(That's our Chair Neal Blewett looking on as Professor David Day responds to some Q&A during the first annual Vere Gordon Childe Memorial Lecture.)

The Blackheath History Forum is open to anyone interested in understanding Australian history in both its national and global contexts.  

Our fourth series of seven fortnightly lectures -- 'The Past in the Present' -- begins on Saturday, 4 August 2012, and will focus on how Australians have responded to challenges that are still with us.  

This year's speakers will include Humphrey McQueen, David Horner, Bill Gammage, Graeme Davison, and George Williams.    

On September 15 Samin Aikal will introduce and lead a Q&A-style session on Afghanistan's historical conflicts. 

And then in a fortnight we shall also be staging the fourth annual Vere Gordon Childe Memorial Lecture, which Professor Judith Brett will deliver on the enigmatic Alfred Deakin. 

Each session will be moderated by Forum Chair Neal Blewett.  Our normal format is a 45-minute talk, followed by a tea break and then up to an hour of group discussion.  Our venue is the Blackheath Primary School.  Doors open at 3.30 pm for a 4 pm start.  Admission is $5.  Refreshments will be available.  

We look forward to meeting you at our next forum event.

Best wishes,

The Blackheath History Forum Committee