Recently added articles from Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society:

2007 Foster prize winners.(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Foster Prize is awarded annually by the RAHS. The award is made to the top student/s undertaking the Higher School Certificate Modern History Extension course, who undertook the Australian History option in association with a History Project in ...

A new face in the RAHS Library.(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008 ... In March RAHS Librarian Kathy Curran left us to take up the position of Senior Library Technician at the Catholic Institute of Sydney's Veech Library, situated in Strathfield. We wish her all the best in her new job. The new face in our Library is Donna Newton. During 2007, Donna had ...

Heritage and the historian: presidential address to the society's Annual General Meeting, 29 April 2008.(From the President's Desk)

Jun 01, 2008; Jack, Ian ... Presidential addresses can take two contrasting forms. The form which I have adopted in the past has been a short, illustrated talk on some aspect of my own recent research which I thought would interest those who attend the Annual General Meeting and also interest those more numerous ...

Shockwaves: a domestic servant's tale.

Jun 01, 2008; Jones, Lainie ... In 1928, my mother's journey from England to Australia took eight weeks. Travelling via the Suez Canal would have shortened the voyage considerably but the SS Ballarat was carrying cargo, and its passengers--many of them sponsored immigrants with little money--were resigned to the longer ...

VALE: Henry Chan (1937-2008).(Obituary)

Jun 01, 2008; Jack, Ian ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The sudden, unexpected death of Henry Chan on 11 April 2008 has not only shocked his many friends but has left undone significant projects on the history of Chinese people in Australia and New Zealand. Henry was always so full of energy, full of ...

Australian Dictionary of Biography: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au.(Free Sites)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... This site includes all entries in the ADB volumes 1-16 and the supplementary volume. The articles are concise, authoritative accounts of the lives of significant and representative persons in Australian history who died before 1980. In the ADB the most eminent people in ...

Australian War Memorial service records: http://www.awm.gov.au/ database/biographical.asp.(Free Sites)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... Check out your grandfather's or great-uncles' service from the Sudan (1885) to modern peace-keeping forces. You may find photographs, letters and signatures ...

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org.(Old Bailey On Line)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... This site indexes the proceedings of the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court, from 1674 to 1913. As such it is a fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials. The project was a ...

Royal Historical Society bibliography of British and Irish history: http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/.(Old Bailey On Line)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... This is a database of over 400,000 records, by far the most complete online bibliographical resource on British and Irish history, including relations with the empire and the Commonwealth. The Bibliography is updated annually, and includes near-comprehensive coverage of works since 1901 ...

London, Edinburgh and Belfast gazettes: http://gazettes.co.uk.(Old Bailey On Line)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published. The London Gazette is the oldest surviving English newspaper and the ...

The Times (London).(History On Line)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... The Times Digital Archive has 7,688,758 articles covering the period 1785 to 1985. It includes birth, death and marriage notices, business advertisements, parliamentary reports and news stories. Read about the new Macquarie Lighthouse ...

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers.(History On Line)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... HCPP now includes over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to the present. This resource includes parliamentary reports on a wide range of ...

Pay for use.(History On Line)(use of databases)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... Pay for use databases are a contentious form of public-private partnership often used in the genealogical field. The private company makes the records accessible then charges users for access. The institution holding the records reduces demands on the ...

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (1384-1858): http://www.nationalarchives.gov. uk/documentsonline/wills.asp.(History On Line)(Brief article)

Jun 01, 2008; Whitaker, Anne-Maree ... In this database you can search the indexes free, and if you want a copy of a will it is just 3.50 [pounds sterling] (under $10) and the document is delivered to your computer screen immediately. The PCC Wills, held by The National Archives in London, cover the period from 1384 to 1858. ...

Encounters with strangers: meeting rituals down under.(first meeting between Indigenous peoples of Australia and explorers James Cook and Joseph Banks)

Jun 01, 2008; Newbury, Paul ... As the Endeavour approached the southern shore of Botany Bay in April 1770, Joseph Banks noted the natives 'scarce lifted their eyes' when the vessel passed within 300 metres of where they were fishing. The peoples' indifference flabbergasted him because at thirty-two metres with high ...

Bonegilla's beginnings.(State Roundup)(Brief article)(Book review)

Jun 01, 2008; Metzke, Mari ... Bonegilla's beginnings, by Ann Tundern-Smith, published by Triple D Books. This book explores the social and cultural significance of the diverse history of Bonegilla over its more than 100 year existence, with a particular focus on the time when Arthur Calwell, Australia's first Minister ...

Partly Portuguese, almost Australian: untold Australian tales of two Portuguese daughters.(State Roundup)(Brief article)(Book review)

Jun 01, 2008; Metzke, Mari ... Partly Portuguese, almost Australian: untold Australian tales of two Portuguese daughters, by Gina Pinto & Christina Coelho, published by Partly Portuguese Productions. This book is provides a warm and insightful glimpse into the experience of Portuguese immigrants, exemplified through the ...

Wowsers, bowsers & peppercorn trees: a collection of history from Ariah Park and district.(State Roundup)(Brief article)(Book review)

Jun 01, 2008; Metzke, Mari ... Wowsers, bowsers & peppercorn trees: a collection of history from Ariah Park and district, compiled by Nigel Judd, published by Temora Shire Council. This collection of history is the result of a community project celebrating the centenary of Ariah Park. It is a glimpse into the workings ...

Glory Days of Gravesend: 1840-1940.(State Roundup)(Brief article)(Book review)

Jun 01, 2008; Metzke, Mari ... Glory Days of Gravesend: 1840-1940, researched and compiled by Fay Cains for Gravesend & District Historical Society, offers a broad history of the Gravesend District, from the time of its settlement. It contains a range of local stories from rabbit trapping, to the fire at ...

Echoes of the ANZAC: Manildra and district's WWI story, 1914.(State Roundup)(Brief article)(Book review)

Jun 01, 2008; Metzke, Mari ... Echoes of the ANZAC: Manildra and district's WWI story, 1914, by Heather Nicholls, with assistance from Tegan Nicholls, published by G. K. Craig Printers. This book tells the history of the town of ...