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	> History Resource Centre > Photographic Collection > Accreditation Program > South Australian History Fund > Advice and Training > S.A. History Projects > State History Conference > History Matters Magazine > Consultants and Designers > S.A. Community History Directory	State History Conference The next State History Conference will be held in 2013. Adelaide will be hosting two national conferences of interest to State History Conference delegates in 2012. From July 9-13, the Australian Historical Association Conference will be held at the University of Adelaide. For more information, go to: www.theaha.org.au The Museums Australia Conference will be held in Adelaide from 24 to 29 September 2012: museumsaustralia.org.au Previous Years State History Conference 2011 In perspective: rethinking South Australia’s history 20th State History Conference, 5 – 7 August 2011, National Wine Centre, Adelaide In 2011 History SA will host a special State History Conference to mark 175 years since the official foundation of the Province of South Australia. The conference will use this anniversary as a prompt to interrogate enduring themes in South Australian and Australian history, to address their continuing relevance into the future, and to explore the place of historical understanding and popular mythmaking in South Australian identity. This year, the State History Conference will be held in conjunction with the inaugural national conference of the Australian Council of Professional Historians Associations. Registrations are now open for the 2011 State History Conference. Click here to download a copy of the conference brochure and registration form. State History Conference 2010 The 19th State History Conference, Cross-Currents: History, People & the Environment will be held in Murray Bridge, South Australia from 6 - 8 August 2010. For a copy of the conference program, click here. For more information email statehistoryconference@history.sa.gov.au or phone 8203 9888. History Conference 2009 The 18th State History Conference, History...from the ground up was held on Yorke Peninsula from 31 July to 2 August 2009. Conference presenters reflected on the complex and layered history of Yorke Peninsula and the many forces that shaped the history of the region, including the discovery of copper on the Peninsula 150 years ago. Those conference papers that have been provided by presenters for publication on this website can be accessed below. Bridget Jolly - Shoring the mines from the south Elspeth Grant - Before the Barwell Boys Enid Woodley - A rich archival heritage in the National Archives Greg Drew - The significance of the proposed Australian Cornish Mining Heritage Sites John Radcliffe - The evolution of South Australia's cropping industries Josephine Wundersitz - Revisiting the stump jump plough Max Wurfel - Reaping the benefit Melinda Rankin - Diary of trees- an artist tracing a community's story Roslyn Paterson - Akeringa 1880-2009 Skye Krichauff - The Narungga, the townspeople and Julius Kuhn Veronica Bullock - Significance 2.0- the book, its publisher, the authors and their method History Conference 2008 The 17th State History Conference was held at Sunnybrae Farm Function Centre, Regency Park from 1-3 August 2008. Titled, *Changing Places: Changing Lives* the conference focused on the history of communities, neighbourhoods and working lives that are disappearing in the face of rapid suburban and technological change: and on the challenges facing historians, museums and heritage experts to record and preserve the past and the process of change for the future. Copies of papers presented at the conference are available and can be downloaded from the list below. They are in original form - Mark Peel, Key Note Speaker - History, change and the future Brian Samuels - Community Identity and Everyday Heritage Amanda James - The Challenge of Collecting Community Change Catherine Manning - Hope: finding a voice for young people in museums Daina Pocious - Local history: local historians Dieuwke Jessop - Storms in Glenelg Heidi Ing - The Borrow Collection and the built environment of South Australia Jane Marr & Anne Hall - Portholes to the past: tourism and heritage Jude Elton - Tailor-made to sweated trade: The clothing trades in Adelaide, 1836-1904 Linda Lacey - 70% Boring: Creating More Meaningful Stories Dr Sally Stephenson - The Unemployment Relief Scheme settlement in Meadows Tony Kearney - Our Harbour Their Dream: The Removal of Port Adelaide's Maritime Character and Heritage Contact the History Trust on 8203 9888 if you require further information. History Conference 2007 The 16^th State History Conference, was held in The Barossa Arts and Convention Centre, Magnolia Road, Tanunda from 3 - 5 August 2007. Titled Country Connections the conference focused on the history of South Australia’s country towns and communities, especially in the 20^th century, from local, state, national and global perspectives. Copies of papers presented at the conference are available and can be downloaded from the list below. They are in original form - Alan Atkinson – Feeling Local, Feeling National: how did Australia first imagine Federation? Alex Pouw-Bray – Xenophobia in South Australia 1910-1918 Catherine Murphy - Arts, history and technology: agents of change Frances Wells – A Tanunda Childhood during World War II: Sunshine beneath Shadows Greg Drew – South Australia’s new mining boom – is history being repeated? Janette Young – Exploring ‘Britishness’ in South Australian history Janice Pavils – Lenswood and Forest Range War Memorial Research Project John Mannion – A Largely Forgotten Story Judy Jeffery – South Australia’s Sandalwood Industry: 1926 – 1940 Julie Holbrook Tolley – Stewed cockatoo and a glass of Grenache Keryn Walshe – Archaeological and archival investigations of the Lizard Lodge and Glenthorne, O’Halloran Hill Kevin Kakoschke – From Bindi to Boom Town Margaret Ford – A case study: the social history of the general stores and draperies of one family in country South Australia Peter Donovan – Gone to the Dogs: Coursing in South Australia Rebe Taylor – Unearthing Unearthed: telling the story of the Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island Richard Waterhouse – National History, Local History and the Meaning of Australia’s Past Rob Linn & June Edwards – Treading out the vintage: the impact of the wine industry on post war Australia. Rob Olston – The Rise and Fall of an Inland Transport Town: Farina ‘Such a Beastly Place’ Robin Coles – Recently Recorded Aboriginal Art Sites in the Barossa Region Sarah Laurence – Heritage Places: Loved or Lost? – What to keep and what to let go Sue Coppin & Kylie Percival – Roseworthy Agicultural College Archives: Revealing the Wealth Further details can be obtained from the History Trust by contacting Jan Mudge on jmudge@history.sa.gov.au. History Conference 2006 The 15^th State History Conference was held in Adelaide from 26-28 May 2006. Held in Union House at the University of Adelaide the conference, titled In History We Trust, celebrated the 25^th anniversary of the History Trust of South Australia. A record number in excess of 180 delegates attended to hear papers reflecting on histories written and presented in recent years about South Australia. A lively reception on the Friday evening, with entertainment by folk historian and musician Warren Fahey, introduced many delegates to the history of folklore and song in Australia. Over the following weekend delegates took part in workshops featuring architectural drawings, GIS technologies, and audio playback devices for use in museums and research projects. Discussion groups offered advice on how to establish and maintain archival records, and listened to suggestions for strengthening South Australia’s history presence. A highlight for the 2006 conference was a presentation by Keith Conlon and Ron Kandelaars from Channel 9 in Adelaide. They illustrated and talked about how they present history using their popular television program Postcards. Copies of papers presented at the conference are available and can be downloaded from the list below. They are in original form - Allison Russell – Preparing the plot: involving our communities in interpretation Angela Huezenroeder – The Barossa Repast: the tourists’ present and future delight Bob Peterson – Into darkest Adelaide Glenda Couch-Keen – the Gold Escorts Re-enactments: reinforcing memory of trusted history Marian Quartly – Local, national, global: Clio’s complex embrace Susan Magarey – What is happening to women’s history in Australia at the beginning of the third millennium? Susan Piddock – The Willunga slate quarries: past, present and future Viv Szekeres – South Australia’s cultural diversity: myth or reality? Hannah Phillip – Small museums preserving local and specialist history Sue Scheiffers – The role of the small museum in preserving South Australia’s local and specialist history Dieuwke Jessop – Proclamation Day at the Bay Dieuwke Jessop – The old gum tree Deb Morgan – Tunnel vision Greg Drew – Interpreting South Australia’s mining heritage Pam Smith and Robert Keane – What Lord Kitchener and the crew of the Coromandel saw: reconstructing historic landscapes using GIS Brian Samuels - The History Trust of South Australia: An Idea Before It's Time? Bernard Whimpress - Creeping Anzacism Papers are also available by email or in hard copy. Contact Jan Mudge, email jmudge@history.sa.gov.au or phone 8203 9877. To view the 2006 program click here. History Conference 2005 The 14^th State History Conference, Blast from the Past, held at the Westland Hotel/Motel in Whyalla on the weekend of 28 and 29^th May 2005, attracted over 170 delegates from all over South Australia. Many regular conference delegates said it was the best conference ever! Whyalla was a perfect location, a place ‘where the Outback meets the sea’ (Whyalla’s slogan). Presenters at Blast from the Past traversed the interconnected stories of pastoralists, unionists and companies, shipbuilders, immigrants and asylum seekers, explorers and sailors, women, Indigenous communities, miners and more. This history connected contemporary voices and ideas to South Australia’s ancient landscape and times past. A highlight for the 2005 Conference was cartoonist-in-residence, Stephen Stanley. His perceptive comments on the ideas and papers presented added a critical but enjoyable dimension to the weekend. Copies of Stephen Stanley's cartoons from the 2005 State History Conference are available on CD from the History Trust of SA, phone 8203 9888. The State History Conference is never just a talk-fest. Delegates were treated to a welcome reception hosted by Whyalla City Council at the Whyalla Maritime Museum and enjoyed tours to Iron Knob and the OneSteel steelworks, through the old township of Whyalla and along the Freycinet Trail. A BBQ lunch, in the late autumn sunshine at the lovely Mt Laura Homestead on the final day was a great way to end this annual get-together for history buffs. To view the 2005 conference program click here. Copies of the papers presented at the 2005 Conference are available by email or in hard copy. Contact Jan Mudge at jmudge@history.sa.gov.au or 8203 9877.

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