Person

Henning, Graydon Read (1936 - 2023)

OAM

Born
19 February 1936
Maylands, South Australia, Australia
Died
23 October 2023
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Economic historian and Maritime historian

Summary

Graydon Henning was an internationally respected economic historian whose broad range in interests included Australian maritime, mining and forestry history, and maritime transport particularly between Australia and the Pacific northwest. In 1978 he co-founded the Australian Association for Maritime History, going on to be Editor of the Association's journal, The great circle between 1988 and 1999. He was elected an Honorary Life Member in 1998. He was also a founding member of the Australian Forest History Society. For some years Henning was Editor of the Journal of Australasian mining history. In 1996 he was elected to represent Australia on the International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH), and served as President of the Commission from 2005 to 2016. Henning joined the University of New England in 1973 where he taught economic history for 40 years. Local historical organisations in which was involved as committee member and volunteer included the Armidale and District Historical Society and the Newcastle Maritime Museum.

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Chronology

1973 - 2003
Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer) in economic history, University of New England
1974 - 2000
Career position - Committee Member, Armidale and District Historical Society
1977 - 1996
Career position - Member, Armidale City Folk Museum Committee
1978 - 1998
Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Association of Maritime History
1988
Career event - Foundation Member, Australian Forest History Society
1988 - 1999
Career position - Editor, Great circle
1996 - 2000
Career position - Australian Representative, International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH)
1998 - 2023
Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Association of Maritime History
2000 - 2004
Career position - Vice-President, International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH)
2003
Life event - Retired
2003 - 2018
Career position - Honorary Fellow, University of New England
2005 - 2016
Career position - President, International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH)
2008 - 2018
Career position - Volunteer, Newcastle Maritime Museum
2024
Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) (posthumous) for service to maritime history, and to tertiary education

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Published resources

Book Sections

  • Henning, G. R., 'Mines and Mining' in Australians, a Guide to Sources, D. H. Borchardt and Victor Crittenden, eds (Broadway: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates, 1987), pp. 261-270. Details

Journal Articles

  • Murphy, Hugh, 'Graydon Read Henning 1936 - 2023', The mariner's mirror: international quarterly journal of the Society for Nautical Research, 110 (1) (2024), 4. https://doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2024.2291948. Details
  • Ó Laighin, Finlan, 'Vale Graydon Henning 9 Feb,1936 - 23 Oct. 2023', Australian Forest History Society newsletter, 90 (2023), 9. Details
  • Tull, Malcolm and Heidbrink, Ingo, 'In memoriam: Graydon Read Henning (1936 - 2023)', International journal of maritime history, 36 (2) (2024), 342-4. https://doi.org/10.1177/08438714241245883. Details

Resource Sections

Reviews

  • Ramsland, John, From Antarctica to the Gold Rushes: in the wake of the Erebus: the explorations of Alexander Smith RN,pPolar voyager, astronomer and goldfields comissioner, 1812-1872 (2011)
    Henning, G. R., Journal of Australian Colonial History, 17, (2013), 209-11. Details

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