First drafts of history: rediscovering Victoria's war correspondents

Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and EventsPublic event

Description

From the Boer War to Vietnam and beyond, Australians have long relied on war correspondents to bring home reports from the front lines of conflict. Rediscover Victoria's war correspondents including Alan Moorehead in this Making Public Histories seminar, with historians Garrie Hutchinson, Fay Anderson and Richard Trembath. Also hear from Mark Baker, CEO of the Melbourne Press Club, who will speak about the Library's Media legends display.
Period21 Apr 2016
Event titleFirst drafts of history: rediscovering Victoria's war correspondents
Event typeOther
LocationMelbourne, AustraliaShow on map

Keywords

  • War journalism