http://culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm Latest news about history and identity in Australia en-au Copyright 2010 culture.gov.au http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 +1000 60 http://culture.gov.au/images/favicon.gif http://culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm ANCODS was set up as a bilateral agreement in 1972 to document the wrecks of Dutch East India Company (VOC) ships off Western Australia and the close connections with the Netherlands, since the Duyfken arrived under Captain Janszoon in 1606. http://culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm#ancods editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 +1000 The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) offer grants of up to $15 000 for preservation projects and training through community based workshops. http://culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm#chg editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 +1000 The State Library of NSW recently purchased 201 personal letters of celebrated surveyor John Septimus Roe (1797-1878). Septimus Roe (1797-1878) was Phillip Parker King’s right-hand man on four major voyages from 1817 to 1823. http://culture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm#roe editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 +1000