Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society articles from June 2004

Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society archives from June 2004

'Neither bread enough nor to spare' paying the Anglican parson in early colonial New South Wales.
June 1, 2004... Providing adequate remuneration for clergy has long bedevilled the Christian church. Essentially, two questions require answering: what are the sources of funding and what amount to pay? Letters written circa 50-65AD by St Paul, the Apostle to...

David, Stanley and Norman Drummond: a 'fair deal' for the New South Wales country child in schooling and welfare, 1924-1983.
June 1, 2004... This article explores the contribution made by three influential education and child welfare administrators of the first half of the twentieth century who shared the same surname of 'Drummond' and a similar sectarian religious orientation and...

What do we know about the Scottish convicts?(convicts transported to Australia)
June 1, 2004... Scottish convicts have often been actually or virtually ignored in studies of convict transportation to Australia. This was as much the case when it was acceptable to use national or ethnic frameworks in convict studies as it has been more...

Progressivism in Australia: the case of John Daniel Fitzgerald 1900-1922.
June 1, 2004... In 1984 Michael Roe published an ambitious and challenging work entitled Nine Australian Progressives: Vitalism in Bourgeois Social Thought 1890-1960 in which he argued for the impact on Australian social and political life of the American...

Public spaces? Sydney's wowsers and the spatial conception of decency, 1901-1912.
June 1, 2004... In 1911, a dejected Henry Lawson composed the following lines for his new poem, 'The Song of the Heathen' (1): O this is the Wowsers' land, And the laughing days are o'er, For most of the things that we used to do ...

Clare Wright, Beyond the Ladies Lounge: Australia's Female Publicans.(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Clare Wright, Beyond the Ladies Lounge: Australia's Female Publicans, Melbourne University Press, 2003, 240 pages, illus, paperback; ISBN 0 52285 071 5. This is an excellent account, deriving from Dr Wright's graduate and postgraduate...

Pauline Curby and Virginia Macleod, Good Riddance: A History of Waste Management in Manly, Mosman, Pittwater and Warringah.(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Pauline Curby and Virginia Macleod, Good Riddance. A history of waste management in Manly, Mosman, Pittwater and Warringah, Joint Services Committee of Warringah, Manly, Mosman and Pittwater Councils, 2003, 224 pages; ISBN 0 64642 791 1. ...

Lindsay Baly, Horseman, Pass By: the Australian Light Horse in World War I.(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Lindsay Baly, Horseman, Pass By: The Australian Light Horse in World War I, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville NSW, 2003, 337 pages; ISBN 0 73181 174 7. In introducing her work First to Damascus, Jill, Duchess of Hamilton expounded her reason...

Michael H Styles, Captain Hogan: Sailor, Merchant, Diplomat On Six Continents.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Michael H Styles, Captain Hogan: Sailor, Merchant, Diplomat On Six Continents, Six Continent Horizon, Virginia USA, 2003, 434 pages; ISBN 0 97443 470 1. This book has only a small relevance to Australian history as its protagonist, Michael...

Graeme Orr, Bryan Mercurio, George Williams (editors), Realising Democracy: Electoral Law in Australia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Graeme Orr, Bryan Mercurio, George Williams (editors), Realising Democracy: Electoral Law in Australia, The Federation Press, Annandale, 2003, 272 pages; ISBN 1 86287 481 6. Electoral law in Australia is one of the quieter controversies of...

Paul Hetherington (editor), The Diaries of Donald Friend, vol. 2.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Paul Hetherington (editor), The Diaries of Donald Friend, Volume 2, National Library of Australia, 2003, 720 pages; ISBN 0 64210 765 3 (vol. 2). This is the second volume of Friend's diaries to be published. It is a handsomely presented...

Maryrose Casey, Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre, 1967-1990.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Maryrose Casey, Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre, 1967-1990, University of Queensland Press, 2004, 372 pages; ISBN 0 70223 432 X. Theatre is a powerful instrument for expression. This book examines Aboriginal and Torres...

Robin Haines, Life and Death in the Age of Sail: The Passage to Australia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Robin Haines, Life and Death in the Age of Sail: The passage to Australia, UNSW Press, 2003, 368 pages; ISBN 0 86840 549 3. This sturdily presented book is an examination of what it was like to sail to Australia in the nineteenth century....

Philip Ayres, Owen Dixon.(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Philip Ayres, Owen Dixon, Miegunyah Press, 2003, 400 pages; ISBN 0 52285 045 6. Owen Dixon stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries in the field of law. It has taken thirty years for a biography of sufficient stature to be...

Womanhood Suffrage League.(identification of women in historic photograph )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... In December HISTORY Magazine we asked for your help and of course we got it! Historian Jan Roberts and Curator of Photographs at the Mitchell Library, Alan Davies, needed to identify the ladies gathered for a 1891 photograph of members of the...

Society news.(Royal Australian Historical Society)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Some of our RAHS volunteers have been in the news--for all the right reasons. Margaret Scott, our valued conservator who guides us in the care of our library collection, won a first prize at the recent Royal Easter Show for the best "hand bound...

Personal bookplates.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... There is a long history of personal, or ownership, bookplates but this issue of History will mainly feature 20th century Australian bookplates. Topics include the books of P. Neville Barnett, the collection at the University of Sydney, some...

Meet the RAHS Councillors for 2004.(Royal Australian History Society)
June 1, 2004... R. Ian Jack--President President of the RAHS, a member since 1981, former Head of the History Department and Dean of the Arts Faculty at the University of Sydney, Ian Jack has published and lectured extensively in Australian local and...

Executive action.(building begins on History House, new headquarters and library for the Royal Australian Historical Society)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... It's finally started: the much vaunted and anticipated work on History House has begun. Currently, scaffolding envelops the front of the building and a small team of builders is restoring it to its former glory. Please feel free to drop in and...

New Members Night, Foster Prize winners.(Royal Australian Historical Society)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Thanks to all who attended the New Members Night. The night was a massive success, with around 40 new members being introduced to the RAHS's facilities. Thanks are due to Councillor Beverley Naughton, who catered for the evening. The New...

The inaugural cable lecture: 10 September 2004.(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... The Parish Church of St James', Sydney has established an annual lecture to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr Kenneth Cable AM, distinguished historian, Anglican scholar, Fellow and former President of the RAHS. The Inaugural...

From the Presidential desk.(news of the Royal Australian Historical Society)(Column)
June 1, 2004... You have all been rather deluged with Presidential reports recently in the papers for the Annual General Meeting and in History Magazine, so I shall spare you another version of my particular view of this year in History House. But I do want to...

Classic writings on Australian personal bookplates.
June 1, 2004... There was an exhibition held in 1923 that really brought the growing interest on personal bookplates to the artistic and more general literary community. In the August 1923 edition of Art in Australia (Third Series Number Five) William Moore...

Barnett and the Beacon Press.(P. Neville Barnett's research into woodcut pictorial bookplates)
June 1, 2004... P. Neville Barnett published four of the most outstanding books from the golden era of Australian bookplates at the Beacon Press. These were Woodcut Book-Plates, Pictorial Book-Plates, Armorial Book-Plates and Australian Book-Plates and...

The Australian Bookplate Society.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Australian Bookplate Society aims to promote the creation and collection of bookplates throughout Australia. To achieve this, the Society has created a forum for artists, collectors, would-be collectors and students to come together either...

Colonial bookplates in a Country-House Library.
June 1, 2004... The enthusiasm for bookplates which has framed the character of this issue of History has a strong artistic flavour and a strong twentieth-century emphasis. The art of the bookplate in the last hundred years is a very proper object of study....

Charles Bertie--the researchers' friend.
June 1, 2004... "... the fullness and richness of his long and useful life." When, in early 1872, Paulo Marcolino extracted a very rewarding 64 ounces of gold from one ton of quartz he started a rush which saw by May of that year 1000 prospectors on...

History of bookplates in Australia.
June 1, 2004... BOOKPLATES (ex libris labels in books) denote ownership but they can also indicate a special field of interest, the perpetuation of the family Coat of Arms, an acknowledgment of privilege of ownership, a reflection of art indicating the owners...

An Old Chum Remembers: The Story of Lightning Ridge 1906-1921.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Researchers of the history of northwestern NSW will welcome these new books. An old chum remembers: the story of Lightning Ridge 1906-1921 edited by Barbara Moritz, is a short history of Lightning Ridge which has been taken from a roll of 1921...

100 Lives of Bourke: A Cemetery Interpretation Book.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... A very small but vital resource book is 100 lives of Bourke: a cemetery interpretation book compiled and written by Barbara Hickson, Ann MacLachlan and Heather Nicholls. This book was published with the assistance of a grant allocated by the...

A Pictorial History of Wellington NSW.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Family historians with roots in Wellington should note these two new books. A pictorial history of Wellington NSW compiled by Carole Gass and Judith Hiatt. Apart from the first chapter which deals with Surveyor General John Oxley's exploration...

Shakespeare death records. Complete index 1899 to 1970 and death record sheets 1899 to 1909.(State Roundup)(Shakespeare, New South Wales death records available on CD-ROM)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Shakespeare death records. Complete index 1899 to 1970 and death record sheets 1899 to 1909 is presented on four CDs by the Wellington Historical Society. These CDs were the recipient of a NSW Heritage Council grant administered by the RAHS....

Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records: West Wyalong District Including Barmedman, Weethalle, Caragabal, Tallimba, Yalgogrin, Marsden and Isolated Graves.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... The RAHS Library has a wonderful collection of cemetery registers and new publications are always welcomed. Monumental inscriptions and burial records: West Wyalong District including Barmedman, Weethalle, Caragabal, Tallimba, Yalgogrin,...

Under the Shadow of a Mountain: The Story of West Wallsend Cemetery.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Under the shadow of a mountain: the story of West Wallsend Cemetery by Anne Andrews and Sue Baldwin. A Heritage Grant from the RAHS and the NSW Heritage Office assisted this cemetery project. After an introduction and forward by both authors,...

The House of Prayer: St Bede's Catholic Church, Braidwood, NSW.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Heritage buildings small and large have an important story to tell. The House of Prayer: St Bede's Catholic Church, Braidwood NSW by Robert Parkinson. This publication is a recipient of a Heritage Grant through the RAHS from the NSW Heritage...

The Capitol Theatre Restoration.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... The Capitol Theatre restoration by Lisa Murray. From its beginnings as the 'new' Belmore Market (1892-3) designed by the City Architect, George MacRae, with a series of arches for its 36 entrances and classic decorative stained glass windows,...

The Buddong Flows On, vol. 1: The Old Hands: A Family History.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Some family histories are larger than others and the history of the families of Edward Miles and William Bridle fits into this category. The Buddong flows on. Volume 1: the old hands: a family history collated, written and edited by Margaret...

Australian Mandarin: The Life and Times of Quong Tart.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... One man who made quite an impact on the history of Australia is Quong Tart. Australian Mandarin: the life and times of Quong Tart by Robert Travers. This book is a biography of a fascinating and colourful resident of Sydney. This unusual...

Greycliffe: Stolen Lives.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Books on transport come in various guises. Greycliffe: stolen lives by Steve Brew. At 4.28 pm, November 3 1927 the Royal Mail Steamer Tahiti sliced through the Watson's Bay ferry, the Greycliffe off Bradley's Head killing 40 of its passengers...

Sydney's Forgotten Rural Railways.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Sydney's forgotten rural railways by John Oakes. This is the fourth book to be published in the series of forgotten railways written by the author. The three rural railways about which he writes are the Camden to Campbelltown, the Richmond to...

Liverpool and District Historical Society Minute Books: Committee and General Meetings 22 June 1959 to 14 December 2002.(State Roundup)(Liverpool, New South Wales records available on microfiche)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Some affiliated societies are really trying to set the right example for their community by getting their own records in order. Liverpool and District Historical Society minute books: Committee and general meetings 22 June 1959 to 14 December...

The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: From the Hunter Valley to the Transvaal.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Military historians should note that The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: from the Hunter Valley to the Transvaal by Leslie H. Perret is a revised copy of the publication, "The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902): from the Hunter Valley to the Transvaal with...

Upstaged: Australian Women Dramatists in the Limelight at Last.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... In a time when radio was king, many Australian women writers turned to writing drama. Upstaged: Australian women dramatists in the limelight at last by Michelle Arrow. This book is a history of female Australian writers of drama. It covers...

Sydney's Aboriginal Past: Investigating the Archaeological and Historic Records.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... A particularly important reference book to join our library collection is Sydney's Aboriginal Past: Investigating the Archaeological and Historic Records by Val Attenbrow. This publication is the result of many years of archaeological and...

Fortunes of Fire: A Historical Saga.(State Roundup)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... And now for something totally different. Fortunes of fire: a historical saga by Grant Rodwell is a work of fiction based upon early Australian and Pacific history, some of which came from a journal written in the 1830s by a Joseph Henry...

Library acquisitions.(Royal Australian Historical Society library)(Bibliography)
June 1, 2004... ADAMS, Mel, Sam Lewis memorial booklet, NSW Teacher's Federation, 1976, 920 LEW ALEXANDER, Hal; Griffiths, Phil, A few rough reds: stories of rank and file organising Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Canberra Regional...

Historyweek > 2004.(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... 11-19 SEPTEMBER 2004 links in time LINKS IN TIME, THE THEME FOR HISTORY WEEK 2004, EXPLORES CONNECTIONS AND CONTINUITIES The past is all around us. It's there in our books, our records, our archives, our institutions and our memories. It is...

National Trust Heritage Awards.(Australia )
June 1, 2004... The Society was thrilled to see two Councillors, and an ex-Councillor win National Trust Heritage Awards. Carol Liston, editor of the Journal, and past President, was part of a team which won an award for the Adaptive Re-use...

Australia on the map 1606-2006.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... 2006 marks the 400th anniversary of the first mapping of Australia. Since then, many maps of the country have been made. A Federal Committee has been formed, with branches in each state and territory. Many events are being planned,...

Adrian Feint (1894-1971).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Adrian Feint began creating bookplates in 1922 with his plate for the Sydney Municipal Children's Library. He used a number of mediums but is best knwon for his wood-cuts like this one of the Rose Bay Convent. At the First International...