There was a long history of Aboriginal labour, ingenuity and co-operation assisting the newcomers to their land. Continue reading
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Thomas Meagher, Constitutionalist Father of a Revolutionary
It says something about our collective love of celebrity, chaos and flashy headlines that the subtitle of this book is the ‘Forgotten father, of Thomas Francis Meagher’…There is no doubt however, that the life and times of the father are a history worth telling… Continue reading
Keneally explains John Mitchel
Tom Keneally tells the story of John Mitchel, the story being more significant than the history Continue reading
Ghosts of Irish Australia: Catherine Scullin
Caroline Chisholm had worked hard in Australia for the families of convicts to be reunited. No one knew we had been rejected from the list of travellers. Continue reading
Remember hoping for an Australian Republic?
The story of Tom Keneally’s involvement in the Australian Republican Movement and of the many who supported a Republic from the foundation of Australian society. Continue reading
Irish Government on a Mission to Understand Needs of the Diaspora
We may not sound Irish, but have a strong sense of our Irish-Australian identity. We’re a largely-untapped resource with much to contribute to Irish-Australia. Continue reading
Brigidfest 2019: Brigid Need not Apply
Brigidfest 2019 – Irish women on the goldfields. Continue reading
The Rise of Irish Australia documentary now available to stream
‘The Rise of Irish Australia’ is now available for streaming.
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Index to Trevor McClaughlin’s Famine Girls Archive
a useful resource for anyone interested in this aspect of Irish-Australian history. Continue reading
New Irish Research Group in South Australia
All of this growth and the desire of the group to continue sharing research interests has led to the idea of a history of the Irish in South Australia. Continue reading
