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.
Details
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
Related entries
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
- 'The late Mr Graydon Read Henning: Medal of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2024. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3026406. Details
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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Created: 27 August 2024