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5 Talk. 'Psychology and national self-determination: Towards a cultural history of nationalism'. Glenda Sluga (University of Sydney). History on Wednesday UNSW staff & student seminar series. Venue: Room 303, 3rd floor Morven Brown Building UNSW Time: 4pm Contact: Dr Deborah Oxley Email: d.oxley@unsw.edu.au
8 Tour. 'Time Please, Ladies and Gentlemen'. Walking tour of pubs in the Rocks, with lunch at the Australian Hotel. Historic Houses Trust. Starting venue: Susannah Place Time: 10am-12.30pm Cost: $30, conc/mem $25 Bookings essential: 9518 6866.
12 Forum. 'Oceans of the Sky: from sailing ship to satellite'. Forum on French influence in Pacific after colonialism. Venue: AGL Theatre, Museum of Sydney Time: 6.30pm Cost: $15, conc $25, mem $8 Bookings essential: ph: 9251 5988.
13 Talk/Exhibit. 'Colonial works of art at the Library'. See the Library's new Picture Gallery exhibition with a talk by Elizabeth Ellis. Venue: Dixson Galleries, State Library of NSW. Library Society. Time: 5.30 for 6pm Cost:$20, mems $15 Bookings essential: ph: 9273 1770.
18 Talk. 'Books I would have banned'. Well-known authors and personalities talk about book banning and censorship. In conjunction with Sydney Writers' Festival. Chaired by Richard Walsh. Library Society. Venue: Galleries, State Library of NSW Time: 5.30 for 6pm Cost: $15, mems $10 Bookings essential: ph: 9273 1770.
22 Tour. 'Seeing Seidler'. A day exploring Seidler architecture. Historic Houses Trust. Starting venue: Rose Seidler House Time: 9am-5pm Cost: $75, conc/mem $65 Bookings essential: 9518 6866.
25, June 1 & 8 Lecture series. 'A Century Ago: The Anglo-South African War'. Includes: Overview by military historian Ralph Sutton Australia's part in the Anglo-South African War; details of a well known battle, The Elands River Siege, by Ross Pearson; and Elizabeth Johnston tells story of Father Francis Timoney, an Australian chaplain who went to the war with Australia's Bushmen. RAHS and WEA. Venue: History House Auditorium, 133 Macquarie Street Time: 10.30am-12.30pm Cost: $42.00 Bookings essential: WEA ph: 9264 2781 or 9267 6988
29 Presentation. ''Life lost, life found' Khmer Australians'. Part of Reclaiming the Past series. Venue: Museum of Sydney Time: 2pm Cost: $7, mem/conc $4 Enquiries: ph: 9251 5988; Email: swatterson@mos.nsw.gov.au
29 Excursion. 'St James' Church, King Street'. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the consecration of St James' by the Reverend Samuel Marsden on 11 February 1824. Guided tours of both the church and the crypt, with its painted Children's Chapel, are available, and also a chance to inspect some of the parish archives. Afternoon tea available in the crypt at the end of tour. RAHS. Venue: St James' Church Time: 1.00 pm Cost: $10, mems $8 Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au
JUNE 1999 EVENTS
2 Lecture. 'Life at Government House, Sydney'. Curator Ann Toy explores aspects of the social history of this building. RAHS. Venue: History House Auditorium, 133 Macquarie Street Time : 1 pm Cost: $6, mems $4 Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au
CALL FOR PAPERS
'New South Wales in 1799 and 1899'. History House, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney, 8 July 1999. Proposals are invited for papers on any aspect of historical or cultural studies related to New South Wales in the periods surrounding 1799 and 1899. Enquiries: Mari Metzke, ph: 9247-8001; fax: 9247-7854.
'Remote Area Museums Conference: 'Conservation versus Commercialism''. Battery Hill Mining Centre. Remote areas now rely on tourism, as an essential industry. What are the implications of this? Please forward your topic and an abstract of approx. 100 words to the conference convener by May 14 1999. Enquiries: Joanna Seczkowski ph: 08 8962 1281; fax 08 8962 2022; Email: tennantmining@swtch.com.au
'5th Australian Urban History/Planning History Conference'. University of South Australia, Adelaide, 13-15 April 2000. Papers are invited on any aspect of urban or planning history in Australia or overseas. Refereeing option. Proposals due by 21 May 1999. Enquiries: Christine Garnaut ph: ph: 08 83020204; fax: 08 8302 0211; Email: christine.garnaut@unisa.edu.au
'Australian Mining History Association Conference 1999'. Hobart, 29 September - 1 October 1999. Papers are invited on any mining history or related topics. Abstracts of no more than 300 words must be submitted before 30 May 1999. Enquiries: Mel Davies, Secretary, Australian Mining History Association, Department of Economics, University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6907.
'New African Perspectives: Africa, Australasia, & the Wider World at the End of the Twentieth Century'. 22nd Annual Conference of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific. Perth, Australia, 26-28 Nov 1999. Short-titles by 15 June 1999, Abstracts by 31 August 1999. Enquiries: Professor Cherry Gertzel ph: 08-9299-7418; E-mail: gertzel@spectrum.curtin.edu.au
'Discourse, Dissonance And Diaspora: Identities For The New Millenium'. Japanese Studies Association of Australia Biennial Conference, Central Queensland University, 1-4 December 1999. Abstracts due by 25 June 1999. Enquiries: Barbara Hartley email: b.hartley@cqu.edu.au; web: http://www.edca.cqu.edu.au/jsaa/JSAA_Site/JSAA_Folder/
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
'Europe: Divided or United? Australasian Association for European History XIIth Biennial Conference'. University of Western Australia, University of Notre Dame and Western Australian Maritime Museum, 5-9 July 1999. Enquiries: Dr Maureen Perkins, History Dept, UWA, Western Australia 6907; ph: 08 9380 1227; email: mperkins@arts.uwa.edu.au; web: http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/conference/
'Biennial Conference of the Chinese Studies Association of Australia'. Murdoch University, Perth, 8-10 July 1999. Conference theme is Chinese Identities. Enquiries: A/Professor Tim Wright Email: twright@central.murdoch.edu.au or Dr Sally Sargeson Email: sargeson@central.murdoch.edu.au
'National Museums: Negotiating Histories'. The Australian National University, Canberra, 12-14 July , 1999. Enquiries: Ms Arwen Blackwood Ximenes ph: 6249 2434; fax: 6249 2438; Email: arwen.ximenes@anu.edu.au
'East Timor towards Self-Determination: The Social and Cultural Questions'. New South Wales Parliament House Macquarie St., Sydney, 16-17 July 1999. Sponsored by Faculty of Education and Languages, University of Western Sydney Macarthur. Enquiries: Ms Venie Cooper ph: 9772 6229; fax: 9771 3592; Email: v.hooper@uws.edu.au; Web: http://laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au/~leccles/timor.html
'Australian Media Traditions: Historical Perspectives'. 16-17 July. State Library of NSW. Explores the history of the Australian news media. Enquiries: Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley, Department of History, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, ph: 9351 2998; fax 9351 3918; Email: bgfoley@history.usyd.edu.au
'9th International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia' 23-27 August 1999, Singapore. Enquiries: web: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/conf/ICHSEA.html
'History in Heritage Works'. 15 September 1999, 8.30 am
to 5 pm. Presented by PHA NSW Inc and NSW Chapter of the Royal Australian
Institute of Architects. Venue: Royal Australian Institute of Architects
3 Manning Street Potts Point. Cost: $40, PHA & RAIA mems $30,
Students $15 Enquiries: Sue Rosen ph: 9876 1655; fax : 9869 3818;
Email: smr@geko.net.au