Val Donovan is a professional historian who is published in Aboriginal, colonial and institutional history and has experience in native title land claims, and a strong interest in heritage studies.
Val Donovan is a professional historian who is published in Aboriginal, colonial and institutional history and has experience in native title land claims, and a strong interest in heritage studies.
Skills and services offered:
- Researching and writing colonial 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, rep. 2004 and 2008 with updated notes: 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/fax: 07 3378 3863 Mobile: 0429338973
E-mail: jvdonovan@bigpond.com
Categories of skills and expertise:
aboriginal history/native title,
biography,
Business and administrative history,
Corporate/institution history,
Heritage studies/surveys,
oral history,
publishing