Damian Shepherd

Exploring place and time through data and information science - Views are my own

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Check out our latest newsletter for the lowdown on a little known story of murder at a local hotel and fascinating 1970s concepts for the #Perth Cultural Centre - subscribe today at https://t.co/EVZkXTdQux #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

We've published a guide to the 1993 State Cabinet papers released from the #WA State #Archives #WesternAustralia this year https://t.co/nzdNg5vQ6o - just in time for the International Day for Universal Access to Information #IDUAI2024

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Our annual lunchtime talk series is back https://t.co/teggsJRwJk - Register today to explore the #History of #WesternAustralia through the authors of shortlisted nominations for the 2024 Margaret Medcalf Award for research using the State #Archives

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Just a few weeks to go for nominations for the 2024 Margaret Medcalf Award for excellence in research using the #WA State #Archives - nominate your work or the work of a colleague today at https://t.co/RyL9OLyZds #History #Heritage #WesternAustralia 🏆

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Overlooked: #WesternAustralia and Our Place in the Universe https://t.co/uatVDESawm - Explore the stories of #people and #archives behind discovery and exploration with Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker @ColourfulCosmos and the volunteers from @perthobs plus local author Julia Lawrinson

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Explore the #history of #WesternAustralia through shortlisted nominations for the 2023 Margaret Medcalf Award for #Archives Research. Hear from authors at this series of lunchtime talks. It's free but please register via the link at https://t.co/Err9Mhn3sH as seats are limited

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Celebrate the winter solstice with ghostly tales and a warm drink at @naagovau #Perth on 22 June - tix at https://t.co/OnWJCUnPDe #History #Heritage #Archives #WA

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Do you have a friend or colleague who uses #WA State #archives for their research? Nominate them for this award and make their day 👇🏆

[Piers Higgs @piers_higgs]

We're #hiring again in Brisbane - looking for a Project Manager to work on a large #archives project. Apply through Linkedin at https://t.co/dnayVrBIGT

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Some Lost #Perth to kick off your 2023. From White City to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Check out https://t.co/fkRSVILe6X and have a listen to the 2022 Geoffrey Bolton Lecture podcast now available at https://t.co/Rq1H6h1Kx9 #history #heritage #WesternAustralia

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Great holiday listening here 👇 https://t.co/pQ1Zqf2hkG - In this year’s annual Geoffrey Bolton lecture @JulianBolleter from @AUDRCPerth explores the evolving edges of urban river-space #History #Heritage #Archives #Perth #WesternAustralia

[National Archives of Australia @naagovau]

‘Ghost town: stories from the ruins’ is a free exhibition now on display at our WA Office in Perth. Follow the boom, bust and sometimes renewal of settlements that have played an important part in Western Australia’s history: https://t.co/33XwzvrUjY #NAAGhostTown @StateRecordsWA

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Join us for the last of our 2022 lunchtime talks at noon on Friday 4 November at the @naagovau #Perth office 👇 This event is free but please register at https://t.co/3IA9CZoJeW - Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

The second of our fascinating talks is on tomorrow at noon at the @naagovau #Perth Office with award winning author @CarolynDowley - grab a coffee and join us! Register here 👇

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

We need your help at #HereWeAre2022 - Join us at our workshop today 'Starting from the Right of Reply: Planning to digitise Colonial Secretary Office records in #WesternAustralia ' These #archives are critically important to conversations for #WalkingTogether in #Reconciliation

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Explore the #history of #WesternAustralia through shortlisted nominations for the 2022 Margaret Medcalf for #Archives Research. Hear from authors at this series of lunchtime talks. They're free but please register at https://t.co/3IA9CZGSt4 Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Today is a great day to remember the role #WesternAustralia played in testing the #Einstein General Theory of Relativity. Check out https://t.co/0IjAP7Zo6C for the lowdown from the State #Archives on the arduous journey #astronomers made to photograph #eclipses #history #WA

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

From @abcperth https://t.co/mCh4GBghOD - more on the "treasure trove" of information in #WA State #Archives about bubonic plague in early 20th century #Perth #WesternAustralia and fascinating research by Dr Michelle McKeough

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

The fascinating story of bubonic plague in #WesternAustralia (thankfully) back in the early 20th century https://t.co/qtPrYghNvT - hear more on @abcperth 720 with @steenslaytonatr #HistoryRepeated #History #Archives #Perth #WA

[Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre @PawseyCentre]

@GovHackAU is an annual Open Data competition. In 2022 it will be held on the 19th - 21st Augus where teams tell the story of how government data can be reused.

Join the Perth info session on August 1 👉🏾 Register here: https://t.co/VOG9KqZo2j

#pawseyevents #govhack