Posts tagged spring 2019
President’s Report

Since the last newsletter, we’ve held our AGM and History Council Annual Lecture (reported on later in this newsletter), our Ideas Forum on 13 October, have continued our advocacy efforts, and been busy organising our Historians and Truth Telling Symposium! 

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Words to be Heard

16th History Council Annual Lecture presented by Bill Bunbury, 22 August 2019

I was delighted when it was announced that Bill Bunbury was to give the annual History Council WA lecture this year. I have always been a “fan” (if that’s an appropriate choice of word) of Bill’s work dating back to the early 1990s.

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Activism, Struggle & Labour History

16th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, hosted by the Perth branch of ASSLH and held on 3-5 October 2019.

Approximately 90 historians, unionists, activists and supporters gathered recently for the 16th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, hosted by the Perth branch of ASSLH and held on 3-5 October at Perth Trades Hall building (now CFMEU offices).

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