Fiona Gatt

I am looking forward to speaking tomorrow night at @historyvictoria following the AGM. Register to attend via Zoom or in person. I will be talking about Melbourne's nineteenth-century shopkeepers. historyvictoria.org.au/event/rhsv-agm…

💌 Like a love letter to rate books, in Provenance, @GattFiona describes the importance of rate books in researching local history, with a focus on Hotham/North Melbourne 1860s to 1901: prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collec… @PHAVicTas

@RachelBCaines It’s, to say it politely, the squits!

Lovers of history mysteries: any idea what a South African War soldier (Australian, of Irish descent) could be referring to when he says many of the troops are “down with a low fever and wherrygonimbles”?

So exciting!

Terrific is the word. Thanks for sharing it

Congratulations @annakent1

In our first piece for 2024, @colourful_hist writes about the recent proposal to destroy records from Britain. 'Setting a dangerous policy precedent: when digitisation leads to destruction' aph.org.au/2024/01/settin…

Had the absolute pleasure of seeing @slamup give an utterly inspiring performance today at a University of Melbourne graduation ceremony. Really gave me a boost as to why the arts and humanities are so important.

UHPH 2024 Conference, University of Sydney, July 11-13, 2024 Real Estate Agency: Land, Housing and Finance in Urban and Planning History Come along, we're running a session on Possession and Dispossession 👇 antipodes.city/2023/11/07/rea…

@LydonJane Thank you. Yes it does look like that, or something very close to Demerara. I cannot find a place in Vic or NSW with that name though, except Demerara was the name of a sugar plantation in British New Guinea and there was a grand house in Oatley West NSW with that name.

3 cheers for anyone who can help read the name of the 'Native place' (top line) of this. Thanks in advance!

Actually no, I think it is a place in NSW

It is a place in Victoria, Australia

Thank you so much to the organisers of the @Contemp_History at Deakin and the organisers of the HDR-led 'Making History' conference on Monday for inviting me to deliver the keynote - and congratulations to you all. It was a marvellous day.

Save the Humanities at Australian Catholic University - Sign the Petition! chng.it/f7WhTGpT via @ChangeAUS

Registrations for the @Contemp_History HDR Conference 'Making Histories' remain open until September 29, and there are still in-person spots available! (HDR attendees will be prioritised. Registration only final after you receive a confirmation email) chrg.deakin.edu.au/2023/09/centre…

I love the kangaroos in my area. If you've got a moment, please sign this petition. They want to kill 65000 of them! Save Mt Alexander Shire's Kangaroos - Sign the Petition! chng.it/FL4LJrMz via @ChangeAUS

Huge congrats to my friend @MaharCaitlin for being shortlisted for the Educational Publishing Awards Australia! educationalpublishing.com.au/the-awards/?y=…

Just emailed my first ever book proposal ...

What a joy