Capital history in the news
150th anniversary
Major milestone: Goulburn Post marks 150th anniversary | This year is the 150th anniversary of the Goulburn Post with the newspaper first hitting the stands on October 6, 1870. On Wednesday, 28 October, a commemorative edition will be released which will celebrate the paper’s longevity and its connections with Goulburn businesses and the community. Other related articles can be seen here.
60th anniversary
VIEW Club celebrates 60th anniversary | VIEW Club members from the ACT and NSW came together to celebrate their 60th anniversary at a reception at Government House on 13 October, hosted by The Governor-General David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Linda Hurley. VIEW – which stands for the Voice, Interests and Education of Women – is one of Australia’s leading women’s volunteer organisations.
30th anniversary
Future Bright Facebook live: Wil Anderson to host public UnCover event to celebrate UC's 30th birthday | Comedian and TV personality, Wil Anderson, is set to host the University of Canberra’s 30th anniversary celebration, Future Bright Facebook Live, on Friday 6 November from 7.30pm online with a limited socially-distanced live audience at The Street Theatre.
Australian War memorial news
A RAAF Hornet fighter jet from Newcastle will soon call the Australian War Memorial home | A classic fighter jet, the F/A-18A Hornet A21-022 fighter jet, or Hornet, is being delivered to Canberra ahead of its planned display in the Australian War Memorial in December 2020.
Memorial embarks on 3D online exhibition, 3D Treasures | The Australian War Memorial has launched a new online exhibition, 3D Treasures, featuring three-dimensional digital scans of 25 objects from the National Collection.
Family history has wide appeal
When it comes to heritage, family history trumps museums | New analysis shows public heritage — professionally run historic monuments, archaeological ruins, state memorials, national museums and grand homes — have limited appeal. Private family histories, meanwhile, have wide appeal. Australians’ tastes though are heavily influenced by demographic variables like education, occupation, age, and location. It also found the most recognised, visited and liked heritage site in Australia is the Australian War Memorial.
National Museum’s new online resource
National Museum launches digital classroom for school students | The National Museum of Australia in partnership with Gandel Philanthropy, has launched its free Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom (ADMDC), an innovative teaching and learning website that offers rich resources for teachers and students of Australian history, geography, civics and citizenship.
ACT now has a fossil emblem
ACT’s fossil emblem unveiled in rock-solid election | Chief scientist at Geoscience Australia, Dr. Steve Hill unveiled the ACT’s fossil emblem batocara mitchelli which was decided by public vote.
Canberra public art and iconic bus shelters
Off the wall: when Canberra's art left the building | Virginia Rigney senior curator at the Canberra Museum and Gallery prompted by contour556 surveys Canberra’s past experience of temporary public art, including temporal sculpture, performance and multimedia practices — a lesser known aspect of Canberra’s history.
New jigsaw and calendar celebrates Canberra's special icon | Artist Trevor Dickinson has given us another way to celebrate Canberra’s wonderful bus shelters — the Beautiful Bus Shelters of Canberra 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. The full range of his Bus Shelter creations are at www.trevordickinson.com. Also see No. 2 The Cummings concrete bus shelter, Canberra 100 if you want to know more about this iconic Canberra object.
Acknowledgement: Inspired by the news of the Goulburn Post’s 150th anniversary and the 200th year anniversary of Governor Macquarie’s first visit to Goulburn I went looking for images of early Goulburn. The image above is Market Square from Bradley's Mill, Goulburn, painted sometime after 1836 by Richard Noble. It comes from the Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW. Full details are here.
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