Royal Australian Historical Society
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| Founder(s) | Andrew Houison Founding President |
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| Type | Historical society; incorporated company limited by guarantee |
| Tax ID No. | ABN 91 000 027 654 |
| Registration No. | ACN 000 027 654 |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Location | History House, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney, Australia |
| Area served | Australia |
| Formerly called | Australian History Society (1901 – 1918) |
| Website | www.rahs.org.au |
| Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society | |
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| Former name(s) | Journal and Proceedings, Australian Historical Society (1901 – 1918) Journal and Proceedings, Royal Australian Historical Society (1918 – 1964) |
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | J. Royal Aust. Hist. Soc. |
| Discipline | history |
| Peer-reviewed | yes |
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Royal Australian Historical Society (Australia) |
| Publication history | Began with Volume 51 in March 1965 |
| Frequency | semi-annual (1992 – ); quarterly (1965 – 1992) |
| Open access | via Australian Public Affairs Full Text: 01 December 1994 to present |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0035-8762 |
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| History magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society and affiliated societies. |
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| Former name(s) | Newsletter of the Royal Australian Historical Society and affiliated societies ISSN 0813-815X |
| Discipline | history |
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Royal Australian Historical Society (Australia) |
| Publication history | 1988 – |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1031-9476 |
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The Royal Australian Historical Society is a voluntary organisation founded in Sydney, Australia in 1901[1][2] to encourage Australians to understand more about their history. It has a membership throughout Australia and all its activities and facilities are funded by contributions from its members and benefactors.[3]
The RAHS is a constituent member of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies.[4]
Andrew Houison was the founding President of the society.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Helen Doyle, "Royal Australian Historical Society" in Graeme Davison, John Hirst and Stuart Macintyre (eds) The Oxford Companion to Australian History (Oxford University Press, 2001) via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press, accessed 5 September 2011.
- ^ (untitled news report), The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 1901, p 7, via National Library of Australia, Historical newspaper collection (images and database online), The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) accessed 5 September 2011.
- ^ King, H., The Royal Australian Historical Society 1900-1985, part 2: Growth and Change: the Society 1955-1985, Journal of the RAHS, LXXIII 4 (1988) pp: 267-276
- ^ FAHS website. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Andrew Houison: RAHS Foundation President 100 Years On by John McClymont. rahs.org.au Retrieved 31 July 2011.
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