Northern Territory History Awards

Northern Territory History Awards

The Chief Minister of Northern Territory History Book Award began in 2004. The award was created to recognise "the scholarly, literary and creative achievements" of Australian writers and to encourage the documenting of history of the Northern Territory. The inaugural winner was Dr David Bridgman for "Acclimatisation: architecture at the Top End of Australia.[1]

Information about the award is sponsored by the Northern Territory Library.

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Northern Territory History Book Award

2010
Winner Peter Grose for An Awkward Truth[2]
Finalists
2009
Joint

Winners

  • Banduk Marika Yalangbara: art of the Djang’kawu
  • Vivien Johnson Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists[3]
Finalists
  • Banduk Marika author of Yalangbara: art of the Djang’kawu
  • Vivien Johnson, author of Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists
2008
Winner Philip Jones - Ochre and Rust[4]
Finalists
  • Philip Jones, author of Ochre and Rust.
  • Alex Kruger & Gerrard Waterford, authors of Alone on the Soaks
  • Philip Jones & Anna Kenny, authors of Australia's Muslim Cameleers
  • Baiba Berzins, author of Australia's Northern Secret: Tourism in the Northern Territory
  • Robert Foster & Amanda Nettlebeck, authors of In the Name of the Law
  • Andrew McMillan, author of An Intruder's Guide to East Arnhem Land
  • Darrel Lewis, author of The Murranji Track
2007
Winner Pam Oliver - Empty North: the Japanese presence and Australian reactions 1860s to 1942[5]
Finalists
  • Glenice Yee — Through Chinese eyes: the Chinese experience in the Northern Territory 1874-2004
  • Liam Campbell — Darby: one hundred years in a changing culture
  • Pam Oliver — Empty North: the Japanese presence and Australian reactions 1860s to 1942
2006
Winner Tony Roberts — Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country To 1900 (UQP, 2005)[6], Reviews: [7][8]
Finalists
  • Marge Duminski — Southport Northern Territory 1869-2002 (Historical Society of the Northern Territory, 2005)
  • Claire Henty-Gebert — Paint Me Black (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005)
  • Pearl Ogden — People of the Victoria River Region: An Album (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005)
2005
Winner John Mulvaney — Paddy Cahill of Oenpelli (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2004)[9], Reviews:[10]
Finalists
  • Kathy de la Rue — The Evolution of Darwin 1869-1911 (Charles Darwin University Press , c 2004)
  • Peter Monteath (ed) — The Diary of Emily Caroline Creaghe, Explorer (Corkwood Press, 2004)
2004
Winner David Bridgman — Acclimatisation: architecture at the top end of Australia (Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 2003)
Finalists
  • Geraldine Byrne Tom and Jack: A Frontier Story
  • Ivan Jordan Their way: Towards an Indigenous Warlpiri Christianity
  • Brian Reid The Menzies School of Health Research: Establishment, 1978-1997

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