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Category: Value of Local History
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The Forgetfulness of Heritage in Local History
Who wants yesterdays papers Who wants yesterdays girl Who wants yesterdays papers Nobody in the world …. Living a life of constant change Every day means the turn of a page Yesterdays papers are such bad news Same thing applies to me and you From “Yesterday’s Papers” The Rolling Stones Anniversaries and commemorations come…
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The 1918-1919 Global Pandemic in the Local History of Brisbane
First, it is important to acknowledge the work of the historians in any writing of history. I am indebted to: Patrick Hodgson’s 2017 Ph.D. thesis at James Cook University, Flu, society and the state: the political, social and economic implications of the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Queensland; Helen V. Smith’s paper, When ‘Spanish flu…
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Greater Brisbane and Our Local History Approach
Mostly, our general approach among local historical societies of Brisbane is as if we still living in pre-1925! And the commemorative centenary – if there is to be a centenary – is only a blink of an eye away for modern historians – six years to 2025. There are times I think that the…
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Re-Thinking Brisbane Society
This year I have started to build a substantial narrative on a new history of Brisbane’s society and culture, based on research from the previous three years and continuing. The outcome will be a book with a working title, ‘Local Landscapes Past: How to Re-Imagine Brisbane Communities’ and the research will also feed into two…
