2024 UWAHS General Meeting

UWAHS President's Report [PDF]

Campus Walk: Early UWA Personalities and Places
Join us for this general tour of the Crawley Campus exploring the early buildings and the history of their namesakes.  

Letters from the Field:
Correspondence Between UWA Academic Curt Teichert and Wife Trude 1938-1950
Palaeontologist Curt Teichert and his wife Trude fled Nazi Germany in 1937 and spent eight years in the Geology Department here under the Displaced German Scholars Programme. He travelled on fieldwork all over the State and regularly sent his wife delightful letters with his lively impressions of the interesting places and people he had encountered.

A translation of these letters, archived in UWA’s Geology Museum, provides the basis for this talk. Short excerpts chosen for their appeal and interest are accompanied by appropriate illustrations and give an insight to life in the remote areas of our State during this period, as well as introducing listeners to one of the more unusual UWA academics.

Jenny Bevan is an Honorary Research Fellow in geology and was for many years the Senior Curator of the UWA Geology Museum.

Campus Walk: Crawley Campus - the early years
The time period covered starts from when the University moved from its existing location in Irwin Street, Perth, to its new Crawley Campus. This one hour tour takes you around these early UWA Crawley campus buildings and provides insight into how the campus developed from the early 1900s through to the 1970s.

 Tuesday 12 February 2019

The History of the UWA Law School
Peter Handford taught in the Law School at the University of Western Australia from 1977 until his retirement in 2016. He was appointed a Professor in 2004 and is now an Emeritus Professor. Between 1983 and 1998 he was the Executive Officer and Director of Research of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia. Peter has a long-standing interest in the history of the Law School and the legal profession in Western Australia and has just started work on a history of the Law School planned for its centenary.

Centenary of the Armistice
Meeting at the updated UWA WWI Honour Board in Winthrop Hall Foyer, join the UWA Choral Society for several choruses from 'The Armed Man' by Karl Jenkins. From 5pm there will be a dedication to the Centenary of the Armistice at the newly laid Pavement Memorial in Whitfeld Court. Opening address by Mr Robert Webster, UWA's Executive Director Corporate Services. 

Heritage Perth Weekend - UWAHS Campus Walks (2 Tours available)
These tours of the UWA Campus start from Shenton House (Hackett Drive Entrance No 2) and take you across the campus to the Hackett Buildings. The Tours are part of the Perth Heritage Weekend and will be provided by Conservation and Heritage Architect, Ron Bodycoat.

10th Anniversary and release of Annual Lectures Compilation
The UWA Historical Society was first brought into being at its official launch on 16th October 2008. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the UWAHS the Annual Lectures Compilation will be launched. This publication contains each of the Annual Lecture Booklets from 2009-2013. 

Tour Guide Training - UWAHS Campus Walks
The UWA Historical Society is looking for Tour Guides for its Campus Walks. These are tours of the Crawley Campus focusing on the University's history. To be eligible, you need to know something about the University's history and you need to have an interest in making this unique history available to others. Experienced Tour Guide Roy Stall will provide an example tour and review key elements of a successful guided tour. 

Going International ? The Student Experience (Panel Session)
Koo Foo Cheng was a Columbo Plan student in the 1960s. He has some excellent memories of what it was like to be a student from overseas studying at UWA during the late 60s. He will be joined on the panel by modern day international students to compare and contrast their UWA experiences. 

Revisiting Personalities and Places - Tour and High Tea
Join Conservation and Heritage Architect Ron Bodycoat for this tour of the UWA Campus followed by a high tea in the University Club's private dining room. Based on the UWAHS publication 'Personalities and Places', the tour and following presentation revisit the history behind some of our favourite named locations and introduces us to some of the new personalities and places on campus. 

Backstage at the Dolphin

Join Joan Pope and Bill Dunstone in the recently-refurbished Dolphin foyer for an update on the history of UWA theatre which is being prepared for the Centenary, followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the Dolphin with raconteur and stage manager John Doyle from University Theatres.

Official Launch of UWA Historical Society

By the Vice-Chancellor of UWA, Professor Alan Robson AM. The UWA Historical Society (UWAHS) was established in 2008 to encourage appreciation of University history amongst staff, students, graduates, and the community.