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Happy 70 years of Godzilla on this Godzilla Day!

Devastating, short-sighted and shamefully irresponsible announcement by UOW management today of 135 proposed sackings, including whole teaching departments such as history. All the while the VC is a partner in a consultancy firm reviewing the university’s operations. NTEU

Come and visit us Chau Chak Wing Museum

Another classic New Yorker cover….

NSW History Extension teachers & students! Absolutely delighted to be on the panel again for this year's 'The Project', the annual History Extension seminar by State Library of NSW & Museums of History NSW 14 November mhnsw.au/learning/the-p…

So very excited to participate in this next week with the Chau Chak Wing Museum team for our friends CREATE Centre at the University of Sydney. Teachers there is still time to register

I wonder who they voted for the recent Queensland election?

Identity of casts of victims at Pompeii not all they seem research suggests #archaeologynews theguardian.com/science/2024/n…

And today’s word is….

Wednesday trivia time #homepubquiz Do yourself a favour” - 8 November was the 50th anniversary of ABC TV airing the first ever episode of Countdown. Hosted by John Farnham & DJ Grant Goldman (Molly, umm, didn’t appear on air until 1975), which band was the first to perform?

“the sky is blue It's beautiful and so are you” @drcraigb.bsky.social

I have a piece just out in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on the historical realities of Gladiator II's naumachiae (naval battle reenactments) and other Roman water spectacles and its connection with our work in Cyprus. No sharks... theconversation.com/gladiator-ii-f…

#Gladiator II features a naval battle held in the Colosseum. These brutal spectacles really happened - by Dr Craig Barker The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/gladiator-ii-f… #Gladiator2

It was a great pleasure to appear with Costa Constanti on Terra Nullius Cyprus recently!

Wednesday night trivia time #homepubquiz Long before Avatar & Avengers, Gone With The Wind was the highest grossing film in history from 1940 until The Godfather took the title in 1972. Except for five years in the 1960s when another film temporarily held the title. Which film?

It was such a joy to have these amazing students with us in the Chau Chak Wing Museum yesterday. I co-lead a workshop with 30 students and they were fantastic in their attitude and approaches. They will be great teachers in the future if that is their career path

Panic on the streets of London! 💥 THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH began 60 years ago today 🫣 #DoctorWho

Happy #DoctorWhoDay everybody! And to celebrate, here's a pulp countdown: my top 10 Doctor Who In Vision covers...

For three years Australia has proudly supported the brave people of Ukraine in their struggle to defend their sovereignty against the brutality of Russian aggression and in support of international law. Australia stands with Ukraine. 🇦🇺🇺🇦