Upcoming Events
20 April 2024, Saturday 1.30 pm, Sutherland, Australia. Douglas Newton will present an illustrated talk on “Private Ryan and the Lost Peace” to the Sutherland Shire Historical Society, at the Stapleton Centre, 3A Stapleton Street, Sutherland, 2232
6 November 2024, Wednesday, 2 pm. Hornsby, Australia. Douglas Newton will present an illustrated talk on “Private Ryan and the Lost Peace” to Hornsby Library, 28-44 George Street, Hornsby, 2077.
Past Events
14 September 2023, 2pm. Douglas Newton presented an illustrated talk on "Private Ryan and the Lost Peace" to the Kogarah Historical Society, at the Kogarah School of Arts, Cnr Queens Avenue and Bowns Road, Kogarah, 2217.
2 September 2023, 10.30am. Douglas Newton presented an illustrated talk on "Private Ryan and the Lost Peace" to the Blue Mountains Historical Society, 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls, 2782.
8 October 2022, 4pm, Blackheath History Forum, Blackheath, Australia - Douglas Newton spoke to the Blackheath History Forum about his latest book, Private Ryan and the Lost Peace. Details here.
17 October 2019, 12.30pm, Union Club, Sydney, Australia. Douglas Newton presented a talk on his current research under the title "Saving Our Private Ryan". Members of the Union Club only.
28 June 2019, 1230pm, State Library of NSW, Metcalfe Auditorium, NSW, Australia - Douglas Newton joined Elise Edmonds, senior curator at the State Library of NSW, and Michaela Kalowski, interviewer and facilitator from ABC RN, in discussion on the centenary of the Treaty of Versailles
14 March 2019, 10am, Union Hotel, North Sydney, NSW, Australia - Douglas Newton presents to the Wollstonecraft Probus Club a discussion on his projected new book, "Saving Our Private Ryan".
14 November 2018, Canberra, ACT, Australia - Discussion on projected new book, “Saving OUR Private Ryan” by Douglas Newton at the Independent Scholars Association of Australia meeting, National Library
11 November 2018, Crows Nest, NSW, Australia - Address for Remembrance Sunday at Crows Nest Uniting Church
10 November 2018, Bundeena, NSW, Australia - Address to Bundeena Rural Fire Brigade fundraising lunch on "Saving Our Private Ryan"
28 May 2018, Mosman, NSW, Australia – Douglas Newton will speak on “Saving OUR Private Ryan” at the Barry O’Keefe Library, 605 Military Road, Mosman, Monday 28 May, 7 pm. Click here for details.
8 May 2018, Canberra, ACT, Australia – Douglas Newton will speak on “Choosing War and Choosing War Aims: British and Australian Decision-making, 1914-1918” at the ACSACS Symposium “Why Australia went to the Great War”, Canberra, Tuesday 8 May 2018. Click here for details.
2 May 2017, Waverton, NSW, Australia – Hell-Bent, Australia’s Leap into the Great War, 2pm-330pm, Waverton Community Hall, 75 Bay Road.
8 November 2016, North Sydney, NSW, Australia – Remembrance Day Address at NSGHS.
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23 July 2016, 9.30-4.30, Bowral, NSW, Australia – Douglas Newton spoke with Prof. Ian Bickerton and Prof. Peter Stanley at a one-day conference entitled: “Australia: Where are we, where have we been, and where are we going?”
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22 November 2015, 2pm-4pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – Public Forum – Justice Denied: WW1, the case of Fr Charles Jerger, and Civil Liberties. St . Brigid’s Church Hall (cnr Marrickville & Livingstone Rds).
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12 November 2015, 2pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – KOGARAH SCHOOL OF ARTS – Kogarah Historical Society meeting.
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22 April 2015, 6:30pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – PETERSHAM TOWN HALL – Gallipoli and Anzac after 100 Years – Lessons and the Prospects for Peace Today. Public Forum.
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20 April 2015, 7:30 pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – BUNDEENA PUBLIC LIBRARY –Douglas Newton talks about his book Hell-bent at Bundeena Public Library, Sydney.
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15 April 2015, 1 pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – ASHFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY – Douglas Newton talks about his book Hell-bent at Ashfield Public Library, Sydney.
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11 April 2015, 12pm-2pm, North Sydney, NSW, Australia – THE UNION HOTEL, NORTH SYDNEY – Gallipoli & The Anzac Legend, Myth & Reality.
November 19, 2014, 5pm, Canberra, ACT, Australia – NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA – DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses both Hell-Bent and The Darkest Days with the Independent Scholars’ Association of Australia –
November 5, 2014, 7pm, Mosman, NSW, Australia – MOSMAN LIBRARY BOOK EVENT -DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses his latest book, Hell-Bent: Australia’s Leap Into The Great War.
October 16, 2014, 630pm, Glebe, NSW, Australia – GLEEBOOKS BOOK EVENT – DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses his latest book, Hell-Bent: Australia’s Leap Into The Great War.
October 1, 2014, 5pm, Edinburgh, UK – UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF MODERN CONFLICT.
September 23, 2014, 7:30pm, London, UK – BISHOPSGATE INSTITUTE – Remembering WW1: The Darkest Days.
September 22, 2014, 6:30pm, Bristol, UK – BRISTOL FESTIVAL OF IDEAS –
August 23, 2014, 1pm, Edinburgh, UK – EDINBURGH BOOK FRINGE 2014 – DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses his latest book, The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain’s Rush to War, 1914, at the Edinburgh Book Fringe 2014. –
August 22, 2014, 5pm, Edinburgh, UK – EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL – The-Not-So-Great-War, with David Olusoga. –
August 4, 2014, 7pm, London, UK – LONDON REVIEW BOOKSHOP – In conversation with Christopher Clark, author of The Sleepwalkers– Click Here for a downloadable podcast of this event.
August 1, 2014, 2-4pm, Theberton, Suffolk, UK – PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP 2014.
20 April 2024, Saturday 1.30 pm, Sutherland, Australia. Douglas Newton will present an illustrated talk on “Private Ryan and the Lost Peace” to the Sutherland Shire Historical Society, at the Stapleton Centre, 3A Stapleton Street, Sutherland, 2232
6 November 2024, Wednesday, 2 pm. Hornsby, Australia. Douglas Newton will present an illustrated talk on “Private Ryan and the Lost Peace” to Hornsby Library, 28-44 George Street, Hornsby, 2077.
Past Events
14 September 2023, 2pm. Douglas Newton presented an illustrated talk on "Private Ryan and the Lost Peace" to the Kogarah Historical Society, at the Kogarah School of Arts, Cnr Queens Avenue and Bowns Road, Kogarah, 2217.
2 September 2023, 10.30am. Douglas Newton presented an illustrated talk on "Private Ryan and the Lost Peace" to the Blue Mountains Historical Society, 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls, 2782.
8 October 2022, 4pm, Blackheath History Forum, Blackheath, Australia - Douglas Newton spoke to the Blackheath History Forum about his latest book, Private Ryan and the Lost Peace. Details here.
17 October 2019, 12.30pm, Union Club, Sydney, Australia. Douglas Newton presented a talk on his current research under the title "Saving Our Private Ryan". Members of the Union Club only.
28 June 2019, 1230pm, State Library of NSW, Metcalfe Auditorium, NSW, Australia - Douglas Newton joined Elise Edmonds, senior curator at the State Library of NSW, and Michaela Kalowski, interviewer and facilitator from ABC RN, in discussion on the centenary of the Treaty of Versailles
14 March 2019, 10am, Union Hotel, North Sydney, NSW, Australia - Douglas Newton presents to the Wollstonecraft Probus Club a discussion on his projected new book, "Saving Our Private Ryan".
14 November 2018, Canberra, ACT, Australia - Discussion on projected new book, “Saving OUR Private Ryan” by Douglas Newton at the Independent Scholars Association of Australia meeting, National Library
11 November 2018, Crows Nest, NSW, Australia - Address for Remembrance Sunday at Crows Nest Uniting Church
10 November 2018, Bundeena, NSW, Australia - Address to Bundeena Rural Fire Brigade fundraising lunch on "Saving Our Private Ryan"
28 May 2018, Mosman, NSW, Australia – Douglas Newton will speak on “Saving OUR Private Ryan” at the Barry O’Keefe Library, 605 Military Road, Mosman, Monday 28 May, 7 pm. Click here for details.
8 May 2018, Canberra, ACT, Australia – Douglas Newton will speak on “Choosing War and Choosing War Aims: British and Australian Decision-making, 1914-1918” at the ACSACS Symposium “Why Australia went to the Great War”, Canberra, Tuesday 8 May 2018. Click here for details.
2 May 2017, Waverton, NSW, Australia – Hell-Bent, Australia’s Leap into the Great War, 2pm-330pm, Waverton Community Hall, 75 Bay Road.
8 November 2016, North Sydney, NSW, Australia – Remembrance Day Address at NSGHS.
.
23 July 2016, 9.30-4.30, Bowral, NSW, Australia – Douglas Newton spoke with Prof. Ian Bickerton and Prof. Peter Stanley at a one-day conference entitled: “Australia: Where are we, where have we been, and where are we going?”
.
22 November 2015, 2pm-4pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – Public Forum – Justice Denied: WW1, the case of Fr Charles Jerger, and Civil Liberties. St . Brigid’s Church Hall (cnr Marrickville & Livingstone Rds).
.
12 November 2015, 2pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – KOGARAH SCHOOL OF ARTS – Kogarah Historical Society meeting.
.
22 April 2015, 6:30pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – PETERSHAM TOWN HALL – Gallipoli and Anzac after 100 Years – Lessons and the Prospects for Peace Today. Public Forum.
.
20 April 2015, 7:30 pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – BUNDEENA PUBLIC LIBRARY –Douglas Newton talks about his book Hell-bent at Bundeena Public Library, Sydney.
.
15 April 2015, 1 pm, Sydney, NSW, Australia – ASHFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY – Douglas Newton talks about his book Hell-bent at Ashfield Public Library, Sydney.
.
11 April 2015, 12pm-2pm, North Sydney, NSW, Australia – THE UNION HOTEL, NORTH SYDNEY – Gallipoli & The Anzac Legend, Myth & Reality.
November 19, 2014, 5pm, Canberra, ACT, Australia – NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA – DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses both Hell-Bent and The Darkest Days with the Independent Scholars’ Association of Australia –
November 5, 2014, 7pm, Mosman, NSW, Australia – MOSMAN LIBRARY BOOK EVENT -DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses his latest book, Hell-Bent: Australia’s Leap Into The Great War.
October 16, 2014, 630pm, Glebe, NSW, Australia – GLEEBOOKS BOOK EVENT – DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses his latest book, Hell-Bent: Australia’s Leap Into The Great War.
October 1, 2014, 5pm, Edinburgh, UK – UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF MODERN CONFLICT.
September 23, 2014, 7:30pm, London, UK – BISHOPSGATE INSTITUTE – Remembering WW1: The Darkest Days.
September 22, 2014, 6:30pm, Bristol, UK – BRISTOL FESTIVAL OF IDEAS –
August 23, 2014, 1pm, Edinburgh, UK – EDINBURGH BOOK FRINGE 2014 – DOUGLAS NEWTON discusses his latest book, The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain’s Rush to War, 1914, at the Edinburgh Book Fringe 2014. –
August 22, 2014, 5pm, Edinburgh, UK – EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL – The-Not-So-Great-War, with David Olusoga. –
August 4, 2014, 7pm, London, UK – LONDON REVIEW BOOKSHOP – In conversation with Christopher Clark, author of The Sleepwalkers– Click Here for a downloadable podcast of this event.
August 1, 2014, 2-4pm, Theberton, Suffolk, UK – PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP 2014.
