Royal Australian Historical Society

In our joint event with the NSW Chapter of the Independent Scholars Association of Australia (ISAA), join Isabel Deeble as she discusses why Charles Dickens performed readings were the great theatrical sensation of the day.

Join Nancy Cushing as she discusses how pigs were permitted a level of autonomy which drew public censure, governmental regulation and direct punishment by examining instances in the Hunter Valley between 1840–60.

The historically significant Yaralla Estate is one of the last of the large nineteenth century estates remaining in metropolitan Sydney. The Royal Australian Historical Society has secured 12 Yaralla Estate Open Day tickets for a guided tour of the grounds and some of the outbuildings at 11:30am.

Join RAHS Fellow David Carment for a walking tour of Curlew Camp, located in Mosman on Little Sirius Cove's eastern shore. Established in the late 19th century, some of Australia's best known artists – including Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton – spent quite long periods of time living in tents at the site and painting the nearby scenery.

Join Ian Tyrell as he discusses his book 'River Dreams: The People and Landscape of the Cooks River'. Ian will reveal the complex history eveals the complex history of the Cooks River in south-eastern Sydney – a river renowned as Australia's most altered and polluted.

In this joint workshop with WEA Sydney, Gail Davis from State Archives & Records NSW will help researchers learn how to read and interpret handwritten documents, beginning with examples from the late 18th century and continuing into the 20th century.

The RAHS in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine (ANZSHM) present: Military Medicine: Then & Now. This seminar will explore aspects of military medicine and provide insights into how technological developments have transformed medicine on and off the field.

In this talk, space historian Kerrie Dougherty will present the story of the NASA tracking stations in Australia and their roles in supporting the Apollo Moon missions from 1968–72. In particular, she will discuss how NASA's Honeysuckle Creek Station, near Canberra – in conjunction with the Parkes radio telescope – brought the world the live television coverage of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. 

The RAHS Regional Seminar program promotes the study, writing and dissemination of Australian history. It aims to develop historical expertise in the community that will support history and heritage projects. Women, Place and your Community will offer participants practical advice on assessing key record sources, followed by a range of case studies on applying this to research projects.

Join Stephen Gapps as he discusses his 2018 book 'The Sydney Wars' (NewSouth Books) that tells the history of military engagements between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians from 1788-1817.