The Changing Face of Melbourne’s History: Transforming our Statues and Memorials

Online , Australia

Melbourne's statues overwhelmingly depict powerful white men and represent a narrow selection of our history. Recent campaigns to increase the representation of women and Indigenous Australians in Melbourne statues and memorials have begun to change the public face of Melbourne's past and present. This Making Public Histories webinar will explore challenges and opportunities for recreating Melbourne statues and memorials and […]

Material Histories: Australian Food Icons

Online , Australia

The next installment in the seminar series from Australian Catholic University and Old Treasury! ‘Material Histories’ presents new scholarship from a wide range of speakers, all united by their passion for objects!   First speaker: Happy little Vegemite soldiers: rationing, Vegemite and national identity in WWII Vegemite might be an Australian cultural icon now, but the […]

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Duty and Recognition in the Australian Women’s Land Army

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Were the Australian Women's Land Army really the Fourth Service? Many women who joined the Australian Women's Land Army, saw their war work as members of Australia's women's auxiliary services - they had the uniforms, the rules and regulations to follow, they would go wherever in the country they were sent, they would not unionise. […]

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