These are samples of materials in different languages relating to specific topics in Australian history. Our project will curate these resources and provide translations of selected materials. We hope that teachers and students will use our communications channels to suggest topics and provide feedback on resources.
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Congratulations to @ebonynilsson, winner of the 2024 Allan Martin Award for her project ‘Russians Among Us’! The judges welcomed this 'innovative' proposal and its focus on 'local communities' using 'English and Russian sources'. A heart congrats! 🎉
At a conference recently I suggested that something like this would be useful for historians around the world (particularly in ex-colonies) who may have German but not this specific skill. I'm watching this development with interest.
Is this the ‘Heads of History’ meeting?
No! It’s outgoing @AustHistAssoc President @fbongiornoanu prompting us all to ponder ‘What is History For?’ At #OzHA2024 Inspiring stuff.
The question Telling the Time comes up frequently in perjury cases involving Chinese migrants in the Australian courts. Here a Chinese calendar from Melbourne was used as evidence; European time was Truth in Australian courts so using Chinese time was a lie.
Bendigo, 1895.