Dec 2, 2019
The History Trust of South Australia in partnership with the North Terrace Cultural Precinct Innovation Lab was pleased to host Mahendra Mahey of British Library Labs for a public talk on digital cultural heritage and the scale, complexity and diversity of digital materials collected and preserved by the British...
Sep 6, 2019
Professor Angela Woollacott reflects on the challenges of researching and writing the first comprehensive biography of Don Dunstan. She suggests how much a biography has to offer, such as showing how growing up in racially-stratified colonial Fiji shaped his strong sense of racial justice, and his drive for policy...
Jun 19, 2019
A special talk on the Epic Flight Centenary 2019, celebrating the first flight from England to Australia by South Australian brothers Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith. Experts say that in its day the feat was as awe-inspiring as man landing on the moon. Journey back in time with journalist and writer Lainie Anderson to hear...
Jun 19, 2019
In 1894, South Australia granted women the dual right to vote and become elected members of parliament, thanks in no small part to the indomitable Mary Lee. Her unwavering pursuit for social justice and remarkable legacy is revealed as we follow the trajectory of her life from Ireland to Adelaide. The disappearance of...
Jun 19, 2019
Hans Heysen and Nora Heysen are Australia’s most well-known father-daughter artistic duo. Professor Speck explores how this dynamic motivated her interest in the Heysen letters to each other written from the time Nora moved to London in 1934 until Hans Heysen died in 1968. During that time Nora Heysen won the...