The blog post discusses three historically significant Australian books from the 1980s, which have become neglected items. Heaton’s work is a reference on early Australian history, while Smith’s volume showcases historical sites through photography. Morrison and Irving focus on historic towns and architectural heritage. Collectively, they reflect on popular historiography in Australia.
Tag: Historiography
The Camden Story: the historiography of the history of the country town of Camden NSW
The history of telling the story of a small community has been interpreted in different ways at different times in the past by different historians. This area of study is called the historiography. I have recently published an article on the historiography of the small country town of Camden, NSW.
Making Camden History
Making Camden History tells the story of how the history of the Camden District has been written from the 19th century. It is the history of the history of the local area.
Camden Bibliography, a guide to the story of a country town
This is a list of references for the story of Camden and District. It includes newspapers, books, articles, theses and audio-visual sources.
What if? What might have been? What could have been?
What if? What might have been? What could have been? Counterfactual history is a contested area of historiography.
What is Camden’s heritage, does it really matter and what does it mean?
What is Camden’s heritage, does it really matter and what does in mean?
Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter Extracts by Ian Willis
Extracts from the Australian Newspaper History Group by Ian Willis about Macarthur region local newspapers in New South Wales
History is nice, but…
The value of history is more important now than almost at any other time in the past.
Being a Historical Detective
There are a number of steps involved in being a historical detective and conducting an investigation (historical research).
