Margaret Cook
@mcookhistory.bsky.social
Historian of environment, climate-related disasters & waterways. Author of ‘A River with a City Problem’ & ‘Cities in a Sunburnt Country’.
Great to share our Murray Darling Basin oral history project with colleagues @Professional Historians Association conference. If you are curious, type ‘Voices from the Basin’ into a search engine
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Great to share our Murray Darling Basin oral history project with colleagues @Professional Historians Association conference. If you are curious, type ‘Voices from the Basin’ into a search engine
I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium
I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium
September 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium
At Qld State Library with Alessandro Antonello & thinking of you @ncushing12.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
At Qld State Library with Alessandro Antonello & thinking of you @ncushing12.bsky.social
Please place a vote for your favourite book in the People’s Choice Awards. My vote goes to ‘Everything is Water’.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Please place a vote for your favourite book in the People’s Choice Awards. My vote goes to ‘Everything is Water’.
www.slq.qld.gov.au/queensland-l...
www.slq.qld.gov.au/queensland-l...
Looking forward to sharing my research with Kamilaroi women on water & grasses @AHA2025
June 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Looking forward to sharing my research with Kamilaroi women on water & grasses @AHA2025
Fabulous day flying over Kati Thanda/Lake Eyre, Diamantina River & desert in flood
May 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Fabulous day flying over Kati Thanda/Lake Eyre, Diamantina River & desert in flood
Last night I was part of an art exhibition launch - “Flood Lines” - at the Ipswich Art Gallery.
This video tells you about the project & collaboration between an artist (Kylie Stevens) & historian (me)
vimeo.com/1075538131
This video tells you about the project & collaboration between an artist (Kylie Stevens) & historian (me)
vimeo.com/1075538131
April 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Last night I was part of an art exhibition launch - “Flood Lines” - at the Ipswich Art Gallery.
This video tells you about the project & collaboration between an artist (Kylie Stevens) & historian (me)
vimeo.com/1075538131
This video tells you about the project & collaboration between an artist (Kylie Stevens) & historian (me)
vimeo.com/1075538131
Excited to have launched Flood Lines tonight with Simon Cleary & Kylie Stevens. Here’s a video if you want to know more. www.instagram.com/reel/DIuK4PQ...
April 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Excited to have launched Flood Lines tonight with Simon Cleary & Kylie Stevens. Here’s a video if you want to know more. www.instagram.com/reel/DIuK4PQ...
Looking forward to seeing Kylie Stevens’ paintings @Ipswich Art Gallery.
March 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Looking forward to seeing Kylie Stevens’ paintings @Ipswich Art Gallery.
Fabulous days on Kamilaroi Country in Moree learning about native wetland grasses.
February 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Fabulous days on Kamilaroi Country in Moree learning about native wetland grasses.
2025 is off to a flying start for me.
January 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
2025 is off to a flying start for me.
As southeast Qld is being pelted with rain, I checked Wivenhoe Dam’s capacity. Watching closely as further rain is forecast.
November 30, 2024 at 12:09 AM
As southeast Qld is being pelted with rain, I checked Wivenhoe Dam’s capacity. Watching closely as further rain is forecast.