History Roadshow - past programs - History Council of Victoria 2023 Final

History Roadshow - past programs

2022

In 2022 we offered the following subjects:

Revolutions: France with Professor Peter McPhee

Revolutions: Russia with Professor Mark Edele and Dr Julie Fedor

Revolutions: China with Dr Rebecca Cairns

Ancient History Units 1&2 with Associate Professor Andrew Jamieson

Ancient History Units 3&4 with Professor Tim Parkin

Empires with Dr Richard Trembath

Australian History with Professor Richard Broome and Dr Richard Trembath

General History Resources

2021

This year the History Roadshow was fully online.

Australian History

Transformations: Colonial society to nation

Area of Study 1: The reshaping of Port Phillip District / Victoria, 1834 - 1860 with Professor Richard Broome

Area of Study 2: Making a people and a nation 1890 - 1920 with Professor Graeme Davison

Transformations: Old certainties and new visions

Area of Study 1: Crises that tested the nation 1929 - 1945 with Geraldine Carrodus

Area of Study 2: Voices for change 1965 – 2000 with Professor Sean Scalmer

Revolutions – The French Revolution of 1789

Area of Study 1: Causes of revolution with Professor Peter McPhee

Area of Study 2: Consequences of revolution with Professor Peter McPhee

Revolutions – The Russian Revolution of October 1917

Area of Study 1: Causes of revolution with Dr Julie Fedor

Area of Study 2: Consequences of revolution with Professor Mark Edele

Revolutions - China

Area of Study 1: Causes of revolution with Dr Rebecca Cairns

Area of Study 2: Consequences of revolution with Dr Rebecca Cairns

Ancient History Units 3&4

Living in an Ancient Society with Professor Tim Parkin

Ancient History Units 1&2

Ancient Mesopotamia: Development of Writing with Associate Professor Andrew Jamieson

Ancient Mesopotamia: Rise of the Assyrian Empire with Associate Professor Andrew Jamieson

Ancient Egypt: Narmer Palette with Associate Professor Andrew Jamieson

Ancient Egypt: Deir el-Bahri with Associate Professor Andrew Jamieson

Global Empires

Unit 2: Empires at Work with Dr Richard Trembath

2020

In 2020, the History Roadshow offered VCE History students from rural and regional schools the opportunity to hear from highly experienced academic and professional historians and have rich curriculum-related experiences to support their learning.

Usually this free event would take place in regional Victorian towns, but in 2020 we delivered the program online, in two parts:

Part one was a series of recorded video lectures from expert historians. This will be supplied to participating schools as a password protected video. Registered participants will have unlimited access to the videos from mid-September until mid-November.
Part two was a series of 45 minute live Q&A sessions, matched to the video lectures. They will delivered by our expert historians, through videoconferencing software to registered students and teachers. This facilitated session will take place in mid-September/early October and will include a conversation about career pathways for those studying history.

In 2020, as a special lockdown offer, Melbourne metro students were also able to access the video lectures and the recordings of the Q&A sessions.

The video lectures and Q&A sessions covered:

Australian History

UNIT 3: Transformations: Colonial society to nation

Area of Study 1: The reshaping of Port Phillip District / Victoria, 1834 - 1860 with Professor Richard Broome

Area of Study 2: Making a people and a nation 1890 - 1920 with Professor Graeme Davison

UNIT 4: Transformations: Old certainties and new visions

Area of Study 1: Crises that tested the nation 1929 - 1945 with Geraldine Carrodus

Area of Study 2: Voices for change 1965 – 2000 with Professor Sean Scalmer

Revolutions – The French Revolution of 1789

Area of Study 1: Causes of revolution with Professor Peter McPhee

Area of Study 2: Consequences of revolution with Professor Peter McPhee

Revolutions – The Russian Revolution of October 1917

Area of Study 1: Causes of revolution with Associate Professor Paula Michaels

The Russian Revolution with Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick

2019

The 2019 itinerary was:

Geelong (Grovedale College), Tuesday 18 June

Bookings closed on Tuesday 11 June.
Click the links for: Invitation and Booking form Canteen menu for student lunch orders

Shepparton (La Trobe University), Thursday 27 June

Bookings closed on Thursday 20 June.
Click the links for: Invitation and Booking form La Trobe Uni Child Safety Policy Cafe menu for student lunch orders

Ballarat (Mt Helen campus of Federation University of Australia), Friday 6 September

Bookings closed on Friday 30 August.
Click the links for: Invitation and Booking form Federation Uni Child Safety Policy

Warrnambool (Deakin University), Monday 9 September

Bookings closed on Monday 2 September.
Click the links for: Invitation and Booking form Deakin Uni Child Safety Policy

Churchill (Federation University of Australia), Wednesday 11 September

Bookings closed on Wednesday 4 September.
Click the links for: Invitation and Booking form Federation Uni Child Safety Policy

Bendigo (La Trobe University), Thursday 12 September

Bookings closed on Wednesday 4 September.
Click the links for: Invitation and Booking form La Trobe Uni Child Safety Policy

2018 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Here is the itinerary for Roadshow tours that occurred in 2018:

Churchill (Wednesday 1 August) - hosted by Federation University Australia

Warrnambool (Monday 13 August) - hosted by Deakin University

Ballarat (Friday 17 August) - Federation University Australia (Mt Helen campus)

Geelong (Friday 31 August) - Northern Bay College (Corio)

Wangaratta (Friday 7 September) - Galen Catholic College

Bendigo (Tuesday 11 September) - Girton Grammar School

Click HERE to download the 2018 Itinerary showing the VCE-related subject sessions delivered (PDF).

2017 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Here is the itinerary for Roadshow tours that occurred in 2017:

Shepparton (23 May) - hosted by Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Leongatha (28 July) - hosted by Mary MacKillop College

Bendigo (10 August) - hosted by Girton Grammar School

Warrnambool (16 August) - hosted by Deakin University

Sale (23 August) - hosted by Catholic College Sale

Ballarat (31 August) - hosted by Ballarat High School

Geelong (12 September) - hosted by Christian College Geelong

Click HERE to download the 2017 Itinerary showing the VCE-related subject sessions delivered (PDF).

2016 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Here is the itinerary for Roadshow tours that occurred in 2016:

Rosebud (17 May) - hosted by Rosebud Secondary College. (Click here to read the report on page 4 of their Newsletter.)

Shepparton (27 May) - hosted by Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Leongatha (19 July) - hosted by Leongatha Secondary College. (Click here to read the school's report, and here for an article in the South Gippsland Sentinel Times.)

Bendigo (9 August) - hosted by Girton Grammar School.

Ballarat (17 August) - hosted by the Barkly campus of Ballarat Secondary College.

Sale (1 September) - hosted by Catholic College Sale. (Click here for the History Council's Media Release issued on 31 August to East Gippsland media, and here for an article in the Gippsland Times.)

Geelong (6 September) - hosted by Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College. (Click here for the History Council's Media Release issued 7 September to participating schools, to assist with their school newsletters.)

2015 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

All tours in 2015, 2016 and 2017 commenced with a short session entitled 'Where can History take you? – a talk on career pathways'. This session was available to History students in Years 9 and 10 as well as in the VCE.

Here is the itinerary for Roadshow tours that occurred in 2015:

SHEPPARTON - Thursday 28 May 2015. Our host was Goulburn Valley Grammar School with sessions on Twentieth Century History and Revolutions (France; Russia).

ROSEBUD - Tuesday 21 July 2015. Our host was Rosebud Secondary College with sessions on Twentieth Century History, Revolutions (China) and Australian History. Click HERE to read Rosebud SC's report on the tour.

GEELONG - Friday 14 August 2015: Our host was Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College with sessions on Twentieth Century History, Australian History and Revolutions (China and Russia).

BALLARAT - Tuesday 18 August 2015: Our host was Ballarat Secondary College (Barkly Senior Campus) with sessions on Twentieth Century History, Australian History and Revolutions (China).

BENDIGO - Wednesday 9 September 2015: Hosted by Girton Grammar School, the program included sessions on Twentieth Century History, Australian History and Revolutions (China).

There was insufficient demand for the tour planned for MAFFRA on Tuesday 23 June 2015, so this event was regretfully cancelled. Our thanks to Maffra Secondary College for having been willing to host the tour.

We attempted to arrange a tour to LEONGATHA but could not achieve a match of date, venue and availability of the Roadshow team.

2014 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Tour 1: to Bendigo on Monday 16 June
Hosted by Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Presenters:

Dr James Waghorne - Australian History
Prof. Keir Reeves - Chinese Revolution
Dr Yana Ostapenko - Russian Revolution
Anthony Bidgood - Twentieth Century History

Tour 2: to Shepparton on Thursday 26 June
Hosted by Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Presenters:

Prof. David Garrioch - French Revolution
Dr Darius von Guettner - Russian Revolution
Michael Spurr - Twentieth Century History

Tour 3: to Geelong on Friday 1 August
Hosted by Geelong High School & Matthew Flinders Girls High School
Presenters:

Elizabeth Morgan - Chinese Revolution
Prof. Peter McPhee AM - French Revolution
Dr Yana Ostapenko - Russian Revolution
Anthony Bidgood - Twentieth Century History

Tour 4: to Ballarat on Tuesday 19 August
Hosted by Ballarat Secondary College
Presenters:

Elizabeth Morgan - Chinese Revolution
Prof. Peter McPhee AM - French Revolution
Dr Yana Ostapenko - Russian Revolution
Dr Zeb Leonard - Twentieth Century History

2013 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Tour 1: to Bendigo on Friday 17 May
Hosted by Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Presenters:

Assoc. Prof. Adrian Jones – Revolutions
Dr Charles Fahey - Australian History
Dr Emma Robertson - Twentieth Century History

Tour 2: to Shepparton on Thursday 13 June
Hosted by Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Presenters:

Prof. Peter McPhee AM - French Revolution
Dr Darius von Guettner - Russian Revolution
Dr Charles Fahey - Australian History
Nick Frigo - Twentieth Century History

Tour 3: to Ballarat on Wednesday 19 June
Hosted by Ballarat Christian College & Ballarat Clarendon College
Presenters:

Dr Ian Coller - French Revolution
Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter - Australian History

Tour 4: to Geelong on Thursday 1 August
Hosted by Sacred Heart College & St. Josephs College
Presenters:

Dr Geoffrey Robinson - Australian History
Dr Yana Ostapenko - Russian Revolution
Anthony Bidgood - Twentieth Century History

2012 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Tour 1: to Bendigo on Friday 18 May
Hosted by Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Presenters:

Assoc. Prof. Adrian Jones OAM - Russian Revolution
Dr Charles Fahey - Australian History
Karen Auerbach - Twentieth Century History

Tour 2: to Ballarat on Friday 1 June
Hosted by Ballarat Secondary College & Ballarat Clarendon College
Presenters:

Dr Ian Coller - French Revolution
Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter - Australian History

Tour 3: to Shepparton on Thursday 28 June
Hosted by Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Presenters:

Prof. David Garrioch - French Revolution
Dr Darius von Guettner - Russian Revolution
Dr Charles Fahey - Australian History
Michael Spurr - Twentieth Century History

Tour 4: to Geelong on Thursday 2 August
Hosted by Sacred Heart College & St. Josephs College
Presenters:

Prof. Peter McPhee AM - French Revolution
Assoc. Prof. Adrian Jones OAM - Russian Revolution
Dr Tony Joel - Twentieth Century History

2011 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Tour 1: to Geelong on Thursday 5 May
Hosted by Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College

Revolutions presented by Assoc. Prof. Adrian Jones OAM, La Trobe University
Australian History presented by Dr Geoffrey Robinson, Deakin University

Tour 2: to Bendigo on Friday 20 May
Hosted by Bendigo Secondary College

Revolutions presented by Assoc. Prof. Adrian Jones OAM, La Trobe University
Australian History presented by Dr Charles Fahey, La Trobe University

Tour 3: to Shepparton on Thursday 30 June
Hosted by Goulburn Valley Grammar

French Revolution presented by Professor Peter McPhee, Melbourne University
Russian Revolution presented by Dr Darius Von Guettner, Melbourne University
Australian History presented by Professor Richard Broome, La Trobe University
Twentieth Century History presented by Michael Spurr, Oxford University Press

Tour 4: to Ballarat on Friday 29 July
Hosted by Ballarat High School

French Revolution presented by Dr Ian Coller, La Trobe University

2010 HISTORY ROADSHOW PROGRAM

Tour 1: to the Mornington Peninsula
Hosted by Mount Eliza High School

Revolutions presented by Dr Adrian Jones, OAM, La Trobe University

Tour 2: to Bendigo
Hosted by Bendigo Secondary College

Revolutions presented by Dr Adrian Jones OAM, La Trobe University
Australian History presented by Dr Charles Fahey, La Trobe University

Tour 3: to Shepparton
Hosted by Goulburn Valley Grammar

Revolutions presented by Dr Adrian Jones OAM, La Trobe University
Australian History presented by Dr Charles Fahey, La Trobe University

Tour 4: to Ballarat
Hosted by Ballarat High School

Revolutions presented by Dr Adrian Jones OAM, La Trobe University
Australian History presented by Dr Charles Fahey, La Trobe University

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Italian sailors on ship at Port Melbourne 1938, Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs, State Library of Victoria
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