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Civil Rights, History, Now

19/03/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 10 Comments

The right to vote has been a struggle the world over. Agitation for the right to participate in the election of the government is a common them in the history of many nations. Associated with the right to vote are a host of related rights: the right to equal access to public venues, the right to equal access to education, to equal treatment by the law... In recent weeks there … [Read more...] about Civil Rights, History, Now

Sausages and Australian Elections

07/09/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 12 Comments

2 small stacks of sliced white bread wrapped in serviettes in the foreground and man at the barbeque in the background

Sausages and elections go hand in hand in Australia.  The schools and community centres which are used throughout the country as polling booths take advantage of elections to do some much-needed fundraising.  The most popular fundraising event is the sausage sizzle. All that is needed is a barbeque, sliced white bread and tomato sauce to make a sausage sandwich.  Often fried … [Read more...] about Sausages and Australian Elections

Seeking Information about Queensland’s Bible in State Schools Referendum 1910

02/09/2010 by Yvonne Perkins 2 Comments

I have added a brief page outlining my current research interest - religion in state schools. Click the tab above and find out more. Throughout my research on Queensland's Bible in State schools referendum of 1910 I have been surprised at the absence of photos of the 1910 federal election and state referendum.  There were plenty of cameras around in 1910.  Commentators at the … [Read more...] about Seeking Information about Queensland’s Bible in State Schools Referendum 1910

Musings on Democracy – Part 1

25/08/2010 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

Write about democracy my supervisor said.  I immediately felt overwhelmed.  Democracy is such a big concept, developed over centuries since the Ancient Greeks.  It is a also a loaded term - wars have been fought over it and it has been incorporated into political ideologies. The way to cut this task to size is to recognise that democracy is but a word.  It only develops … [Read more...] about Musings on Democracy – Part 1

The Federal Election – 1910/2010

24/08/2010 by Yvonne Perkins 4 Comments

It was the 2010 Australian federal election that finally motivated me to create this blog, something I have wanted to do for several months.  During the day of the election I was reading newspaper accounts of the federal election held 100 years ago in 1910.  I have been in the habit of writing e-mails to my supervisor with odd snippets from my research and wrote one about the … [Read more...] about The Federal Election – 1910/2010

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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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