Professional Historians Association NSW Inc
Professional Historians Association NSW Inc
Exhibitions| Events This Month | Events Next Month | Call for Papers | Upcoming Conferences | What's On Archives
EVENTS
1 Sleep Over! 'Tried and Transported'. Become a convict and spend the night at Hyde Park Barracks. Venue: Starts at Justice & Police Museum Time: 5.30pm Cost: $65, $50 child, $210 family Bookings essential: 9518 6866.
1-4 Conference. 'Labour & Community'. 6th Biennial National Labour History Conference'. Venue: Wollongong Town Hall & Community Centre Enquiries: ph: 42214156; fax: 42213725; Email: robert_hood@uow.edu.au; web: http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/econ/labcon99.html
5 Talk. 'Henry Parkes and his Treasures at the State Library'.Presented by Paul Brunton. Venue: State Library of NSW, Dixon Room Time: 6pm for 6.30pm Cost: $15, mems $10 Enquiries: ph: 9273 1770.
6 Lecture. 'The Properties of the Historic Houses Trust'. Rae McLintock will speak about the various properties of the Historic Houses Trust, their differences and the contribution they make to the heritage of NSW. Venue: History House Auditorium Time : 1pm Cost :$6, $4 mems, Bookings essential: ph: 9247 8001; Email: history@rahs.org.au
8 Seminar. 'Allowan (I remain)'. Explores current and provocative issues relating to the original inhabitants of Sydney region and their traditional lands. Venue: AGL Theatre, Museum of Sydney Time: 2-4pm Cost: $20, conc/mem $15 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.
9 Walk. 'Rocks Protest - Walking Tour'. Explore Green Ban protest sites in The Rocks and visit Protest! Exhibition Starting venue: Justice and Police Museum Sydney Time: 10am-12noon Cost: $12, conc/mem $8, family $25 Bookings essential: 9518 6866
9 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.
11 Talk. 'The Travels and writings of Christina Stead'. Library Society. Venue: McDonald's Room, State Library of NSW Time: 12.30-1.30 pm Cost: $15, mem $10 Bookings: ph: 9273 1770.
16 Symposium. 'Has the Past a Future? A Symposium on the Status of History in Schools and Universities'. Venue: West Hall, St Mary's College, University of Melbourne, Victoria Cost: Donation of $10 Enquiries: ph: History Institute (03) 9344 6209; Email: histinst@vicnet.net.au
21-22 Conference. 'South African War Centenary: One Flag, One Queen, One Tongue': New Zealand and the South African War 1899-1902 ' . Wellington, New Zealand. An international conference to mark the centenary of the South African War. Enquiries: Web: http:/www.nzhistory.net.nz/Boer/Index.htm
23 Tour. 'Time Please, Ladies and Gentlemen'. Explore the history of the pubs in The Rocks. Meeting venue: Susannah Place museum Time: 10am-12.30pm Cost: $35, conc/mems $25 Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.
23& 24 Conference. 'State Local History Conference: Telling Stories: Making Histories'. Topics covered include poetry, narrative and language in history, myths and history, storytelling, buildings and events that speak, historical fiction, biography, publishing, and book design. Venue: Parramatta Campus of University of Western Sydney - Nepean Enquiries: Mari Metzke, RAHS ph: 9247 8001; program on web at: http://www.rahs.org.au/conf99.htm
27 Seminar. 'Patterns of worker organisation and industrial protest in Australia, 1788-1900' . Presented by Michael Quinlan as part of UNSW History on Wednesdays series. Venue: Room 303, third floor of the Morven Brown Building, UNSW Time: 4pm Enquiries: Dr Deborah Oxley Email: d.oxley@unsw.edu.au
30 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.
30 Tour. 'Place of Shadows and Secrets'. Evening tour of Rouse Hill Estate. Historic Houses
Trust. Venue: Rouse Hill Estate Time: 7-9pm Cost: $12, conc $8, family $25, mems $6 (incl.
food) Bookings essential: ph: 9518 6866.
CALL FOR PAPERS
'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
NOVEMBER 1999 EVENTS
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 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
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
'Discourse, Dissonance And Diaspora: Identities For The New Millenium'. Japanese Studies
Association of Australia Biennial Conference, Central Queensland University, 1-4 December
1999. Enquiries: Barbara Hartley Email: b.hartley@cqu.edu.au; web:
http://www.edca.cqu.edu.au/jsaa/JSAA_Site/JSAA_Folder/
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
Top of Page | Home| Personnel| Objectives| Membership| Register| Publications| Activities| Noticeboard| What's On | Links | Search this site