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War, Emotions and Beliefs

16/12/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 8 Comments

Over the last few months I have been dealing with life, the universe and the mundane. I had so much on my plate that I regretfully decided to reduce the pressure by taking a pause on my blog. But I am back! Over the next few weeks I will share some of what I have been doing. Today I thought I would give you an update on my book project. When I was in Melbourne for the birth of … [Read more...] about War, Emotions and Beliefs

Pause, Reflect and Share… and a note to publishers

18/08/2015 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

Tomorrow I am driving to Canberra and will be in Melbourne at the end of the week. I am looking forward to researching at the State Library of Victoria and the Public Records Office of Victoria as well as catching up with family and friends. I have identified some key soldiers for my book and will be doing further research into the lives of a couple of the Victorian … [Read more...] about Pause, Reflect and Share… and a note to publishers

Australians and the Great War at the National Library

22/06/2015 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

With two daughters now living in Canberra and research required for my book, I am frequently visiting our national capital. On the weekend I attended a seminar about writing during World War One at the National Library of Australia. In the lunch break we had the opportunity to join a curator’s tour of the Library’s World War One exhibition, ‘Keepsakes: Australians and the Great … [Read more...] about Australians and the Great War at the National Library

Indian Soldiers Fought at Gallipoli

28/04/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 13 Comments

The Anzac Day that was bigger than ever has been and gone. Returned soldiers from Australia and New Zealand have marched for another year, remembering wars past and present. This year was the centenary of the event that started it all – the landing of British forces at Gallipoli. Australians and New Zealanders were there. And so were many Indians. New Zealand journalist, … [Read more...] about Indian Soldiers Fought at Gallipoli

Australia: Respect, Rubbish Bins and Underwear

23/04/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 13 Comments

I was astonished. There have been so many complaints about the branding of Anzac and Gallipoli but I never expected to see a rubbish bin adorned with the official logo of the centenary of the landing at Gallipoli. There it was on Glenferrie Road. I was walking to the hairdresser, minding my own business, and the anniversary was thrust in front of me, unasked, via a rubbish … [Read more...] about Australia: Respect, Rubbish Bins and Underwear

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Yvonne Perkins is a professional historian and launched Stumbling Through the Past in August 2010. Focusing on history, and Australian history in particular, posts include interviews, book reviews, news reports on conferences and reflective pieces.

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