Meet our new Secretary, Yianni Cartledge

Yianni is a first-year candidate for PhD in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. He was born in Adelaide to a family with migrant origins – his father's family emigrated as 'Ten Pound Poms' from the English Midlands, and his mother's family were post-War Greek migrants from the island of Ikaria.

He started a Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling)/Bachelor of Arts at Flinders in 2013, majoring in History and Modern Greek, and graduated in 2017. He then completed Honours in 2018, focusing on the Chios Massacre (1822) and British Christian-humanitarianism.

Yianni has always had an interest in migration history, and this is reflected in his current project, ‘Aegean Islander Migration to the United Kingdom and Australia, 1815-1945: Emigration, Settlement, Community Building and Integration’. The project focusses on two case studies in particular: Greek islanders from Chios emigrating to London (1815-1900); and islanders from Ikaria settling in South Australia (1900-1945).

Yianni also works as a relief teacher, and as a part-time Greek language teacher at Prospect Primary School.

From left to right: HTSA Trustee John Voumard, HTSA Chair Elizabeth Ho OAM, Digger's Walk project leaders Keith and Yvonne Woidt.

Digger's Walk recreation project
History Trust of SA Chair of Trustees and member of the History Council Elizabeth Ho OAM recently had the opportunity to visit the Diggers Walk Re- creation project along the town river at Jamestown with fellow Trustee and local John Voumard. They were accompanied by leaders from the Jamestown Development Association Yvonne and Keith Woidt who have devoted hours of work to recreate the efforts of World War One survivors to beautify their town and honour the fallen.

HCSA Fellowship
Provides support for Australians who are undertaking writing or research in an area of South Australian History.
Further information here.

Unley Museum Review
Unley museum is seeking feedback, ideas, and suggestions to inform future planning and museum services.
Further information here.

History Seminar series
Flinders University's History Seminar Series is held on Fridays from 11.15am to 12.30 in room SSS149. Up to 45 are allowed to attend, in accordance with latest COVID-19 information. To get online access, email [email protected] for a personal Microsoft Teams link. The final seminar for 2020 is on 7 November by James Kane, 'A pair of yellow crosses: implementing and resisting punishments for heresy in thirteenth-century Occitania'.
Further information and schedule here.

Sands & McDougall building façade provisionally heritage listed
The façade and awning of the former Sands & McDougall building on King William street has been provisionally entered in the SA heritage register. During the three-month provisional entry, requests can be made to remove it in the public interest. Such a request has been made by the building's owner, but as of 15 October, six written submissions have been received in favour of confirming the listing.

If you would like to make a submission regarding the provisional entry of the frontage of the building, information on doing so can be found here. The closing date for submissions is 24 November 2020.

Perspectives: shaping the world through visual culture
Perspectives is an annual series of lectures inviting artists, creators, and cultural thinkers to reflect upon the current topics in contemporary culture.
Further information here.

Preserving the Victor Harbor causeway
The heritage-listed Victor Harbor causeway is set to be demolished and replaced with a concrete and steel structure. This is despite the engineering firm which in 2019 recommended its replacement originally outlining in 2010 how it could be preserved. This has prompted a petition which has currently been signed by nearly 10,000 since its launch.
View the petition here.
Further information here.

Argyle: The impossible story of Australian diamonds
Published by Melbourne University Press, this book tells the story of the Australian geologists who discovered pink diamonds in the Kimberleys.
Further information and preorder here.

Remembrance Day 2020
The Australian War Memorial will beholding a nationally televised commemorative even on 11 November 2020. The format of the ceremony has been altered to comply with COVID-safe rules and will be broadcast live by the ABC and made available later on ABC iview.
Further information here.

Listening to the Past online workshop: create a video using oral history recordings and images
Presented by Dr. Sally Stephenson.
Further information and registration here.

Futures past and possible: histories of and for tomorrow
The History Council of Victoria's annual lecture, presented by Associate Professor Ruth Morgan, is available on their Youtube channel.
Watch the video here.

The Bubble: Metaphors we Survive by
An online series about critically engaging with the metaphors we use and their implications. Held on Fridays, 12.30 to 2.00pm (AEST)
Further information here.

Know My Name Virtual Conference
Delivered over four afternoons and two evenings, the Know My Name Virtual Conference will consider experiences of gender and feminism in the arts, both past and contemporary.
Further information here.

"Humanities And..."
Registrations are now open for the Australasian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres Annual Meeting. It is a three-day event, beginning with a public lecture on Wednesday 2 December 2020.
Further information here.