Helen Gregory
Encyclopedia
Helen Gregory is a prominent historian
, author
and retired public servant in and of Brisbane
, Queensland
Australia
and its surrounds.
She holds a BA
(Hons) from the University of Queensland
and is a former adjunct professor of that institution.
In 1969 Helen Gregory was the first Queensland woman to be offered a Rotary
Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship, but was unable to take up the award.
In the mid 1970s she was a consultant historian to the private and government sectors, and is believed to be the first graduate historian in Queensland to use her training in this way, demonstrating that privately commissioned histories could be undertaken without sacrificing academic standards or ethical integrity. She was the founder of the Brisbane History Group and the Professional Historians' Association (Queensland), the professional association which promotes the interests of consulting historians in Queensland, and maintains standards of practice. As well as commissioned history, Ms Gregory is the author or co-author of many academic articles and studies and several entries in the Australian Dictionary of Biography
.
Ms Gregory became the first Chair of the Queensland Heritage Council
in 1992, and subsequently became Director, Cultural Heritage in the Queensland Government's Environment and Heritage department (later renamed the Environmental Protection Agency
, the first woman to be appointed to a senior executive position in that department.
In 2005 and subsequent years, Ms Gregory has been a judge of the History Book Award for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
. In 2006 Ms Gregory was a member of the independent panel that suggested the name for the Elleanor Schonell Bridge to the Lord Mayor of Brisbane and in November 2007 she was appointed to the board of trustees of Newstead House
, one of Queensland's oldest and most important cultural heritage sites.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and retired public servant in and of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and its surrounds.
She holds a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Hons) from the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
and is a former adjunct professor of that institution.
In 1969 Helen Gregory was the first Queensland woman to be offered a Rotary
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship, but was unable to take up the award.
In the mid 1970s she was a consultant historian to the private and government sectors, and is believed to be the first graduate historian in Queensland to use her training in this way, demonstrating that privately commissioned histories could be undertaken without sacrificing academic standards or ethical integrity. She was the founder of the Brisbane History Group and the Professional Historians' Association (Queensland), the professional association which promotes the interests of consulting historians in Queensland, and maintains standards of practice. As well as commissioned history, Ms Gregory is the author or co-author of many academic articles and studies and several entries in the Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian Dictionary of Biography
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a national, co-operative enterprise, founded and maintained by the Australian National University to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history....
.
Ms Gregory became the first Chair of the Queensland Heritage Council
Queensland Heritage Council
The Queensland Heritage Council is an independent statuory authority created by the Queensland Parliament under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. The Council advises and reports to the Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability and is supported by a secretariat provided by the Department of...
in 1992, and subsequently became Director, Cultural Heritage in the Queensland Government's Environment and Heritage department (later renamed the Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland)
Queensland's Environmental Protection Agency was for some time a separate department of the Queensland Government, and, following 2009 State elections, became a part of the Government's larger Department of Environment and Resource Management.This part of the Department of Environment and...
, the first woman to be appointed to a senior executive position in that department.
In 2005 and subsequent years, Ms Gregory has been a judge of the History Book Award for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book...
. In 2006 Ms Gregory was a member of the independent panel that suggested the name for the Elleanor Schonell Bridge to the Lord Mayor of Brisbane and in November 2007 she was appointed to the board of trustees of Newstead House
Newstead House, Brisbane
Newstead House is Brisbane’s oldest surviving residence and is located on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River,in the northern Brisbane suburb of Newstead, in Queensland, Australia...
, one of Queensland's oldest and most important cultural heritage sites.
Books
Works by Helen Gregory include:- Playing for keeps : C&K's first century, 1907-2007 Helen Gregory 2008
- Brisbane then & now Helen Gregory. 2007
- Capturing law and history : one hundred years of Queensland Law Reporting / by Helen Gregory. 2007
- Expressions of mercy : a history of the Mater HospitalsMater Health ServicesMater Health Services is a public and private collocated health care provider located in Brisbane, Australia. Mater Health Services provides care for some 500,000 patients each year. The Mater was established in 1906 by the Sisters of Mercy...
1906-2006 Helen Gregory. 2006
- Women of the West Helen Gregory and W. Ross Johnston. 2004
- A century of sail : the South Brisbane Sailing Club 1903-2003 Helen Gregory 2003
- The Brisbane RiverBrisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
story : meanders through time Helen Gregory. 1996
- Women on course : the McLeod Country Golf Club, 1968-1993 Helen Gregory and Margaret Kowald 1993
- Bearers of the tradition : nurses of The Royal Brisbane HospitalRoyal Brisbane and Women's HospitalThe Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is a hospital located in the suburb of Herston in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The hospital was formerly known as the Brisbane General Hospital.The hospital currently has a total of 948 beds...
, 1888-1993 Helen Gregory, Cecilia Brazil. 1993
- UQ Alumni : the first twenty-five years of the Alumni Association of the University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
Helen Gregory. 1993
- Managing the land : index to the Lands Department papers, Queensland votes and proceedings, 1880-1899 by W. Ross Johnston, Helen Gregory, Jennifer Harrison. 1992
- Making Maroochy : a history of the land, the people and the shire Helen Gregory. 1991
- The Queensland Law Society Inc. 1928-1988 : a history Helen Gregory. 1991
- Arcadian simplicity : J. B. Fewings memoirs of Toowong edited by Helen Gregory. 1990
- A tradition of care : a history of nursing at the Royal Brisbane HospitalRoyal Brisbane and Women's HospitalThe Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is a hospital located in the suburb of Herston in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The hospital was formerly known as the Brisbane General Hospital.The hospital currently has a total of 948 beds...
Helen Gregory. 1988
- Vivant Professores : distinguished members of the University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, 1910-1940 Helen Gregory. 1987
- A church for its times : the story of S. Thomas' Church, Toowong by Helen Gregory ; with a foreword by the Archbishop of Brisbane, the Most Reverend Felix Arnott ; Cover design by Richard Stringer. 1977
- A register of some administrative divisions in Queensland 1850-1891 by Helen Gregory and Ross Johnston.