Charmaine Robson
@charmr.bsky.social
Historian of Australian missions and colonisation, nursing and health history. Hon lecturer, UNSW. Writing a biography of a woman activist/musician/author.
IHR Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks. Please post! @dralanagharris.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @camunicampop.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org
IHR Women@ihrwomen.bsky.social · last wk.Call for Participants for IHR Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks to be held Friday, 20th of November 2026.
A new instalment of Past/Present is live and ready for you! In this latest column in The Guardian, Anne O'Brien reflects on what we can learn from Australia's past housing crises. Follow the link for more! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia has had housing crises before: what can we learn from them? | Anne O’Brien
When governments make access to housing more equitable, it’s because they recognise its social and economic value
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UPCOMING EVENT: Join us this week, for SAMHS Lecture: "Development of liver transplantation in South Australia", presented by Hugh Harley Thursday 23 July 2026, 6 PM - 7 PM, In-person Details: www.anzshm.au/events-calen...
BEN HANEMAN BIENNIAL LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT: State Library of NSW Wed, 12 August 2026 6 PM - 7:30 PM Registration & details: lnkd.in/gWPACfcX The talk will be followed by drinks & refreshments This lecture is in honour of the Late Ben Haneman, physician and book collector.
I’m also looking forward to this event! Make sure you book up soon or you’ll miss out!
Warwick Anderson@wombatscholar.bsky.social · last mo.Looking forward to @hanspols.bsky.social public lecture at the State Library of NSW on the rise and decline of community mental health care in Australia. 6-7.30 pm August 12, 2026. Registration open. @anzshm.bsky.social @austhistassoc.bsky.social @aahpsss.bsky.social @sydsts.bsky.social
Join us later this month, with the authors of "Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium & the Taming of Bipolar Disorder" as the authors discuss the first biography of the ground breaking Australian doctor who discovered the drug that has changed so many lives. Details: lnkd.in/gVAkqcTi
12‑month fixed‑term fellowship for early‑career historians in Australian history at the University of Sydney starting 2027. Historians of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and scholars working in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander history, are especially encouraged to apply.
Colonel George Johnson Fellowship in Australian History
A 12‑month fixed‑term opportunity at 0.8 FTE, starting 2027 with scope for variation Applications are invited for the 2027 Colonel George Johnston Fellowship in Australian History for early‑career his...
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Former Labor, now Independent, Senator Fatima Payman should get bonus hazard pay for having to sit this close to racist stupidity in the Senate chamber. #auspol
🌟 PhD Opportunity in History of Health 🌟 Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950 to 1970 with Prof Catharine Coleborne Newcastle (or Sydney-based) Domestic students only Applications close 30 January 2026 ❗ More information ⬇️ www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear... #histSTM #histmed
A Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950s to 1970s
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This workshop will introduce you to some of the friendly faces currently behind the Health and History Journal, the editor Effie Karageorgos and editorial officer Gemma Lucy Smart and help de-mystify the peer review process.
We will discuss: - What is the point of peer reviewing? - How does a reviewer approach this task? - What are the possible outcomes of review? - And, how do you approach addressing feedback and making changes?
Online Workshop - ANZSHM x Health & History What is the peer review process and how do you deal with reviewer feedback? February 26th 2025 @ 3pm AEDT (2pm AEST) Zoom details: lnkd.in/g77JzGdg... Password: 534412 Health and History Journal: lnkd.in/gH8u3QJ6
If you're new to our service you should know that we are more than just St Bartholomew’s. We hold the records of more than 30 organisations, including medical schools, maternity homes, poor law infirmaries, and much more. You can find a list of collections we hold here - tinyurl.com/d9ds6nhv
‘Wild Partners' is not just history; it’s a powerful account of what it means to stand your ground in a changing world. This story of survival, defiance and deep connection to land traces the lived history of the Maututu Nakanai people of West New Britain, PNG. doi.org/10.22459/WP....
📣 Are you a First Nations individual studying, researching or working in a history-related field? Our First Nations Officer Jadzia Stronell is inviting First Nations history students to be spotlighted across our social media platforms! Check out more information via buff.ly/r5vKXHN
#PhD research callout! I am seeking History teachers in NSW for a short interview about NSW History 7-10 syllabuses. If you have taught History in NSW and are interested, please enter your details into this form. forms.office.com/r/cvf5QfLrLb Ethics approval: H16788 Please share!
Richard Waterhouse reviews, ‘We Are a Farming Class’: Dubbo’s Hinterland, 1870–1950, by Peter Woodley @anupress.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Today marks 50 years of Papua New Guinean independence! In honour of the occasion, Brad Underhill, Keimelo Gimapau, and Helen Gardner published Debating the Nation: Speeches from the House of Assembly, 1972-1975. On APH, Nick Ferns reviews the new collection! aph.org.au/2025/09/book... #PNG
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Maroubra’s migrant past remembered at special community event
A special event to honour the legacy and 75th anniversary of the opening of the former Bunnerong Migrant Hostel will be held on Monday 22 September 2025 at the Heffron Centre in Maroubra.
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ABC Radio National's #Top100Books of the 21st century (so far). Voting closes in 18 days. 📚 #books #BookSky www.abc.net.au/listen/radio...
People in Melbourne, get along to the rally at 9am tomorrow (Thursday 11 September) on the footpath outside Melbourne University Press (715 Swanston Street, Carlton) to demand that Meanjin be saved. (I'll be there in spirit)
James Ley@jamesley.bsky.social · 11mo agoHi there! Welcome! Do follow Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine! @anzshm.bsky.social
European Association for the History of Medicine and Health@eahmh.bsky.social · 11mo agoHello world! EAHMH is now officially on Bluesky. Follow us to receive updates about all things #histmed (but also #histsci, #STS) etc. For those of you joining us in Berlin for our biannual conference, please help us spread the word by using #eahmh25!
Two Sydney Uni staff members are being sued in Australia's Federal Court by complainants who claim that statements opposing genocide and Zionist oppression of Palestinians are racist hate speech. Please give what you can to help @nickriemer.bsky.social & @professorjkeane.bsky.social's legal defence
Help USyd Palestine advocates defeat Israel Lobby legal attack!
Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane are academics at the University of Sydney and long-time advocates of freedom and justice for Palestinians. Since October 7, in articles, on social media and at ...
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📜 Witness History tonight with #hcnswmember Parliament of NSW Celebrate the centenary of Millicent Preston-Stanley’s 1925 election — the first female MP Register for the livestream taking place tonight at 5:30pm via buff.ly/MehlAx4 #NSWParliament #MillicentPrestonStanley #WomenInPolitics
I’m recruiting a PhD student to work with me in Melbourne on the history of empire in Micronesia and the Pacific. We are offering a full scholarship, Australian and international students can apply. More info here, please reach out if you are interested www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
Pacific powers: Imperial competition and cooperation in Micronesia
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Trove has now digitised the Richmond Guardian from 1931-1936. If you're looking for local footy legends, vintage ads or just want a glimpse of what life was like for the residents of Richmond Victoria during the Depression, check it out! #trove #phavictas
Please share and join the MARCH FOR HUMANITY SAVE GAZA March across the Sydney Harbour Bridge Sunday 3 August 2025 Meeting at Lang Park 1pm Called for by the Palestine Action Group Sydney #MarchForHumanity #SaveGaza #FreePalestine
