Val Donovan is a professional historian who retired from the public sector in 2004, having worked for nearly nine years in the native title land claims area. In 2001 she was seconded to complete two publication projects on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history for Queensland Heritage Trails Network in Arts Queensland. These projects formed the Queensland Government's contribution to reconciliation as a part of the Centenary of Federation celebrations. Val researches and writes reports and books on colonial history and, the Aboriginal and European history of Queensland from white settlement to the present.
Skills and services offered:
Researching and writing European and Aboriginal history
Native title land claims
Institutional history
Queensland heritage
Proof reading
Professional interests:
Historical research and writing
Biography
Colonial, Aboriginal and institutional history
Oral history
Qualifications: BA, MA (Local History)
Publications and experience:
1995
St Martin's Hospital: A history "Take heed lest ye forget"
2002 The reality of a dark history: From contact and conflict
to cultural recognition
2004 'Making Connections': a journey along Central Australian
Aboriginal Trading Routes
Numerous Government reports and court documents
Address: Mrs Valerie Donovan, 25 Jamner Street,
Chapel Hill 4069
Phone: 07 3378 3863 Mobile: 0429338973
Fax: 07 3378 3863
E-mail: jvdonovan@bigpond.com
Updated 3 May 2006
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