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Today's Dictionary of Biography research tip! Add a filter for 'Ship name arrived Australia' or 'Ship name arrived Queensland'. For instance, HGRC Visiting Fellow Dot Wickham has added all passengers who arrived at Moreton Bay on the 'Artemisia' in 1848. app.harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/search

New in the Harry Gentle Resource Centre Dictionary of Biography: One of Queensland's first German-born lawyers, H. L. E. (Heinrich Ludwig Eduard) Ruthning (1841-1916), a partner in Little & Brown, Ruthning & Jensen, and Feez Ruthning. Read more: app.harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/biography/9200

Jane Smith, Harry Gentle Resource Centre Visiting Fellow in 2024, is launching her book 'One Free Woman' about the convict Hannah Rigby at Avid Reader in West End, Brisbane on Saturday 29 March at 3.30pm. More information: harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/event-book-lau…

Join us for our next QSA Talk ‘Occupations for ladies’ with Dr Nicole Davis, urban historian & Harry Gentle Resource Centre Visiting Fellow, who will uncover the fascinating world of enterprising women in Brisbane’s 19th-century arcades. harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/event-qsa-talk…

The 2025 round of HGRC Visiting Fellowships is now open to scholars, historians, local historians & genealogists. Each Fellowship comes with an honorarium of $10,000 & will commence on 1 July 2025. Duration is flexible, up to a period of one year. harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/news-hgrc-visi…

Harry Gentle Resource Centre PhD candidate Jan Richardson’s article, ‘”Other” black peoples: rethinking race and settler colonialism in Australia’s northern tropic’, has been published online as an open access article in Settler Colonial Studies: doi.org/10.1080/220147…

Don't forget to register for our next QSA Talk ‘Occupations for ladies’ presented by Dr Nicole Davis, urban historian & Harry Gentle Resource Centre Visiting Fellow, Thursday 27 March at 11.00am! harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/event-qsa-talk…

Hurry! Only a few tickets left to attend our 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival panel event! Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history Book via buff.ly/831ot3N RAHS Create NSW

This month in 1930, our Brisbane City Hall was officially opened. This short film snippet captures the building and clock tower under construction, amid the lively bustle of Brisbane. Delve into the past with our collection of amateur films - ow.ly/mMWS50VunLR

👀Queensland history lovers—missed our Research Reveals symposium? We've got you covered. Catch up with video recordings of all our speakers as they share insights from their Fellowship research projects. All recordings are available to view via our blog- ow.ly/hEbn50VvlFw

Ever wondered what treasures lie deep within State Library's collections? Join our Curator's Tours: Extraordinary stories and Treasures of the Library, featuring a rotating selection of stories told through our collections. Free, bookings required -ow.ly/Hmqb50VyHpV

Exclusive event at Queensland State Archives, Saturday 10 May, 10.30am–11.30 am! Hear Melissa Stannard, proud Yuwaalaraay, Gamillaraay and Koama artist, discuss her exhibition Winagaylay Ngiyani Ganunga. Bookings are essential. events.humanitix.com/artist-talk-wi…

The RHSQ is hosting a full-day conference to mark the relocation of the Moreton Bay penal station from Redcliffe to Brisbane on Saturday 17 May 2025. Speakers: Ray Kerkhove, Jennifer Harrison, John Pearn, Jeff Hopkins-Wiese, Jan Richardson & more. tinyurl.com/4zdfzr66

🐣 QSA will be closed for the Easter long weekend from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April. Back Tuesday 22 April, but the collection is always online. ArchivesSearch: bit.ly/3hagPGr Flickr: bit.ly/3U6mGO3

In 1974 major flooding affected South-East Queensland. 14 people died and thousands of properties were damaged. Join Dr Margaret Cook, Brisbane-based environmental historian, for a QSA Talk on how the event unfolded and what it meant for the state. events.humanitix.com/remembering-th…

In this recording of our recent #QSATalk, Dr Nicole Davis, urban historian and Harry Gentle Research Fellow, introduces you to some of the remarkable women who made Brisbane’s nineteenth and twentieth century shopping arcades into thriving business hubs.

Behind the elegant façade of the shopping arcade, these women took charge of their own financial destinies, often without the assistance of a male relative. Watch the recording: bit.ly/4mlwdQC

A recording of our most recent QSA Talk, ‘Occupations for Ladies’ by Dr Nicole Davis, urban historian and Harry Gentle Research Centre Visiting Fellow, is now available to view online via the Queensland State Archives YouTube channel. Go to: harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/news-recording…

On #Queensland Day we're celebrating Daphne Mayo — one of our most significant artists who created some of #Brisbane's most known architectural monuments, her legacy still prominently on display today. Find out more brnw.ch/21wTceb

Limited tickets are available for the launch of the 50th Anniversary Edition of the landmark publication 'Exclusion, Exploitation, Extermination: Race Relations in Colonial Queensland' by Raymond Evans, Kay Saunders & Kathryn Cronin on Tuesday 19 August: tinyurl.com/bdd5bb4x