Heritage In Trust
August 2014 Heritage Diary 2014
A selection of heritage-related events in Canberra Details of National Trust (ACT) events are provided in Travels and at home with the Trust, starting on page 12. Date and time
Event and location
Organiser
Contact
On-going
Find of the month. Each month a novel, interesting or quaint topic from ACT Government archives is highlighted
Archives ACT
From 4 August
Centenary Projects and First World War Galleries
Australian War Memorial National Library
www.archives.act.gov.au/ educational_resource/find of the month www.awm.gov.au/1914-1918
Until 17 August
Wednesday 20 August 6.30 for 7.00pm
Wednesday 17 September 5.30 – 7.00pm Wednesday 17 September 6.30 for 7.00pm Sunday 21 September 1.00-4.00pm Saturday 27 September 8.45am – 2.00pm Wednesday 1 October Wednesday 15 October 6.30 for 7.00pm Thursday 16 October 6.30 for 7.00pm Sunday 2 November 1.30 – 4.30pm Sunday 9 November Wednesday 19 November 6.30 for 7.00pm Wed 26 - Sat 29 Nov Wed 3 - Sat 6 Dec 6.30pm December Date to be advised
Canberra: Then and Now – an exhibition of historic photos matched with modern day photos. National Library of Australia CAS/CAR lecture – 'Common Indians', 'Negroes', and 'New Hollanders': Dampier, Buffon, and the 'Varieties of the Human Species' in the South Seas. Bronwen Douglas Department of Pacific & Asian History Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 6, Bldg 26A, Union Court, ANU National Trust Speaker’s Night – A Light in the Window, Harper’s Mansion – a talk by Ann Beaumont National Archives CAS/CAR lecture – Lake Victoria Project Place Stories, Keryn Kefous Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 6, Bldg 26A, Union Court, ANU Visit to Callum Brae
Conservation Management Planning: the What, Why and How for Historic Gardens, Landscapes and Buildings. Workshop National Trust Speaker’s Night – The Luck of the Irish An evening with Babette Smith CAS/CAR lecture – Vanuatu historic mission. James Flexner, School of Archaeology & Anthropology, ANU Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 6, Bldg 26A, Union Court, ANU National Trust AGM, National Archives. Guest Speaker Allen Mawer on Jack Doolan of Castlemaine
www.nla.gov.au
CAS
www.cas.asn.au
National Trust
RSVP 11 Sept to 6230 0533 or info@nationaltrustact.org.au
CAS
www.cas.asn.au
National Trust
6230 0533
AHGS (ACT/Monaro Riverina Branch) National Trust CAS
Program and Registration
RSVP 25 Sept to 6230 0533 or info@nationaltrustact.org.au www.cas.asn.au
National Trust
6230 0533
Reid Open Houses
National Trust
6230 0533
Day Trip to Harper’s Mansion, Berrima and Joadja ghost town AGM followed by CAS/CAR lecture – Elephant tongues for breakfast: sealing in Antarctica in the 1820s. Dr Mike Pearson AO Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 6, Bldg 26A, Union Court, ANU Anthology – a theatrical journey performance through Westlake created by Pip Buining and Louise Morris
National Trust
6230 0533
CAS
www.cas.asn.au
National Trust Christmas Party. Details to be advised
National Trust
Tickets are available onsite prior to the performance or on-line at www.anthology.net.au 6230 0533
Note: CAS is the Canberra Archaeological Society. CAR is the Centre for Archaeological Research. AHGS is the Australian Garden History Society. Information on events run by organisations other than the National Trust (ACT) is provided in good faith, but readers should check dates and times with the contacts indicated above.
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