Editor, teacher, occasional writer of fiction and history. Pats dogs.
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We’ve designed our @History_Vic Book Club so you can join in if you’ve read the book and have loads of questions, or if you just like to hear great conversations.
Perfect for book lovers, historians and history fans alike. Hope to see you there! 📚📚
Become a Friend of the HCV and access all our Book Club events!
This month we are hosting @GraceKarskens, in conversation with @YvesRees
Book here: historycouncilvic.org.au/boo…
If you have questions, add them here: forms.gle/U1x2YryUBQiZSbCH7
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Before the weather turned, we were able to get back out there for the first time in months. And it really was good.
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If you’re a historian in Australia and haven’t completed the @nlagovau survey, you have until Monday to contribute. It only takes about five minutes. @PHAVicTas @History_Vic
SURVEY CLOSING SOON: We’re currently undertaking a survey of professional historians of Australia to understand the relevance of our collections to your research, but you’ll need to get in quick! The survey closes this Monday 26 April.
Learn more: bit.ly/3sIIjpY
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Crocodiles have lived for around 240 million years, appearing 25 million years before the first dinosaurs and 100 million years before the first birds and mammals.
Over all those long years, they never once lost their sense of fun.
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The Australian Heritage Festival is about to commence, there are lots of great events including this one! 👇
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Oh! The cuteness!
Snoz! 🥰 Few mammal species feed exclusively on nectar and pollen, as food supply is patchy during non-flowering periods. The floral diversity of south-western WA offers flowering plants year-round, providing food for the unique nectarivorous #honeypossum.
📷: Christine Cooper
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Is trauma a transhistorical, transcultural phenomenon? @HistMedMichaels and I are delighted to see this collection published! Thanks to our brilliant contributors, @AcadSocSci & @Monash_Arts for support! bloomsbury.com/uk/gender-and…
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What. A. Story. theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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In 1987 a royal commission was formed to address concerns about high numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders dying in custody.
But despite making 339 recommendations there continues to be news of more deaths in custody.
It's time to learn from the past.
Let's march.
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Inspired by the Economist's recent chart on the advancing cherry blossom season in Japan, here is another dataset which reveals a strong climate change signal: wine harvest records from France, dating back to 1354 🍇
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From me and @adamlmorton ‘Every choice matters': can we cling to hope of avoiding 1.5C heating. theguardian.com/environment/…
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I’ve signed with @newsouthpub!
My book on Sydney-based hangman Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard will look at Howard’s life and how botched executions energised the movement for the abolition of the death penalty in NSW. Out in 2022.
(Image: @statelibrarynsw)
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In beautiful historic Maling Rd, Canterbury today with @Boroondara! So great to be back chatting to community members in person ☺️🕵️♀️
