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MAY 2000

• 'Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous communication'. Opens 24 May 2000. Venue: Powerhouse Museum.
• '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.
• 'Colonial to contemporary: a decade of collecting Australian decorative arts'. Until 1 November 2000. Venue: Powerhouse Museum.
• 'Women with wings: Images of Australian women pilots'. Until 30 January 2001. Venue: Powerhouse Museum.
• 'Convicts'. Until end 2001. Venue: Hyde Park Barracks Museum.

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.

13 Seminar. '"The Coming Event": John Dunmore Lang's Republic'. Marks the sesquicentenary of J.D Lang's celebrated lecture 'The Coming Event'. Venue: Kaye Scott Room, Ormond College, University of Melbourne Time: 9.30am Cost: $35, students $25 Bookings: History Institute ph: 9344 6209 Email: histinst@vicnet.net.au

14 Literary Festival. 'Voices of Exile'. A day of readings from novels, poetry, plays, memoirs and song resurrects the forgotten voices of exile and banishment. Historic Houses Trust. Venue: Hyde Park Barracks Museum Time: 9.30am-5pm Cost: $15, conc/mem $12

14 Tour. 'Digging up the Neighbourhood'. Explore the fascinating archaeological remains and stories of the Cumberland Street dig site. Historic Houses Trust. Meeting venue: Susannah Place Museum Time: 10am-12noon Cost: $12, conc/mem $8, family $25 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.

14 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.

16, 23, &30 Lecture series. 'The Legacy of Federation'. Speakers include Tessa Milne, Peter Reynolds and Susan Jackson. RAHS / WEA.. Venue: Auditorium, History House Time: Cost: $48.00 Bookings essential: WEA ph: 9264 2781 or 9267 6988.

17&24 Workshops. 'Tracking Titles'. Demystifying the land title system. The first workshop will deal with Old System Title, the General Register of Deeds and Primary Applications. The second looks at Torrens Title, the Automated and Manual Registers, the Purchaser's Index and the extensive map collection held at the Land Titles Office. RAHS. Venue: Christopher Rolleston Room, Land Titles Office Time: 10 am-12.30 pm Cost: $15 mems, $20 non-mems for each workshop Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au

26 &27 Event. 'Showcase presented by Society of Australian Genealogists'. Includes many associations and activities. Venue: The Rocks Times: 10am-5pm Cost: In advance: $8/ 2 days $12; On day: $12/ 2 days $20 Enquiries: Society of Australian Genealogists ph: 9247 3953; fax: 9241 4872.

27 Lecture. 'New Lives'. Oral history stories of survival. Part of MOS' Reclaiming the Past series. Venue: Museum of Sydney Time: 2-4pm Cost: $7, conc/mem $4 Enquiries: ph: 9251 5988; Email: wattersons@mos.hht.nsw.gov.au

27 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.

31 Talk. 'Illustrated Travels in 19^th Century Egypt'. Dr David Miller explores the discovery of ancient Egypt by the 19th century middle class traveller. Library Society. Venue: Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW Time: 5.30 for 6pm Cost: $15, conc/mem $10 Bookings essential: ph: 9273 1770; fax: 9273 1248; Email: bookings@slnsw.gov.au

JUNE 2000 EVENTS

3 Workshop. 'Producing Better Journals'. Presented by Ann Beaumont, editor of History magazine and Mari Metzke. RAHS. Venue: History House Auditorium Time: 10 am-3 Cost: $15 mems, $30 for three members of an affiliated society, $20 non-mems, Lunch: $5 per person Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au

7 Lecture. 'The Founding of Radio Station 2BL'. Presented by Geoff Harris. RAHS. Venue: History House Auditorium Time: 1 pm Cost: $4 mems, $6 non-mems Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au

CALL FOR PAPERS

'Preservation 2000: An International Conference on the Preservation and Long Term Accessibility of Digital Materials'. 7-8 December, York, England. Submit an abstract of no more than 500 words describing paper by 30 May 2000. Enquiries/Submissions: Kelly Russell, Cedars Project Manager University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT England, UK ph: (+44) (0) 113 233 6386; fax:(+44) (0) 113 2335539; Email: k.l.russell@leeds.ac.uk

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

'Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA)13th Biennial Conference: Whose Millennium?'. 3-5 July 2000. University of Melbourne, hosted by the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS). Enquiries: web: http://www.asaa2000.unimelb.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
 

OTHER HISTORY WHAT'S ON SITES:

New South Wales
NSW Historic Houses Trust http://www.hht.nsw.gov.au/fevents.html
Royal Australian Historical Society http://www.rahs.org.au/activities.html
State Library of NSW http://www.slnsw.gov.au/events/

Victoria
Royal Historical Society of Victoria http://home.vicnet.net.au/~rhsvic/rhsv_2.htm
State Library of Victoria http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/events/whatson.htm

Queensland
State Library of Queensland http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whatson/index.htm

South Australia
State Library of South Australia http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/events/wotson.htm

Tasmania
Tasmania Government http://www.tas.gov.au/tasevents/

New Zealand
New Zealand History Net http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/WhatNewFrameset.html

Singapore
Singapore University http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/hist/confrnce.htm

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