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2, 9 & 16 Lectures. 'RAHS / WEA Lecture Series: From Exploration to Colonisation'. Venue: Auditorium, History House Time: 10.30am- 12.30pm Cost: $48 Bookings essential: ph: WEA 9264 2781 or 9267 6988.
4 Workshop. 'Hands-on births, deaths and marriages: Australia'. How to use birth, death and marriage indexes, parish registers, probate indexes, cemetery records, newspaper indexes, directories and electoral rolls. Venue: State Library of NSW Time: 1-4.30pm Cost: $30, mems $25 Bookings: ph: 9273 1770.
6 Seminar. 'Oral History: A practical seminar'. Includes Jane Connors, Executive Producer, Social History and Features Unit, ABC Radio National, reporting on oral history in the USA and the UK. Venue: Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW Time: 10am-4.15pm Cost: $35, conc $30, OHAA mems $25 (incl. lunch), Morning or afternoon sessions $10. Bookings: ph: 9273 1770.
6 Tour. 'Digging Up the Neighbourhood'. Tour of major archaeological sites in The Rocks. Historic Houses Trust. Meeting venue: Susannah Place museum, The Rocks Time: 10am-12noon Cost: $12, conc/mem $8, family $25 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.
7 Open Day. 'Winbourne Open Day'. Get a feel for life in Mulgoa in the late 19th century. Venue: Edmund Rice Retreat Centre 1315 Mulgoa Rd Mulgoa Time: 10am-4pm Enquiries: ph: 4773 5555; fax: 4773 5500.
7 Walk. 'Discovering Sydney'. Aboriginal cultural tour of Sydney Harbour region. Meeting venue: Museum of Sydney Time: 1.30-2.30pm Cost: $25, conc/mem $20, child $15, family (2+2) $60 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.
11-12 Conference. 'Heritage Landscapes: Understanding Place & Communities'. School of Resource Science & Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW. Enquiries: ph: 6620 3932; Freecall: 1800 649202; fax: 6622 1954; Email: nsearch@scu.edu.au
14 Lecture. 'Three Suitcases and a three-year old: Ann Mihkelson linking heritage with the present'. The migrant story of Ann Mihkelson. Venue: ANZ Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum Time: 10am-12noon Cost: $15, mems $10 (incl. afternoon tea) Bookings essential: ph: 9298 3644.
18 Lecture. 'The Hunt for Endeavour'. Hear the results of the archaelogical exploration and tests gathered while searching for the Endeavour. Venue: Australian National Maritime Museum Time: 6-8pm Cost: $15 Bookings: ph: 9298 3644.
19-20 Conference. 'Australia's Homosexual Histories Conference'. Melbourne University. Cost: $25, conc $15 Enquiries: Graham Willett ph: (03) 9344 7944; Email: g.willett@politics.unimelb.edu.au
20-11 Dec Course. 'Turning Memories Into Memoirs'. Do you want to write your life story? or some aspect of it and don't know where to start. Workshops on Sunday or Monday mornings for 4 weeks between 20 Nov & 11 Dec. Venue: City or Mona Vale Time: 10am-1pm Enquiries: Ivy Edwards ph: 9997 5238; Email: ivyedw@ozemail.com.au
20 Tour. Time Please, Ladies and Gentlemen'. Walking tour of the history of pubs in The Rocks. Meeting venue: Susannah Place Museum Time: 10am-12.30pm Cost: $35, conc/mem $25.
27 Tour. 'Place of Shadows and Secrets'. Late tour of Rouse Hill Estate plus barbeque. Venue: Rouse Hill Estate Time: 7-9pm Cost: $12, conc $8, family $25, mems $6.
27 & 28 Tour. 'Upstairs, Downstairs at Government House'. Behind the scenes tour of service wing and outbuildings of Government House. Venue: Government House Time: 11am-12.30pm Cost: $12, con/mem $8, family $20 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.
29 & 30 Conference. 'Shaping the Future of Place: Urban Design, Heritage & the Community'. Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Focus will be on the relationship between community values, including heritage values, in urban design. Speakers include Prof. Peter Spearritt, Prof. James Weirick and Helen Lochhead. Enquiries: Matthew Devine ph: 9356 2955; fax: 9368 1164 ; Email: matthewd@raia.com.au.
DECEMBER 1999 EVENTS
1 Lecture. 'The La Perouse Museum'. Hear Stephen Thompson, the District Heritage Curator in the Sydney District of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, talk about the La Perouse Museum, its collection and the work he does in the community. Venue: History House Auditorium Time: 1pm Cost: $6, mems $4 Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au
1 Exhibition & Lectures. 'An Evening of Underwater Archeology'. See new exhibition Commerce & Conquest: the story of the United East India Company, followed by lectures on The Ancient Harbour at Toroni, Greece and Ancient Treasures on the Batavia. Venue: Australian National Maritime Museum Time: 5.30-8.30pm Cost: $15 Bookings: ph: 9298 3644.
1-4 Conference. 'Discourse, Dissonance And Diaspora: Identities For The New Millenium'. Japanese Studies Association of Australia Biennial Conference, Central Queensland University. Enquiries: Barbara Hartley Email: b.hartley@cqu.edu.au; web: http://www.edca.cqu.edu.au/jsaa/JSAA_Site/JSAA_Folder/
4-5 Conference. ' Labour History in Australia Since 1975: A Retrospective and a Look Forward -A conference to recognise John Merritt's role in the study of Australian labour history' . Canberra Region Branch Australian Society for the Study of Labour History in association with the ANU History Department. Venue: Humanities Research Centre, ANU, Canberra Cost: $70, unwaged $50, conference dinner $35 Enquiries: Canberra Region Branch, ASSLH LPO Box A43 Canberra ACT 2601.
CALL FOR PAPERS
'Asian Studies Association of Australia Conference 2000'. University of Melbourne 3-5 July, 2000, hosted by the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies. Abstract due by December 10 1999. Enquiries: Web: http://www.asaa2000.unimelb.edu.au
'Sounds of Federation'. Australasian Sound Recordings Association (inc) Conference. 13-16 April 2000, State Library of Victoria. Oral history, commercial, private and radio broadcastings about or during Federation years 1890-1914. Enquiries: Dr Frances Gladwin ph: (03) 9669 9753; fax: (03) 9669 9995; Email: fgladwin@slv.vic.gov.au
'Australian Historical Association Conference: 'Futures in the Past'. Adelaide, South Australia, 5 - 9 July 2000. Working title and indication of preferred theme by 31 December 1999, abstract of 200 words by 31 March 2000. Enquiries: Web: http://arts.adelaide.edu.au/arts-web/News/AHA_Conf/
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
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/
State Library of Victoria http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/events/whatson.htm
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