Fay Woodhouse is a historian and biographer who aims to capture and bring alive a sense of the people and the times she writes about. She has published widely and has been commissioned to write histories of businesses, universities and community organisations. Fay is also the Victorian researcher for The Australian Dictionary of Biography and is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. Her recent publications include From Vision to Reality: the Kindilan Story 1972–2012 (2013), The Story Behind the Stripe: a 100 Year history of d’Arenberg (2012), Vintage Stories: a 150 Year History of Tahbilk (2010) and Working for Welfare: a History of the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers (2010) and Still Learning: A 50-year history of Monash University Peninsula Campus (2008).
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Pericleans, Plumbers and Practitioners
Peter Yule and Fay Woodhouse
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Pericleans, Plumbers and Practitioners
Peter Yule and Fay Woodhouse
Events
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Book Event: Australia on the Brink by Ian Lowe
Avid Reader
193 Boundary Street, West End, Queensland
Join Larissa Waters and Ian Lowe for a discussion about his book Australia on the Brink. Book here
$15
Book Launch: Vinyl Dreams by Tony Wellington
Noosa Arts Theatre
163 Weyba Road, Noosaville, QLD
Noosa Arts Theatre is pleased to host the launch of Tony Wellington’s latest book, Vinyl Dreams: How the 1970s Changed Music. Brimming with beguiling stories and little-known details, Vinyl Dreams...
Book Launch: Failed Ambitions by Lee-Ann Monk and David Henderson
RHSV Gallery Downstairs
239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC
La Trobe University and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria invite you to the launch of Failed Ambitions: Kew Cottages and Changing Ideas of Intellectual Disabilities. To be launched by Dr Colleen...
Book Launch: Cruel Care by Jordana Silverstein
Muse
Ground Floor, East Hotel, 69 Canberra Ave, Griffith, ACT
Jordana Silverstein in conversation with Frank Bongiorno Australia has long grappled with how to treat refugees, particularly children, who come to our country. Cruel Care asks why Australia pursues such...
$10 – $42
Book Launch: Here Be Monsters by Richard King
The University of Notre Dame Australia
School of Medicine (Level 3), 38 Henry Street, Fremantle, VIC
We are delighted to invite you to a special event to celebrate the launch of Here Be Monsters by Richard King. In this timely and provocative book, Richard King argues...
Book Event: Australia on the Brink by Ian Lowe
Avid Reader 193 Boundary Street, West End, QueenslandJoin Larissa Waters and Ian Lowe for a discussion about his book Australia on the Brink. Book here
Book Launch: Vinyl Dreams by Tony Wellington
Noosa Arts Theatre 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville, QLDNoosa Arts Theatre is pleased to host the launch of Tony Wellington’s latest book, Vinyl Dreams: How the 1970s Changed Music. Brimming with beguiling stories and little-known details, Vinyl Dreams...
Book Launch: Failed Ambitions by Lee-Ann Monk and David Henderson
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VICLa Trobe University and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria invite you to the launch of Failed Ambitions: Kew Cottages and Changing Ideas of Intellectual Disabilities. To be launched by Dr Colleen...
Book Launch: Cruel Care by Jordana Silverstein
Muse Ground Floor, East Hotel, 69 Canberra Ave, Griffith, ACTJordana Silverstein in conversation with Frank Bongiorno Australia has long grappled with how to treat refugees, particularly children, who come to our country. Cruel Care asks why Australia pursues such...
Book Launch: Here Be Monsters by Richard King
The University of Notre Dame Australia School of Medicine (Level 3), 38 Henry Street, Fremantle, VICWe are delighted to invite you to a special event to celebrate the launch of Here Be Monsters by Richard King. In this timely and provocative book, Richard King argues...
