When I was a PhD student under the supervision of Alan Mayne, I spent an exciting few months volunteering on… Read more New book on ‘Little Lon’
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Coming Home: WW1
Nice work Melbourne History Workshop team—led by Nicole Davis (current Ph.D. student) and George Vanags (M.A. 2011)— and great to be part… Read more Coming Home: WW1
Cast a vote for ‘My Marvellous Melbourne’ in the Australian Podcast Awards
If you enjoyed our ‘My Marvellous Melbourne’ podcast episodes in 2018, perhaps you’d like to cast a vote for us… Read more Cast a vote for ‘My Marvellous Melbourne’ in the Australian Podcast Awards
SOAC2019 Call for Abstracts
The theme for the (SOAC2019) is: Australian Cities and Regions in an Era of Disruption and Innovation. Disruption and… Read more SOAC2019 Call for Abstracts
Long live Pellegrini’s
Sisto Malaspina is dead. Long live Pellegrini’s. There has been an outpouring of grief in Melbourne, with many tributes and… Read more Long live Pellegrini’s
Vale Mirka Mora
We mourn the passing in August of Mirka Mora (1928-2018), Melbourne artist extraordinaire. In 1998 Mirka wrote to me about… Read more Vale Mirka Mora
My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 6
It’s been a year since our first My Marvellous Melbourne podcast went to air, and we’re thrilled in the Melbourne… Read more My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 6
Emblazon
I was delighted to be the guest speaker at the launch of the City Gallery’s latest exhibition “Emblazon: Melbourne’s Coat… Read more Emblazon
‘Awkward introductions’
Environmental historian Pete Minard explores the vexed history of species acclimatisation in today’s Sunday Age piece, and in particular the… Read more ‘Awkward introductions’
Australia’s Friendly History
Before governments stepped in to provide welfare, friendly societies provided vital financial and social support to many Australian communities.… Read more Australia’s Friendly History