PeterASymons

Editor, teacher, occasional writer of fiction and history. Pats dogs.

[Dick King-Smith HQ @DickKingSmith]

Please enjoy exactly one minute of purring and birdsong.

[Alicia Cerreto @AliciaCerreto]

We’ve designed our @History_Vic Book Club so you can join in if you’ve read the book and have loads of questions, or if you just like to hear great conversations.

Perfect for book lovers, historians and history fans alike. Hope to see you there! 📚📚

[Andrew Cotter @MrAndrewCotter]

Before the weather turned, we were able to get back out there for the first time in months. And it really was good.

[Phillip Adams @PhillipAdams_1]

Me too

[Way Back When @WBWhistorians]

If you’re a historian in Australia and haven’t completed the @nlagovau survey, you have until Monday to contribute. It only takes about five minutes. @PHAVicTas @History_Vic

[PeterASymons @PeterAASymons]

@SepticFinger @GrogsGamut What about 11 November 1975?

[PeterASymons @PeterAASymons]

@OliverCaddick @GrogsGamut Yep.

[Dick King-Smith HQ @DickKingSmith]

Crocodiles have lived for around 240 million years, appearing 25 million years before the first dinosaurs and 100 million years before the first birds and mammals.
Over all those long years, they never once lost their sense of fun.

[History Council of Victoria @History_Vic]

The Australian Heritage Festival is about to commence, there are lots of great events including this one! 👇

[Dr Rachel Franks (she, her) @cfwriter]

Oh! The cuteness!

[Christina Twomey @CLTwomey]

Is trauma a transhistorical, transcultural phenomenon? @HistMedMichaels and I are delighted to see this collection published! Thanks to our brilliant contributors, @AcadSocSci & @Monash_Arts for support! https://t.co/bOlRd28iF7

[Virginia Trioli @LaTrioli]

What. A. Story. https://t.co/dfu2gmnErz

[Julie Fenwick @FenleyJulie]

In 1987 a royal commission was formed to address concerns about high numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders dying in custody.
But despite making 339 recommendations there continues to be news of more deaths in custody.

It's time to learn from the past.

Let's march.

[Niko Kommenda @niko_tinius]

Inspired by the Economist's recent chart on the advancing cherry blossom season in Japan, here is another dataset which reveals a strong climate change signal: wine harvest records from France, dating back to 1354 🍇

[@davidwild 🇺🇦 @davidwild66]

@politiwowow @Peter_Fox59 @meadea @australian The concept of a god was not one of mankind's best inventions.

[Graham Readfearn @readfearn]

From me and ⁦@adamlmorton⁩ ‘Every choice matters': can we cling to hope of avoiding 1.5C heating. https://t.co/tImgSLJzqn

[Kate McClymont @Kate_McClymont]

Ouch 😳

[PeterASymons @PeterAASymons]

@BraggePeter Bahahhahahah