Labnet: Honouring Bob Gollan and Eric Fry - University of Sydney - 8 Feb 2008

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[Cross-posted, with thanks, from H-Labor. AB]

From: Greg Patmore <g.patmore at econ.usyd.edu.au>

Labour History invites you to a 

SYMPOSIUM 
"Honouring Bob Gollan and Eric Fry"

Date: Friday 8th February

Time: 2-3.30 pm.

Venue: Darlington Centre Conference Room 2, The Darlington Centre, City
Rd., The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
                     
In October 2007 two of the great stalwarts of Australian labour history,
Eric Fry, and Bob Gollan passed away. They were founders of the
Australian Society for the Study of Labour History and played key roles
in the launching and growth of the journal, Labour History. They were
also mentors to many labour historians both at the Australian National
University and elsewhere. In their own right they made significant
contributions to the Australian labour history through numerous books
and articles. This symposium will bring together several leading
Australian labour historians to remind us and celebrate their
contribution to Australian labour history. The convenor of the symposium
will be Peter Love (Swinburne University of Technology). The speakers
are John Merritt (colleague at the ANU and a former editor of Labour
History), Susan Magarey (The University of Adelaide) and Verity Burgmann
(The University of Melbourne). There tributes will form the basis of
papers to published as part of a special tribute to Bob and Eric in the
May 2008 issue of Labour History.

As the symposium will have an afternoon tea, could you email
blhg at econ.usyd.edu.au before close of business on Monday 4 February if
you wish to attend.  There is no charge for this event. 

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