Tom Stannage
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Charles Thomas "Tom" Stannage AM
(born 1944) is a prominent Western Australia
n historian
and academic. He edited the major work A New History of Western Australia, which was published in 1981.
Stannage is the son of the Rev. James Stannage, an Anglican clergyman and Helen Stannage, née Masters. He grew up in the Perth suburbs of Subiaco
and Bassendean
. Between 1964 and 1967, Stannage played senior football
for Swan Districts
in the WANFL
. He was regarded as his team's best player in the 1965 WANFL Grand Final, and also played for the state team
that year.
The University of Western Australia
(UWA) awarded Stannage an MA in history in 1967. He then travelled to the U.K. to complete a PhD at Cambridge University, returning to Perth in 1971 to take up a teaching position at UWA. Stannage was later appointed a Professor of History at UWA. He was chosen by UWA Press to edit A New History of Western Australia. In 1991, Stannage was foundation chairman of the Heritage Council of Western Australia
. He received the inaugural Prime Minister
's Award as Australian University Teacher of the Year, in 1997.
He was appointed Executive Dean, Division of Humanities at Curtin University, in Bentley
, WA in 1999. Stannage was invited to attend the Australian History Summit (2006) by federal Minister for Education
, Julie Bishop
, along with many other prominent Australian historians.
Order of Australia
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(born 1944) is a prominent Western Australia
Western Australia
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n historian
History
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and academic. He edited the major work A New History of Western Australia, which was published in 1981.
Stannage is the son of the Rev. James Stannage, an Anglican clergyman and Helen Stannage, née Masters. He grew up in the Perth suburbs of Subiaco
Subiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
and Bassendean
Bassendean, Western Australia
Bassendean is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Town of Bassendean.Bassendean is home to the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. The display has a collection of Steam and Diesel Locomotives, most of these have been restored to operating...
. Between 1964 and 1967, Stannage played senior football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
for Swan Districts
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
in the WANFL
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
. He was regarded as his team's best player in the 1965 WANFL Grand Final, and also played for the state team
Interstate matches in Australian rules football
Australian rules football matches between teams representing Australian colonies/states and territories have been held since 1879. For most of the 20th century, the absence of a national club competition and international matches meant that football games between state representative teams were...
that year.
The University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
(UWA) awarded Stannage an MA in history in 1967. He then travelled to the U.K. to complete a PhD at Cambridge University, returning to Perth in 1971 to take up a teaching position at UWA. Stannage was later appointed a Professor of History at UWA. He was chosen by UWA Press to edit A New History of Western Australia. In 1991, Stannage was foundation chairman of the Heritage Council of Western Australia
Heritage Council of Western Australia
The Heritage Council of Western Australia is the Government of Western Australia agency created to identify, conserve and promote places of cultural heritage significance in the state.It was created under the Heritage of Western Australia Act...
. He received the inaugural Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
's Award as Australian University Teacher of the Year, in 1997.
He was appointed Executive Dean, Division of Humanities at Curtin University, in Bentley
Bentley, Western Australia
Bentley is a southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 8 km southeast of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning and the Town of Victoria Park...
, WA in 1999. Stannage was invited to attend the Australian History Summit (2006) by federal Minister for Education
Minister for Education, Science and Training (Australia)
The Australian Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth has responsibilities which include the following areas:*Education policy and programs including schools, vocational, higher education and Indigenous education, but excluding migrant adult education*Education and training...
, Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop
Julie Isabel Bishop is an Australian politician and the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. She holds this title as the deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. She is the party's first female Deputy Leader and the third woman in Australian history to...
, along with many other prominent Australian historians.
Publications
- The People of Perth: a Social History of Western Australia's Capital City (1979)
- Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History (co-editor, 1979 and 1998)
- The British General Election of 1935 (1980)
- A New History of Western Australia (ed., 1981)
- Western Australia's Heritage: the Pioneer Myth (1985)
- Embellishing the Landscape: the Images of Amy Heap and Fred Flood, 1920-1940 (1990)
- Images of Women: Women and Museums in Australia (co-convenor and co-editor, 1994)
- Principal Australian Historic Themes, a Report Commissioned by the Australian Heritage Commission (co-author, 1993-94)
- Sir Paul Hasluck in Australian History (co-editor, 1998)
- Lakeside City: the Dreaming Of Joondalup (1996)
- Gold and civilisation - with Art Exhibitions Australia & National Museum of Australia (editor, 2001)