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Historical Interpretation Series

Leading historians and commentators explore the meaning behind different moments and concepts in Australian history.

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Alistair Thomson on women's lives, British women and the post-war Australian dream 19 June 2008
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Dr Mickey Dewar on a market for memories: understanding public history at the Mindil Beach site in Darwin 27 May 2008
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Bill Fox discusses his research into how humans transform land into landscape, terrain into territory, and space into place 25 May 2008
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Professor David Day on the last man: the making of Andrew Fisher and the Australian Labor Party 25 October 2007
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Robyn Davidson on nomadic cultures, journeys and coming home 16 September 2007
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Into the desert: a talk by Dr Mike Smith about his recent Simpson Desert expedition 5 September 2007
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