Roslyn Burge reports on the launch on 30 October by Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Robyn Kemmis, of the City of Sydneyâs Online Oral History Collection. Itâs a wonderful collection of interviews based around six themes –  Open all Hours, Shelter Shared Terrain, Belief, Art and Culture, and Our City. About 60 interviews are accessible online. This … Read more
Emma Dortins reports on a fabulous talk by Paula Hamilton at History House in Sydney on 11 October 2013. Â âSensory Dissonance: The Clash of Cultures in Urban Memoriesâ was part of an evening seminar series organised by Nancy Cushing (University of Newcastle) and Lisa Ford (University of NSW). Paula focused on the sounds and smells … Read more
by Bruce Baskerville. PHA member Dr Lisa Murray, City Historian, recently posted on our PHA Facebook page an invitation to a public meeting hosted by Sydney City Council on Wednesday 16 October in Millers Point to discuss a proposal to shrink Millers Point and Dawes Point by formally separating parts of each locality and combining … Read more
This weekâs blog by Francesca Beddie takes you beyond our shores to Havana in Cuba. The magnificent old city, founded in 1519, is fortunate to have had a professional historian, Eusebio Leal Spengler, in charge for four decades. Dr Leal is the director of the restoration program of Old Havana, listed as a UNESCO World … Read more
by Nicole Cama APHA, Australian National Maritime Museum On 11 September 2013, the Australian National Maritime Museum hosted a series of talks in honour of History Weekâs Picture This theme. Organised by myself and my colleagues Penny Hyde and Annalice Creighton, our aim was not just to foster cross-institutional collaboration. It was also to … Read more
Post by Yvonne Perkins âI thought it was amazingâ, enthused Robyn McConkey of North Sydney at the end of a history walk conducted by professional historian, Dr Ian Hoskins. A group of about thirty walkers had gathered three hours earlier outside Shore School in North Sydney for the walking tour, âFollowing Photographyâ Footstepsâ. The school … Read more
During  History Week in NSW PHA NSW members will be presenting a range of talks, exhibitions and workshops to explore the theme âpicture thisâ. Laila Ellmoos has compiled a list of events to keep you busy over the next week. Zoe Pollock, PHA NSW member and Executive Director at the History Council of NSW, has … Read more
The City of Sydney Councilâs ever-expanding oral history collection has recently gone online. A new website: www.sydneyoralhistories.com.au showcases some the Cityâs many oral history interviews and makes them readily available to the dedicated researcher and casual browser alike. The Cityâs History Unit has been conducting interviews since the 1980s as a part of a vigorous … Read more
A funny thing happened at the PHA (NSW) AGM last Tuesday night. I was elected president for 2013-14. My name is Bruce Baskerville, and while some members will know we others wonât, so this post is to introduce myself to all members. The other committee members elected are David Carment (vice-president), Carol Liston (treasurer), Stephen … Read more
by Terry Kass The year 2010 marked 25 years of the PHA, a remarkable achievement for a small professional organisation run solely by its members on a voluntary basis with little or no paid staff. Yet I have heard that some younger members or potential members have been asking âWhat use is the PHA?â Though … Read more