Biography Footnotes, no 11, December 2012
The latest edition of the NCB's newsletter, Biography Footnotes is now available on the web. In it you will find news of the launch of volume 18 of the ADB - both in hardcopy and online;…
ADB Volume 18 Launched
Volume 18 of the ADB, which includes entries for people who died in 1981-90, with surnames beginning L-Z, was launched by Queensland Governor, Penelope Wensley AC, on 6 December. The entries are also…
Dr Carolyn Strange awarded CASS Mentor of the Year
This award aims to recognise the exceptional mentorship skills of a staff member who has a mentorship role for other staff and/or postgraduate students. Carolyn Strange was chosen from 13 candidates…
Bennelong embarks on his great ocean voyage - December 1792
In December 1792, the cultural explorer Bennelong, an Eora man of the Wangal clan, set off on the long ocean voyage from Sydney Cove. This placed him in a position to personally examine the country…
Award trifecta for History PhD student, Laura Rademaker
School of History PhD student, Laura Rademaker, has been awarded the National Library of Australia's Norman McCann Scholarship for a tenure at the Library in Summer 2013. Rademaker will use the time…
'History for the Australian Curriculum' text book series launched
The inaugural text books for the Australian Curriculum in History were recently published and will be introduced into the curriculum in 2013. Manning Clark Professor of History,…
New book launched: Living with Fire by Christine Hansen and Tom Griffiths
On 23 November 2012, a new book by Christine Hansen and Tom Griffiths was launched in one of the communities that suffered on Black Saturday. Entitled Living with Fire: People, nature and…