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Alan Gregory

Alan Gregory was born in Melbourne, educated at the University of Melbourne (B Com, Dip Ed, M Ed) and Simon Fraser University Canada, (Ph D). He was a teacher in Victorian high schools, then on the staff of the Faculty of Education Monash University for 25 years, including periods as a visiting scholar to several overseas universities. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia 1989 for services to education and the community, was Master of Ormond College, and served on several government boards including the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal. He has published widely in the field of economics, education and history, and his recent books include: It’s Only the Game that Counts: A history of Lord Somers Camp and Power House,  The Ever Open Door: A history of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the centenary history of Melbourne High School Strong Like its Pillars, and books on two principals: Brigadier George Langley, and  William (Bill) M Woodfull.

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Events

Book Launch: From Convict Printers to Book Arcade

Melbourne Athenaeum Library Level 1, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Join us for the launch of From Convict Printers to Book Arcade A History of the Book in Australia, Volume I: 1788 to 1890 Edited by Wallace Kirsop, Elizabeth Webby...

See our authors at Adelaide Writers’ Week

Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia

See Kim Carr, Gareth Evans, John Lyons and Richard Denniss at Adelaide Writers’ Week.

See our authors at the Manly Writers’ Festival

Darley Smith Building Corner of 1 Darley Road and The Corso, Manly, NSW

Join our authors Kim Carr, Lauren Samuelsson, Sarah Arachchi, Tracey Kirkland and Gavin Fang at the Manly Writers' Festival.