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Bianka Vidonja Balanzategui is an historian, historical consultant, and Adjunct Lecturer at James Cook University, Townsville. She researches the global sugar industry and Australian migration history and her first book, published by JCU, Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade married those two themes. She also has a keen interest in the history of the Herbert River district where she lives. At present she is researching the role of women in various episodes of North Queensland history, while also researching and writing about Welsh born John Naish, author and playwright.
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I am a historian and cultural heritage management professional with more than two decades experience operating in frontline management of Indigenous and historic cultural heritage and community relations matters associated with mining, exploration, infrastructure and land development, forestry and natural resource management.
Having successfully performed a variety of heritage management roles in both the public and private sectors over the last twenty years I have developed high order expertise, technical skills and experience in all aspects of historic and Indigenous cultural heritage management.
I have experienced first-hand, and understand, the many challenges encountered by businesses when dealing with often complex cultural heritage management and related community relations issues.
Having successfully performed a variety of heritage management roles in both the public and private sectors over the last twenty years I have developed high order expertise, technical skills and experience in all aspects of historic and Indigenous cultural heritage management.
I have experienced first-hand, and understand, the many challenges encountered by businesses when dealing with often complex cultural heritage management and related community relations issues.
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Gordon is based in north Queensland and travels extensively and has particular interest and skills in remote and regional projects. He specialises in heritage assessment, historical archaeology, mining and cemetery evaluation and management
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Jane Harding is a professional historian and heritage consultant, experienced in historical research and writing, oral history interviewing, and collection management.
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Biography, Corporate/Institution History, Education History, Genealogy and Family History, Heritage Studies/Surveys, History, Land Title Searches, Local History, Oral History, Promoting History - Publicity/Public Relations, Public History, Public Speaking, Publishing - Editing, Proofreading, Indexing
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Dr Judith McKay is a museum curator, historian and heritage consultant with wide experience in museums, exhibitions, research and writing.
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Judith is a freelance historian with more than two decades' experience. In addition to published works, commissions for a range of private and corporate clients have included research for permanent and temporary museum exhibitions, histories of buildings and organisations, archives reports, heritage significance assessments and citations, and genealogical research. From 2008 to 2018 Judith has been the Australian Dictionary of Biography Research Assistant for Queensland.
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Agricultural/Pastoral History, Biography, Business and Administrative History, Corporate/Institution History, Education History, Genealogy and Family History, Heritage Studies/Surveys, Historic/Heritage Tours and Guides, History, Industrial Heritage/History and Mining History, Land Title Searches, Local History, Museum Advice and Exhibitions, Public History, Public Speaking, Publishing - Editing, Proofreading, Indexing, Urban and Suburban History
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Margaret Cook is a freelance historian who specialises in non-Indigenous cultural heritage and social and environmental history.
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Mary is an historian with extensive experience in local history, local heritage surveys, non-indigenous cultural heritage research, and interpretive writing for historical tourism materials.
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Historian and cultural heritage consultant
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Aboriginal History / Native Title / Frontier History, Agricultural/Pastoral History, Environmental History, Health and Medical History, Heritage Studies/Surveys, Historic/Heritage Tours and Guides, Promoting History - Publicity/Public Relations, Public History, Publishing - Editing, Proofreading, Indexing, Railway History