New Book: Living with Fire
Living with Fire People, Nature and History in Steels Creek by Christine Hansen and Tom Griffiths (CSIRO Publishing, 2012). ISBN: 9780643104792 On 23 November 2012, a new book by…
Bright star of desert archaeology
Nicolas Rothwell writes about Mike Smith's forthcoming book, The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts: HALF a decade ago it became clear to Mike Smith, the bright star of Australian desert…
2013 NMA Student Prize
2013 National Museum of Australia Student Prize for History of Australian Science or Australian Environmental History Deadline for Submission: 30 November 2012 The National Museum of Australia and…
Book on the history of the Antarctic Treaty System wins award
Australia and the Antarctic Treaty System: 50 Years of Influence (UNSW Press), edited by Marcus Haward and Tom Griffiths, has been named a joint winner in the category of Tertiary Scholarly Resource…
'The Forest Man: EHF Swain' radio program
Listen to a radio program on Australian forester E. H. F. Swain. This program is based on the work of John Dargavel, Gregory Barton, Brett Bennett and Keven Frawley. EHF Swain, born 1883, was a…
TEDxSydney: Tom Griffiths - Ice Core Warnings
Tom Griffiths is the W K Hancock Professor of History at the Australian National University and has written a history of Antarctica entitled Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to Antarctica. In January…
Stockholm Archipelago Lectures: Quest for the Unity of Knowledge
Lecture series with humanist scholar David Lowenthal 3-19 September 2012 We are recording the lectures and linking to the audio files below as they become available: Monday 3 September, 5-6 pm:…