July 21, 2023
by Sonia Jennings
Comments Off on Mary Sheehan wins RHSV John Adam prize
The John Adam prize is awarded by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria for the best article or historical note on Victorian history in the four VHJ issues over two calendar years. The prize is awarded for an article or … Continue reading
March 12, 2020
by Mary Sheehan
Comments Off on Were these the good old days?
Watching the rapid spread of the Coronavirus today seems like a re-enactment of events a century ago. But then too, many things were very different in 1919 when the ‘Spanish’ influenza virus arrived in Australia. The nation was recovering from … Continue reading