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Georgia McWhinney
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Historian for The Lodge and Kirribilli House. Living and working on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. She/her. All views my own
Feel like I’ve got a cheeky advantage on this one 🤭 #aushist #polhist
There are 20 prime ministers in the ADB so far. How many do you know?

📷 Trove
May 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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If you are interested in reviewing a recently published book on British imperial and Commonwealth history (broadly defined), do get in touch!

evan dot smith at adelaide dot edu dot au
March 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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I have a new open access article out in
@historyaustralia.bsky.social: '‘Give it to the Mitchell, it would be there for those that
come after us’: interwar feminists’ archival activism and
the recasting of Australian history' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
First Canberra fog of the season!
March 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I have a rare full day today to just research and write - such a blessing. 😍

But how do you balance/juggle on days that you don’t? Any and all advice welcome!
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Huge congratulations to historian Michelle Staff, winner of the 2025 Hazel Rowley Fellowship!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
Staff wins 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship | Books+Publishing
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March 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Just noticed that there's a 2.5-year STS postdoc position available at @edinburghuni.bsky.social, to work in the excellent Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society. Closing date very soon: March 7!
#STS #histstm #medanthro
Research Fellow
The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society (CBSS) at the Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, is looking for a Research Fellow (working within science and technology studies (STS)/medical s...
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March 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Readers hunting through the card catalogue at the Chifley Library, Australian National University, Canberra, 1970s (ANU collection)
February 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Two fully funded PhD studentships in history have just opened @liverpooluni.bsky.social - deadline for applications is 30 May www.liverpool.ac.uk/histories-la...
Postgraduate research | School of Histories, Languages and Cultures | University of Liverpool facebookThe Original RedbrickUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUni on InstagramLivUni on YouTube...
www.liverpool.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Such a joy to be part of this! Please share widely - new #medhums SI on a huge range of medical & health phenomena from #sensory & #material perspectives

@uclhhcentre.bsky.social @hpsleeds.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @the-polyphony.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social @asmedhum.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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The deadline for the SSHM Book Development Award is 15 March. This award ( 2 x £2,000.00) is intended to support applicants in turning their proposal into a book with the Social Histories of Medicine series. For more details 👇
2024 Book Development Award Competition
Rules and Entry Form The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) invites submissions to its 2024 Book Development Award Competition. The Award Two awards of £2000.00 each will be given to…
sshm.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Calling all historians/biographers/writers/readers/lovely people 🤸

We've just joined this platform and would love to build a nice little community on here 📚

Let's start the conversation! We want to know: what's your most visited ADB entry? 🤔 Comment below!

📷 State Library of South Australia
February 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Back at NAA getting to delve into the archives! #austhist
February 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Just quietly - I am writing again for the first time in a very long time. Equal parts thrilling and extremely daunting. Anyone else get that fear of having lost all of your skills? Just me?
February 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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📣 Apply now to be our new Project Officer in First Nations Histories!

This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Officer to produce First Nations programs for HCNSW Members and general audiences.

Applications close Wednesday the 12th March

Learn more via https://buff.ly/3PTaZuD

@Create_NSW
February 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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We're so pleased to present to our members a workshop navigating non-academic careers: the registrations are open now! (Like to attend, but not a member? This is the perfect opportunity to join!)
Registration: Workshop, Non-Academic Careers
Thursday 20 March, 4pm AEDT via Zoom In this time of protracted uncertainty for the academic sector, being aware of the opportunities outside of the university is more important than ever. However,…
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Out on 28 March! There are chapters about communities, Indigenous people, veterans and PTSD, depathologisation of trans health and much more. We are having a little online launch on the evening of 31 March so if you’re interested please DM me for details.
February 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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I’m so pleased to have a chapter in this important book, which you can pre-order now:
thamesandhudson.com.au/product/how-...
February 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It’s been a while since I’ve been active on social media as a historian - just lurking and seeing what’s happening on blue sky …
February 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM