eNewsletter
Newsletter 21 August 2024
News
Job Ready Graduates Package
Matt Fitzpatrick and Lainie Anderson have prepared an article on the issue that has been published in Indaily.
Read the article here.
The History Council has written to the Federal Minister for Education regarding the ongoing harmful effects of the differential student fees imposed by the Job Ready Graduates Package.
Read more on our Advocacy page here.
Federation of Australian Historical societies ebulletin
The latest news from the society is now available.
Read it on their website here.
Burnside Historical Society August newsletter
The latest bulletin from the society is now available.
Read it here (pdf).
South Australia family and local history resources
This post on the Trove blog highlights some interesting resources for family history research.
Read the post here
Barossa News Digitisation Project GoFundMe
Local organisations are raising funds to support the digitisation of the Barossa News for digital access via Trove.
Further information here (pdf)
View the GoFundMe here
Bay to Birdwood registrations are now open
The 2024 Bay to Birdwood will be held on October 20, 2024. Registrations are now open and filling up fast, so register your vehicle now.
Further information and registration through the event website
Save the Queen: The Priscilla Project
A project is underway to restore the Priscilla bus from the film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'. She was discovered on a property in rural New South Wales, having survived fire, floods, and exposure to the elements. The History Trust of South Australia is seeking donations to restore the bus and display her at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood.
Further information through the HTSA
Adelaide Museum of South Australian History
The History Trust are inviting responses to a survey about a proposed new museum: the Adelaide Museum of South Australia's History.
Find out more and have your say on the proposed museum here.
Lectures, exhibitions, and events
Third annual Gladys Elphick Oration: Apron-sorrow / sovereign-tea: Aboriginal domestic service stories in South Australia
South Australian poet and Narungga woman, Associate Professor Natalie Harkin will be delivering this year's oration. 27 August 2024, 7.30pm at the Torrens Parade Grounds.
Further information and booking through Trybooking.
Priscilla 30th anniversary screening
Join the History Trust for a screening of Priscilla at the Piccadilly Cinema in North Adelaide. Proceeds will support the restoration of the Priscilla bus.
8 September 2024, 5 - 9pm.
Further information and tickets through Trybooking
Workshop: Introduction to oral history
This workshop introduces oral history practice, focusing on research, ethics, equipment, interviewing techniques and transcribing. It is suitable for community volunteers, family historians, students or anyone with an interest in recording oral histories.
12 October 2024, 10am - 3.30pm. UniSA Magill campus (room to be confirmed)
Further information and tickets through Humanitix
University of Adelaide historical and classical studies seminar series 2024
The program for semester two has been announced. The first seminar will feature Patricia Sumerling speaking on 'WW Hughes and the fraud of Wallaroo and Moonta Mines' on August 26. Seminars are held Mondays in Napier 420, 12pm.
Further information here (pdf flyer).
Talking History: How exceptional is SA - really?
In this final Talking History event for 2024, four panelists will reflect on SA's history of achievements in social and political reform before considering if the state can still claim to be 'exceptional' today.
10 September 2024, 6pm start.
Further information and bookings through the History Trust website
Flinders history research seminar semester 2, 2024
The next seminar will is on 30 August with Dr Matthew Firth speaking on ‘The Role of Royal Women in England’s Tenth-Century Succession Disputes’.
Held Fridays, 11.15am - 12.30pm at Social Sciences South 112 and via Microsoft Teams.
Full schedule and Teams details here (pdf flyer)
More information on the next session here (pdf)
Camel trains to steel wheels: Life on the trans-Australian railway
This new exhibition, opening on 24 August, features archival records, photographs and footage that brings to life the railway's first 60 years.
At the State Library of SA until 26 January 2025.
Further information through the National Archives website
Finding family in railway records
Join the National Archives to explore railway records in archival collections and how they might be linked to your family history.
Hetzel lecture theatre, State Library SA, August 27, 12-1pm.
Further information and booking through Eventbrite
Author talks: The trials of Billy Freeman, by Alan Atkinson
Alan Atkinson will be speaking about his book at Victor Harbour Library, 1 Bay road, Victor Harbour.
26 August, 2.30 to 3.30 pm. Free event.
Further information and registration here
Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) 2024 Conference: Opening the Archives: Access, Engagement, Innovation
To be held in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, New Zealand, from 22-25 October 2024. Registrations are now open and will close on October 7.
Further information through their website here
Historical Society of South Australia 2024 program
The HSSA has announced its program for 2024 as follows:
6 September: Elizabeth Bor: Responses to Bushfires in South Australia from the 1820s to Federation.
4 October: Martin Hamilton-Smith: Western Democracy Under Challenge: The interesting case study of South Australia.
1 November: Erin Reardon: RA&HS Archives – Walking into 185 Years of History (and Wondering What to do With It).
Book releases
The life and times of Charles Frank Field 1850-1950, by Patricia Lee
Charles Frank Field, the author's grandfather, lived from 1850-1950. His parents were pioneers in South Australia arriving in 1839. One hundred years of Australian history is a broad sweep of the canvas. However, the story begins even earlier in the troubled agricultural fields of England, the bankruptcy of Charles’ grandfather, Daniel Field, who owned the majority of land in a village in Berkshire and the emigration of his parents, William and Martha, to a better life in Adelaide. The book includes chapters on Wakefield and Gouger, the instigators and sponsors of immigration to South Australia, Adelaide in the 1840’s, relations with local Aboriginals and South Australia’s copper boom.
Wherever possible, first-hand accounts, rare documents and vivid images recreate the times Charles lived in as his story progresses. This unique view of Australian history should appeal to both history enthusiasts and the general reader alike.
Further information and purchase through Duck Farm Press
Book launch: The death of Dora Black, by Lainie Anderson
Adelaide Hills author and HCSA Committee member Lainie Anderson will launch her charming South Australian murder mystery, The Death of Dora Black, at 7pm on Monday 2 September at the Coventry Library, Stirling. The uplifting, cosy murder mystery is inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman Kate Cocks. Lainie will be in conversation with journalist and author, Michelle Prak, chatting about writing, little-known slices of South Australian history, formidable women and more. The event is brought to you by the wonderful team at Matilda Bookshop. Entry/wine are free with pre-ordered copies of the book.
Further information and tickets through Trybooking
Calls for papers
Call for Papers: HTASA 2024 State Conference
Friday September 6th
The History Teachers’ Association of South Australia would like to announce that the 2024 HTASA State Conference: ‘Ripples in Time’ will be held on Friday, 6th September 2024, at the Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh.
Further information through the HTASA website
International Australian Studies Association (InASA) 2025 Biennial Conference: Australian Studies in the 21st Century: Human and more-than-human worlds
5-7 February 2025. Submissions due 30 September 2024.
Further information on the InASA website
Journal seeks articles comparing Australia in the World Wars
The Editor of Agora is seeking contributors from historians for an upcoming issue on the theme ‘Comparing the World Wars’ with a particular focus on Australia.
Agora is the professional reading journal of the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria, so submissions need to target themes studied as part of the Year 9–10 History Curriculum investigation ‘Australians at War (1914–1945)’. As an indication, articles may compare:
- the causes of World War I and World War II
- the reasons that Australians fought in the world wars
- the experiences and perspectives of those who fought or were deployed overseas
- significant consequences of the world wars on Australian society
- the experiences and historical perspectives of those on the home front
- different interpretations and debates about the significance and legacies of the world wars.
Submissions of up to 2000 words, plus references, are due by 21 October 2024.
Email a brief proposal to [email protected]
See the website here for contributor guidelines.
Opportunities
History Trust of SA: Registrar
Applications close 25 August 2024, 11.30pm.
Further information through the HTSA website
Oral History Australia Awards 2024
Applications are now open for three awards from OHA - the Hazel de Berg Award for Excellence in Oral History and the OHA book and media awards.
Nominations and applications for the three awards close on 31 August 2024.
Further information through Oral History Australia
The Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia
The next issue is scheduled to be published in November 2024 and they are inviting scholars from all disciplines who are researching South Australian history to submit papers, or proposals for papers, for inclusion in this, and subsequent editions. They would particularly like to encourage post-graduate student and early career researcher contributions.
For more information, visit their website here or contact the editor [email protected]
