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
2007
Other Outputs
Korman, Stanley (1904-1988)
Spearritt, P. and Young, J. (2007). Korman, Stanley (1904-1988).
2007
Book Chapter
Kenneth Macqueen's coastal landscapes
Spearritt, Peter (2007). Kenneth Macqueen's coastal landscapes. Making It Modern: The Watercolours of Kenneth Macqueen. (pp. 40-47) edited by Rebecca Dezuanni. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery.
2007
Book
Line of lode: Photographs by Peter Liddy
Liddy, Peter, Spearritt, Peter, Kubler, Alison and Butler, Rebekah (2007). Line of lode: Photographs by Peter Liddy. Broken Hill, NSW, Australia: Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery.
2007
Other Outputs
Campbell, Sir James Keith (1928-1983)
Spearritt, P. (2007). Campbell, Sir James Keith (1928-1983).
2007
Book Chapter
Finey, George Edmond (1895-1987)
Spearritt, P. (2007). Finey, George Edmond (1895-1987). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Volume 17 1981-1990: A-K. (pp. 182-183) edited by Diane Langmore and Darryl Bennet. Carlton, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2006
Book Chapter
Consuming Sydney
Spearritt, P. (2006). Consuming Sydney. Talking about Sydney: Population, community and culture in contemporary Sydney. (pp. 199-212) edited by R. Freestone, B. Randolph and C. Butler-Bowdon. Australia: University of New South Wales Press Ltd.
2006
Book Chapter
From Iluka to Q1: Property marketing on the Gold Coast from the 1970's to today
Spearritt, P (2006). From Iluka to Q1: Property marketing on the Gold Coast from the 1970's to today. Sold! The Gold Coast Real Estate Dream. (pp. 8-12) edited by J Walsh. Australia: Gold Coast Art Gallery.
2006
Book Chapter
Brisbane
Spearritt, P. (2006). Brisbane. Sociology: Place, Time & Division. (pp. 59-63) edited by Beilharz, P. and Hogan, T.. Australia: Oxford University Press.
2006
Book Chapter
Bridge mementos and souvenirs
Spearritt, P (2006). Bridge mementos and souvenirs. Bridging Sydney. (pp. 257-261) edited by C Mackaness. Australia: Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.
2005
Journal Article
An enduring furphy
Spearritt, Peter and Helmrich, Michele (2005). An enduring furphy. Griffith Review (9 Spring), 25-32.
2005
Book
State of play: 100 years of tourism in New South Wales 1905-2005
Spearritt, Peter (2005). State of play: 100 years of tourism in New South Wales 1905-2005. The Rocks, NSW, Australia: Tourism New South Wales.
2005
Other Outputs
Retailing
Spearritt, Peter and Young, John (2005). Retailing.
2005
Book
Defending the North: Queensland in the Pacific War
Spearritt, Peter, Helmrich, Michele and Searle, Ross (2005). Defending the North: Queensland in the Pacific War. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University Art Museum, The University of Queensland.
2005
Book Chapter
Positioning: On site and in situ
Spearritt, Peter (2005). Positioning: On site and in situ. Yesterday's tomorrows: The Powerhouse Museum and its precursors 1880-2005. (pp. 240-253) edited by Graeme Davison and Kimberley Webber. Haymarket, NSW, Australia: Powerhouse Publishing; UNSW Press.
2004
Other Outputs
The 200 kilometre city: Noosa to the Tweed
Spearritt, Peter and Byrne, Dianne (2004). The 200 kilometre city: Noosa to the Tweed. Brisbane: Museum of Brisbane.
2004
Book
Electrifying Sydney: 100 Years of Energy Australia
Wilkenfeld, George and Spearritt, Peter (2004). Electrifying Sydney: 100 Years of Energy Australia. Australia: EnergyAustralia.
2003
Journal Article
Can Brisbane remain a sub-tropical city?
Spearritt, Peter (2003). Can Brisbane remain a sub-tropical city?. Queensland Review, 10 (2), 25-35.
2003
Journal Article
Rum Corps to white-shoe brigade
Forbes, Jim and Spearritt, Peter (2003). Rum Corps to white-shoe brigade. Griffith Review, 25, 23-35.
2003
Book Chapter
Freedom and commerce on the Australian beach
Spearritt, Peter (2003). Freedom and commerce on the Australian beach. Some like it hot: The beach as a cultural dimension. (pp. 24-39) edited by James Skinner, Keith Gilbert and Allan Edwards. Oxford, U.K.: Meyer & Meyer Sport.
2003
Other Outputs
Promoting Western Australia in Text and Image
Spearritt, Peter (2003). Promoting Western Australia in Text and Image.
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
Death of the Chapel: the disappearance of printers in Queensland Newspapers
Principal Advisor
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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
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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