NHC 2010 brochure
The brochure for the 2010 National History challenge is now available. It contains information about the theme, the timeline, contact information for state co-ordinators and other important information.
Please click here to download the brochure. (PDF, 1.2MB)
2009 NHC winners gallery
This gallery shows the prize winners for the 2009 National History Challenge at the National Presentation Ceremony at Parliament House, Canberra.
Alix Biggs - 2009 Australian Young Historian
The prize for the 2009 Young Historian was awarded to Alix Biggs from Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT for her essay “Triumph over Adversity: The obstacles overcome by Australia’s Japanese war brides.“
Read the interview with Alix Biggs below.
Why did you choose your topic?
I have always been interested in immigrant experiences, and I was going through a book about women immigrants to Australia when I came across a photo of a Japanese war bride and her Australian serviceman husband. This inspired me to research this topic further, and I realized that I had stumbled across an immigrant group whose gruelling experiences had been largely ignored. I took it upon myself to uncover more of the story of the Japanese war brides. I was surprised to discover that the Tasmanian winner, Emily, also chose this topic but presented in the form of a scrapbook.
How did you approach your research?
My local libraries (which here in Canberra include the Menzies and Chifley Libraries at the ANU) were the first place I looked. There were a number of books and articles about Japanese war brides, many of them published in the 50s and 60s when these women first come out to Australia. The National Library of Australia was an invaluable resource, and luckily for me it is located just five minutes from my house! The other crucial place where I did my research was in the National Archives of Australia, where I uncovered many original documents (mainly military and departmental records) concerning the immigration of the Japanese war brides.
What was it like meeting the other winners in Canberra?
I had great fun with the other winners in Canberra – we all got on so well! Although we came from all corners of Australia and had many different interests, we all bonded over our passion for history, and spent our evenings talking late into the night about all sorts of things!
Tell us about your prize (the trip to Canberra), what did you get to do?
As I resident of Canberra, I nevertheless still got to stay with the other winners at the hotel. The tours of the many museums we visited were far more in depth and detailed than a normal visitor would receive, and so I learnt so many things that I previously hadn’t known. Highlights for me included the Australian War Memorial and the Museum of Australian Democracy.
What was the presentation ceremony at Parliament House like?
On the day of the presentation ceremony I can remember all of us being extremely nervous. In fact, at the practice run-through of the ceremony, I fell up the steps to the stage, and this was soon deemed “doing an Alix”! The reception was great, and I got to speak to lots of interesting people, many of them from the various sponsor organisations. The ceremony itself went well, no falling up stairs, and I didn’t drop any of the medals!
How did you feel when you were announced Young Historian of the Year?
When the Minister read out my name, I couldn’t believe it. It was such an amazing moment, although I couldn’t savour it for too long as I then had to go on stage and make a speech! I was very glad that my parents, grandparents, history teacher and best friend from school had all come to Parliament House to attend the ceremony. I didn’t stop smiling for several hours afterwards, it was so exciting.
Do you still keep in touch with the other winners?
Yes, I’m still great friends with many of the other winners via email and Facebook. Although we only spent three days together, I think we bonded really well. They’ve all promised me that next time they come to Canberra, they’ll come and visit me, and vice versa. We all want to come back again to National History Challenge so we can have another fabulous time together!
What was the best thing about being in the National History Challenge?
The best thing about National History Challenge was piecing together the extraordinary story of the Japanese War Brides, from reading first hand accounts by these incredibly brave Japanese women, to reading official Australian government documents, which, when compared to our modern (yet still controversial) immigration policy, sound incredibly racist and restrictive. It was these primary sources that I found most illuminating, as they came together to tell an exceptionally moving story.
What would you say to students thinking about entering the competition?
Go for it, even if you don’t think you’re that great at history. Somewhere in the past there is a story in need of telling that will capture your imagination. I never expected to make it to the national prize giving, yet I ended up Young Historian of the Year. Not only will you expand your knowledge, but you’ll meet some amazing people and have a great time.
To view a selection of winning essays please click on the links below.
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YEAR LEVEL WINNERS: | ||
| Yr 5/6 | Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School, TAS |
| Yr 7/8 | Grant Kynaston NSW | Sydney Grammar School,NSW |
| Yr 9/10 | Siyu Yang | Waldorf Anglican School for Girls, SA |
| Yr 11/12 | Alice Dawkins | Loreto College,SA |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY: | ||
| Asia and Australia | Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School, TAS |
| Australia’s Heritage | Natasha Gromof | Albany Creek State High School, QLD |
| Immigrant Experiences | Anna Ziegler | Presbyterian Ladies College,VIC |
| In War and Peace | Lina Carbone | Birdwood High School,SA |
| Indigenous Australia | Rebecca Carnell | Loreto College,SA |
| The Life and Time of John Curtin | Nicholas Peterson | Clarence Valley Anglican School, NSW |
| Triumph over Adversity Through a Museum Display | Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School, TAS |
| Women Beating the Odds | Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT |
| Australian Prime Ministers: Triumph over Adversity | Dale Atkinson | Wesley College,WA |
| Using Archival Sources | Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR | Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT |
(In alphabetical order)
NEW SOUTH WALES |
|
| Alice Han | Pymble Ladies College |
| Celine Duong | Delany College |
| Grant Kynaston | Sydney Grammar School |
| Harry Halstead | Oxley College |
| Joanne Duque | Delany College |
| Katie Fisher | Merewether High School |
| Laura Jayne Smith | Merewether High School |
| Maya Gonzalez-Malcolm | Oxley College |
| Nicholas Peterson | Clarence Valley Anglican School |
| Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley High School |
| Salsabeela Diab | Malek Fand Islamic School |
| Samuel Walker | Home Walker School |
| Sarah Dawes | Merewether High School |
| Sophie Garrett | Ascham School |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA & THE NORTHERN TERRITORY |
|
| Alice Dawkins | Loreto College |
| Andro Van Der Westhuizen | St Michael’s College |
| Bryony Tucker | Xavier College |
| Elizabeth Megan | Immanuel College |
| Erin Moriarty | Darwin High School |
| James Miller | St Michael’s College |
| Jasmine Aitken | Berry Springs Primary School |
| Julia Foley | St Peter’s Woodland Grammar School |
| Lauren Candelli | St Michael’s College |
| Lina Carbone | Birdwood High School |
| Naomi Tucker | Xavier College |
| Rebecca Canrnell | Loreto College |
| Siyu Yang | Walford Anglican School for Girls |
| Sophie Rowe | Berry Springs Primary School |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
|
| Amy Dickerson | Boddington DHS |
| Annie Hunt | Santa Maria College |
| Ben Edwards | Wesley College |
| Dale Atkinson | Wesley College |
| Daniel Jauk | Kelmscott Senior High School |
| Elizabeth Lyons | Santa Maria College |
| Hannah-Mei Andrews | Santa Maria College |
| Katie Lambert | All Saints College |
| Kristan Teasdale | Shenton College |
| Laura Fisher | All Saints College |
| Niamh Dell | Mercedes College |
| Nick Singer | Shenton College |
| Pauline Deng | St Norbert College |
| Siti Aminah Ridzuan | Kattaning SHS |
| Sophie Sharland | All Saints College |
| Tarryn Haas | Boddington District High School |
| Tayla Read | Carnamah District High School |
ACT |
|
| Alice Pidgeon | Alfred Deakin High School |
| Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Caitlin Budge | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Elliot Steel | Alfred Deakin High School |
| Jeeven Nadanakumar | Marist College Canberra |
| Michaela Bragg | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Philippa Crowther | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Rohana Prince | Canberra College |
| Stephen Boyle | Marist College Canberra |
| Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School |
TASMANIA |
|
| Christopher Boon | Tasmanian Academy and Polytechnic (formerly Hobart college) |
| Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School |
| Evie Clarke | The Friends’ School |
| Edward Pitt | New town High School |
| Grace Gunn | The Friends’ School |
| Jessica Kapp | Sorell School |
| Patrick Cordwell | New Town High School |
| Sam Upton | Rosny College |
QUEENSLAND |
|
| Brayden McConnell | Dalby South State School |
| Clair Emery | Urangan State High School |
| Dakota Scholefield | Dalby South State School |
| Declan Caruso | Dalby South State School |
| Hannah Dillman | St Aidan’s Anglican School |
| Hamish Murray | Albany Creek State High School |
| Jessie Binns | Dalby South State School |
| Natasha Gromof | Albany Creek State High School |
| Stephanie Stokes | Albany Creek State High School |
| Skye Seaford | Shalom College |
Victoria |
|
| Andrew Bui | St Monica’s Primary School |
| Andrew Le | St Monica’s Primary School |
| Anna Scott | Loreto College |
| Anna Ziegler | Presbyterian Ladies College |
| Brock Hermans | Mildura Senior College |
| Caroline Godfrey | Presbytarian Ladies College |
| Chen Chen | Camberwell Girls Grammar School |
| Clare Slater | Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College |
| Devon Coates | Camperdown College |
| Elisabeth Sandbach | Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School |
| Georgia Miller | Redcliff Secondary College |
| Georgina McEwen | Laburnum Primary School |
| Isabel Tickle | Mildura Senior College |
| Johnson Tiev | St Monica’s Primary School |
| Jonathan Wenham | Mildura Senior College |
| Madeleine Tickle | Redcliff Secondary College |
| Sachini Wickramarachchi | Presbyterian Ladies College |
| Tessa McGenis | Camberwell Girls’ Grammar |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YEAR LEVEL WINNERS: | ||
| Yr 5/6 | Alexandra Verdicchio | Ascham Junior School NSW |
| Yr 7/8 | Annabelle Walker | Walker Home School
NSW |
| Yr 9/10 | Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley School
NSW |
| Yr 11/12 | Francesca Neely | Narrabundah College ACT |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY: | ||
| Asia and Australia | Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School
ACT |
| Australia’s Heritage | Addison Dixon | Albany Creek State High School QLD |
| History of Sport | Sam Upton | Rosny College
TAS |
| In War and Peace | Julian Cook | Clarence High School TAS |
| Indigenous Australia | Eleanor Hanscombe | Camberwell Girls Grammar Schooll VIC |
| The Life and Time of John Curtin | Jonathan Tong | Shore School
NSW |
| Australia Meets the World Through a Museum Display | Annabelle Walker | Walker Home School NSW |
| Women with a Mission | Imogen Forbes-MacPhail | Presbyterian Ladies College
WA |
| Australian Prime Ministers Meet the World | Nicholas Peterson | Clarence Valley Anglican School NSW |
| Using Archival Sources– Joint National Winner | Emily Mettrick | Camberwell Girls Grammar School VIC |
| Using Archival Sources – Joint National Winner | Christopher Boon | Taroona High School TAS |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR | Luci Silvestrin | Shenton College WA |
2008 STATE WINNERS
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN: | ||
| Western Australia | Luci Silvestrin | Shenton College |
| Australian Capital Territory | Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School |
| New South Wales | Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley High School |
| Queensland | Alidia Lee | Somerville House |
| South Australia | Alice Dawkins | Loreto College |
| Tasmania | Christopher Boon | Clarence High School |
| Victoria | Avalon Tickle | Irymple S.C |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YEAR LEVEL WINNERS: | ||
| Yr 5/6 | Isabelle Robinson | Saint Michael’s Collegiate
TAS |
| Yr 7/8 | Samuel Walker | Walker Home School
NSW |
| Yr 9/10 | Alidia Lee | Somerville House
QlD |
| Yr 11/12 | Jack Batty | Scotch College
SA |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY: | ||
| Asia and Australia | Francesca Neely | Narrabundah College
ACT |
| Australia’s Heritage | Lachlan Phillips | Clarence High School
TAS |
| History of Sport | Sam Upton | Birdwood High School
SA |
| In War and Peace | Nicolas Jones | Kings Meadow
TAS |
| Indigenous Australia | Imogen Forbes-MacPhail | Presbyterian Ladies College
WA |
| Life and Time of John Curtin | Campbell Davis | Birdwood High School
SA |
| Museum Display | Isabelle Robinson | St. Michael’s Collegiate School
TAS |
| Women Shaping History | Ashleigh Prosser
Emma Hussein Bethany McKernan Naomi Spurr |
Santa Maria College
WA |
| Australian Prime Ministers | Farzana Zaman | Presbyterian Ladies College
VIC |
| Human Rights Through History | Matthew Psycharis | Carey Baptist Grammar School
VIC |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR | Naomi Tucker | Xavier College
SA |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN: | ||
| Western Australia | Luci Silvestrin | Shenton College |
| Australian Capital Territory | Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School |
| New South Wales | Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley High School |
| Queensland | Alidia Lee | Somerville House |
| South Australia | Alice Dawkins | Loreto College |
| Tasmania | Christopher Boon | Clarence High School |
| Victoria | Avalon Tickle | Irymple S.C |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN: | ||
| Western Australia | Aithne Dell | Santa Maria College
WA |
| Australian Capital Territory | Grace Williams | Narrabundah College
ACT |
| New South Wales | Ben Hughes | Shore School
NSW |
| Queensland | Jacinta Livingstone | Brisbane Girls Grammar School
QLD |
| South Australia | Charles Livingston | Pembroke School
SA |
| Tasmania | Niall Maurici | Taroona High School
TAS |
| Victoria | Alicia Derk
Charlotte Ireland Rebecca Moore |
Loreto Mandeville Hall
VIC |
This gallery shows previous winners and past National award ceremonies.
NHC 2009 Ceremony
NHC 2009 winners groupshot
This gallery shows the prize winners for the 2009 National History Challenge at the National Presentation Ceremony at Parliament House, Canberra.
The prize for the 2009 Young Historian was awarded to Alix Biggs from Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT for her essay “Triumph over Adversity: The obstacles overcome by Australia’s Japanese war brides.“
Read the interview with Alix Biggs below.
Why did you choose your topic?
I have always been interested in immigrant experiences, and I was going through a book about women immigrants to Australia when I came across a photo of a Japanese war bride and her Australian serviceman husband. This inspired me to research this topic further, and I realized that I had stumbled across an immigrant group whose gruelling experiences had been largely ignored. I took it upon myself to uncover more of the story of the Japanese war brides. I was surprised to discover that the Tasmanian winner, Emily, also chose this topic but presented in the form of a scrapbook.
How did you approach your research?
My local libraries (which here in Canberra include the Menzies and Chifley Libraries at the ANU) were the first place I looked. There were a number of books and articles about Japanese war brides, many of them published in the 50s and 60s when these women first come out to Australia. The National Library of Australia was an invaluable resource, and luckily for me it is located just five minutes from my house! The other crucial place where I did my research was in the National Archives of Australia, where I uncovered many original documents (mainly military and departmental records) concerning the immigration of the Japanese war brides.
What was it like meeting the other winners in Canberra?
I had great fun with the other winners in Canberra – we all got on so well! Although we came from all corners of Australia and had many different interests, we all bonded over our passion for history, and spent our evenings talking late into the night about all sorts of things!
Tell us about your prize (the trip to Canberra), what did you get to do?
As I resident of Canberra, I nevertheless still got to stay with the other winners at the hotel. The tours of the many museums we visited were far more in depth and detailed than a normal visitor would receive, and so I learnt so many things that I previously hadn’t known. Highlights for me included the Australian War Memorial and the Museum of Australian Democracy.
What was the presentation ceremony at Parliament House like?
On the day of the presentation ceremony I can remember all of us being extremely nervous. In fact, at the practice run-through of the ceremony, I fell up the steps to the stage, and this was soon deemed “doing an Alix”! The reception was great, and I got to speak to lots of interesting people, many of them from the various sponsor organisations. The ceremony itself went well, no falling up stairs, and I didn’t drop any of the medals!
How did you feel when you were announced Young Historian of the Year?
When the Minister read out my name, I couldn’t believe it. It was such an amazing moment, although I couldn’t savour it for too long as I then had to go on stage and make a speech! I was very glad that my parents, grandparents, history teacher and best friend from school had all come to Parliament House to attend the ceremony. I didn’t stop smiling for several hours afterwards, it was so exciting.
Do you still keep in touch with the other winners?
Yes, I’m still great friends with many of the other winners via email and Facebook. Although we only spent three days together, I think we bonded really well. They’ve all promised me that next time they come to Canberra, they’ll come and visit me, and vice versa. We all want to come back again to National History Challenge so we can have another fabulous time together!
What was the best thing about being in the National History Challenge?
The best thing about National History Challenge was piecing together the extraordinary story of the Japanese War Brides, from reading first hand accounts by these incredibly brave Japanese women, to reading official Australian government documents, which, when compared to our modern (yet still controversial) immigration policy, sound incredibly racist and restrictive. It was these primary sources that I found most illuminating, as they came together to tell an exceptionally moving story.
What would you say to students thinking about entering the competition?
Go for it, even if you don’t think you’re that great at history. Somewhere in the past there is a story in need of telling that will capture your imagination. I never expected to make it to the national prize giving, yet I ended up Young Historian of the Year. Not only will you expand your knowledge, but you’ll meet some amazing people and have a great time.
To view a selection of winning essays please click on the links below.
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YEAR LEVEL WINNERS: | ||
| Yr 5/6 | Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School, TAS |
| Yr 7/8 | Grant Kynaston NSW | Sydney Grammar School,NSW |
| Yr 9/10 | Siyu Yang | Waldorf Anglican School for Girls, SA |
| Yr 11/12 | Alice Dawkins | Loreto College,SA |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY: | ||
| Asia and Australia | Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School, TAS |
| Australia’s Heritage | Natasha Gromof | Albany Creek State High School, QLD |
| Immigrant Experiences | Anna Ziegler | Presbyterian Ladies College,VIC |
| In War and Peace | Lina Carbone | Birdwood High School,SA |
| Indigenous Australia | Rebecca Carnell | Loreto College,SA |
| The Life and Time of John Curtin | Nicholas Peterson | Clarence Valley Anglican School, NSW |
| Triumph over Adversity Through a Museum Display | Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School, TAS |
| Women Beating the Odds | Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT |
| Australian Prime Ministers: Triumph over Adversity | Dale Atkinson | Wesley College,WA |
| Using Archival Sources | Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR | Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, ACT |
(In alphabetical order)
NEW SOUTH WALES |
|
| Alice Han | Pymble Ladies College |
| Celine Duong | Delany College |
| Grant Kynaston | Sydney Grammar School |
| Harry Halstead | Oxley College |
| Joanne Duque | Delany College |
| Katie Fisher | Merewether High School |
| Laura Jayne Smith | Merewether High School |
| Maya Gonzalez-Malcolm | Oxley College |
| Nicholas Peterson | Clarence Valley Anglican School |
| Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley High School |
| Salsabeela Diab | Malek Fand Islamic School |
| Samuel Walker | Home Walker School |
| Sarah Dawes | Merewether High School |
| Sophie Garrett | Ascham School |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA & THE NORTHERN TERRITORY |
|
| Alice Dawkins | Loreto College |
| Andro Van Der Westhuizen | St Michael’s College |
| Bryony Tucker | Xavier College |
| Elizabeth Megan | Immanuel College |
| Erin Moriarty | Darwin High School |
| James Miller | St Michael’s College |
| Jasmine Aitken | Berry Springs Primary School |
| Julia Foley | St Peter’s Woodland Grammar School |
| Lauren Candelli | St Michael’s College |
| Lina Carbone | Birdwood High School |
| Naomi Tucker | Xavier College |
| Rebecca Canrnell | Loreto College |
| Siyu Yang | Walford Anglican School for Girls |
| Sophie Rowe | Berry Springs Primary School |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
|
| Amy Dickerson | Boddington DHS |
| Annie Hunt | Santa Maria College |
| Ben Edwards | Wesley College |
| Dale Atkinson | Wesley College |
| Daniel Jauk | Kelmscott Senior High School |
| Elizabeth Lyons | Santa Maria College |
| Hannah-Mei Andrews | Santa Maria College |
| Katie Lambert | All Saints College |
| Kristan Teasdale | Shenton College |
| Laura Fisher | All Saints College |
| Niamh Dell | Mercedes College |
| Nick Singer | Shenton College |
| Pauline Deng | St Norbert College |
| Siti Aminah Ridzuan | Kattaning SHS |
| Sophie Sharland | All Saints College |
| Tarryn Haas | Boddington District High School |
| Tayla Read | Carnamah District High School |
ACT |
|
| Alice Pidgeon | Alfred Deakin High School |
| Alix Biggs | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Caitlin Budge | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Elliot Steel | Alfred Deakin High School |
| Jeeven Nadanakumar | Marist College Canberra |
| Michaela Bragg | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Philippa Crowther | Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
| Rohana Prince | Canberra College |
| Stephen Boyle | Marist College Canberra |
| Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School |
TASMANIA |
|
| Christopher Boon | Tasmanian Academy and Polytechnic (formerly Hobart college) |
| Emily Doi | Princes Street Primary School |
| Evie Clarke | The Friends’ School |
| Edward Pitt | New town High School |
| Grace Gunn | The Friends’ School |
| Jessica Kapp | Sorell School |
| Patrick Cordwell | New Town High School |
| Sam Upton | Rosny College |
QUEENSLAND |
|
| Brayden McConnell | Dalby South State School |
| Clair Emery | Urangan State High School |
| Dakota Scholefield | Dalby South State School |
| Declan Caruso | Dalby South State School |
| Hannah Dillman | St Aidan’s Anglican School |
| Hamish Murray | Albany Creek State High School |
| Jessie Binns | Dalby South State School |
| Natasha Gromof | Albany Creek State High School |
| Stephanie Stokes | Albany Creek State High School |
| Skye Seaford | Shalom College |
Victoria |
|
| Andrew Bui | St Monica’s Primary School |
| Andrew Le | St Monica’s Primary School |
| Anna Scott | Loreto College |
| Anna Ziegler | Presbyterian Ladies College |
| Brock Hermans | Mildura Senior College |
| Caroline Godfrey | Presbytarian Ladies College |
| Chen Chen | Camberwell Girls Grammar School |
| Clare Slater | Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College |
| Devon Coates | Camperdown College |
| Elisabeth Sandbach | Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School |
| Georgia Miller | Redcliff Secondary College |
| Georgina McEwen | Laburnum Primary School |
| Isabel Tickle | Mildura Senior College |
| Johnson Tiev | St Monica’s Primary School |
| Jonathan Wenham | Mildura Senior College |
| Madeleine Tickle | Redcliff Secondary College |
| Sachini Wickramarachchi | Presbyterian Ladies College |
| Tessa McGenis | Camberwell Girls’ Grammar |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YEAR LEVEL WINNERS: | ||
| Yr 5/6 | Alexandra Verdicchio | Ascham Junior School NSW |
| Yr 7/8 | Annabelle Walker | Walker Home School
NSW |
| Yr 9/10 | Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley School
NSW |
| Yr 11/12 | Francesca Neely | Narrabundah College ACT |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY: | ||
| Asia and Australia | Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School
ACT |
| Australia’s Heritage | Addison Dixon | Albany Creek State High School QLD |
| History of Sport | Sam Upton | Rosny College
TAS |
| In War and Peace | Julian Cook | Clarence High School TAS |
| Indigenous Australia | Eleanor Hanscombe | Camberwell Girls Grammar Schooll VIC |
| The Life and Time of John Curtin | Jonathan Tong | Shore School
NSW |
| Australia Meets the World Through a Museum Display | Annabelle Walker | Walker Home School NSW |
| Women with a Mission | Imogen Forbes-MacPhail | Presbyterian Ladies College
WA |
| Australian Prime Ministers Meet the World | Nicholas Peterson | Clarence Valley Anglican School NSW |
| Using Archival Sources– Joint National Winner | Emily Mettrick | Camberwell Girls Grammar School VIC |
| Using Archival Sources – Joint National Winner | Christopher Boon | Taroona High School TAS |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR | Luci Silvestrin | Shenton College WA |
2008 STATE WINNERS
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN: | ||
| Western Australia | Luci Silvestrin | Shenton College |
| Australian Capital Territory | Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School |
| New South Wales | Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley High School |
| Queensland | Alidia Lee | Somerville House |
| South Australia | Alice Dawkins | Loreto College |
| Tasmania | Christopher Boon | Clarence High School |
| Victoria | Avalon Tickle | Irymple S.C |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YEAR LEVEL WINNERS: | ||
| Yr 5/6 | Isabelle Robinson | Saint Michael’s Collegiate
TAS |
| Yr 7/8 | Samuel Walker | Walker Home School
NSW |
| Yr 9/10 | Alidia Lee | Somerville House
QlD |
| Yr 11/12 | Jack Batty | Scotch College
SA |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY: | ||
| Asia and Australia | Francesca Neely | Narrabundah College
ACT |
| Australia’s Heritage | Lachlan Phillips | Clarence High School
TAS |
| History of Sport | Sam Upton | Birdwood High School
SA |
| In War and Peace | Nicolas Jones | Kings Meadow
TAS |
| Indigenous Australia | Imogen Forbes-MacPhail | Presbyterian Ladies College
WA |
| Life and Time of John Curtin | Campbell Davis | Birdwood High School
SA |
| Museum Display | Isabelle Robinson | St. Michael’s Collegiate School
TAS |
| Women Shaping History | Ashleigh Prosser
Emma Hussein Bethany McKernan Naomi Spurr |
Santa Maria College
WA |
| Australian Prime Ministers | Farzana Zaman | Presbyterian Ladies College
VIC |
| Human Rights Through History | Matthew Psycharis | Carey Baptist Grammar School
VIC |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR | Naomi Tucker | Xavier College
SA |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN: | ||
| Western Australia | Luci Silvestrin | Shenton College |
| Australian Capital Territory | Yun Fei Ou Yang | Canberra High School |
| New South Wales | Rohan Howitt | Narara Valley High School |
| Queensland | Alidia Lee | Somerville House |
| South Australia | Alice Dawkins | Loreto College |
| Tasmania | Christopher Boon | Clarence High School |
| Victoria | Avalon Tickle | Irymple S.C |
AWARD CATEGORY |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
| YOUNG HISTORIAN: | ||
| Western Australia | Aithne Dell | Santa Maria College
WA |
| Australian Capital Territory | Grace Williams | Narrabundah College
ACT |
| New South Wales | Ben Hughes | Shore School
NSW |
| Queensland | Jacinta Livingstone | Brisbane Girls Grammar School
QLD |
| South Australia | Charles Livingston | Pembroke School
SA |
| Tasmania | Niall Maurici | Taroona High School
TAS |
| Victoria | Alicia Derk
Charlotte Ireland Rebecca Moore |
Loreto Mandeville Hall
VIC |
This gallery shows previous winners and past National award ceremonies.
