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.
Find out more »RAHS Special Event – Indigenous Intermediaries and the Art of Encounter
In this lecture, Tiffany Shellam will discuss the experiences of two Indigenous Australians who were intermediaries on maritime expeditions.
Find out more »April 2021
Finding Your Ancestors: Researching Aboriginal Family History in NSW (Session 1 – April 2021)
Join Paul Irish and Michael Bennett, and special guests from Aboriginal communities, archives and libraries, for our monthly online series as they answer your questions about the best way to research your family.
Find out more »RAHS Day Lecture – The Tragic Story of Cassim and Abdallah
In this lecture, Mark St Leon will talk about the tragic story of Cassim and Abdallah, two Indian performers accused of murder in colonial New South Wales.
Find out more »RAHS Day Lecture – Judith Anderson: From Adelaide to Broadway and Hollywood [POSTPONED]
In this lecture, Desley Deacon will talk about her research on Judith Anderson, an Australian-born Leading Lady of the American Stage.
Find out more »RAHS/ISAA Lecture – The Real Sacred River: Truth-Telling and the Power of Regional Histories
In this lecture, Grace Karskens will present her findings from a current collaborative project, The Real Secret River: Dyarubbin.
Find out more »RAHS Special Event – An Introduction to Managing Local Societies in Changing Times
The introduction will look at three key areas of concern for local societies: Governance and societies; Arranging and describing your collection; Planning a digitisation project.
Find out more »May 2021
Finding Your Ancestors: Researching Aboriginal Family History in NSW (Session 2 – May 2021)
Join Paul Irish and Michael Bennett, and special guests from Aboriginal communities, archives and libraries, for our monthly online series as they answer your questions about the best way to research your family.
Find out more »RAHS Day Lecture – That Luminous Moment: The ‘wild and enthusiastic’ ways of artist, mystic and republican Adelaide Ironside (1831-1867)
In this lecture, Kiera Lindsay will talk about artist and republican Adelaide Ironside, and reveal fresh insights into women's participation in colonial politics and the influence of new spiritualism during this period.
Find out more »NAW Evening Lecture – Tales of Sunny Corner: Gold Mining, Silver Smelting and the Birth of Broken Hill
In this National Archaeology Week lecture, Iain Stuart will talk about the gold and silver mining history of Sunny Corner and its connection to the birth of Broken Hill.
Find out more »June 2021
Finding Your Ancestors: Researching Aboriginal Family History in NSW (Session 3 – June 2021)
Join Paul Irish and Michael Bennett, and special guests from Aboriginal communities, archives and libraries, for our monthly online series as they answer your questions about the best way to research your family.
Find out more »RAHS Day Lecture – Truganini: Journey through the Apocalypse
In this lecture, Cassandra Pybus will talk about the subject of her book - Truganini: Journey through the Apocalypse (NewSouth 2020).
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