Charmaine Robson
@charmr.bsky.social
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Historian of Australian missions and colonisation, nursing and health history. Hon lecturer, UNSW. Writing a biography of a woman activist/musician/author.
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Just let me know if you tire of him/her. I’ll be waiting.
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Hope you picked it up! 🤭
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Visits and social activities by thr elite, in particular, were reported in the city papers but also ordinary folk in country towns. Big fish in little ponds!
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Love it! I still have the original album given to me by my older sister
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historynsw.bsky.social
📣 Are you a First Nations individual studying, researching or working in a history-related field?

Our First Nations Officer Jadzia Stronell is inviting First Nations history students to be spotlighted across our social media platforms!

Check out more information via buff.ly/r5vKXHN
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#PhD research callout!

I am seeking History teachers in NSW for a short interview about NSW History 7-10 syllabuses. If you have taught History in NSW and are interested, please enter your details into this form.

forms.office.com/r/cvf5QfLrLb

Ethics approval: H16788

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Seeking: NSW History Teachers. Have you taught History 7-10 in NSW? Are you interested in taking part in an online interview for a PhD study at WSU about the representation of women in the NSW history syllabuses? Please enter your details into the form below for further details. https://forms.office.com/r/cvf5QfLrLb Contacts: Kate Littlejohn, Kay Carroll
charmr.bsky.social
Hi there! I’m a historian working on biography of a woman who fought (and sang!) for equal pay in Melbourne in the ‘60s
charmr.bsky.social
Yes, great article! What amounts to censoring history by the AWM is deeply concerning and scarily akin to Trump’s America.
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ahsjournal.bsky.social
Richard Waterhouse reviews, ‘We Are a Farming Class’: Dubbo’s Hinterland, 1870–1950, by Peter Woodley
@anupress.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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auspolicyhistory.bsky.social
Today marks 50 years of Papua New Guinean independence!

In honour of the occasion, Brad Underhill, Keimelo Gimapau, and Helen Gardner published Debating the Nation: Speeches from the House of Assembly, 1972-1975.

On APH, Nick Ferns reviews the new collection!

aph.org.au/2025/09/book...
#PNG
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ABC Radio National's #Top100Books of the 21st century (so far). Voting closes in 18 days. 📚 #books #BookSky www.abc.net.au/listen/radio...
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brionyneilson.bsky.social
People in Melbourne, get along to the rally at 9am tomorrow (Thursday 11 September) on the footpath outside Melbourne University Press (715 Swanston Street, Carlton) to demand that Meanjin be saved. (I'll be there in spirit)
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I didn’t interpret the program as supportive of Barron. 4 Corners showed him as a disgrace
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Maybe a whole lot spoke at the same time and nobody knew what anyone was saying - like my family
charmr.bsky.social
Hi there! Welcome! Do follow Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine! @anzshm.bsky.social
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Hello world! EAHMH is now officially on Bluesky. Follow us to receive updates about all things #histmed (but also #histsci, #STS) etc.

For those of you joining us in Berlin for our biannual conference, please help us spread the word by using #eahmh25!
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My sister has same name as you and expects people to include the acute on the ‘e’. The least pretentious person you could meet, just wants correct pronunciation. Still ,people assume she’s male!
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Great opportunity! @anzshm.bsky.social
sshmedicine.bsky.social
📣5 five-year postdoc positions at University of Edinburgh
check out 🧵below for more details about each post 👇
#histmed
stevesturdy.bsky.social
Five fabulous five-year postdoc positions at University of Edinburgh, as part of the wonderful Medicine Without Doctors project (www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org)
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Two Sydney Uni staff members are being sued in Australia's Federal Court by complainants who claim that statements opposing genocide and Zionist oppression of Palestinians are racist hate speech. Please give what you can to help @nickriemer.bsky.social & @professorjkeane.bsky.social's legal defence
Help USyd Palestine advocates defeat Israel Lobby legal attack!
Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane are academics at the University of Sydney and long-time advocates of freedom and justice for Palestinians. Since October 7, in articles, on social media and at ...
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📜 Witness History tonight with #hcnswmember Parliament of NSW

Celebrate the centenary of Millicent Preston-Stanley’s 1925 election — the first female MP

Register for the livestream taking place tonight at 5:30pm via buff.ly/MehlAx4

#NSWParliament #MillicentPrestonStanley #WomenInPolitics
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I’m recruiting a PhD student to work with me in Melbourne on the history of empire in Micronesia and the Pacific.

We are offering a full scholarship, Australian and international students can apply. More info here, please reach out if you are interested

www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
Pacific powers: Imperial competition and cooperation in Micronesia
www.acu.edu.au