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RAHS/SAG* Seminar – Women in History
Join Carol Liston, Christine Yeats, Noeline Kyle and Joy Hughes as they explore topics from women’s history and techniques for researching women in history. A detailed program will be posted on the SAG website when available.
Find out more »RAHS Day Lecture – Rayner Hoff: A sculptor’s life revealed
Deborah Beck will discuss the extraordinary life of Rayner Hoff (1894-1937) − his influence on Australian art and culture, his family life, and his substantial contribution as a teacher at the National Art School in Darlinghurst.
Find out more »RAHS/OHNSW* Seminar – An Introduction to Oral History
This talk introduces historians of all kinds to the possibilities and pitfalls of 'making memories' or doing oral history interviews with people about their experiences of the past. It asks why oral histories matter as an historical source, and explores the various ways in which they can be used.
Find out more »*POSTPONED* RAHS/UNESCO AMOW Committee Seminar – Documentary Heritage and the Australian Memory of the World Register
The Royal Australian Historical Society in conjunction with the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World (AMOW) Committee present: 'Documentary Heritage and the Australian Memory of the World Register'. This seminar will include a keynote address by the Mitchell Librarian, Richard Neville, as well as talks by Dr Roslyn Russell and Nyree Morrison.
Find out more »RAHS/WEA* Workshop – Online Photographs from the Past
Bring your family history to life with historical photos that help you see things as your ancestors saw them. Explore websites such as Historypin, Flickr, Trove and Pinterest and learn how you can make them work for you.
Find out more »RAHS/Thredbo Historical Society – Cocktail Evening and Talk
Join the Royal Australian Historical Society and Thredbo Historical Society for their annual cocktail evening. Join guest speaker Randy Wieman, Australian and European freestyle skiing champion of the 1970s, who will discuss Australia’s transition from hot-dogging to freestyle skiing, including aerials, moguls and ballet.
Find out more »RAHS/HHA Evening Lecture – Art Deco Sydney: A Persistent Presence
In our first joint event with Historic Houses Association of Australia join Claudia Chan Shaw for this talk on Sydney Art Deco. This lecture will explore Art Deco Sydney, a visual culture defined not only through architecture, but also through graphic and interior design, the decorative arts and photography.
Find out more »RAHS/ASHET Evening Lecture – Saving the World: Australian Innovation in Solar Heat and Power
Join Debbie Rudder as she discusses the important contributions Australian engineers have made to the different types of solar water heaters and developments in photovoltaic technologies.
Find out more »RAHS Day Lecture – Where Australian Collides With Asia
Ian Burnet will discuss the epic voyages of natural history of Continent Australia and the British naturalists Joseph Banks, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. Each of these naturalists made huge contributions to our understanding of the unique flora and fauna of Australia, the effect of geological forces on the diversity of life forms in the natural world and the origin of species.
Find out more »Create NSW RAHS/State Archives & Records Seminar – Taking your Research Outside the Square
Join RAHS President Christine Yeats, Associate Professor and RAHS Senior Vice President Carol Liston AO, RAHS Treasurer Dr Kathrine Reynolds and Exhibitions Curator at NSW State Archives & Records Dr Penny Stannard for this research focused seminar at Kingswood.
Find out more »RAHS/HHA Lecture & Tour – Jorn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House: Architecture and the City
In our second joint event with Historic Houses Association of Australia, join Dr. Peter Kohane for this talk offering insights into Jorn Utzon’s work. The Sydney Opera House is analysed with reference to the platform, the relationship of the building to the city and the idea of a monument. Following the talk there will be a tour conducted by Steve McAuley, senior guide and history specialist at the Sydney Opera House. We all know this iconic landmark – but do we really? The tour will take you around the site and places where you may have never been before.
Find out more »RAHS Excursion – Guided Tour of the Reserve Bank of Australia Museum
Join us for a guided tour of the Reserve Bank of Australia Museum. The Museum tells the story of Australia's banknotes against the background of the nation's economic and social development, from colonial settlement through to the current era. Attendees are welcome to join us for morning tea at History House at 9:30am, before walking to the Reserve Bank. Alternatively, attendees can meet outside the Reserve Bank at 10:30am.
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