The History Council has worked had this year to encourage collaboration and partnerships in planning for 2029. Early next year we’ll be working with key partners, including regional and Indigenous stakeholders, to convene a History Summit. This will be an important, agenda-setting event for the next decade.
Read MoreWe’re delighted to have seven new members join the committee for the next year. Our largest-ever team now includes representation from all universities and from the regions, including Albany, the Mid-West and Kimberley.
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The Inaugural History Awards have just been announced. We are proud to celebrate the advocacy and achievements of some great people and projects, including Lenore Layman, Lakeland Senior High School, Bridgetown Historical Society, History Teachers Association of WA, Carolyn Ingram, Rebecca Repper…and a special award to the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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The Fremantle History Society has once again organised an interesting and informative Studies Day. It was held in the beautiful dining room of the former Woodman Point Quarantine Station. The site is now used for recreation. Around fifty people attended and enjoyed the papers as well as the sumptuous afternoon tea.
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The winner of the inaugural Ron and Dianne Davidson Research Scholarship was announced at Fremantle Studies Day on the 24th October 2021.
Read MoreOn 7 October the Perth branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (ASSLH), the CFMEU Construction Branch (WA) and Interventions Publishing (Melbourne) jointly sponsored the WA launch of Karen Throssell’s new book, The Crime of Not Knowing your Crime, in the beautiful May Holman Room of the Perth Trades Hall.
Read MoreThe History Council has worked hard in 2021 to engage stakeholders in planning for 2029. We are delighted to be working with colleagues at Reconciliation WA, the Water Corp, Curtin, UWA and Notre Dame to host an event in 2022, which will feature a major public lecture from Prof Henry Reynolds on the subject of ‘Truth Telling’.
Read MoreThe inaugural History Council of Western Australia award winners will be announced on 27 October 2021. We are excited to be recognising outstanding contributions to understandings of and advocacy for Western Australian history, and will award individuals, associations, emerging historians and students who have made significant contributions.
Read MoreThe History Council AGM and public lecture will be held on 27 October. Our special focus will be on truth telling and planning ahead for 2029, with a number of special guests will join us. Please plan to join us also. Nominations for places on the History Council committee will open shortly.
Read MoreUnfortunately, the Royal Western Australian Historical Society’s inaugural History West lecture (which was going to be held on 23rd September) has had to be postponed.
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The Twentieth-Century Historic Thematic Framework, released earlier this year, is an outcome of the Conservation Institute's Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative.
Photo caption :The Grain Silos in the West Australian wheatbelt town of Merredin – an excellent example of twentieth century mechanized and industrialized agriculture (and now also part of the PUBLIC Silo art trail)
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As part of St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School centenary year commemorations, the school is organising a plaque to be installed in the footpath in Colin Street, West Perth, to mark the original location of its first school campus.
Read MoreRon and Dianne Davidson Research Scholarship 2021 - Deadline 24 September 2021
Applications are now open for the Fremantle History Society’s one-year scholarship. The scholarship is valued at $2,000 for a research project relating to the history of Fremantle to be undertaken in 2022.
Book Prize for early career researchers or first-time published writers - Deadline: 31 December 2021.
Submissions for the Donna Coates Book Prize 2021 are now open.
Labour History EOI “Convict, unfree and coerced workers, and the expansion of global empires”.
The editors of Labour History are planning a special issue that highlights the intersection of unfree, convict and coerced labour with capitalism and colonialism globally.
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For those who enjoy theatrical performances based on historic events you might like to head along to the latest Theatre 180 production Sydney II: Lost and Found.
Read MoreAdvocacy of critical issues in 2021, commitment to institutions and the protection of heritage including the proposed plan for the Martuwarra-Fitzroy River (a site of significant indigenous heritage), and plans for the upcoming state bicentenary.
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Exciting collaboration between the State Library and Curtin HIVE is now online, mapping Perth’s history through the State Library photo collection.
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The Annual State History Conference will be held in Kalgoorlie/Boulder from September 3.
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The search is on for images and documents relating to His Majesty’s Theatre as it undergoes conservation work.
Read MoreReduced funding for the National Archives of Australia threatens some of the nation’s valuable documents.
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