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Most Recent Newsletters: Historical Society Matters
Issue 61 March 2026
In Issue 61 (March 2026), FAHS proudly launches its new website (https://www.history.org.au/), new Associate Member benefits (https://www.history.org.au/become-a-member) and preparations for its upcoming 50th Anniversary. FAHS celebrates further with awardees of Australia Day Honours 2026, as well as History West (formerly RWAHS), on its 100th Anniversary, new building and new branding. In other national news, RAHS looks closely at objects and the important work of selected societies, THRA dives into the wreck of George III and its grimly fascinating tales, and HSNT tells of two hangings and burials in Darwin. HCSA introduces an award-winning historian poised to research how South Australians took action against uranium mining in the 1970s, and CDHS asks, ‘Where were you in 1975 when you heard about “the Dismissal”?’ Finally, to help your society enjoy the successes and milestones outlined above, RHSV offers a second set of strategies to build capacity overall.
Issue 60 December 2025
Issue 60 (December 2025) of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies’ Newsletter is both local and global in reporting. Tasmania celebrates a famous soprano and invites others to help her ‘sing anew’, while the Northern Territory recalls a Tiwi Island event of song (and dance) for different reasons. The Australian Capital Territory and South Australia showcase publication successes, while Western Australia recalls one town’s visit by a hangman. New South Wales combines ‘local’ and ‘global’ by reporting on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register, while the FAHS President shares how she will seek solutions to challenges facing history and heritage groups by engaging with equivalents in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, the United Kingdom and United States. Her article from Victoria offers strategies for attracting new visitors, members, volunteers and leaders.
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Issue 63 September 2026
In Issue 63 (September 2026), THRA shares the positive experience of a new network enterprise; RAHS takes valuable workshops to the regions; the RHSQ offers strategies for recruiting and retaining volunteers; and, RHSV recounts how a nearly demised historical society was revived. Regarding the breadth of histories and environments embraced by Australia’s societies, History West (RWAHS) explores an early colonial family history where ‘who you knew’ was considered as useful as it can be today while distances proved enormous challenges; CDHS reports on an ACT symposium which covered a variety of topics through well-chosen panel members and approaches, and HSNT members tour their Territory in the long-distance excursions for which they have a solid reputation. HCSA concludes South Australia’s History Month 2026 by recognising the State’s top historians, FAHS congratulates the King’s Birthday 2026 Honour awardees – and FAHS thanks and farewells significant contributors to its constituents’ communities.
Issue 62 June 2026
In Issue 62 (June 2026), RHSV offers strategies to welcome into our societies Australia’s diverse cultural groups while, in different succession-planning, RAHS reports on student placement programs that skill and welcome another ‘next generation’. HSNT reflects on weather extremes as creators and disruptors of ‘history’, while Launceston Historical Society reminds us that history and heritage exist not only in what we see around us but in the ground beneath us. CDHS reports on Professor Frank Bongiorno’s Canberra Day Oration, concluding with Frank’s University of Canberra role that seeks to bring academic and local historians together, and, History West recalls ‘Dorothy’ who, in the late C19th, provided ‘ladies’ with recipes along with a differently progressive outlook. RHSQ informs readers about Greater Brisbane Council’s formation and upcoming ‘centenary’ book, while HTSA reports on South Australia’s History Festival of 550+ events, and the Port Lincoln Times’ digitisation.