Editor, teacher, occasional writer of fiction and history. Pats dogs.
Joined November 2017
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PeterASymons retweeted
7 May 2021
Please enjoy exactly one minute of purring and birdsong.
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PeterASymons retweeted
6 May 2021
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! 📚📚
6 May 2021
Become a Friend of the HCV and access all our Book Club events!
This month we are hosting @GraceKarskens, in conversation with @YvesRees
Book here: historycouncilvic.org.au/boo…
If you have questions, add them here: forms.gle/U1x2YryUBQiZSbCH7
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PeterASymons retweeted
4 May 2021
Before the weather turned, we were able to get back out there for the first time in months. And it really was good.
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PeterASymons retweeted
28 Apr 2021
Me too
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PeterASymons retweeted
23 Apr 2021
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
22 Apr 2021
SURVEY CLOSING SOON: We’re currently undertaking a survey of professional historians of Australia to understand the relevance of our collections to your research, but you’ll need to get in quick! The survey closes this Monday 26 April.
Learn more: bit.ly/3sIIjpY
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PeterASymons retweeted
1 Sep 2019
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.
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PeterASymons retweeted
13 Apr 2021
The Australian Heritage Festival is about to commence, there are lots of great events including this one! 👇
12 Apr 2021
This is going to be a great event! Featuring the World Heritage Bid Patrons The Hon. John Brumby AO and The Hon. Denis Napthine AO, as well as a panel of heritage experts. Hosted by me!
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PeterASymons retweeted
11 Apr 2021
Oh! The cuteness!
11 Apr 2021
Snoz! 🥰 Few mammal species feed exclusively on nectar and pollen, as food supply is patchy during non-flowering periods. The floral diversity of south-western WA offers flowering plants year-round, providing food for the unique nectarivorous #honeypossum.
📷: Christine Cooper
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PeterASymons retweeted
8 Apr 2021
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! bloomsbury.com/uk/gender-and…
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PeterASymons retweeted
4 Apr 2021
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.
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PeterASymons retweeted
2 Apr 2021
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 🍇
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PeterASymons retweeted
3 Apr 2021
The concept of a god was not one of mankind's best inventions.
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PeterASymons retweeted
2 Apr 2021
From me and @adamlmorton ‘Every choice matters': can we cling to hope of avoiding 1.5C heating. theguardian.com/environment/…
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PeterASymons retweeted
29 Mar 2021
Ouch 😳
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PeterASymons retweeted
23 Sep 2020
I’ve signed with @newsouthpub!
My book on Sydney-based hangman Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard will look at Howard’s life and how botched executions energised the movement for the abolition of the death penalty in NSW. Out in 2022.
(Image: @statelibrarynsw)
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PeterASymons retweeted
20 Mar 2021
In beautiful historic Maling Rd, Canterbury today with @Boroondara! So great to be back chatting to community members in person ☺️🕵️♀️
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PeterASymons retweeted
18 Mar 2021
This is the worst ever Australian PM. Despite increasing competition no one else comes close. He made us complicit in over a million deaths.
18 Mar 2021
March 18, 2003: The Howard government agreed to commit Australian forces to the US-led war in Iraq.
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