Books

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2020  History Extension Resource Book, Co-author, editor and publisher; HTANSW, Sydney, two editions: 2020, 2017. Available: History Teachers' Association of NSW

 

2019  HTA Modern History Study Guide, Co-author, editor & publisher; HTANSW, Sydney, four editions 2019, 2013, 2007, 2002, Available: History Teachers' Association of NSW

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2004  Old Worlds, New Worlds, (with M. Smithson & L. Zarmati), Pearson, South Melbourne

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2005  Trinity Catholic College Auburn & Regents Park: the first decade 1995 – 2004, (with M. Smithson), Trinity Catholic College, Auburn

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2004  Colonial and Contact History, (with M. Smithson), Longman, South Melbourne

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2000  Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Societies, Longman, South Melbourne

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1995  Our Heritage, Science Press, Marrickville

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1993  Skills in Modern History, Science Press, Marrickville

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1988  The Children of Franz & Christina, (with Robyn Whipp), self-published

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Book Chapters

 

2022  'Mandating the Past: School History', in Paul Ashton & Paula Hamilton (eds), The Australian History Industry, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2022 

 

2022  'Vasco Loureiro: British World Bohemian' in Jatinder Mann & Iain Johnston-White (eds), Revisiting the British World: New Voices and Perspectives, Peter Lang, New York, 2022 Available: Peter Lang Review: Carl Bridge      

 

2019  ‘The value of direct teaching and historical knowledge’ in Tim Allender, Anna Clark & Robert Parkes (eds), Historical Thinking for History Teachers, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, 2019 Review: Toby Powell 

 

2016  ‘Captive to Curriculum: Writing textbook history’ in Paul Ashton, Anna Clark & Robert Crawford (eds), Once Upon a Time: Australian writers on using the past, Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne, 2016

 

2013  ‘History goes to school’ in Anna Clark & Paul Ashton (eds.), Australian History Now, Newsouth, Sydney, 2013

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Articles (selected)

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2024 ‘Renée Erdos and the Founding of the History Teachers' Association of NSW’, Teaching History, 2024, 58:3, pp. 9 – 17

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2024 ‘Navigating Change & Continuity: HTANSW in the 2000s', Teaching History, 2024, 58:3, pp. 29 – 30

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2024 'The Charles Maughan Mystery', Northumberland & Durham Family History Society, 49:1, Spring 2024, pp. 30 - 32 

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2024 Klaus Rippert & Paul Kiem, 'Jakob Rippert – Das außergewöhnliche Leben eines Missionars aus Auerbach', Hessische Genealogie, 7:1, 2024, pp. 7 - 12

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2024 'The Huybers and Loureiro Families: A Case Study in the History of Australia’s French Connection' Part 2, The French Australian Review, No 75, Australian Summer 2024, pp. 54 - 78.  

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2024 Klaus Rippert & Paul Kiem, 'Jakob Rippert und Albert Kahn, zwei ungewöhnliche Auerbacher und ihre Schicksale', Museumsverein Bensheim Mitteilungen, 89, February 2024, pp. 64 - 73   

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2024 'Nineteenth century German migration from the Rheingau to Australia's Hunter Valley', Newcastle Family History Society Journal, 245, March 2024, pp. 4 - 7  

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2023 'Deutsche Einwanderung aus dem Rheingau in das australische Hunter Valley', Hessische Genealogie, 6:4, 2023, pp. 16 - 20

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2023 'The Huybers and Loureiro Families: A Case Study in the History of Australia’s French Connection' Part 1, The French Australian Review, No 74, Australian Winter 2023, pp. 22 - 44.  

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2022  'The Role of Serendipity and Collaboration in Adding Texture and Family Context to the Career of Australian Educator Renée Erdos (1911–1997)', Life Writing, September 2022, DOI: 10.1080/14484528.2022.2120170

 

2022  'Breaking through the Dichotomy between Historical Knowledge and Skills’, Agora, 57:1, 2022, pp. 64 – 68

 

2021  ‘Renée Erdos 1911-1997’, Australian Dictionary of Biography

 

2021  'Professor Stuart Macintyre, 1947-2021’, Teaching History, 55: 4, 2021, pp. 34 – 36

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2021  'Does "Source Work" work?', Teaching History, 55:1, 2021

 

2021  ‘Use of Trove in school history classes’, History Australia, 18:4, 2021 

 

2021  ‘Righting History: Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia’, Public History Review, Vol 28, 2021, pp. 131 – 13

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2015  'The Digital Revolution and History', Teaching History, 49:4, 2015

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2014  'War and Remembrance in Germany', Teaching History, 48: 4, 2014, pp. 30 – 34

 

2012  'Have we lost the plot? Narrative, inquiry, good and evil in history pedagogy', Teaching History, 46:3, 2012 

 

2011  ‘50 Years in Print: Teaching History 1961-2011’, Teaching History, (with Denis Mootz, Kate Cameron & Toni Hurley), March 2011, pp. 4 – 18

 

2008  ‘Renée Erdos (1911-1997): Australian Educator and Founder of NSW HTA’, Teaching History, June 2008, pp. 8 – 29

 

1979  ‘Socialism in Newcastle: The elections of 1885 and 1895’, Student Research Papers in Australian History, University of Newcastle, No. 4,

 

  

Theses

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2015  'Vasco Loureiro: a bohemian’s journey to the Western Front', PhD thesis, University of Technology, Sydney

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1985  'A History of Benedict Community School 1975 – 1984', Master of Letters thesis, University of New England, Armidale  

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Websites & Videos (selected)      

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2020  Video, 'Past Forward' International Conversations about History Education: ‘Does “Source Work” work?’,  

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2019  History Teachers' Association of Australia's ‘Learning Sequences for History Teachers & Students’ (Project manager, editor, co-author) 

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2016  Video, History Teachers' Association of NSW: 'History Extension Question 1'

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2012  History Teachers' Association of Australia's 'AC History Units’ (Project manager, editor)

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2012  'Vasco Loureiro Research Project'

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Conference & Seminar Presentations (selected)

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2023 International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP) Conference, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 9-11 June (online): '19th Century German Migration from the Rheingau to Australia's Hunter Valley'

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2023 Institute for the Study of French Australian Relations (ISFAR), New Perspectives in French-Australian Studies Symposium: 'A Case Study in Australia's French Connection: The Huybers and Loureiro Families' 

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2022  Dalwood Descendants' Day, Dalwood Cellars: 'German Vinedressers in the Hunter Valley'

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2022  Centre for Applied History (Macquarie University) and Tertiary History Educators Association (University of Newcastle), Public & Applied History in the Classroom Symposium, Sydney: 'Public History in Secondary Schools – Survey and Proposal'  

 

2021  New Zealand Historical Association Conference: ‘Reflections on the Development of the Australia’s National History Curriculum'

 

2021  History Council of NSW Seminar Panelist: ‘So, where are we now? Statue Wars: Protests, Public Histories and Problematic Plinths’

 

2019  History Teachers’ Association of Australian National Conference, Adelaide, SA, ‘Bauhaus Centenary’ & ‘Does "Source Work" work?’ 

 

2019  History Teachers’ Association of Western Australia Conference, Perth: Keynote Address – ‘Poor History and False Dichotomies’

 

2018  Teaching and Learning War Research Network’s Public Roundtable on Hidden Histories, Kings College, London: Invited Participant  

 

2017  History Teachers’ Association of NSW Conference, Sydney: ‘Modernity’

 

2016  Anzac Centenary Celebration, Brightlingsea, UK: ‘Vasco Loureiro’

 

2016  History Teachers’ Association of NSW Conference, Norfolk Island: Presenter & Excursion Site Guide

 

2016  Difficult Histories & Modern Conflict Symposium, University of Newcastle: ‘Vasco Loureiro’

 

2015  Australian Historical Association Conference, University of Sydney: ‘Is knowledge redundant?’

 

2012  University of British Columbia, Vancouver: Visiting Scholar Address: ‘Australian National Curriculum’

 

2011  Northern Territory History Colloquium, Darwin: ‘Australian National Curriculum’          

 

2010  History Teachers’ Association of New Zealand Conference, Wellington, Invited Presenter: ‘Australian National Curriculum’

 

2010  Aboriginal Studies Association of NSW State Conference, Sydney, Invited Keynote: ‘Australian National Curriculum’