Shirley Fitzgerald, BA Hons, PhD, Dip T.
I am a graduate of the University of Adelaide and Macquarie University where I developped a lifelong interest in the history of Sydney. Until 2009 I worked for many years as the City Historian for the City of Sydney, delivering a program connecting the community to their history using diverse formats from radio chats to formal lectures. My historical research appears in a broad range of products from pamphlets and footpath installations, exhibitions and film to academic papers and published books. I have taught in NSW schools, lectured at the University of New England, Armidale NSW and established the inaugural Master of Letters degree in Public History at the University of Sydney.
I have held a number of professional positions, including President of the History Council of NSW, 1996-99 and Chair of State Records NSW, 2001-2007. I was the inaugual Chair of the Dictionary of Sydney Trust.
Since formal retirement I have lived in Huskisson, NSW, where I work with the community with the Huskisson Heritage Association. I am a board member of the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum and am active in the local branch of Amnesty International.
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