November 2020
RAHS Day Lecture – The Adventures of ‘Waltzing Matilda’: The First Civilian Aircraft to Reach Australia From Britain after the Second World War
In this lecture, David Carment will discuss the flight of the Waltzing Matilda, the first civilian aircraft to reach Australia from Britain after the Second World War.
Find out more »RAHS Western Sydney Seminar – Land & Community Life, Part 1
Join the RAHS for the first of two online Create NSW Western Sydney Seminars to learn about the history of land and community life in Western Sydney and gain practical skills for your historical research.
Find out more »RAHS Western Sydney Seminar – Land & Community Life, Part 2
Join the RAHS for the second of two online Create NSW Western Sydney Seminars to learn about the history of land and community life in Western Sydney and gain practical skills for your historical research.
Find out more »RAHS/WEA Workshop – Getting to Know the Australian Joint Copying Project
Christine Yeats will explain how to make the best use of this invaluable resource for all areas of historical research, with special focus on family history and biographical research.
Find out more »December 2020
RAHS Day Lecture – Home Talent: Australia’s Itinerant Filmmakers
In this lecture, Graham Shirley will talk about filmmakers who travelled the countryside making 'home talent' films starring a town's leading citizens.
Find out more »February 2021
RAHS Day Lecture – On Foot in Australia: Walking as a Path to Knowledge
In this lecture, Melissa Harper will explore the development of bushwalking as one of Australia's most popular recreational pursuit.
Find out more »RAHS Special Event – Hearing Maud: Deafness in the Archives
In this lecture, Jessica White will discuss her research on Maud Praed and how her own deafness shaped her research and writing on Maud.
Find out more »RAHS/WEA Workshop – The Street Where They Lived: Every Street Has A Story To Tell
Join Christine Yeats, Jenny Sloggett and Angela Phippen as they discuss the available resources and how to go about finding out more about the history of the street where they lived.
Find out more »March 2021
RAHS Day Lecture – The Tasman Map: The Biography of a Map
In this lecture, Ian Burnet will present a biography of the Tasman Map, the Dutch voyages of discovery and how the Mitchell Library acquired this treasure.
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