Chief Minister's History Book Award - Past Winners
The Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award has recognised the efforts and talents of historians and writers since 2004.
Year | Winners and Finalists |
---|---|
2019 | Winner: Northern Dreams: The Politics of Northern Development in Australia by Lyndon Megarrity Finalist: Found in Translation: Many Meanings on a North Australian Mission by Laura Rademaker Honourable Mention: Forgotten Country: A Short History of Central Australia by Alan Powell |
2018 | Winner: A Stubborn City: Darwin 1911-1978 by Kathy De La Rue Finalist: Charles James Kirkland: The Life and Times of a Pioneer Newspaperman in the Top End of Australia by Steven Farram Honourable Mention: Quincy and the Sheriff by Robyn Smith |
2017 | Winner: Alice Springs: From Singing Wire to Iconic Outback Town by Stuart Traynor Finalist: Remember Me Kindly: A History of the Holtze Family in the Northern Territory by Deborah Bisa |
2016 | Winner: The Pearl Frontier: Indonesian Labor and Indigenous Encounters in Australia's Northern Trading by Julia Martinez and Adrian Vickers Finalist: Silent Pearls: Old Japanese Graves in Darwin and the History of Pearling by John Lamb Honourable Mention: Gulf Country Songbook: Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa and Gudanji by Karin Riederer, Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa and Gudanji families |
2015 | Winner: Radar Gunner by Dick Dakeyne Finalist: Warning by Sophie Cunningham |
2014 | Winner: Maningrida: A History of the Aboriginal Township in Arnhem Land by Helen Bond Sharp Finalist: Carrier Attack Darwin 1942: The Complete Guide to Australia’s Own Pearl Harbour by Dr Tom Lewis and Peter Ingham |
2013 | Winner: Tiwi: Art, History, Culture by Jennifer Isaacs Finalist: The Flash of Recognition: Photography and the Emergence of Indigenous Rights by Jane Lydon |
2012 | Winner: Great Central State: The Foundation of Northern Territory by Jack Cross Finalist: Gumbuli of Ngukurr: Aboriginal Elder in Arnhem Land by Murray Seiffert |
2011 | Winner: No Place Like Home by Dr Mickey Dewar Finalist: Northern Voyagers: Australia’s Monsoon Coast in Maritime History by Alan Powell |
2010 | Winner: An Awkward Truth by Peter Grose |
2009 | Winner: Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists by Vivien Johnson Winner Yalangbara: Art of the Djang’kawu by Banduk Marika and the Rirratjingu clan, edited by Margie West |
2008 | Winner: Ochre and Rust by Philip Jones Finalist: Alone on the Soaks by Alex Kruger and Gerrard Waterford |
2007 | Winner: Empty North: The Japanese Presence and Australian Reactions 1860s to 1942 by Dr Pam Oliver Finalist: Through Chinese Eyes: The Chinese Experience in the Northern Territory 1874-2004 by Glenice Yee |
2006 | Winner: Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country to 1900 by Tony Roberts Finalist: Southport Northern Territory 1869-2002 by Marge Duminski |
2005 | Winner: Paddy Cahill of Oenpelli by John Mulvaney Finalist: The Evolution of Darwin 1869-1911 by Kathy de la Rue |
2004 | Winner: Acclimatisation: Architecture at the Top End of Australia by David Bridgman Finalist: Tom and Jack: A Frontier Story by Geraldine Byrne |