May
31
to Aug 4

2021 AIATSIS Summit

In 2021 the National Indigenous Research Conference and the AIATSIS National Native Title Conference will be held together for the first time. Over five days, the summit will provide a fantastic opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy makers, academics and leaders to come together to discuss emerging challenges. Registrations are now open for this unique event. Go to: https://aiatsis.gov.au/2021-summit for more information.

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Encounters 2021 South West Heritage Conference
Apr
22
to Apr 23

Encounters 2021 South West Heritage Conference

Jointly presented by the Heritage Council of WA and the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, this year’s conference will have the theme of ‘Encounters’. The conference will showcase hands-on workshops on heritage conservation, practical advice sessions and information on heritage assessment processes. Registrations will open in March. For more information head to: https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/2020-south-west-heritage-conference

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Apr
16
to May 19

2021 Australian Heritage Festival: 16 April – 19 May 2021

The annual Heritage Festival is a national program of events which celebrates cultural, natural and built heritage. This year’s festival will have the theme of ‘Our Heritage for the Future’. Event organisers can now register their walks, talks, tours, exhibitions and open days through the National Trust website. https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf/

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Mar
14
to Mar 16

Spirit of Trails Conference

Registrations open 12 February for the Collie Spirit of Trails Conference, 2021. Come and learn from international and local experts on the unique opportunity that trail tourism brings. The event includes a guided pre- and post-conference tour celebrating the trails of the Collie area. For more information and to register, visit www.facet.asn.au

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Open the Doors: Museum and Collections Workshop
Mar
10
to Mar 11

Open the Doors: Museum and Collections Workshop

  • Bilya Koort Boodja Centre, Northam WA. (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This workshop is aimed at people volunteering and working in the area of cultural and creative collecting with a focus on industry standards for collections management and digitisation. Anyone looking for more information, or to book a place can head to: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/open-the-doors-museum-and-collections-workshop-northam-tickets-138730898853

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Accredited Oral History Training
Mar
6
10:00 AM10:00

Accredited Oral History Training

Gain a nationally recognised certification in Oral History from Oral History WA. Hear about correct use of recording equipment, learn about cultural protocols and how to get the best stories from relatives, friends and interviewees. Go to: https://oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/ for more information on the course including costs and inclusions.

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May
28
to May 29

Department of Planning Lands and Heritage, South West Heritage Conference: Encounters, Busselton

The 2020 South West Heritage Conference provides an opportunity for professional and business development, alongside extensive networking opportunities for private owners of heritage places, those currently working within government, the heritage sector, academia, small museums or galleries or heritage tourism and interpretation

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Activism, Struggle and Labour History — deadline for abstracts 31 May 2019
Oct
3
to Oct 5

Activism, Struggle and Labour History — deadline for abstracts 31 May 2019

The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History was founded in 1961 to study “the working class situation … and social history in the fullest sense”. The Society aims not only to encourage teaching and research in labour history, but also the preservation of the records of working people and the labour movement. It desires to make history a vital part of popular consciousness and a matter for reflection and debate.

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Oct
2
3:30 PM15:30

Australian Women’s History Network 2019 Symposium

This year’s symposium, “The Female Frame: Biopolitics and Wellbeing in Australian and Global Perspective”, will be held in Perth and features keynote presentations from Professor Tanya Fitzgerald and Professor Ann Curthoys. The call for papers is open until 1 June 2019. For further information about the symposium and abstract submission head here: http://www.auswhn.org.au/awhn-conference/

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Monarchy in the Age of Empire, 1793-1914, Flinders University
Jul
22
to Jul 24

Monarchy in the Age of Empire, 1793-1914, Flinders University

Recent rewritings of the global history of imperialism have pointed to important expressions of local and indigenous agency that survived beneath and alongside the structures of empire. Microhistories and global histories alike have revised the earlier, static understanding of monolithic metropolitan power and have pointed to lively contests for local and regional power.

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Jul
20
to Jul 28

Burrup/Murujuga Tour - Friends of Australian Rock Art

FARA will conduct their annual tour from Saturday 20th to Sunday 28th July 2019. FARA has been offering its annual Burrup Murujuga Rock Art Tour for ten years, giving people from all over Australia and beyond a chance to experience the unique heritage offered by his extraordinary country. For more information head here: https://www.fara.com.au/burrup-murujuga-tour/

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Jul
8
to Jul 12

Local Communities, Global Networks’: Australian Historical Association 2019 Conference

  • University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

How have the local and the global intersected, inspired and transformed experiences within and from Australia’s history? How do the histories of Indigenous, imperial, migrant and the myriad of other communities and networks inform, contest and shape knowledge about Australia today?

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