Fiona Gatt

Historian. Melbourne, colonial, urban, housing, class, history. Project Officer @NTAV; Historian in Residence @historyvictoria; Researcher @Contemp_History

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

I am looking forward to speaking tomorrow night at @historyvictoria following the AGM. Register to attend via Zoom or in person. I will be talking about Melbourne's nineteenth-century shopkeepers.
https://t.co/qLipWuO86Y

[PRO Victoria @PRO_Vic]

💌 Like a love letter to rate books, in Provenance, @GattFiona describes the importance of rate books in researching local history, with a focus on Hotham/North Melbourne 1860s to 1901: https://t.co/U72yfUq9zQ @PHAVicTas

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

@RachelBCaines It’s, to say it politely, the squits!

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

So exciting!

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

Terrific is the word. Thanks for sharing it

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

Congratulations @annakent1

[ANU Press @ANU_Press]

Coming Soon!

'Mandates and Missteps' is the first comprehensive history of Australian government #Scholarships to the #Pacific, from the first scheme in 1948 to the Australia Awards of 2018.

Register your interest today: https://t.co/4WwdUNJcpT

[@austpolicyhistory @AustPolicyHist]

In our first piece for 2024, @colourful_hist writes about the recent proposal to destroy records from Britain.

'Setting a dangerous policy precedent: when digitisation leads to destruction'

https://t.co/2ApE8g4sMb

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

Had the absolute pleasure of seeing @slamup give an utterly inspiring performance today at a University of Melbourne graduation ceremony. Really gave me a boost as to why the arts and humanities are so important.

[Dallas Rogers @DallasRogers101]

UHPH 2024 Conference, University of Sydney, July 11-13, 2024

Real Estate Agency: Land, Housing and Finance in Urban and Planning History

Come along, we're running a session on Possession and Dispossession 👇
https://t.co/p7BF10LCJv

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

@LydonJane Thank you. Yes it does look like that, or something very close to Demerara. I cannot find a place in Vic or NSW with that name though, except Demerara was the name of a sugar plantation in British New Guinea and there was a grand house in Oatley West NSW with that name.

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

3 cheers for anyone who can help read the name of the 'Native place' (top line) of this. Thanks in advance!

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

Actually no, I think it is a place in NSW

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

It is a place in Victoria, Australia

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

Thank you so much to the organisers of the @Contemp_History at Deakin and the organisers of the HDR-led 'Making History' conference on Monday for inviting me to deliver the keynote - and congratulations to you all. It was a marvellous day.

[ContempHistories @Contemp_History]

Thanks everyone for a fantastic day at our inaugural CCH HDR Conference! Here’s just a handful of the wonderful speakers we got to hear from #cch2023

[Catherine Gay @catherinegay_]

Save the Humanities at Australian Catholic University - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/Zvu5xnibXY via @ChangeAUS

[Ana Rosa Marginson @AnaMarginson]

Registrations for the @Contemp_History HDR Conference 'Making Histories' remain open until September 29, and there are still in-person spots available!

(HDR attendees will be prioritised. Registration only final after you receive a confirmation email)

https://t.co/53cCaKBWbl

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

I love the kangaroos in my area. If you've got a moment, please sign this petition. They want to kill 65000 of them! Save Mt Alexander Shire's Kangaroos - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/btvXRhF8ht via @ChangeAUS

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

Huge congrats to my friend @MaharCaitlin for being shortlisted for the Educational Publishing Awards Australia! https://t.co/6cx2xzIqrA

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

Just emailed my first ever book proposal ...

[Fiona Gatt @GattFiona]

What a joy

[PRO Victoria @PRO_Vic]

Victorian Archives Centre visitors will be pleased to know we now have a small break area available for researchers wanting to bring in lunch and relax throughout the day. Vending machine with snacks also included!