Twenty-one local history projects will receive funding from the 2024 Cultural Grants.
RAHS President Dr Iain Stuart announced today that twenty-one local history projects will receive funding from the 2024 Cultural Grants Program. This grant program is administered by the RAHS on behalf of the NSW Government.
‘The Royal Australian Historical Society thanks Create NSW for funding this grants program which supports local and community history projects. These projects provide unique insights into the people and places of NSW and strengthen community connections through preserving and sharing our histories. History is preserved and passed on at the local level through communities interested in our history and by the individuals working in community groups. Without this grant funding, many shared histories and local history resources would be lost to us,’ explained Dr Stuart.
The NSW Cultural Grants recipients cover a diverse range of projects, including research, publications, and conservation through digitisation projects.
Nambucca District Historical Society
To publish approximately 60 historical articles about the Nambucca Valley. Awarded: $3,710.
Manly Warringah and Pittwater Historical Society
To publish the history of the Forest Youth Theatre Company. Awarded: $3,601.
Kiama and District Historical Association
To publish Rascals and Respectables, a social history of Kiama area hotels. Awarded: $3,789.
Canowindra Historical Society and Museum
To print a book about Public Education in Canowindra from 1975 to 2025. Awarded: $4,580.
Shoalhaven Historical Society
To conserve a tinted photograph of Alexander Berry and ‘Prout’s Landscapes’. Awarded: $4,880.
Pyree Library Institute
To publish Pyree: Setting the standard in Shoalhaven Cricket and Pyree Rovers: The Story of a Football Club. Awarded: $3,850.
Grafton Rowing Club
To collect, collate and preserve the history of the two Volunteer Water Brigades that served Grafton in times of flood from 1885 to 2000. Awarded $1,001.
Port Macquarie Historical Society
For the Historic Port Macquarie Driving Tour Brochure. Awarded: $2,150.
Goulburn Mulwaree Council
For the pre-publication research and writing of Rocky Hill War Memorial Tower. Awarded: $2,500.
Paterson Historical Society
To publish Gresford to Carrabolla – People and Places. Awarded: $2,500.
Albury and District Historical Society
To digitise Border Morning Mail 1954 and to conduct a free public workshop. Awarded: $1,958.
Picton and District Historical and Family History Society
For the publication The History of Thirlmere NSW. Awarded: $2,635.
Bathurst District Historical Society
To produce a book about the Bathurst women who contributed to the Great War. Awarded: $5,000.
Shoalhaven Libraries
To preserve and provide access to several historical newspapers produced in the Shoalhaven. Awarded: $5,000.
Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society
To publish the history of St. Patrick’s College, Campbelltown. Awarded: $5,000.
Clarence River Historical Society
To translate the 1869 diaries of Anna Mues and to produce a book of the diaries. Awarded: $1,690.
Latin American Research Platform
To research the solidarity movement and activism in support of Latin American people and causes. Awarded: $575.
Callara Culture and Heritage Aboriginal Corporation
To record the history of the Wiradjuri family of Jacky Sloan. Awarded: $2,590.
Berry and District Historical Society
For Our Ancestors: The Pioneers of Berry, which will document the pioneers of the Berry region who are buried in the Berry Cemetery. Awarded: $1,155.
Sydney Heritage Fleet Maritime Research and Records Centre
To scan a collection of historical photos and documents. Awarded: $1,000.
Coonamble Family History Society
To digitise Coonamble Times/Coonamble Independent. Awarded: $1,320.
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