stories and reflect on the centenary of Hume Dam.
Launch | “Fifty Blue Mountains Openings ~ Tracks, Lookouts, Monuments … and a few surprises” | 9 November 2019
Join the Blue Mountains Historical Society and Mountain’s historian, John Low, on Saturday 9 November as they launch Keith Painter’s latest book | ‘Fifty Blue Mountains Openings: Tracks, Look Outs, Monuments… and a few surprises’.
Forum | Arab, Australian, Other: Writer’s Forum | 2 November 2019
Life as an Arab-Australian has its own unique challenges. Join FCMG featured artist, Amani Haydar with her co-contributors, Rawah Arja, Sara Saleh, Sarah Ayoub and Zainab Kadhim, of the new publication, Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity.
In conversation | “The Shelf Life of Zora Cross” by Cathy Perkins | 7 & 18 November 2019
Cathy’s book, The Shelf Life of Zora Cross, will be published on 1 November by Monash University Publishing.