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On This Day: Friday, 2 April 2021

On This Day: Friday, 2 April 2021

Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the...

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The Sunday Breakfast Many Years Hence

The Sunday Breakfast Many Years Hence

Image: ID 151335952 © Photolucky | Dreamstime.com 31 years ago, I walked these streets with my lover. I am in a cafe on Gladstone Road, Dutton Park. Our first home is across the road, the home immediately after our wedding and honeymoon in 1988. We were young. The...

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The Link to the Classics Book Club’s Book List

To go to the working document for the book list of the the Brisbane Classics Book Club's Book List, go to this link at Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Zu2Y7SfeEptzA4s0CinksNEWif29ItWiDj0YT58P-E/edit?usp=sharing Members are invited to field the...

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Brewer’s Insights on Popular Historiography

Brewer’s Insights on Popular Historiography

Why the Confusion Over Professional History? Brewer’s Insights on Popular Historiography Introduction It is very difficult to communicate the art, the discipline, the profession of history to those who never have been immersed in it. There is much confusion about...

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'Oasis Gardens' at Coorparoo Historical Association

'Oasis Gardens' at Coorparoo Historical Association

On 1 February 2014 Dr Neville Buch spoke to the Coorparoo & Districts Heritage Group on the history of The Oasis. On 3 August 2013 the Sunnybank District History Group hosted a very successful community memory event to mark 75 years since the opening of The Oasis...

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Who is Best to Write History in the Marketplace?

Who is Best to Write History in the Marketplace?

Original Article: Who is Best to Write History in the Marketplace? It is an important experience to hear what people actually say about history and historians, instead of what they want you to hear. It is not that difficult to prod some honest answers if you know...

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