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Newsletter 26 April 2022
Members News
Welcoming our new General Committee member David Brooks
David studied history at Flinders University, where he completed an honours degree with a thesis on an aspect of South Australian history. While at Flinders David edited the Flinders Journal of History and Politics and tutored in a range of Australian history subjects.
After leaving Flinders, David took up a position at the South Australian Parliament Research Library where he worked for the next few years. This was followed by work in the public library network as the Community History Coordinator at the Tea Tree Gully Library. It was here that David developed a strong interest in looking at the different ways that people in the community engage with history, a subject that has given several conference presentations on.
David commenced in the role of Team Leader Research and Discovery at the State Library of South Australia in 2021 and he looks forward to using the role to enable more people in the community to access and develop their passion for South Australian History.
Heritage News
The latest newsletter from the South Australian Heritage Council is now available.
Read it here (pdf).
Labour History News Autumn
The latest newsletter from the Labour History Society of South Australia is now available.
Read it here (pdf).
SA Medical Heritage Society April meeting
Held 6pm Thursday 28 April 2022 at the Royal Society Rooms, Morgan Thomas Lane, off Kintore Avenue, Adelaide. The speaker will be Dr. Sam Costello on 'An historical perspective of the gut microbiota'.
Flyer available here.
Labour History Society South Australia April Meeting
To be held Saturday 30 April, 2pm, at the Reading Room of the Barr Smith Library. The meeting will be a tribute to the late Professor Stuart Macintyre AO and a Book Launch of his last book, The Party.
Further information and registration via Eventbrite.
News
South Australia's History Festival
Held in May each year, the 2022 SA History Festival is kicking off with its opening night on 28 April. One of SA's largest open-access community events, the History Festival features events for everyone, from guided tours to talks, exhibitions, special events, and workshops.
Further information and program available on the History Festival website
Lectures, exhibitions, and events
Talking History: The Death of Dr. Duncan
The drowning of University of Adelaide law lecturer Dr. Duncan in the River Torrens on 10 May 1972 is one of Australia's most notorious unsolved murders. This fascinating talk by Tim Reeves is based on his new book The Death of Dr. Duncan. Reeves paints a picture of a society where male homosexuality was a taboo that could lead to imprisonment, and a police force that used violence as a deterrent and for sport. He also examines the attempts at gay law reform in SA triggered by Duncan's murder.
The talk will be held 10 May, 5.30pm - 6.30pm at Lecture Theatre G03, Napier Building, University of Adelaide.
Further information and registration on the History Festival website.
Australian Heritage Festival
With the new theme 'Curiosity', the 2022 National Trust Heritage Festival is packed with events to bring heritage to life. Many events are free, online, or held in Adelaide so there is something for everyone. The festival is on until 31 May 2022.
View the events calendar on their website.
Port Adelaide Historical Society Golden Jubilee Dinner
Come and join the Historical Society in celebrating fifty years of preserving and sharing the heritage of Port Adelaide. 27 April 2022, 6.30-10.00.
Further information and registration via Eventbrite.
ASSLH Conference: Fighting for Life: Class, Community, and Care in Labour History
The 17th biennial conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (ASSLH) will now be held 22-24 April 2022 in Bendigo, Victoria.
Further information and registration on the ASSLH website.
You Can't Make this Up! Writing about Historical Figures
Noted historians Dr. Anne Black, Dr. Philip Butterss and Professor Philip Payton will discuss the challenges of bringing historical figures to life. All three presenters are award-winning authors who have written about noted South Australians and historical events. 16 May 2022, 2.00-3.30pm. Gawler Civic Centre, Gawler.
Further information and registration via Eventbrite.
The Spirit of Greek Antiquity
From the Greek Museum of Adelaide, this exhibition explores how the Greek Spirit inspired and continues to inspire art, history, and culture. 7 April to 5 May 2022. West Torrens Auditorium, 1 Brooker Terrace, Hilton, SA.
KAURNA: Still Here
Working with the South Australian Museum's collections, and particularly the works of George French Angas, First Nations artists Peter Turner and Clem Newchurch have created an exhibition of works to celebrate continuing culture.
5 March - 8 May 2022 at the Museum of South Australia.
Further information on the Guildhouse website.
Flinders History Research Seminars: Semester 1
The schedule for this semester's Flinders History Research Seminars is now available. They will be held on Fridays from 11:15am - 12:30pm in room 149, Social Sciences South (Bedford Park) and via Microsoft Teams.
The next seminar is ‘Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger: unexpected proponents of realism in British
cinema’ by Dr. Ellen Whitton of Flinders University.
View the schedule here (pdf).
National Biennial Oral History Conference
Postponed last year due to COVID, the conference has now been rescheduled for October 14-16 in Launceston, Tasmania.
Further information on the Oral History Australia website.
ANU Centre for Environmental History: Environmental Exchanges
A new seminar series dedicated to showcasing and discussing the new research that engages with key themes in environmental history. Seminars will be held approximately once a month on Thursdays, with all in 2022 being held via Zoom as well as in-person at the ANU's Acton campus.
Further information on the ANU School of history website here.
The first series is on the topic of Oceans, with the next seminar on 28 April 2022: Associate Professor Jakobina Arch (Whitman College), 'Mitigating Risks of Coastal Sailing: Adaptations to Oceanic Dangers in Early-Modern Japan'.
Registration and further information here.
Lust for Lifestyle: Modern Adelaide Homes 1950-1965
A new exhibition in the State Library Gallery on the architecture of the post-World War II boom. Open until 5 June 2022.
Further information on the State library website.
South Australia illustrated: the Art of George French Angas
Featuring the beautiful colour images of artist George French Angas, which are some of the earliest views of South Australia by a European. On until 8 May, free entry.
Further information including opening times at the State Library website here.
Book releases
Murder in the Colony, by Paul Tucker
An anthology of all 391 reported murders in South Australia from 1836 to 1886, from stabbings to shootings, to shipwreck massacres and the case of Elizabeth Woolcock - the only woman executed for murder in South Australia.
Further information and ordering through Wakefield Press
South Australia 1919-1939: Essays from the PHA
This collection of essays from the Professional Historians Association (SA) gives new perspectives of a little-researched period of the history of South Australia. Topics include the flu and polio outbreaks, built heritage, aviation history, women in pubs, and the attempt to erase Germans from the map.
A book launch will be held Monday 30 May, 5.00-6.30pm at the Hetzel Lecture Theatre, State Library of SA, North Terrace. Bookings required by phone or email.
Peter Donovan
0413 910 234
[email protected]
Further information on the SA History Festival website.
Opportunities
AMaGA CHART
The Culture, Heritage and Arts Regional Tourism (CHART) Program is a $3 million Australian Government program that aims to support community cultural, heritage, and arts organisations in regional Australia as they recover from the impacts of COVID-19. Applications are open until funding allocation has been expended or on 29 April 2022.
Further information on the AMaGA website.
Trove trial
Thanks to Commonwealth government funding, Trove is offering a free trial to Australian galleries, archives, museums, and historical societies that would like to reach a vast audience and see their collection in a national context. The trial period ends 30 June 2022.
Further information here.
Calls for papers
History of Education Review (HER) is an international journal committed to the publication of high quality peer-reviewed research and theoretical papers on the history of education.
Further information on the Emerald Publishing website.
