Month: September 2014
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CFP: Australian & New Zealand Studies Association of North America
CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PANELS Australian & New Zealand Studies Association of North America 2015 Annual Conference Dallas, Texas 29-31 January In partnership with the John Goodwin Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University (SMU), ANZSANA will hold its annual conference in Dallas, Texas. ANZSANA is a multidisciplinary organization and welcomes papers on…
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Does anyone have info on Ceasar the NZ war dog?
Out of curiosity … .. and because we teach Kiwi culture and explore subjects such as moko (facial tattoo), beauty, war and nationalism, we’d like to know more about Ceasar the NZ war dog. We know that dogs were used to rescue wounded soldiers from ‘No- Man’s-Land at the Battle of the Somme during the…
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Request for information!
Dear historians, can someone help? …we’ve just had correspondence from a researcher who is ….. …. trying to track down the descendants of Captain Francis R. Webb. He was the American Consulate of Zanzibar in 1871 when H.M. Stanley arrived to look for Dr. Livingstone. A few years later, he became the American Consulate for…
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NOTICE: Michael King Writers’ Centre Residencies 2015 applications open now
The Michael King Writers’ Centre is inviting applications from New Zealand writers for four supported residencies in 2015, with stipends ranging from $8,000 to $30,000. The residencies are at the Michael King Writers’ Centre which is based in the Signalman’s House, a heritage villa on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport. Applications close on Friday October…
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Auckland Heritage Festival Fesitval
Event notice: The New Zealand Federation of Historical Societies is hosting a seminar presented by Jeremy Salmond on ‘The effects of World War One on the way people lived and how social change is reflected in the houses at that time.’ Date: Thursday 9th October Time: 1:30-3:30pm Venue: Saint Ninian’s Church, 17 Saint Georges Road,…
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Upcoming exhibition: Papatoetoe Miliary History
Exhibition notice: From 15 September – 4 October the Papatoetoe Historical Society & NZ Society of Genealogists are hosting an exhibition commemorating Papatoetoe’s Military history and displaying war memorabilia. “They went with songs to battle, they were young ….” Free entry Venue: Papatoetoe & District RSA, Monday – Saturday 11am-4pm Contact details on the attached…
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September Royal Society of NZ Events
Spread the word … There are two Ten by Ten talks coming up in September. Professor Colin Green: Healing wounds Wanaka | 6pm Thursday 25 September | Presbyterian Church Hall Professor Colin Green (University of Auckland) tells the story of the development of Nexagon™ – a clear gel that is dripped onto wounds such as…