AHA Newsletter 29: 20 November 2009 ADB’s 50th Anniversary   |   Annual Eureka Address   |   Closure of some National Archives' Offices   |   Serle Award Announcement   |   Kay Daniels Award Announcement   |   Between the Past and the Future: A Special Symposium celebrating the ADB's 50th anniversary Tuesday, 1 December 2009 Haydon-Allen Lecture Theatre, ANU 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM The full program can be found at http://ncb.anu.edu.au/ADBsymposium Cost: Free (but bookings are required) RSVP: (02) 6125 2676 or adb@anu.edu.au Top of Page * * * Annual Eureka Address Theme: "The Way to Eureka" Speaker: Emeritus Professor John Molony Celtic Club, 316–320 Queen Street, Melbourne Thursday 3 December, 7 for 7.30 p.m. Cost: $37.50 (A Xmas Dinner) Bookings Essential: Contact Helen Ph. 9670 6472 For more information click here. Top of Page * * * Closure of National Archives' Offices There have been several messages about the proposed closure of some National Archives' Offices from concerned historians. Below is a message from AHA President, Martyn Lyons. The Australian Historical Association has very recently received news of the planned closure of the National Archives’ offices in Darwin, Hobart and Adelaide over the next two and a half years. In my view, this move may disadvantage researchers in those areas, and may cause distress to postgraduate research students in those centres. In addition, the planned removal of Northern Territory documents to Sydney will effectively deprive local Aboriginal communities of access to documents which concern them. This matter is of serious concern to us as historians as well as to associated organisations such as the Professional Historians’ Association. In my opinion, our main aim should be to ask for assurances about continuing access for local researchers to documents once the offices are closed. If you share these concerns, I am now inviting you to express them by e-mailing the Director of the National Archives, Ross Gibbs. Top of Page * * * Serle Award: Announcement If you are a candidate for the Serle Award and have already posted your entry and copies of your thesis to Prof Stuart Macintyre, he will pass a copy of your application and thesis to the second judge. If you have not yet sent in your application and thesis, please do so accoring to the altered instructions on the AHA Website. Top of Page * * * Kay Daniels Award: Announcement If you are a candidate for the Kay Daniels Award and have already posted your applicatiion form and copies of book, you will be contacted by the executive officer of the AHA. If you have not yet sent in your application and book, please do so accoring to the altered instructions on the AHA Website. Top of Page * * * Page constructed by Carolyn Brewer Last modified by Carolyn Brewer 20 November 2009 1530 URL: http://www.theaha.org.au/newsletters/2009/newsletter29.htm