Overview
Availability
- Adjunct Professor Ruth Kerr is:
- Available for supervision
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Review of 'Boots, Shoes and Seeds: the life of Peter Field' by John Field
Kerr, Ruth (2016). Review of 'Boots, Shoes and Seeds: the life of Peter Field' by John Field. Queensland History Journal, 23 (3), 219-220.
2016
Journal Article
Review of 'Adjudication on the Gold Fields in New South Wales and Victoria in the 19th Century' by John P. Hamilton
Kerr, Ruth (2016). Review of 'Adjudication on the Gold Fields in New South Wales and Victoria in the 19th Century' by John P. Hamilton. Journal of Australasian Mining History, 14, 190-192.
2016
Book
Lost Brisbane 2 and Surrounding Areas: The Later Years
Kowald, Margaret, Donovan, Val, Kerr, Ruth, Cohen, Kay, Smith, Lyndsay and Stewart, Jean (2016). Lost Brisbane 2 and Surrounding Areas: The Later Years. Brisbane, Australia: The Royal Historical Society of Queensland.
2015
Journal Article
Protestant Unity Commune and the establishment of Pomona
Metcalfe, Bill, Kerr, Ruth and Christie, Irene (2015). Protestant Unity Commune and the establishment of Pomona. Queensland History Journal, 22 (11), 841-858.
2014
Book
Lost Brisbane and surrounding areas 1860-1960
Cohen, Kay, Donovan, Val, Kerr, Ruth, Kowald, Margaret, Smith, Lyndsay and Stewart, Jean (2014). Lost Brisbane and surrounding areas 1860-1960. Brisbane Queensland Australia: Royal Historical Society of Queensland.
2013
Journal Article
A history of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland
Kerr, Ruth S. (2013). A history of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Queensland History Journal, 22 (3), 149-169.
2013
Journal Article
Barry Sykes, Lines Mines People and Places: settlement of South Gippsland - Korumburra, Jumbunna, Outrrim
Kerr, Ruth S. (2013). Barry Sykes, Lines Mines People and Places: settlement of South Gippsland - Korumburra, Jumbunna, Outrrim. Journal of Australasian Mining History, 11, 150-151.
2013
Journal Article
From Spruikers Corner: Electoral politics on the Northern goldfields
Kerr, Ruth (2013). From Spruikers Corner: Electoral politics on the Northern goldfields. Journal of Australasian Mining History, 11, 144-147.
2013
Journal Article
Queensland mining heritage
Kerr, Ruth (2013). Queensland mining heritage. Queensland History Journal, 22 (2), 92-97.
2013
Journal Article
Railways in North Queensland: opening and closing dates and legislation relating to construction
Kerr, Ruth (2013). Railways in North Queensland: opening and closing dates and legislation relating to construction. The Northern Sun, 29 (103), 2-3.
2013
Journal Article
Irvinebank – Stannary Hills Tramways and the Mareeba Shire Council Boundary
Kerr, Ruth (2013). Irvinebank – Stannary Hills Tramways and the Mareeba Shire Council Boundary. The Northern Sun, 29 (104), 2-3.
2011
Journal Article
Frank Olsen - founding father of Queensland's declared Fish Habitat Area network
Sheppard, Rebecca, Derbyshire, Kurt, Beumer, John, Batton, Rebecca and Ruth Kerr (2011). Frank Olsen - founding father of Queensland's declared Fish Habitat Area network. Queensland History Journal, 21 (7), 471-484.
2011
Journal Article
Woolloongabba exemplars commune
Metcalf, Bill, Kerr, Ruth and Christie, Irene (2011). Woolloongabba exemplars commune. Queensland History Journal, 21 (5), 321-338.
2011
Book
A vision fulfilled: A history of The Lady Musgrave Trust 1885-2010
Kerr, Ruth S. (2011). A vision fulfilled: A history of The Lady Musgrave Trust 1885-2010. Kelvin Grove, Qld, Australia: The Lady Musgrave Trust.
2008
Journal Article
Proll's selection at Cooroy Mountain
Kerr, Ruth (2008). Proll's selection at Cooroy Mountain. Missing Link: Journal of the Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical and Historical Research Group, 23, 22-24.
2008
Conference Publication
Redcap Mines and Tramway on the Chillagoe Field - its connection to southern Australia and Queensland Politicians 1890 to 1920s
Kerr, Ruth (2008). Redcap Mines and Tramway on the Chillagoe Field - its connection to southern Australia and Queensland Politicians 1890 to 1920s. Australian Mining History Association Conference, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, 4 October 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Records of Mineral Discoveries in Queensland
Kerr, Ruth (2008). Records of Mineral Discoveries in Queensland. Australian Society of Archivists Conference, Perth, 6-9 December 2008.
2007
Journal Article
Pidna: An aborted Queensland logging tramway
Kerr, Ruth (2007). Pidna: An aborted Queensland logging tramway. Light Railways, 197, 5-9.
2007
Journal Article
Portion 58, Parish of Tewantin at Cooroy
Kerr, Ruth (2007). Portion 58, Parish of Tewantin at Cooroy. Missing Link, Journal of the Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical and Historical Research Group Inc, 20, 20-23.
2007
Conference Publication
Moreton Bay Pastoralists Association, 1844-1847
Kerr, Ruth (2007). Moreton Bay Pastoralists Association, 1844-1847. Royal Historical Society Pre-Separation Conference, Unspecified, 11 August 2007.
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Pastoralism and Modernity in the Burnett region of Queensland, 1890-1920
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The Bathurst Bay Hurricane: Media, Memory and Disaster
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ross Johnston, Emeritus Professor Clive Moore
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Contribution of the Whaling Industry to the Economic Development of the Australian Colonies 1770-1850
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt
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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: Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt, Associate Professor Geoff Ginn
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2014
Master Philosophy
Colonel Charles Evans CMG: A Spirited Commissioner
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The role of debt funding in Queensland's public finances: 1859-1900
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Clive Moore
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