Unlikely Refuge in the Tropics: The Experience of Jewish Holocaust Refugees in the Philippines
Lecture/seminar
In 1937, when Japan invaded China, the German consul in Shanghai evacuated German citizens to the Philippine capital of Manila. Curiously, among the evacuees aboard the ship sailing under the swastika flag were around 30 Jewish families. To support their arrival, the small yet influential…
Mary Booth: The Woman Who Shaped the Anzac Legend, by Rae Frances and Bruce Scates
Book launch
Join Rae Frances and Bruce Scates in conversation with the National Centre of Biography's Michelle Staff as they discuss their latest jointly written book Mary Booth: The Woman Who Shaped the Anzac Legend (Miegunyah, 2026).Drawing on newly uncovered personal correspondence, the authors delve into…
Enchantment and Apocalypse: The Lives and Art of Twin Prodigies, Edward Julius and Charles Maurice Detmold
Seminar
The twin artists Charles Maurice (1883–1908) and Edward Julius (1883–1957) Detmold have been described as ‘two of the most extraordinary figures in the annals of early modern art’. Largely self-taught artistic prodigies, they first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the age of thirteen. But, as…
The House of Blue Glass: A life of Penelope Lucas, by Alan Atkinson
Book launch
Join award-winning historian Alan Atkinson in conversation with Catherine Gay about his latest book The House of Blue Glass: A life of Penelope Lucas (NewSouth, 2026).Following on from his acclaimed joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, in his latest work Alan pieces together the life of…
The Stained Man: A Crime, a Scandal, and the Making of a Nation, by Patrick Mullins
Book launch
The Stained Man: A Crime, a Scandal, and the Making of a Nation (Scribe, 2026) tells the story of Richard 'Dick' Meagher, the Sydney solicitor who incited a campaign to free a man he knew was guilty of attempted murder and subsequently lost it all, including his reputation and ability to…