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The John Ferry Award is a new prize that is awarded annually to recognise outstanding local and community histories within New South Wales. The award has been established through donations from the history community to honour the memory of John Ferry (1949-2004). An exemplary teacher and community historian he played a major role in practising and encouraging quality local studies during his career as a school-teacher, and then as lecturer and senior lecturer at the Armidale College of Advanced Education and University of New England. Nominations for the 2010 John Ferry Award are now open. The deadlines for nominations is 30 June 2010. Donate to the John Ferry Award! The History Council is still collecting donations for the John Ferry Award. Donations are tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation please contact the office or download the form in the right hand column of this page. 2009 John Ferry Award Dr Karen Agutter has won the John Ferry Award 2009 for her essay "The Importance of Broken Hill: Fighting the Unjust Treatments of Friendly Aliens in Australia during WWI". The award was presented at the South Australian Migration Museum on 15 December 2009 by President of the History Council of South Australia, Dr John Bannon. Previous Winners 2008 Stephanie Louise Hanson 2007 Lorina Barker '“Hangin’ out” and “Yarnin”: Reflecting on the Experience of Collecting Oral Histories'. |
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