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Registrations are still open for the conference, held at Sydney Grammar between September 28 and 30.  Visit the website to download the program and register. The National Conference Dinner will be held at the Governor’s Table at the Museum of Sydney.  Book early as places are limited.  

National Conference Registration and Dinner

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Entries close for the 2016 National History Challenge on 26 August.  More details regarding entry requirements and state/territory coordinators can be found on the NHC website. We look forward to a range of excellent responses on the theme of Triumph or Tragedy from students across Australia.

NHC Deadline

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HTAA 2016 National conference Sydney
Registrations are now open for the HTAA National Conference.  This will be held at Sydney Grammar School between the 28 and 30 September, 2016. The program includes sessions for Primary and Secondary teachers covering a wide range of units from the Australian Curriculum: History.  Keynote speakers include Dr Anne Summers […]

HTAA National Conference Registrations

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Australian History Competition
Entries close TODAY for the Australian History Competition. The competition consists of two papers, Years 7/8 and Years 9/10. The competition has multichoice questions that focus on historical skills and a document booklet with source material for the questions. Medallions will be awarded to the top Year 7, 8, 9 […]

AHC Deadline

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The Simpson Prize is a national competition for Year 9 and 10 students coordinated by HTAA and Sponsored by the Commonwealth Department of Education. The competition encourages participants to focus on the significance of Anzac Day and to consider what Anzac Day means to them and to Australia. The Simpson Prize […]

Simpson Prize 2017 competition

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The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of Anzac, Dan Tehan, on Tuesday 15th March presented awards to the winners and runners-up in the 2016 Simpson Prize at Parliament House Canberra. “The Simpson Prize is a prestigious national history competition and whether a […]

Simpson Prize 2016 Winners Announced

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2015 National and State NHC winners
The National History Challenge ceremony was held on 1 December at Parliament House. Ineka Voigt was named 2015 National Young Historian. Congratulations to all the winners who undertook extensive research and created engaging arguments. The full list of winners can be found at http://historychallenge.org.au/2015-winners/

2015 NHC winners announced

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Sydney Grammar School
HTANSW will host the 2016 national conference at Sydney Grammar School, 28 – 30 September. Prospective presenters can download proposal forms for conference sessions via the HTANSW website. Applications close 18 March 2016. Registrations for the conference will open in April – May 2016. We look forward to seeing you […]

2016 HTAA Conference – Call for Papers

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