ASHA Strategic Planning Weekend 2019

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Welcome to the New Year and the new committee! In case you haven’t been introduced here are the new committee members: President—Anita Yousif Vice Presidents—Mary Casey & Penny Crook Secretary—Caitlin D’Gluyas Treasurer—Helen Nicholson Web Manager—Nick Pitt Blog Editors—Abi Cryerhall & Jane Rooke Awards Coordinator—Catherine Tucker Education Resources Coordinator—Alison Frappell Other Societies Representative—Iain Stuart Public/Community Engagement […]

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IN MEMORIAM – Barry McGowan

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18 June 1945-1 September 2018 Friend and colleague Barry John McGowan was born on 18 June 1945. Barry’s first degree, and his first career, were in economics. After gaining a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Adelaide in 1967, Barry spent two years as ‘Assistant to the Economist’, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, under the

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EXCAVATION: Former Schofields Aerodrome

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  INTRODUCTION Defence Housing Australia’s (DHA) new Akuna Vista residential development is currently under construction at the site of the former Schofields Aerodrome in Schofields, NSW. GML Heritage, led by excavation directors Dr Jennifer Jones-Travers and Abi Cryerhall, completed historical archaeological excavations to mitigate the impacts of development on three sites associated with the c1820

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HERITAGE NEWS: the latest from the ACT

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The protection of Australia’s commemorative places and monuments report This document has been released recently, prepared by the Australian Heritage Council and the Department of the Environment and Energy heritage staff, on the request of the Minister, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, who sought advice on the adequacy of existing legal protections for places and

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UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE ACT

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ACT Region Heritage Symposium 2018 – Update Heritage On The Edge: Continuity With Change In Canberra? This year’s Symposium will focus on Canberra’s Modern (‘Modernist’) Architecture, a style widely used in Canberra for public buildings and private housing in the mid-20th Century, and of international standing. Its minimalist form is not a contemporary style today

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UPCOMING EVENTS: National Archaeology Week 2018

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Just two more weeks to go until National Archaeology Week kicks off in Australia! The week begins on 21st May, and there are lots of events happening in and around the week (most are free!) that you can pop in to and spread the word about the wonderful archaeological work going on across the country!

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ASHA EVENT: ASHA-CAS Maritime Rock Art Symposium Report

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As an ASHA promotional exercise, both of membership and historical archaeology, it was suggested that your regional representatives might organise a regional event and some measure of financial support might be available for this. As there is no strong Historical Archaeology base in the ACT – there is no tertiary teaching of it here in

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ASHA NEWS: 2018 Conference announcement – The Clearinghouse

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Come see all the research that’s been hiding!Come hear all the results that haven’t seen the light of day!Come and listen to all the wondrous things people have done in the past! Welcome to the 2018 AIMA/ASHA conference, proudly brought to you by University of New England! The Clearinghouse is all about dusting off that

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