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APRIL 2000

• 'Beyond the Silk Road: arts of Central Asia'. Until May 2000.
• 'The Bridge'. Photographic exhibition on the Harbour Bridge. Until 1 July 2000. Venue: Museum of Sydney.
• 'Crime Scene: Scientific Investigation Bureau Archives 1945-1960'. Until 2 October 2000. Venue: Police and Justice Museum.
• 'Snowy! Power of a nation: 50 years of the Snowy Mountains Scheme'. Until October 2000 Venue: Powerhouse Museum.
• 'Convicts'. Until end 2001. Venue: Hyde Park Barracks Museum.

5 Lecture. 'Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin: Architecture over three continents'.Anne Watson, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Powerhouse Museum will talk on the lives and careers of Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin. RAHS. Venue: History House Auditorium Time: 1 pm Cost: mems $4, nonmems $6 Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au

5 Lecture. 'Heritage Festival Activity: Sydney's "Under" Heritage'. Hear John Birmingham, author of Leviathan, the unauthorised biography of Sydney, speak of the city's alternative history - a past which mirrors the present too closely. RAHS. Venue: History House Auditorium Time: 6 pm Cost: $10 (includes refreshments) Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au

7,14,& May 5, 12 Presentation. 'Worlds Collide: Artists make movies, film-makers make art!'. A retrospective exploring cinema as a meeting point in the vibrant Sydney art and film scenes throughout the past four decades. MOS. Venue: MOS, AGL Theatre Time: 7pm Cost: $15, conc/mem $12, season $55, conc/mem season $45 Bookings essential: ph: 02 9518 6866.

8 Seminar. 'Oral History: A Practical Seminar'. Pauline Curby will talk on oral history and local history; Robin Appleton will discuss issues related to editing oral history for publication; and Rosemary Block will discuss the practice and technique of oral history. Venue: Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW Time: 10am-4.15pm Cost: $35, RAHS mems $30, OHAA mems $25, half day $10 Bookings essential: ph: 9273 1770; fax: 9273 1248; Email: bookings@slnsw.gov.au

8 Tour. 'Digging up the neighbourhood'. Tour of an archaeological site at The Rocks plus Susannah Place Museum. Historic Houses Trust. Meeting venue: Susannah Place Museum Time: 10am-12noon Cost: $12, conc/mem $8, family $25 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866

13-15 Conference. '5th Australian Urban History/Planning History Conference'. University of South Australia, Adelaide. Enquiries: Christine Garnaut ph: (08) 8302 0211; fax: (08) 8302 0204; Email: christine.garnaut@unisa.edu.au

14-15 Conference. 'Challenging Australian History: Discovering New Narratives'.Program includes Jill Roe, David Marr, Henry Reynolds, Kate Grenville & Stuart Macintyre. Venue: National Library Theatre, National Library of Australia, Canberra. Cost: $60, conf. Dinner $60 Bookings: Heather Clark ph: (02) 6262 1593; Email: hclark@nla.gov.au

16 Tour. 'Upstairs Downstairs at Government House'. Tour of NSW Government House not normally accessible to public. Historic Houses Trust. Venue: NSW Government House Time: 11.30am-1pm OR 2-3.30pm Cost: $12, conc/mem $8, family $20 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.

26-29 Conference. 'Acts Of Union The 11th Irish Australian Conference'. Murdoch University/University of Notre Dame. Enquiries: ph: (08) 9360 2366; fax (08) 9360 6480; Email: chambers@central.murdoch.edu.au

29 Talk. 'Suitcase of Memories'. Perspectives on growing up Italian in postwar Australia. Part of MOS' Reclaiming the Past' series. Venue: MOS Time: 2-4pm Cost: $7, conc/mem $4 Enquiries: ph: 9251 5988; Email: wattersons@mos.hht.nsw.gov.au

29 Tour. 'Place of Shadows and Secrets'. Sausage sizzle and night tour of Rouse Hill Estate. Houses Trust. Venue: Rouse Hill Estate Time: 7-9.30pm Cost: $15, conc/mem $10, family $40 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.

MAY 2000 EVENTS

1-5 Workshops. 'Grant us this day. . . Northcoast Workshops on Grant Funding'. A series of half-day workshops for those who plan to apply for grant funding will be held in the Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Grafton and Lismore areas. RAHS. Enquiries: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au

6 Tour. 'Laneway Larks for Grown-ups'. Find out about past and present laneways in The Rocks. Historic Houses Trust. Meeting venue: Susannah Place Museum Time: 10am-12noon Cost: $15, conc/mem $10, family $20 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.

7 Tour. 'White Gloves Tour'. Tour of parts of Rouse Hill Estate not normally seen. Historic Houses Trust. Venue: Rouse Hill Estate Time: 3-5pm Cost: $15, conc/mem $10, family $40 Bookings essential: ph: 9627 6777.

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Pairing Empires: Britain and America,1857-1947". November 10-12, 2000. John Hopkins University. Designed to bring into conversation the well-established and the emergent fields of historical, cultural, and literary study around the empires, colonies, imperialism and colonialism of Great Britain and the United States for period 1857 to 1947. Deadline for 250w abstracts: 1 April 2000. Send abtracts to: Email:plotz@jhu.edu Enquiries: Richard Keyser , Email: rk2@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu

'The Australian Mining History Association' Joint conference with the AHA, at the Adelaide Conference, 5-9 July. Abstracts of between 200 - 250w by 30 April. Send abstracts to: Mel Davies, Email: mdavies@kroner.ecel.uwa.edu.au

'Public History - Meanings, Ownership, Practice'. PHANZA (the Professional Historians Association of NZ/Aotearoa) is organising New Zealand's first public history conference to be held in Wellington 2-3 September 2000. Short abstracts due by 1 May 2000. Send abstracts to: Email: gavin.mclean@dia.govt.nz or bronwyn.dalley@dia.govt.nz

FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES

'The Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation'.1-3 July 2000. Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne. Enquiries: ph: 9479 3596; fax: 9479 1880; Email: fedcon@latrobe.edu.au

'Australian Network for Research in Women's History One-Day Conference'. 4 July 2000. University of Adelaide. Enquiries: ph: (08) 8303 5975; Email: margaret.allen@adelaide.edu.au

'6^th Australian Mining History Conference'. 5-7 July 2000. University of Adelaide. Enquiries: ph: (08) 9380 2939; fax: (08) 9380 1016; Email: mdavies@ecel.uwa.edu.au

'Futures in the Past: The Biennial Conference of the Australian Historical Association' . 5-9 July 2000. University of Adelaide. Enquiries: Web: http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/AHR/goodo/futures.html

'Religious History Society Conference'. 7-8 July 2000. University of Adelaide. Enquiries: Email: j.gascoigne@unsw.edu.au