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The theme of the 2017 RAHS Conference is Finding Lost Places, Lost People.Uncovering hidden storieshelpsusbetterunderstandthepastandcanchallengeourunderstandingofhowthepresentcametobe.Historicalsocietieshaveanimportantroletoplayinensuringthattheircommunities’historydoesnotgetlostandthatmembersofthebroadercommunitycanfindoutabouttheirworksothattheytoocanlearnandcontributetothishistory.Lostcommunitiescanberememberedandfoundthroughwrittenarchivalrecords,photographsandvoicerecordings.Thedigitalrevolutionisincreasingaccessibilitytorecordsandprovidingmoretoolstoreachawidergeographicalanddemographicalaudience.TheRAHSinvitesyoutojoinusatour2017conferenceinCowratoexplorethesetopics,learnskillsthatwillsupportyourhistoryprojectsandenjoyopportunitiestonetworkandsharehistorieswithRAHSmembersandfriends.PRECONFERENCEDRINKS:FRIDAY27OCTOBER20175.30pm–CowraJapaneseGardenandCulturalCentreThiseventwillbehostedbyCowraShireCouncilMayorCouncillorBillWest,andwillfeatureaperformancebylocalAboriginaldancers.MrBobGriffiths,ChairmanoftheBoardoftheCowraJapaneseGardenandCulturalCentre,willprovideconferencedelegateswithanhistoricaloverviewoftheGardenanditscentralitytotheCowra-Japanfriendship.Pleasenote:Allspeakers’presentationtitlesareworkingtitles,andwillbeupdated.

DAY1: SATURDAY28OCTOBER2017SESSIONA WELCOMEANDKEYNOTEADDRESS8.00am Registration9.00am WelcometoCountry–AuntyRobynCoffey9.05am Welcome,HousekeepingandPresident’sAddress9.25am 2017CulturalGrantAwards9.45am TheLesleyMuirAddress–ProfessorPeterRead10.30AM–11.00AM MORNINGTEAANDBOOKSALESSessionB LOSTINCOWRA11.00am RayWalsh–DiscoveringCouraRocksandBeyond11.30am GrahamApthorpe–LostinBattleandBehindtheWire:TheprisonersofwaratCowra12.00pm LawranceRyan–FindingEuropa:Anewlifeinanewcountry12.30PM–1.30PM LUNCHANDBOOKSALESSESSIONC LOSTANDFOUND–VOICES,PICTURESANDOBJECTS1.30pm JennaBain–FromNewYorktoNimbin:amplifyingtheLibrary’ssoundarchiveviaopen-

sourceandthemachine2.00pm ChristineYeats–GovernmentGazettes2.30pm DebbieSommers–eHive:Onlinecollectionsandconnections3.00PM–3.30PM AFTERNOONTEAANDBOOKSALES

ROYALAUSTRALIANHISTORICALSOCIETYCONFERENCESaturday28–Sunday29October2017

CowraServicesClub,CowraNSWFindingLostPlaces,LostPeople

Tours3.30pm–5.00pm P.O.W.BreakoutTour3.30pm–5.00pm EuropaParkandRailwayTour3.30pm–5.00pm HeritageWalk6.30pm CONFERENCEDINNERDAY2: SUNDAY29OCTOBER2017SessionD HISTORICALSOCIETIES–KEEPINGONTRACK9.00am 2017HeritageGrantAwards,CertificateofAchievementandCertificateofAppreciation

Awards9.15am BusinessSession–Keepingtrackofyoursociety’sfinances;Findingideasforrevenue

streams–Fromobjectstoevents 10.30AM–11.00AM MORNINGTEAANDBOOKSALESSessionE BACKTRACKING–DISCOVERINGOURLOSTTRANSPORTHISTORY11.00am RobertLee–Railways11.30am MichaelBennett–TrackersonTrains:ThemobilityofAboriginalpeopleintheageofrail,

1882-195012.00pm TransportHeritageGrants12.30PM–1.30PM LUNCHANDBOOKSALESSessionF LOSTANDFOUND–PEOPLE1.30pm MargaretStent–FacestoNames:UnlockingCowra’slinkstotheworld2.00pm PeterHobbins–TheLastTracesofaLife?Sydney'squarantineinscriptions2.30pm JudithDunn–ResurrectingaLostCemetery3.00PM CONFERENCECLOSEMONDAY30OCTOBER20179.00am–2.00pm IandraCastleTour

Murray'sCowraEmporiumwheretheCowraHotelnowstandsc.1890s

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