Emeritus Professor Clive Moore
Emeritus Professor

Clive Moore

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Background

Emeritus Prof Moore’s research interests include: history of Australia, Queensland, Pacific Islands, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands,.

Emeritus Prof Moore holds a BA and PhD from James Cook University. His teaching at UQ covered Australia, Queensland, and the Pacific Islands, colonial and race relations history, and the history of gender and sexuality. He was Head of the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics from 2008 to 2013.

Emeritus Prof Moore held the McCaughey Chair in History. He has been a member of the Board of the Journal of Pacific History since 1998. In 1999 he headed the Queensland team for the National Archives Founding Documents Webpage. During 2000-01 he served on a Panel of Enquiry into the restructure of the University of PNG and authored a UNESCO report on higher distance education in UPNG. In 2005 he was awarded a Cross of Solomon Islands for his work on Solomon Islands history. He was President of the Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies from 2006 to 2010 and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academic of the Humanities in 2011.

He has contunued to research and publish on Solomon Islands and Queensland.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Clive Moore is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Historical studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, James Cook University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University
  • Australian Academy of the Humanities, Australian Academy of the Humanities

Search Professor Clive Moore’s works on UQ eSpace

240 works between 1974 and 2024
All (240) Journal Article (128) Book Chapter (45) Conference Publication (3) Book (23) Other Outputs (33) Edited Outputs (8)

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1992

Journal Article

The life and death of William Bairstow Ingham : Papua New Guinea in the 1870s

Moore, Clive, 1951- (1992). The life and death of William Bairstow Ingham : Papua New Guinea in the 1870s. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 14 (10), 414-432.

The life and death of William Bairstow Ingham : Papua New Guinea in the 1870s

1992

Book

Pacific History Journal Bibliography

Moore, Clive (1992). Pacific History Journal Bibliography. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University.

Pacific History Journal Bibliography

1992

Journal Article

Revising the Revisionists: The Historioraphy of Immigrant Melanesians in Australia

Moore, Clive (1992). Revising the Revisionists: The Historioraphy of Immigrant Melanesians in Australia. Pacific Studies, 15 (2), 61-86.

Revising the Revisionists: The Historioraphy of Immigrant Melanesians in Australia

1992

Book Chapter

A Precious Few: Melanesian and Asian Women in Northern Australia

Moore, Clive (1992). A Precious Few: Melanesian and Asian Women in Northern Australia. Gender Relations in Australia: Domination and Negotiation. (pp. 59-81) edited by Saunders, Kay and Evans, Raymond. Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

A Precious Few: Melanesian and Asian Women in Northern Australia

1992

Journal Article

Kanaka Slaves or Willing Workers? Time-Expired Melanesian Workers and the Queensland Criminal Justice System in the 1890s

Moore, Clive and Finnane, Mark (1992). Kanaka Slaves or Willing Workers? Time-Expired Melanesian Workers and the Queensland Criminal Justice System in the 1890s. Criminal Justice History: An International Journal, 13, 141-160.

Kanaka Slaves or Willing Workers? Time-Expired Melanesian Workers and the Queensland Criminal Justice System in the 1890s

1992

Book

New Guinea History: A Bibliography of Journal Articles on Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya

Moore, Clive (1992). New Guinea History: A Bibliography of Journal Articles on Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: History Department, University of Queensland.

New Guinea History: A Bibliography of Journal Articles on Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya

1991

Book Chapter

“Me Blind Drunk”: Alcohol and Melanesians in the Mackay District, Queensland, 1867-1907

Moore, Clive (1991). “Me Blind Drunk”: Alcohol and Melanesians in the Mackay District, Queensland, 1867-1907. Health and Healing in Tropical Australia and Papua New Guinea. (pp. 103-122) edited by McLeod, Roy and Denoon, Donald. Townsville: Department of History and Politics, James Cook University of North Queensland.

“Me Blind Drunk”: Alcohol and Melanesians in the Mackay District, Queensland, 1867-1907

1990

Book Chapter

The Southern Sugar Coast

Moore, Clive (1990). The Southern Sugar Coast. Journeys into History: Australia’s Foremost Historical Writers Reflect on the Landscape of our Past. (pp. 182-195) edited by Davison, Graeme. Sydney: Weldon Russell.

The Southern Sugar Coast

1990

Book Chapter

Workers in Colonial Papua New Guinea, 1884-1975

Moore, Clive (1990). Workers in Colonial Papua New Guinea, 1884-1975. Labour in the South Pacific. (pp. 30-46) edited by Moore, Clive, Leckie, Jacqueline and Munro, Doug. Townsville: Department of History and Politics, and the Melanesian Studies Centre, James Cook University of North Queensland.

Workers in Colonial Papua New Guinea, 1884-1975

1990

Book

Labour in the South Pacific

Moore, Clive, 1951- , Leckie, Jacqueline and Munro, Doug eds. (1990). Labour in the South Pacific. Townsville, Qld. : James Cook University of Northern Queensland.

Labour in the South Pacific

1990

Journal Article

Blackgin’s Leap: A Window into Aboriginal-European Relations in the Mackay District, Queensland, in the 1860s

Moore, Clive (1990). Blackgin’s Leap: A Window into Aboriginal-European Relations in the Mackay District, Queensland, in the 1860s. Aboriginal History, 14 (1-2), 61-79.

Blackgin’s Leap: A Window into Aboriginal-European Relations in the Mackay District, Queensland, in the 1860s

1989

Journal Article

The Mackay prison: 1888-1908

Moore, Clive, 1951- (1989). The Mackay prison: 1888-1908. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 13 (9), 329-330.

The Mackay prison: 1888-1908

1985

Book

Kanaka: a history of Melanesian Mackay

Moore, Clive (1985). Kanaka: a history of Melanesian Mackay. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies and University of Papua New Guinea Press.

Kanaka: a history of Melanesian Mackay

1984

Book

Colonial intrusion: Papua New Guinea, 1884

Moore, Clive, Griffin, James and Griffin, Andrew (1984). Colonial intrusion: Papua New Guinea, 1884. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea Centennial Committee.

Colonial intrusion: Papua New Guinea, 1884

1984

Journal Article

The Clem Lack Memorial Oration : Queensland's annexation of New Guinea in 1883

Moore, C.R. (1984). The Clem Lack Memorial Oration : Queensland's annexation of New Guinea in 1883. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 12 (1), 26-54.

The Clem Lack Memorial Oration : Queensland's annexation of New Guinea in 1883

1981

Edited Outputs

Kabar Seberang: Sulating Maphilindo

Kabar Seberang: Sulating Maphilindo. (1981). 8-9 (Melanesian Special Issue)

Kabar Seberang: Sulating Maphilindo

1979

Book

The forgotten people: a history of the Australian South Sea Island Community

Clive Moore ed. (1979). The forgotten people: a history of the Australian South Sea Island Community. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Commission.

The forgotten people: a history of the Australian South Sea Island Community

1978

Book Chapter

The Mackay Racecourse Riot of 1883

Moore, C. R. (1978). The Mackay Racecourse Riot of 1883. Lectures on North Queensland History : Third series. (pp. 181-196) Townsville, Qld: James Cook University, History Dept..

The Mackay Racecourse Riot of 1883

1975

Book Chapter

Whips and rum swizzles

Moore, C. R. (1975). Whips and rum swizzles. Lectures on north Queensland history. Second series. (pp. 119-134) Townsville: James Cook University.

Whips and rum swizzles

1974

Book Chapter

Queensland sugar industry from 1860 to 1900

Moore, C. R. (1974). Queensland sugar industry from 1860 to 1900. Lectures on North Queensland history. (pp. 29-48) Townsville: James Cook University.

Queensland sugar industry from 1860 to 1900

Past funding

  • 2012 - 2015
    The Past in the Present: Australian Lesbian and Gay Life Stories (ARC Linkage Project administered by Macquarie Univeristy)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Workshop to develop a proposal for a Solomon Islands/Australian South Sea Islander exhibition at the Queensland Museum
    International Centre of Excellence in Asia Pacific Studies
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    The Underdevelopment of Malaita Province and its Relevance to the Current Crisis in the Solomon Islands
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Bush Lawyer: The Life and Times of Alf Neal Snr.
    Australian Institute Aboriginal/Torres Str Isl Std
    Open grant
  • 1996
    An Annotated Commentary of Documents relating to Australian Federation
    National Australia Day Council
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1996
    A history of Queensland's gay sub-culture
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Clive Moore is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Australian history
  • Australian South Sea Islanders
  • History - Pacific
  • History - Queensland
  • Melanesia - politics
  • Pacific history
  • Queensland - history
  • Solomon Islands - history
  • South Sea Islander
  • South Sea Islanders

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