Overview
Background
Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt is the co-editor of five major public websites, Queensland Places (over 1100 places, with their history and economy), Queensland Speaks (interviews with key government ministers and public servants), the Queensland Historical Atlas and Text Queensland, a resource for studying the state. He is also the co-editor of Victorian Places, a project with Monash University, detailing over 1500 settlements in Victoria.
A Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, his research interests include coastal urbanisation and conservation, housing and the developer-led apartment boom, green space provision in urban areas and the use and abuse of water in our cities.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Works
Search Professor Peter Spearritt’s works on UQ eSpace
2012
Journal Article
The 2012 Lesley Muir address: cleaning up in Sydney
Spearritt, Peter (2012). The 2012 Lesley Muir address: cleaning up in Sydney. History: Magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society (114), 11-12.
2012
Journal Article
One little piece of earth which is ours
Spearritt, Peter (2012). One little piece of earth which is ours. Inside Story.
2012
Book Chapter
Pidgeon, William Edwin (Wep) (1909–1981)
Spearritt, Peter (2012). Pidgeon, William Edwin (Wep) (1909–1981). Australian dictionary of biography. (pp. xx-xx) edited by Melanie Nolan. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2012
Book Chapter
Sydney
Spearritt, Peter (2012). Sydney. Sociology: antipodean perspectives. (pp. 63-67) edited by Peter Beilharz and Trevor Hogan. Australia: Oxford University Press.
2012
Book Chapter
Brisbane
Spearritt, Peter (2012). Brisbane. Sociology: antipodean perspectives. (pp. 77-82) edited by Peter Beilharz and Trevor Hogan. South Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Oxford University Press.
2012
Book Chapter
Mercier, Emile Alfred Lucien (1901–1981) cartoonist
Spearritt, Peter (2012). Mercier, Emile Alfred Lucien (1901–1981) cartoonist. Australian Dictionary of Biography. (pp. xx-xx) edited by Melanie Nolan. Carlton, Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2012
Conference Publication
Who owns the coast? Holiday structures and public access
Spearritt, P. (2012). Who owns the coast? Holiday structures and public access. Heritage 2012 - 3rd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, Porto, Portugal, 19-22 June 2012. Barcelos, Portugal: Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development.
2011
Other Outputs
Queensland historical atlas
Spearritt, Peter and Stell, Marion (2011). Queensland historical atlas. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Historical Atlas.
2011
Other Outputs
Queensland speaks
Spearritt, Peter, Stell, Marion and Miller, Danielle (2011). Queensland speaks. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for the Government of Queensland.
2011
Other Outputs
Text Queensland: Queensland's past online
Spearritt, Peter and Stell, Marion (2011). Text Queensland: Queensland's past online. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for the Government of Queensland.
2011
Other Outputs
Essay: What is heritage?
Spearritt, Peter (2011). Essay: What is heritage?. Australian Heritage Strategy - commissioned essays Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Heritage Strategy.
2011
Book
The Sydney Harbour Bridge: a life
Spearritt, Peter (2011). The Sydney Harbour Bridge: a life. Rev. ed. Sydney, Australia: NewSouth Publishing.
2010
Journal Article
Queenslanders: people in the landscape
Stell, Marion and Spearritt, Peter (2010). Queenslanders: people in the landscape. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes (2009-2010).
2010
Journal Article
Walkabout
Stell, Marion and Spearritt, Peter (2010). Walkabout. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes, 2009-2010.
2010
Journal Article
Distinctiveness: how Queensland is a distinct landscape and culture
Spearritt, Peter (2010). Distinctiveness: how Queensland is a distinct landscape and culture. Queensland Historical Atlas.
2010
Journal Article
Queensland for 'the best kind of population, primary producers'
Spearritt, Peter (2010). Queensland for 'the best kind of population, primary producers'. Queensland Historical Atlas.
2010
Journal Article
Creating rural attractions
Spearritt, Peter and Stell, Marion (2010). Creating rural attractions. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes, 2009-2010.
2010
Journal Article
Queensland brand
Spearritt, Peter and Stell, Marion (2010). Queensland brand. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes, 2009-2010.
2010
Journal Article
The writings of Walter Burley Griffin
Spearritt, Peter (2010). The writings of Walter Burley Griffin. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 56 (3), 469-470. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2010.01566.x
2010
Book Chapter
Water politics
Spearritt, Peter and Head, Brian (2010). Water politics. A climate for growth. (pp. 88-107) edited by Brendan Gleeson and Wendy Steele. St Lucia, Qld, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
History of heritage conservation of the built environment in Queensland 1901-2001
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ashley Paine, Professor John Macarthur
Completed supervision
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2019
Master Philosophy
Grand Gifts: Nineteenth century Queensland gold and silver presentation pieces
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ross Johnston
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
She's Got Personality Plus: Australia's female popular vocalists 1956-1986
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Contribution of the Whaling Industry to the Economic Development of the Australian Colonies 1770-1850
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Ruth Kerr
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
From Pressure to Participation: The Role of Queensland Shelter.
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Death of the Chapel: the disappearance of printers in Queensland Newspapers
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
We'll show the world: Expo 88
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn
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2015
Master Philosophy
Split, intervention, renewal: The ALP in Queensland 1957 - 1989
Principal Advisor
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2014
Master Philosophy
Colonel Charles Evans CMG: A Spirited Commissioner
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Ruth Kerr
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The 'smart' state: building a knowledge economy in Queensland since the 1990s
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head
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2010
Master Philosophy
Mt Coot-tha: the history of an urban forest park
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Damming the River: Floods in the Brisbane River Catchment 1893-2011
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Soldiers of Misfortune: Korean War Veterans in American Culture
Associate Advisor
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2016
Master Philosophy
Sir Bruce Watson AC: a case study for Queensland's mining history, 1956-1992
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn, Adjunct Professor Ruth Kerr
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2012
Master Philosophy
Queensland Rifle Association 1861-2011
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn, Associate Professor Martin Crotty
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Warrego Country: Water, People, Landscape
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Greening Capricornia: The Environmental conservation movement in Central Queensland 1960s-1990
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Clive Moore
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
The Islamic publication industry in modern Indonesia: Intellectual transmission, ideology, and the profit motive
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Robert Elson
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Gympie, 'the town that saved Queensland': popular culture and the construction of identity in a rural Queensland town
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
FATAL ATTRACTION: THE RISE AND INFLUENCE OF A DOMINANT TOURISM ENTERPRISE IN REGIONAL VICTORIA.
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt directly for media enquiries about:
- Apartment living
- Australian cities
- Brisbane - population influx
- Carbon trading
- Cities - transport
- Cities in Australian
- City density
- Communting in cities
- Ecological footprint
- Energy use - cities
- Household energy use
- Housing costs
- Housing market in Australia
- Public transport
- Queensland roads
- Queensland transport
- Rental costs
- Transport in Australian cities
- Urban development
- Water restrictions
- Water use in cities
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