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Newsletter 28 September 2021
Members News
HCSA Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 20 October at the Historian Hotel, 18 Coromandel Place, Adelaide. 6:00pm for a 6.30 start. Unfortunately only fifty places are available due to restrictions on numbers.
Please RSVP and reserve your ticket here.
Please remember that you must have your membership up to date prior to the AGM. You can renew your membership here.
As per our constitution, committee position terms are two years. Please review your position as if your term has ended, you may wish to re-nominate yourself or nominate another member of your organisation.
HCSA Membership Renewal
You can renew your HCSA membership for the 2021-22 financial year here at our website.
We offer payment by invoice, online, EFT and cheque. Please make contact if you have any issues with this process.
Pioneers Association of South Australia
Pioneers SA has released its calendar of events for the remainder of 2021. Booking is required for all events. Guests welcome.
View the calendar here.
SA Digihistory
Do you have a favourite South Australian History book that is difficult to find? Would you like to see such books made available in digital format to buy or borrow from your library? Join us by nominating SA histories that were published only in 'hard copy' so they can be included in the South Australian Digihistory Project.
You can email your nominations to Susan Marsden at [email protected]. Please include author, title, date and place of publication as well as any comments about the book. Nominations are due 31 December 2021.
Hindmarsh residents Association Community Archive Group 2021 AGM Held Sunday 17th October, 3pm. 19 On Green Street, Community Centre, Brompton.
Further information here.
Friends of South Australia's Archives: Update on South Australian Archives held by the NAA
The August newsletter from the FSAA provides a summary of the situation regarding the relocation of South Australian NAA archival material to Canberra, where a centralised digitisation hub is to be established. The History Council and the FSAA urge people to consider contacting their local MP or South Australian Senator to register their concerns.
Link to the FSAA newsletter here.
Historical Society of SA Meeting
Held 1 October 7.30pm at Burnside City Uniting Church. Bernard Whimpress will be speaking on 'George Giffen, the Cricketer'. Everyone welcome, non-members $5 entry.
Further information and booking here.
Heritage References
Dr. Susan Marsden has kindly provided titles and links to historic frameworks and guides mentioned in her talk to South Australia's Heritage Forum.
View the reference list here.
Unley Museum: 1 5 0
From 21 August to 18 December 2021, Unley museum is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the city's 150th anniversary.
Further information here.
Flinders History Research Seminars
The next seminar is being held on October 8: 'Intimacy, domesticity, and violence in the long, turbulent mid-twentieth century.' by Associate Professor Catherine Kevin, Flinders University.
Seminars are held Fridays, 11.15am - 12.30pm. Seminars will be held in a mixed format, both in-person with social distancing observed as well as online.
Email [email protected] for links to the seminars online.
View the full seminar schedule here.
Expressions of Interest: Aboriginal Reference Group
State Records and the State Library of South Australia are calling for expressions of interest from members of the South Australian Aboriginal community to join a joint Aboriginal Reference Group. The group will provide feedback and advice on services, activities, and policies of State Records and the State Library relating to Aboriginal people and culture. Nominations close 30 September 2020.
Further information here.
News
Greek Museum of Adelaide: now permanently open
At 18 Fulton St. Glenelg North. Flambouro Hall.
Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am-3pm
Hidden Histories: French-flavoured wine with Barbara Santich
This latest post on the Wakefield Press blog features Emeritus Professor Barbara Santich's talk on Jean-Louis Bourbaud, a French wine expert who came to South Australia in the mid-19th century.
Read the post here
Around the country
NSW History week 2021 on Youtube
A number of events and talks from NSW History Week are now available on the History Council of New South Wales' Youtube channel.
View the playlist here.
History Matters: commissioned histories
A panel of freelance and consulting historians will discuss the diverse nature of their work and how professional historians approach the historical contract.
Further information and registration here.
Emotion and Anxiety in Environmental history
A diverse panel of historians discuss the emotional and psychological impact of environmental change and writing about environmental history. 28 October 2021, 11.30am-12.30pm ACDT.
Further information and registration here.
Online talk: Drought, flood, heat, and dust: living with extremes in arid Australia
This talk explores the physical and psychological effects of extreme weather on settlers in inland Australia in the early twentieth century, and the ways they adapted to climactic challenges. 5 October. 11am-12pm AEST.
Further information and registration here.
Opportunities
Research Assistant position (casual) creating an online exhibition for an ARC Discovery Project: 'Ayahs and Amahs: Transcolonial Servants in Australia and Britain 1780-1945.'
Further information here.
Lecturer in Family History at the University of Tasmania, position based in Melbourne. Applications due 17 October 2021.
Further information here.
Australian Historical Society Prizes The AHA has a number of awards and prizes for offer in 2021-2022, including awards for postgraduates, and a first book award.
View the prizes at a glance
Further information on the AHA website here.
Oral Historians - State Library of NSW. Applications due 10 October 2021.
Further information here.
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.
Minoru Hokari Scholarship for fieldwork in Australian Indigenous History. Applications due 30 September 2021.
Further information here.
Margarey Medal for Biography to the female person who has published the work judged to be the best biographical writing on an Australian subject. Intentions to submit due 30 September 2021.
Further information here.
Kay Daniels Award recognises original research with a bearing on Australian convict history and heritage. Intentions to submit due 30 September 2021. Applications due 31 January 2022.
Further information here.
Allan Martin Award to assist early-career historians further their research in Australian history. Intentions to submit due 1 October 2021.
Further information here.
Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University for 2023-2024. Applications due 30 September 2021.
Further information here.
Donna Coates Book Prize for a monograph published by an Early Career Researcher and/or someone who has published their first book in 2021, that examines at least two countries out of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Applications due 31 December 2021.
Further information here.
Calls for papers
Imperial Genealogies of crime
An online conference series that will explore histories of crime and imperialism through the lens of genealogy. Abstracts due 1 December 2021.
Further information here.
Nineteenth-century studies Interdisciplinary Symposium 2021 Online Friday December 3 2021. Abstracts due November 5.
Further information here.
Oral History Australia
Migrant Voices: Community collaboration and telling migration histories
Oral History Australia is seeking contributions from Australia and overseas for Studies in Oral History, No. 44, 2022. This special issue proposes to explore the doing, collecting, and promoting of oral histories with migrant, refugee or diaspora subjects and communities. Papers are due November 2021.
Further information here.
Cartoon Conflicts: Contemporary Controversies and Historical Precedents. Submissions due December 31 2021
Further information here.
