NT Centenary History Seminar 1911 - 2011
Held Saturday 5 March 2011, 9am - 5pm
2011 marks the 100 year anniversary of the transfer of responsibility for the governing of the Northern Territory from South Australia to the Commonwealth. Speakers at the seminar will include Dr Mickey Dewar, Professor Bob Reece, Dr Sue Stanton and other well-known historians. View the 1911 NT Centenary History Seminar program(PDF 491Kb).
Book Launch
At the conclusion of the Seminar at 5pm, there was a book launch of:
‘Commonwealth Takeover of the Northern Territory: 100 Years Ago’ by Dr Val E Fletcher
Dr Fletcher’s book is a detailed and absorbing account of the events leading up to the Commonwealth takeover of the Territory and the early years of Commonwealth administration. The book makes sense of the shifting attitudes and unstable parliaments of the time.
View streamed video of this past event in 4 parts below.