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Waugh’s brief is not to debate the merits of the current Australian education system but to highlight the significant influence of the Irish National Schools system in colonial times in paving the way for the provision of public education in Australia. Continue reading
The Irish character in Australian literature is often introduced by a piece of dialogue that confirms the character’s origins. Continue reading
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is in contention to be named the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction at prestigious World Travel Awards Continue reading
The European Union seems to be constantly in crisis Continue reading
A symposium to explore the nature of Irish-Australian literature Continue reading
2019 Eureka’s Children Annual Eureka Democracy Award Dinner. Continue reading
In the eyes of Imperial social engineers, the Famine orphans were young marriageable women who would bring a stabilizing influence to a rough masculine colonial society. Continue reading
Rosanna was typical of the Irish famine orphans. McClaughlin’s research shows that on average they married at 19 years, most to older men within three years of landing, and had nine children Continue reading
Newman House has undergone years of careful restoration and modernization under the guidance of award-winning architects to become MoLI Continue reading
It was a stroke of genius to commission three women to write the centenary history of Melbourne’s Newman College. Continue reading
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