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Condolences to our Canadian law and history colleagues and to the family of Professor Emeritus J.M. Beattie whose death from cancer was announced on Thursday.  Many of us working in this field were influenced by John Beattie’s Crime and the … Continue reading →

The ANZLHS now has its own Facebook page. We will be using that page, in conjunction with this site, for keeping members up to date. Please search ‘Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society’ on Facebook and join us! … Continue reading →

The 36th Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Law and History Society will be held at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand on the 14th, 15th and 16th  of December this year. The conference theme is: “Legal and … Continue reading →

If you are a research higher degree student or early career researcher working in the field of Australian legal history, the Francis Forbes Society is offering some funding. If you have a conference or some archives you’d just love to … Continue reading →

We have the following CFP. This is a general call for papers in anticipation of an intimate two-day seminar to be held at the University of Cambridge on Friday 23rd March and Saturday 24th March, 2018. This will be an … Continue reading →

A useful source for legal historians: the First Council. Via the NSW parliamentary site we can now look at papers from the First Legislative Council. According to the site it includes  ‘tabled papers, SMH newspaper reports of debates, and documents … Continue reading →

Dear members The society’s 2016 AGM is scheduled for 5.40pm in the Law School at University of Technology Sydney.  This is Building 5B in Room 3.18. We strongly encourage our Sydney members and near Sydney members to attend. UTS is … Continue reading →