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The Dream of a Century: The Griffins in Australia’s capital

16/04/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 7 Comments

The capital city of Australia is a twentieth century creation.  It emerged from a paddock in rural New South Wales one hundred years ago.  On 12th March 1913 Lady Denman, the wife of Australia’s Governor-General, stood on the newly laid foundation stones and announced the name of the city to be – Canberra. The city had already been born by the time the crowd gathered in the … [Read more...] about The Dream of a Century: The Griffins in Australia’s capital

India at the Australian Historical Association Conference

23/07/2012 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

Chinese-Australian history was well covered at the Australian Historical Association Conference but when I reviewed my conference notes I realised that a number of the sessions I attended were about the relationship between India and Australia.  I have only dabbled in this history during a seminar in my honours year, but increasingly I feel drawn to learn more.  Indians have … [Read more...] about India at the Australian Historical Association Conference

Connections: Australian Historical Association Annual Conference 2012

10/07/2012 by Yvonne Perkins 5 Comments

This week I’m in Adelaide for the feast of history that is the annual Australian Historical Association Conference.  Each day I’ll share with you my experience of the conference on this blog. My first experience of a historical conference was earlier this year at the American Historical Association annual conference in Chicago.  Well…  I didn’t travel outside Sydney.  My … [Read more...] about Connections: Australian Historical Association Annual Conference 2012

Delhi

09/10/2010 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

Tuesday 5th October was a significant day.  I handed in my honours thesis and my mother had her seventieth birthday.  Both of us were very busy on the day but we managed to talk to each other on the phone.  Technology helps to minimise the 700 odd kilometres that lie between us. I have not written any posts in the last month because I needed to minimise distractions.  However, … [Read more...] about Delhi

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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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