You are cordially invited to the Twelfty-Eleventh Annual Archaeologists’ Picnic (AAP). Sunday 17th December 2017, 1pm. Enmore Park (bounded by Enmore Rd, Victoria Rd, Llewellyn St, and Black St) Marrickville, Sydney. Bring your family, friends, pets. Bring a plate. In case of inclement weather, the honourable organising committee suggest you go to the pub instead […]
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Do you have a Cantonese ancestor but have never been to China? Do you want to know more about your Cantonese roots but don’t know where to start? Are you interested in learning more about overseas Chinese culture and heritage? You might be interested in the upcoming Chinese Australian Hometown Heritage Tour to Guangdong, China.
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Expressions of Interest are being sought by the National Trust (Queensland) for the Heritage Advocacy Committee. The committee exists to assist the National Trust board achieve its advocacy objectives for Queensland heritage – natural, built and cultural. The Advocacy Committee, is calling for up 6 new Committee members. The following information details the background, the
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The ASHA Committee would like to thank everyone that attended the 2017 Travelling Stories conference! We hope that you had a fantastic time travelling through Tassie and experiencing all sorts of stories, and learning new ways of interpreting them. A HUGE thank you goes out to the conference committee, from both ASHA and Interpretation Australia,
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UCL Press is delighted to announce a brand new open access textbook that may be of interest to list subscribers: Key Concepts in Public Archaeology. The book can be downloaded for free as a PDF and app, read online for free, and purchased in paperback and hardback. Free PDF download/app/enhanced online edition HERE This book
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The Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology and Interpretation Australia wish to welcome the 2017 Conference delegates to the ‘Travelling Stories: Connecting People and Landscapes’ Conference! Below are all the links you need: who, what, when, where and how of the first joint conference between ASHA and IA. We look forward to catching up with friends
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ASHA’s Twitter account needs you! We are looking for a small group of committed Twitter users to run the ASHA Twitter account. Ideally we would like to have people from different cities and regions to promote local events and ASHA happenings to the ASHA community. Plus of course find and share interesting news stories! If
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One of the most significant finds from the 2002 Casselden Place, Melbourne, archaeological investigations (50 Lonsdale Street) was a medal struck to commemorate the Cessation of Convict Transportation (see images below, source: GML Heritage). The medal commemorates not only the victory of the anti-transportation movement but also the 50th anniversary of the founding of Tasmania
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The Heritage Listed QANTAS hangar at Longreach has turned 95. The hangar was where QANTAS first began it’s operations, and is now the location of the QANTAS Founders Museum. The Museum hosted a morning tea to celebrate the hangars birthday, which was added to the Register in 2009. For more information, please see: https://qfom.com.au/2017/08/07/media-release-national-heritage-listed-qantas-hangar-turns-95/ Image:
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The ‘Travelling Stories’ joint ASHA and Interpretation Australia conference is just around the corner. Is there a seat with your name on it on the bus and you just haven’t gotten around to registering yet? Don’t forget that registrations close 5pm on the 20th September and seats are filling up fast. For more information and
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