Category Archives: Newsletter

The Society publishes an 8-12 page Newsletter 3 times a year. It contains book and museum reviews, details of new publications, details of work in progress, requests for information, updates on what AFHS members are doing, current news and a calendar of national and international conferences. All members of the AFHS are invited to submit articles. Contributions can be sent to fintan_olaighin@yahoo.com.au.

This page only shows the newsletters of the present year, older newsletters can be found in the newsletter archives section (dropdown menu under Newsletter)

AFHS Newsletter No. 83, August, 2021

The August 2021 newsletter has a heavy emphasis on Victoria starting with an article by Roger Smith on the Ron Grote the first chairman of the Forestry Commission of Victoria. Another Victorian focused contribution is that on the Disabled Diggers Making Wooden Tobacco Pipes in Melbourne. Other articles discuss the creation of the environment Department in 1971, new publications, a timber tramline in NSW and more.

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