Today we celebrated this year’s winner of the Hugh Martin Weir prize - Jade Ryles! Her project is on children and families in WW2. Here she is with our generous sponsors and the winners of previous years! Congrats all.

A lovely poem by 10 year old Lynette Bricknell posted in the Children's Corner of the Advocate in 1943 #histchild

crafternoon to fold and tie the programmes for next week's postgrad conference with Jade Ryles Emma Carson @jessie_lewcock @Benjami73288814 (who also designed these stunning booklets!), missing our fearless leader Caitlin Merlin (who's isolating) 👏

Today's thread is from Jade Ryles, a PGR at The University of Adelaide, Australia, whose thesis looks at the impact of the Second World war on the relationship between Australian children and their servicemen fathers. 2/8

Looking forward to sharing what I've been working on!

sorry if you get an email from me apologising for sending an email

THIS THURSDAY: Discover how WW II altered the relationship between Australian children and their families, with Jade Ryles, lunchtime 1pm. Jade is Winner of the 2021 Hugh Martin Weir Prize UofA Library Book now @ [email protected] Details visit: bit.ly/3yEtKKq

It was great to be able to present my research at the Friends of the University of Adelaide Library Discovery Series event!

Hi #histchild, looking for readings on Australian children's labour (in the home or paid) in 1930s/1940s - any recommendations? Thanks!

The #EloquentImages series has been compiled into a blog! histchild.org/articles/eloqu… Thanks to Emily Gallagher Children's History Society for the idea and putting it together. Thank you again to Dr Ruth Felstead, Emily Barker, @JonWinder_, Elena Rossi, Jade Ryles & Dr. Catherine Freeman for contributions. #histed

it's going to be a long night ...

I did the thing (feat cake by Dr Tess Watterson and the dirty window of Napier level 3)

I love my 319 fam 🥹

A moving experience to be able to visit the National Australia Remembers Freedom Wall while in Brisbane today

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Thanks to everyone who attended my #OzHa2024 presentation today! It was a great experience and it was nice to catch up with old and new faces! #histchild

as is Caitlin Merlin