David Dunstan is an Australian writer, journalist and historian.
He was born in New York of Australian parents and is the son of Australian journalist Keith Dunstan. He was educated at Monash, Melbourne and RMIT universities. He is currently Senior Research Associate with the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University.
His books include Governing the Metropolis: Melbourne 1850-1891 (1984), Better Than Pommard! A History of Wine in Victoria (1994), Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne (1996), Owen Suffolk’s Days of Crime and Years of Suffering (2001). His most recent book is A Vision for Wine: a History of the Viticultural Society of Victoria (2013). Together with Tom Heenan he wrote the chapter 'Don Bradman: Just a Boy From Bowral' for the Cambridge Companion to Cricket. He was a founding editor and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Melbourne.
David taught Public History and Australian Studies at Monash University from 1994 until 2014. He was Senior Historian with the Historic Buildings Council (now the Victorian Heritage Council) from 1984-1989 and subsequently Senior Exhibitions Developer with Museum Victoria. In 2010 he was the Menzies Fellow at the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College London. He lives in Melbourne. He worked as a freelance journalist, writing for newspapers and magazines such as The Age, Business Review Weekly, and The Sun-Herald, and extensively in scholarly journals. He has specialist research interests in the history of Melbourne, the social history of wine and viticulture, the history of newspapers, and international sport. His current research interests include the history of Melbourne, wine and viticulture, international exhibitions, sport, newspapers, and Australian national identity.
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies,, was an Australian politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966. He played a central role in the creation of the Liberal Party of Australia, defining its policies and its broad outreach. He is Australia's longest-serving prime minister, serving over 18 years in total.
Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a number of campuses, four of which are in Victoria, and one in Malaysia. Monash also has a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy, a graduate research school in Mumbai, India and a graduate school in Suzhou, China. Monash University courses are also delivered at other locations, including South Africa.
La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its flagship campus is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria and the twelfth university in Australia. La Trobe is one of the Australian verdant universities and also part of the Innovative Research Universities group.
Sir Douglas Ian Menzies KBE was an Australian judge, serving as a Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was also Chancellor of Monash University from 1968 until his death in 1974.
Monash University, Parkville campus is a campus of Monash University, located in Parkville, Victoria, Australia. It is home to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Founded in 1881 and previously known as the Victorian College of Pharmacy, the Faculty is the oldest school of pharmacy in Australia. A major centre of research and teaching, it is internationally regarded for its research in drug target biology and discovery, medicinal chemistry, drug development, formulation science, and medicine use and safety, including the discovery and development of the world's first successful anti-influenza drug, Relenza. In international rankings, it is ranked as the number one school of pharmacy and pharmacology in Australia and the second best in the world.
Melbourne Polytechnic, formerly NMIT, is a vocational education (TAFE) and higher education institute located in Melbourne, Australia predominantly in the northern suburbs but also in the south with a campus at Prahran. It has seven campuses located at Preston, Collingwood, Epping, Fairfield, Heidelberg, Prahran, Greensborough, training sites at Broadmeadows, and country training facilities at Eden Park, Yan Yean and Ararat.
Alessandro Romeo Bragato (1859–1913) played a significant role in the development of the wine industry in Australia and New Zealand.
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John Keith Dunstan OAM, known as Keith Dunstan, was an Australian journalist and author. He was a prolific writer and the author of more than 25 books.
Owen Hargrave Suffolk an Australian bushranger, poet, confidence-man and author of Days of Crime and Years of Suffering (1867).
Lot's Wife is the student newspaper of Monash University's Clayton campus. It is produced by students, for students and operates as part of the Monash Student Association.
Hans William Henry Irvine was an Australian vigneron, winemaker, and politician.
Nicholas Economou is an Australian political scientist. He is a regular commentator in the media on Australian politics, being published in a wide range of Australian and international newspapers. He has also done commentary work for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Monash University is an Australian university located in Melbourne, Australia with some international campuses. It was established by an Act of the State Parliament of Victoria in 1958 as a result of the Murray Report which was commissioned in 1957 by the then Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies to establish the second university in the state of Victoria.
Ian D. Clark is an academic historian and Toponymist whose primary work has focused on Victorian Aboriginal history, aboriginal toponymy and the frontier conflict between Indigenous Australians and immigrant settlers during the European settlement of Victoria, Australia.
Sir Edward Hughes was an eminent Melbourne colorectal surgeon. He was a professor of surgery at Monash University and served as president of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and chairman of the Menzies Foundation. He played a significant role in influencing the Victorian Government to become the first jurisdiction in the world to introduce legislation for the compulsory use of seat belts in motor vehicles.
Elizabeth Moulton Eggleston was an Australian activist, author, lawyer and champion for Indigenous Australians. She was described as a "gentle and unassuming" woman.
Emily Floyd is an Australian artist working in public art, sculpture and print making. Her family were toy makers in traditional European styles — carefully crafted of wood. She learned the skills and use of machinery, which are reflected and used in many of her sculptural works. She has been commissioned to produce multiple public art sculptures in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
