Magarey Medal for Biography
This medal, jointly administered by the Australian Historical Association (AHA) or the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL), is awarded biennially. Nominations are invited for a published biography
This medal, jointly administered by the Australian Historical Association (AHA) or the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL), is awarded biennially. Nominations are invited for a published biography
André Brett is a Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong, who completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in August 2014. Read his thoughts on the
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Congratulations to all historians shortlisted for the 2017 Premier of NSW’s History Awards. We are proud that these include the following AHA members: Georgina Fitzpatrick, lead author (with Tim McCormack
Congratulations to Dorothy Kass, whose book has been published by Routledge. A crucial component of the New Education reform movement, nature study was introduced to elementary schools throughout the English-speaking
AHA members are at the forefront of two new radio programs hitting the airwaves. Claire Wright is presenting Shooting the Past on ABC Radio National; an 8-part Australian history series
Jordy Silverstein is an ARC Postdoctoral Associate with the ARC Laureate Fellowship Project ‘Child Refugees and Australian Internationalism: 1920 to the Present’, led by Professor Joy Damousi. As part of this
The ECR representatives have lined up a two part special on how to land your dream job. In Part 2, Martin Crotty talks about job interviews, explaining what interviewers are
The AHA’s Allan Martin Award is a research fellowship intended to assist early-career historians further their research in Australian history. It is available to all early career historians (within five
Congratulations to Lucas Jordan on the the publication of his new book. It features diary excerpts and photographs from the men involved, to track stealth raids and their evolution as
Congratulations to Norman Etherington on the publication of this book in January. In a series of thematically linked chapters, he explores the work of writers Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, Rider Haggard
Congratulations to Jane Haggis, Clare Midgley, Margaret Allen and Fiona Paisley, whose co-authored book was launched at the AHA conference in July. The book looks back to the period 1860 to 1950
Congratulations to Rebecca Jones, for her recent publication. In this account of families living on the Australian land, she shows the story of drought through the histories of eight farming families,
The Western Australian Government has merged the State Records Office (SRO) into the State Library of Western Australia from 1 July 2017, effectively ending the existence of the SRO as an
The Honest History website has new material, as advised in Honest History’s Newsletter No. 45. There are reviews of Australian Lives, edited by Anisa Puri and Alistair Thomson, Ashton’s Hotel, Rhonnda Harris’s
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