2026 News Archive

BEHIND THE POLITICS - ISABELLA SOUTHWELL AND THE HOTEL KURRAJONG - CDHS member Jane Southwell will be talking about her great aunt, Isabella and Isabella's connection with the Hotel Kurrajong, as it celebrates its centenary...
Behind the politics – Isabella Southwell and the Hotel Kurrajong. - CDHS member Jane Southwell will be talking about her great aunt, Isabella and Isabella's connection with the Hotel Kurrajong, as it celebrates its centenary...

NLA collections about canberra and surrounds - Dr Susannah Helman will speak about the National Library of Australia's collections, with a focus on pictorial, manuscript, map and printed holdings...

THE PADDLE STEAMER ENTERPRISE AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA - The Paddle Steamer Enterprise is one of the oldest steam powered vessels afloat in the world today and one of the key objects in the collection of the...

GROWING UP IN CANBERRA BEFORE THE LAKE - Leszek Buszynski will share his 'Recollections of growing up in Canberra before the Lake.' He has been Honorary Professor in the Strategic & Defence...
HISTORY BOOK SALE - The annual CDHS history book sale is ON! Saturday 9 May at CDHS, Curtin Shops. Members from 8.30am General public from 9am.

From Rags to Riches to Rags: A history of Country Newspapers in Southeastern NSW. - Keith Bradley will regale us about this rather up and down history.

DOES HISTORY HAVE A FUTURE IN CANBERRA? - Professor Frank Bongiorno will deliver the 2026 Canberra Day Oration at the National Library of Australia on 12 March. We live in a world where an understanding...

MEMBERS' GENERAL MEETING - TWO TALKS - The first for the year will begin with a brief overview of what's planned for 2026. This will be followed by two talks. 'The Mysterious Ruin in Stonyhurst...