Honorary Associate Professor in the School Of Historically and Philosophical Inquiry at the University Of Queensland. I retired from teaching, administration (and earning a salary) in 2011
Review of The View from Here , Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, 13 February – 30 August ... more Review of The View from Here , Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, 13 February – 30 August 2015.
UQ historian Marion Diamond examines the diary and correspondence of a Royal Navy surgeon from th... more UQ historian Marion Diamond examines the diary and correspondence of a Royal Navy surgeon from the 1840s.
THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging Value at a Distance: Coins in early Australia It’s st... more THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging Value at a Distance: Coins in early Australia It’s stating the obvious: coins are important for archaeologists and historians alike. They last a long time, they tell us when and where they were minted, and often indicate something about the preoccupations of the state or other entity that produced them. Crowns or kangaroos? Images or inscriptions? People carry coins, and hoard them, and deface them in interesting ways – by clipping or splitting or over stamping them. They can also deceive, particularly because coins, with their intrinsic metal value, travel in people’s pockets well beyond their original origins. So the discovery of a Chinese, or Portuguese, or Dutch coin somewhere along the Australian coastline does not necessarily demonstrate the existence of a mysterious Chinese explorer or Portuguese shipwreck or unknown Dutch settlement. The first British settlers of New South Wales in 1788 were convicts and soldiers. Neither had much ...
Review of The View from Here , Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, 13 February – 30 August ... more Review of The View from Here , Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, 13 February – 30 August 2015.
UQ historian Marion Diamond examines the diary and correspondence of a Royal Navy surgeon from th... more UQ historian Marion Diamond examines the diary and correspondence of a Royal Navy surgeon from the 1840s.
THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging Value at a Distance: Coins in early Australia It’s st... more THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging Value at a Distance: Coins in early Australia It’s stating the obvious: coins are important for archaeologists and historians alike. They last a long time, they tell us when and where they were minted, and often indicate something about the preoccupations of the state or other entity that produced them. Crowns or kangaroos? Images or inscriptions? People carry coins, and hoard them, and deface them in interesting ways – by clipping or splitting or over stamping them. They can also deceive, particularly because coins, with their intrinsic metal value, travel in people’s pockets well beyond their original origins. So the discovery of a Chinese, or Portuguese, or Dutch coin somewhere along the Australian coastline does not necessarily demonstrate the existence of a mysterious Chinese explorer or Portuguese shipwreck or unknown Dutch settlement. The first British settlers of New South Wales in 1788 were convicts and soldiers. Neither had much ...
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