Emeritus Professor John Maynard
Emeritus Professor
Indigenous Education and Research (Indigenous History)
- Email:john.maynard@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:0408 416 886
Finding Yuraki
Credited with unearthing the links between early African-American and Aboriginal politics, leading historian Professor John Maynard's current comparative study on Native American and Aboriginal issues surrounding land, politics and children during the early 1900s is gaining global attention.
Maynard's journey began with a desire to piece together a family history and has now seen the University of Newcastle Professor become one of the world's most prolific and respected voices on Indigenous history, internationally regarded as an expert on issues ranging from military involvement to political activism and sport.
Native American Connection
"The first three decades of the last century continue to be neglected in the history books for both Native Americans and Indigenous Australian politics," Prof Maynard said.
Prof Maynard sees many similarities and differences between Native American and Australian Aboriginals in modern, contemporary politics, especially during the 'missing period' of the 1900s to 1930s.
"Native American historian, Vine Deloria Jr, once described this era as 'the most significant three decades in Indian history' due to the impact of government policy and the removal of the majority of Indian land," he said.
"There is a lot of historical material in the United States concentrated on the 19th century, but all the material is about the wars and the battles of the Little-Big Horn, Custer, Sitting Bull, Wounded Knee and the massacres."
"My research is shining a light on the similarities between Australia and America, and there are many. Like Australian Aboriginal people, Indians were fighting to protect massive amounts of land which was being ripped away."
"Another similarity was the institutional system in both countries, with Indigenous children being trained as labourers and domestic servants."
"A major difference was that Indians did have opportunities for higher education in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. There were Indian doctors, lawyers, politicians and academics."
"That wasn't the case in Australia. We had some very eloquent and well-written Aboriginal people but they were self-educated. We didn't have an Aboriginal person at University until 1964 with Charles Perkins, so there was a very big gap there."
Maynard is a firm believer that education is the great leveller. At the forefront of Indigenous education for the past quarter of a century, the Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle that Maynard was a former Director of, employs 46 indigenous staff and is a leader in international collaboration.
Serving Our Country
Exploring the similarities of returning Aboriginal and Native American WWI servicemen in political activism is another subject of Prof Maynard's research interest.
Funded by a national Australian Research Council grant, Maynard leads a project, Serving Our Country, that explores the role of Aboriginal people with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. His findings are expected to shift the Australian historical perspective of Aboriginal involvement in conflict before the ANZAC Centenary Commemorations from 2014 to 2018.
"Serving Our Country will look at the complete history of Indigenous involvement with the military from the Boer War right through to Afghanistan and Iraq," Prof Maynard said.
"During World War I, Aboriginal and Native Americans felt they weren't just fighting for their so-called country, they were fighting for social and political change back home," he said.
"They were under what I would call the misguided belief that that would be recognised and that government in both countries would make changes to improve Indigenous living and outcomes."
"However, a lot of those returned servicemen became quickly disillusioned and some, highly politicised. Critically, at the same time, they were fighting for self-determination and that was front-page news in both American and Australian press."
A Family History
Prof Maynard's grandfather, noted political activist and the President of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA), Fred Maynard, was one of those people fighting for self-determination in this period.
"Most Australians see Aboriginal self-determination as belonging to the 1970s and the Whitlam government, and this is not the case," Prof Maynard said.
"Aboriginal people were front page news in 1925 in Sydney demanding self-determination."
In his paper, Fred Maynard and the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA): One God, One Aim, One Destiny, Maynard stated that 'the groundswell of Aboriginal resistance to domination has been on-going since Cook and the Endeavour first appeared over the horizon'.
Maynard's ground-breaking studies revealed that African-American political movements, in particular Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, played a role in the evolution of Aboriginal political activism.
"There were a lot of Aboriginal dock workers working in Sydney and around Australia at the start of the century - including my grandfather," he said.
"African-American and West Indian sailors were arriving on the merchant ships at the height of the white Australia policy. For black men to come off a ship and walk the streets of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and elsewhere - it wasn't very comforting, friendly or inviting.
"Straight away they connected with the Aboriginal workers on the dock and were introduced to their community. This was the beginning of the connection between the African-American and Aboriginal political movements."
A number of respected historians have recognised the importance of his work, with Professor Henry Reynolds stating Maynard 'has made a major contribution to Australian historiography'.
This reputation is reflected in his position on a number of boards and councils - including the Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association, the New South Wales History Council, the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council and the Australian Research Council College of Experts. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).
From the Worimi People of Port Stephens, located an hour from Newcastle City Centre, Maynard was inspired by his family history to write a book on Indigenous identities in racing. The book, Aboriginal Stars of the Turf, earned him the Dymocks Reader Choice Award and features his father, renowned jockey Merv Maynard.
Professor John Maynard's other books include the Aboriginal Soccer Tribe and the Fight for Liberty and Freedom, which was shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers History Award.
Other books that Maynard is contributing to due for release in 2014 include one on convict artist, Joseph Lycett, titled True, Light and Shade for the National Library and one titled Living with Locals, that he is producing with his wife, acclaimed historian, Victoria Haskins.
Living with Locals explores the stories of convicts, lost explorers and shipwrecked people who ended up living with Aboriginal communities and how they survived and adapted.
Prof Maynard is also heading up the 'Yuraki – History, Politics and Culture Node' of the Australian Research Council-funded National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN).
NIRAKN is a multidisciplinary hub and spokes-model network of Indigenous researchers, comprising of 44 indigenous academic network participants from 21 universities.
Mapping historical and contemporary Indigenous advocacy through oral and documentary histories, Prof Maynard drew on the Aboriginal word for 'history, long ago, since and past' – Yuraki – which is from the Awabakal people in Newcastle.
Building on this network, Prof Maynard has also facilitated a group at the University of Newcastle called the Purai-Indigenous Global Indigenous Diaspora Research Centre – which includes 14 academics across the University connected through global indigenous and diaspora studies.
Capturing the missing pieces of Yuraki is not only important for the history books, but for also changing current misconceptions and perceptions of Indigenous culture, but Maynard is still driven by his original intention
"I'm still writing for my family – but it's also for all Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to enjoy and learn from now."
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Finding Yuraki
Credited with unearthing the links between early African-American and Aboriginal politics, leading historian Professor John Maynard's current comparative study on Native American and Aboriginal issues surrounding land, politics and children during the early 1900s is gaining global attention.Maynard's journey began…
Career Summary
Biography
Over the past decade professor John Maynard has established himself as the foremost Indigenous historian in Australia. His books Fight for Liberty and Freedom (shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers History Award), The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe (a highly commended finalist for the prestigious Walkley Award) and Aboriginal Stars of the Turf (Dymocks Readers Choice) have received high acclaim. His research has concentrated on the intersections of Aboriginal political and social history and made significant contributions to the research fields of Aboriginal, race relations and sports history both nationally and internationally. His work has impacted through a wide range of important research articles published in major peer-refereed journals and publications in Australia, United States and England. His work examining the rise of organized Aboriginal political activism during the 1920s has been recognized as groundbreaking including the revelation that African American influence and inspiration (particularly, Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association) played a part in the rise of the early Aboriginal political movement has challenged the previous misconception that it was largely non-Indigenous Christian and humanitarian influence that drove Aboriginal political mobilisation. A number of respected historians have recognised the importance of his work, Professor Henry Reynolds stating Maynard 'has made a major contribution to Australian historiography': 'He has brought to life several major figures of the 1920s and has discovered much hitherto unknown material about Aboriginal politics. Interpretations can never be the same again. Mr Maynard has found this material by carrying out extensive research often among sources not hitherto used. This is a major achievement'. Since entering the University environment in 1993 he has achieved a Diploma (Aboriginal Studies - University of Newcastle), Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies - University of South Australia) and was awarded his PhD with the University of Newcastle in 2003.
Professor Maynard has held several major positions and served on numerous prominent organizations and committees including Director of the Wollotuka Institute of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Newcastle, Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association, New South Wales History Council, Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council (IHEAC), Australian Research Council College of Experts – Deputy Chair Humanities, National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN) and the NSW Fulbright Selection Committee. He was the recipient of the Aboriginal History (Australian National University) Stanner Fellowship 1996, the New South Wales Premiers Indigenous History Fellow 2003, Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow 2004, University of Newcastle Researcher of the Year 2008 and 2012 and Australian National University Allan Martin History Lecturer 2010.
Professor Maynard is a much sought after media commentator on Aboriginal history and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including documentaries The Track, The Colony, Vote Yes for Aborigines, Captain Cook Obsession and Discovery, Outback United, Lachlan Macquarie - The Father of Australia and The Years That Made Us.
Research Expertise
I have in a relatively short space of time established a significant research record that would be the envy of many. My areas of research have been diverse and varied. At the heart of my work lies a driving desire to play a part in the process of revealing previously missing important chapters in Aboriginal history. I have concentrated on the intersections of Aboriginal political and social history, and race relations. I am the author of five books, including Aboriginal Stars of the Turf, Fight for Liberty and Freedom and The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe. My work on the rise of Aboriginal political activism in the 1920s and the influence of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association has been groundbreaking and has challenged the previous misconception that early Aboriginal activists were only influenced by white Christian, humanitarian and nationalistic reformers. My work exploring the history of Aboriginal jockeys in Australian horse racing exposed the myth of limited Aboriginal involvement in Australian racing. My study 'The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe' examined the missing history of Aboriginal soccer players the book was a highly commended Walkley Finalist and Deadly Finalist. A collaborative project with Associate Professor Victoria Haskins explores the racially sensitive and taboo topic of historical relationships between Aboriginal men and white women. My two major current studies (1) Land, Children and Politics - the comparative history of Native American and Aboriginal political history 1900-1930 and (2) Serving Our Country the history of Aboriginal servicemen and women from the Boer War to the present. I am regularly sought as a speaker at important forums and conferences both nationally and internationally. I have presented seminars at several prominent universities including Macquarie University, Australian National University, Flinders University, Wellesley College, Boston University, Harvard University and the Universite de La Rochelle in France on Aboriginal political activism. I have had articles published in several prominent journals including Aboriginal History, Australian Historical Studies, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society and Cultural Survival Quarterly in the United States. I have had six books published including Aboriginal Stars of the Turf which was launched at Randwick race course in 2002 amidst widespread media interest including a half page spread in the Weekend Australian. The success the book generated necessitated in it being revised and expanded only six months after release. My thesis on the life of my grandfather Fred Maynard and the rise of early Aboriginal activism in the 1920s has been reworked and been accepted for publication in 2007 as For Liberty and Freedom Fred Maynard and the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association. Additionally my research success has been instrumental in my being asked to sit on several important advisory bodies and committees such as AIATSIS Council, NSW History Council, Vice Chancellors Indigenous Advisory Council, Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association and Advisory Committee for the Centre for Indigenous History at the Australian Nation
Teaching Expertise
I am a skilled teacher at all levels of university teaching, from first year to PhD students. As a teacher I have learned a variety of skills, including delivery (lecturing and tutoring), supervising, marking and assessment, arranging guest lecturers and excursions, consulting, and teaching with tutorial assistance. I have developed my own philosophy and methods of teaching. This centers on a fluid approach to the needs of student learning. I strongly believe that education is a tool that can draw out peoples abilities. I encourage the students from the outset to question previous and current understanding of both social and historical issues. I feel my strongest point is my ability to hold an audience as an engaging storyteller. I have from the outset embraced new technology and have utilised aids like power point as a means of keeping students engaged. I have clearly defined criteria for marking and the assessment tasks are always explained and clearly connected to the aims of the courses I conduct. It is of critical importance that students can clearly see what it is expected, and after marking, where their strengths and weaknesses lie. I am extremely flexible in regard to student consultations (that is, I don t have set times, but am generally available). The students can contact me via phone, email or dropping by, and if I am busy they can make an appointment to see me. I do not find consulting arduous or particularly time-consuming, which is why I dont have set hours. I do tell the students in the initial lectures and tutorials the times when I am not available, and the optimum times for catching me. I currently have ten postgraduate students under supervision. I have taken to the task with the same professionalism I employ with my research work. All students are individuals and require different kinds of supervision, from those wanting a lot of discipline, regular deadlines and tasks, to those who are highly independent workers. I work out the process of supervision by discussion with each student and regularly check that it is working. I have also learnt to judge a students commitment and abilities at the start of a project and am very confident about the progress of my students. I believe that regular consultation with both the students and co-supervisors about progress is instrumental along with offers to read draft chapters in providing steadfast encouragement. I believe it is important to be responsive to students and their needs.
Administrative Expertise
In mid 2006 I was appointed Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies and Head of Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Newcastle. This appointment has accelerated my administrative workload and experience at all levels. I have in the course of the past ten years gained wide experience in taking part in and observing university administration procedures at all levels. I have sat on several important review, advisory, and committee groups at department, faculty and university level. I have been sought after on several occasions for comment on university directive and administration re Indigenous direction and impact. These include consultation and input with the successful University of Newcastle bid for an Indigenous super centre of research ultimately Umulliko Centre for Indigenous Higher Education Research, the planning and construction of the new Biraban Indigenous Education Centre at the University of Newcastle and the establishment of the Aboriginal employment policy at the University of Newcastle. Additionally at a national level I have gained wide experience from sitting on several important committees and bodies, including AIATSIS Council, NSW History Council, Vice Chancellors Indigenous Advisory Council, Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association, Advisory Committee for the Centre for Indigenous History at the Australian National University and the Indigenous Advisory Committee to Belonging A Century Celebrated Exhibition jointly conducted by The National Library of Australia, Australian Museum, National Gallery, the Victorian State Library and the NSW State Library. Again I emphasise my added experience of more than a decade of running my own business and dealing with the everyday administrative issues involved especially maintaining a tight and efficient budget.
Collaborations
Professor John Maynard has acquired considerable experience in Aboriginal affairs and research, both within the institutional framework and at a grassroots Aboriginal community level. Fifteen years ago he established close working relationships between the Wollotuka Institute and the University of Newcastle Research Branch and its staff. This relationship established grant-writing workshops for Aboriginal academics and students and was responsible for Wollotuka and its research arm Umulliko achieving near 70% success with ARC grant applications. In his capacity and time as Director he was regularly contacted by members of other faculties and schools for advice, guidance, input or thoughts regarding research grant applications, publications, projects or presentations where there was an Indigenous focus. He saw those collaborations as crucial in promoting Wollotuka's capacity to work constructively with other Schools and Faculties in developing and implementing research and teaching initiatives relevant to the field of Indigenous Studies, and facilitating cross university collaboration that enhanced cultural understanding, as an integral component of the Universities strategic direction. From the viewpoint of a historian professor Maynard was well placed with the University of Newcastle with colleagues in the history department with strong reputations working in the area of Aboriginal history. Including Emeritus Professor John Ramsland, Professor Lyndall Ryan, Professor Hilary Carey and Dr Victoria Haskins. These are people he has worked and collaborated with in the past. His commitment to collaborative initiatives has not been confined to the University of Newcastle alone. He played a prominent role in pushing Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRUA) Indigenous Centres, meeting and forging an alliance of teaching and research collaboration. He has personally collaborated with many groups and bodies on projects over the years, including the NSW Board of Studies, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, NSW Department of Education, Reconciliation Australia, NSW State Library, National Library of Australia, Victorian State Library and the NSW History Council. He firmly believes in the importance of Indigenous community collaboration in the research process and has had the good fortune to have conducted research work with and within many Aboriginal communities urban, rural and remote. He carries a very strong desire to deliver his research findings for the benefit of Aboriginal people and communities.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts, University of South Australia
- Diploma in Aboriginal Studies, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Aboriginal Culture and Language
- Aboriginal Health
- Aboriginal History
- Aboriginal Studies
- History
- International race Relations
- Oral History
- Politics
- Sporting History
- inter-relationships between Aboriginal men and white women
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Professor | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2014 - | Fellowship - Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Australia |
| 1/1/2011 - 26/6/2015 | Fellow - ARC | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute Australia |
| 1/8/2010 - | Adjunct Professor | Australian National University National Centre for Indigenous Studies Australia |
| 1/3/2010 - | Australian Research fellow (Indigenous) | University of Newcastle Academic Division Australia |
| 1/1/2010 - | Expert - ARC | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
| 1/1/2007 - | Membership - Advisory Committee | Vice Chancellors Committee Indigenous Higher Education Australia |
| 1/1/2007 - | Council Member - Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council | Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council Australia |
| 1/1/2007 - | Council Member - NSW History Council | NSW History Council Australia |
| 1/7/2006 - | Chair of Aboriginal Studies/Head of School | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies) Australia |
| 1/7/2006 - | Fellow - AIATSIS Research Advisory Council | AIATSIS Research Advisory Council Australia |
| 1/1/2006 - 1/1/2007 | Membership - Advisory Committee | AIATSIS Research Committee Australia |
| 1/4/2005 - 1/9/2005 | Visiting Scholar | Boston University MA African American Studies United States |
| 1/1/2005 - 31/12/2014 | Membership - AIATSIS | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Australia |
| 1/1/2004 - | Membership - Advisory Council | Indigenous History Centre ANU Australia |
| 1/1/2004 - 1/12/2006 | ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies) Australia |
| 1/7/2002 - 1/12/2002 | Visiting History Fellow | Flinders University History Australia |
| 1/1/2002 - 1/1/2004 | Membership - Executive Committee | Australian Historical Association Australia |
| 1/1/2002 - 1/12/2003 | ARC IRDS Research Cadetship | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies) Australia |
| 1/1/1999 - 1/6/2006 | Research Academic | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies) Australia |
| 1/1/1998 - 1/12/1998 | Associate Lecturer | University of Newcastle The Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies) Australia |
| 1/1/1997 - 1/6/1998 |
Research Officer Aboriginal and Islander Health |
University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health Australia |
| 1/1/1996 - 1/7/1996 | Visiting History Fellow | Australian National University History Department Australia |
| 1/1/1995 - | Membership - AIATSIS Research Advisory Council | AIATSIS Research Advisory Council Australia |
Membership
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| Member - Australian Vice Chancellors Committee on Indigenous Higher Education | Australian Vice Chancellors Committee on Indigenous Higher Education Australia |
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| Council Member | NSW History Council Australia |
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| Executive Council Member | Australian Historical Association Australia |
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| Council Member | Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council Australia |
Awards
Honours
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
NSW Premiers Indigenous History Fellowship NSW History Council |
| 2005 |
Visiting Scholar Boston University |
| 2001 |
Visiting History Fellow Flinders University |
| 1998 |
Deans Order of Merit List University of South Australia |
| 1998 |
Golden Key National Honours Society University of South Australia |
| 1996 |
Visiting History Fellow Australian National University |
| 1996 |
Stanner Fellowship Australian National University |
| 1995 |
Jack Doherty Scholarship University of Newcastle |
Recipient
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
Allan Martin History Lecturer Australian National University |
Research Award
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Vice Chancellors Researcher of the Year University of Newcastle |
| 2012 |
Vice Chancellors Award for Research Excellence University of Newcastle |
| 2008 |
Vice Chancellors Researcher of the Year University of Newcastle |
| 2008 |
University of Newcastle – Faculty of Education and Arts Research Excellence Awards University of Newcastle |
Invitations
Participant
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Television documentary commentator Organisation: ABC, SBS, Ronin Films Description: I have been regularly contacted to take part in major television documentaries on aspects of Aboriginal history including The Track, The Colony, Vote Yes for Aborigines and Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery |
| 2007 |
Radio commentator Organisation: ABC, SBS Description: I have been regularly sought after as a highly qualified commentator on Indigenous issues on national radio programs including Verbatim, Hindsight, Awaye, Encounter and Blackchat. |
| 2006 |
Keynote Address Organisation: University of Newcastle Description: Keynote Address 4th National Indigenous Education Conference |
| 2006 | Taking Charge of Our Own Destiny - In the Footsteps of Fred Maynard |
| 2005 |
Here's Looking at You Conference Organisation: Universite de la Rochelle Description: Early Aboriginal Activism with a French Connection, for the Heres Looking at You conference, 3-5 October 2005, Universit¿ de La Rochelle, France |
| 2005 |
ANZSANA Conference Organisation: Harvard University Description: In the Interests of our People: The Influence of Garveyism on the rise of Australian Aboriginal Political Activism. for the Australian & New Zealand Studies Association of North America Annual Conference, 29-30 April 2005, The Faculty Club, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
| 2003 |
Aboriginal History Organisation: African American Studies Centre - Wellesley College Description: Guest Seminar Wellesley College Massachusetts Aboriginal History 25th April 2003 |
| 2002 |
Blacks and Asians: Encounters Through Time Conference Organisation: African American Studies Centre Boston University Description: The Aboriginal Fight for Freedom, Liberty and Justice - The hidden history of African American inspiration and influence on the rise of the 1920s Aboriginal political movement in Australia. Blacks and Asians: Encounters Through Time and Space An International Conference Boston University Boston, Massachusetts, United States, April 12-14 2002 |
| 2001 |
The Journey Federation Shared Future Organisation: Reconciliation Australia Description: Keynote Address A Reconciliation Forum Adelaide Town Hall Sunday October 14th 2001 |
| 2001 |
Guest lecture series Organisation: Cunard Description: QEII World Cruise Guest Lecturer |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (15 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2023 | Maynard J, Socceroos - a World Cup Odyssey Volume 1, 1965-2002, 0 (2023) | ||||
| 2023 | Maynard J, Socceroos - a World Cup Odyssey Volume 2 - 2006 To 2022, 0 (2023) | ||||
| 2019 | Maynard J, The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe, FairPlay Publishers, Sydney, 260 (2019) | ||||
| 2016 |
Maynard JM, Haskins VK, Living with the Locals - Early Europeans' Experience of Indigenous Life, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, 241 (2016) [A1]
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| 2015 | Maynard JM, Callaghan: The University of Newcastle: Whose Traditional Land?, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 64 (2015) [A2] | Nova | |||
| 2014 | Maynard PJ, True Light and Shade An Aboriginal Perspective of Joseph Lycett's Art, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 172 (2014) [A1] | Nova | |||
| 2013 | Maynard J, Aborigines and the Sport of Kings: Aboriginal jockeys in Australian Racing History, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 144 (2013) [A4] | Nova | |||
| 2012 | Cadzow A, Maynard JM, Nelson Aboriginal Studies, Nelson Cengage Learning, South Melbourne, VIC, 289 (2012) [A3] | ||||
| 2011 | Maynard JM, The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe : A History of Aboriginal Involvement with the World Game, Magabala Books, Broome, 192 (2011) [A1] | Nova | |||
| 2007 | Maynard JM, Fight for Liberty and Freedom : The Origins of Australian Aboriginal Activism, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 186 (2007) [A1] | Nova | |||
| 2004 | Maynard JM, Awabakal Word Finder, Merino Harding, Brisbane, 64 (2004) [A2] | ||||
| 2004 | Blyton GM, Heitmeyer DG, Maynard JM, Wannin thanbarran a history of Aboriginal and European contact in Muswellbrook and the Upper Hunter Valley, Muswellbrook Shire Aboriginal Reconciliation Committee, Newcastle, 94 (2004) [A2] | ||||
| 2003 | Maynard JM, Aboriginal Stars of the Turf - Jockeys of Australian racing history, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 144 (2003) [A4] | ||||
| 2002 | Maynard JM, Aboriginal Stars of the Turf: Jockeys of Australian Racing History, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 112 (2002) [A1] | Nova | |||
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Chapter (39 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2023 | Maynard J, 'Across "Koori Time" and Space', Everywhen Australia and the Language of Deep History, NewSouth Publishing, Sydney, NSW 221-228 (2023) | ||||
| 2023 | Maynard J, 'Contact and Consequences', Endeavour, The National Maritime Museum, Sydney 24-25 (2023) | ||||
| 2022 | Maynard J, 'War Voices: Australian Aboriginal Political Revolt Post-First World War', War and Remembrance Recollecting and Representing War, McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal 25-35 (2022) | ||||
| 2022 |
Maynard J, 'Yuraki - An Australian aboriginal perspective on deep history', The Routledge Companion to Global Indigenous History, Routledge, London, UK 722-735 (2022) [B1]
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| 2021 | Maynard J, 'Nyuragil playing the game ', Routledge Handbook of Critical Indigenous Studies, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon 555-565 (2021) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2021 | Maynard J, 'Exemption: The Official and Unofficial Impact', Black, White and Exempt, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra 13-24 (2021) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2019 | Maynard J, 'Fighting for Country', Our Land, Our Stories, Cengage, Melbourne 1-6 (2019) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2019 | Maynard J, '" The Age of Unrest, the Age of Dissatisfaction": Marcus Garvey and the Rise of Australian Aboriginal Political Protest, 1920-1929', Global Garveyism, University Press of Florida, Florida 226-241 (2019) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2019 |
Maynard J, Haskins V, ''For the Record': A History of the New South Wales Aborigines Protection Board', Contesting Australian History - Essays In Honour of Marilyn Lake, Monsh University Publishing, Melbourne 121-135 (2019) [B1]
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| 2018 | Maynard JM, 'The Philosophy, Opinions and Inspiration of Jack Johnson', Conflict, Adaption, Transformation - Richard Broome and the practice of Aboriginal history, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra 63-79 (2018) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2018 | Maynard JM, 'The South African 'Boer war'', Serving Our Country - Indigenous Australians, War, Defence and Citizenship, NewSouth, Sydney 53-74 (2018) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2018 | Maynard JM, 'The rise of the modern Aboriginal political movement, 1924-1939', Serving Our Country - Indigenous Australians, War, Defence and Citizenship, NewSouth, Sydney 113-135 (2018) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2018 | Maynard JM, 'The First World War', Serving Our Country - Indigenous Australians, War, Defence and Citizenship, NewSouth, Sydney 74-94 (2018) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2018 | Maynard JM, 'Myall Creek memories', Remembering the Myall Creek Massacre, NewSouth, Sydney 111-129 (2018) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2017 | Maynard JM, 'Genocide By Any Other Name', Genocide Perspectives V: A Global Crime, Australian Voices, UTS ePress, Sydney 43-50 (2017) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, 'Garvey in Oz: the International Black Influence on Australian Aboriginal Political Activism', Anywhere But Here: Black Intellectuals in the Atlantic World and Beyond, University Press of Mississipi, Jackson, MS 99-116 (2015) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, 'John J. Moloney - The Voice of the North', Radical Newcastle, New South, Sydney 94-105 (2015) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2014 |
Maynard JM, 'Tracking Back: parallels between the 1920s Aboriginal political movement and the 1972 Tent Embassy', The Aboriginal Tent Embassy: Sovereignty, Black Power, Land Rights and the State, Routledge, London 84-97 (2014) [B1]
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| 2014 |
Maynard JM, 'Marching to a Different Beat: The Influence of the International Black Diaspora on Aboriginal Australia.', Indigenous Networks - Mobility, Connections and Exchange, Routledge, London UK 262-272 (2014) [B1]
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| 2013 | Maynard JM, 'Bodies on the Line: The Social and Physical Capital of Race Riding', The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) 83-93 (2013) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2013 |
Maynard JM, 'The Legacy of Jack Johnson on Aboriginal Australia', Native Games: Indigenous Peoples and Sport in the Post-Colonial World, Emerald, London 147-159 (2013) [B1]
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| 2013 | Maynard JM, 'Fred Maynard and Marcus Garvey: Storming the Urban Space', Exploring Urban Identities and Histories, AIATSIS Research Publications, Canberra 153-160 (2013) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2012 | Maynard JM, 'Aboriginal identity: The sporting challenge', Nelson Aboriginal Studies, Nelson Cengage Learning, South Melbourne, VIC 128-135 (2012) [B2] | ||||
| 2012 | Maynard JM, 'Communities' experiences and politics', Nelson Aboriginal Studies, Nelson Cengage Learning, South Melbourne, VIC 2-12 (2012) [B2] | ||||
| 2008 | Maynard JM, 'Pan-Aboriginalism in Australia', Nations and Nationalism: A Global Historical Overview, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California 1843-1854 (2008) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2005 | Maynard JM, 'Pre-colonial Histories: Australia', A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures in English, Edinburgh University Press Ltd, Edinburgh 384-387 (2005) [B2] | ||||
| 2005 | Maynard JM, 'The Other Fellow: Fred Maynard and the 1920s Defence of Cultural Difference', Contesting Assimilation, API Network, Perth, Western Australia 27-37 (2005) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2005 | Maynard JM, 'Transcultural/transnational interaction and influences on Aboriginal Australia', Connected Worlds - History inTransnational Perspective, ANU E Press, Canberra 195-208 (2005) [B1] | Nova | |||
| 2005 | Maynard JM, ''Light in the darkness': Elizabeth McKenzie Hatton', Uncommon Ground - White Women in Aboriginal History, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra 3-27 (2005) [B1] | Nova | |||
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Journal article (44 outputs)
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| 2024 |
Eather N, Riley N, Babic M, Bennie A, Maynard J, Morgan PJ, 'Evaluating the Feasibility of the Education, Movement, and Understanding (EMU) Program: A Primary School-Based Physical Education Program Integrating Indigenous Games Alongside Numeracy and Literacy Skills', Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 43 50-61 (2024) [C1]
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Babic M, Maynard J, McLeod R, Ford C, Torell C, Eather N, 'Evaluation of Yantiin Kalabara 5 Ways to a Healthier You: A primary school-based education program targeting healthy living choices through interactive workshops', Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 52 (2023) [C1] The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate the novel one-day, school-based health education program Yantiin Kalabara that embedded Aboriginal and Torres Strait I... [more] The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate the novel one-day, school-based health education program Yantiin Kalabara that embedded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and perspectives within a series of interactive learning stations. In consultation with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, the Yantiin Kalabara program was designed to encourage healthy lifestyle choices and promote strong, sustainable and mutually respectful relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal Australians. The program involved five primary schools (March¿July 2021) within the Awabakal, Wonnarua, Darkinjung and Worimi Countries (Australia) in movement-based and culturally rich learning activities (primarily dance). The feasibility of the program for use in primary schools (mean age: 10.1±1.2yrs) and preliminary efficacy for affecting change in key health behaviours (physical activity, nutrition, screen-time) was assessed using student questionnaires. Yantiin Kalabara was delivered as intended by the Hunter Primary Care team and volunteers. Students (N = 293) reported that Yantiin Kalabara helped them improve their overall health (mean 3.6 out of 4), physical activity (mean 3.4/4), eating habits (mean 3.3/4) and screen-time patterns (mean 3.2/4). We have demonstrated that the Yantiin Kalabara program can be feasibly delivered in primary schools, and that the program was efficacious in affecting positive changes in key health behaviours of participating children. However, further evaluation of Yantiin Kalabara in larger and more diverse populations using a randomised controlled trial is warranted.
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| 2020 | Maynard J, 'The Voice to Parliament isn't a new idea - Indigenous activists called for it nearly a century ago.', The Conversation, (2020) | |||||||
| 2017 |
Maynard JM, 'Missing voices: Aboriginal experiences in the Great War', History Australia, 14 237-249 (2017) [C1]
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| 2015 | Maynard JM, ''Welfare' and 'Protection' Boards Removed Aboriginal Children. Now Their True Histories Will Be Revealed', newmatilda.com, (2015) [O1] | |||||||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, 'Stories Must Be Recorded', Koori Mail, 608 25-25 (2015) [O1] | |||||||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, 'Capturing the Lived History of the Aborigines Protection Board While We Still Can', The Conversation, (2015) [O1] | |||||||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, '''Let us go' ... it's a 'Blackfellows' War': Aborigines and the Boer war', Aboriginal History, 39 143-162 (2015) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2014 |
Maynard JM, 'Remembering Aboriginal Heroes', Australian Historical Studies, 45 162-162 (2014) [C3]
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| 2014 |
Maynard J, 'Land, children and politics: Native Americans and Australian Aborigines 1900 1930', Journal of Australian Studies, 38 415-429 (2014) [C1]
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| 2014 | Maynard JM, 'The Politics of War and the 'Battle of Balaclava'', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: an interdisciplinary journal, 6 83-95 (2014) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2013 | Maynard JM, 'Awabakal Voices: The life and work of Percy Haslam', Aboriginal History, 37 77-92 (2013) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2012 |
Maynard JM, 'Contested space - The Australian Aboriginal sporting arena', Sport in Society, 15 987-996 (2012) [C1]
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| 2009 |
Maynard JM, 'Football barriers: Aboriginal under-representation and disconnection from the 'world game'', Soccer and Society, 10 39-56 (2009) [C1]
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| 2009 |
Maynard JM, 'Transnational understandings of Australian Aboriginal sporting migration: Sporting walkabout', International Journal of the History of Sport, 26 2376-2396 (2009) [C1]
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| 2008 | Maynard JM, 'The shark, remora and Aboriginal history', International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 1 45-51 (2008) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2007 |
Maynard JM, 'Circles in the Sand - An Indigenous Framework of Historical Practice', Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 36S 117-120 (2007) [C1]
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| 2007 | Maynard JM, 'Sovereign subjects: Indigenous sovereignty matters', Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 36 120-121 (2007) [C3] | |||||||
| 2005 | Maynard JM, ''In the interests of our people': The influence of Garveyism on the rise of Australian Aboriginal political activism', Aboriginal History, 29 1-22 (2005) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2005 | Maynard JM, 'Freedom ride: A freedom rider remembers (Book review)', Australian Historical Studies, 37 355-356 (2005) [C3] | Nova | ||||||
| 2005 |
Haskins V, Maynard JM, 'Sex, race and power - Aboriginal men and white women in Australian history', Australian Historical Studies, 37 191-216 (2005) [C1]
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| 2005 | Maynard JM, ''Be the change that you want to see': The awakening of cultural nationalism - Gandhi, Garvey and the AAPA', Borderlands EJournal - Ghandi, Non-violence and Modernity, 4 - (2005) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2004 | Maynard JM, 'Australian history - lifting haze or descending fog', Aboriginal History, 28 318-328 (2004) [C1] | Nova | ||||||
| 2003 |
Maynard JM, 'Vision, Voice and Influence: The Rise of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association', Australian Historical Studies, 34 91-105 (2003) [C1]
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| 2001 | Maynard JM, 'Muloobinbah (Newcastle) an Aboriginal industrial presence: past and present', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 87 248-266 (2001) [C3] | |||||||
| 2001 | Maynard JM, 'Peter Jackson Perfect Man', Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies JIGS, 6 10-12 (2001) [C3] | |||||||
| 2000 | Maynard JM, 'Aboriginal Stars of the Pigskin', Journal of Aboriginal History, 22 116-142 (2000) [C1] | |||||||
| 1999 | Maynard JM, 'Fred Maynard and the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association', Journal of Aboriginal History, 21 1-13 (1999) [C1] | |||||||
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Review (9 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2017 | Maynard JM, 'Archie Moore (2017) | ||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, 'Review by Professor John Maynard - Adding Pimento Caribbean Migration to Victoria Australia (2015) [O1] | ||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, 'Geoffrey Blainey takes fresh look at Australia's early history (2015) [O1] | ||
| 2009 | Maynard JM, 'Garvey, Marcus Mosiah 1887-1940', The Palgrave Dictionary of Transnational History (2009) [D2] | ||
| 2001 | Maynard JM, 'The True Story of Jimmy Governor', Indigenous Law Bulletin (2001) [D1] | ||
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Conference (7 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||||
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| 2012 |
George RD, Nesbitt KV, Donovan MJ, Maynard JM, 'Evaluating indigenous design features using cultural dimensions', User Interfaces 2012: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2012), Melbourne, Vic (2012) [E1]
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| 2011 |
George RD, Nesbitt KV, Donovan MJ, Maynard JM, 'Focusing on cultural design features for an Indigenous website', Proceedings of the Australiasian Conference on Information Systems ACIS 2011 -, Sydney, NSW (2011) [E1]
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| 2008 |
Kable AK, Levett-Jones TL, Maynard JM, 'Enhancing academic staff understanding of the learning needs of Indigenous Australian students in a tertiary education setting', 13th National Nurse Education Conference. Program, Sydney, NSW (2008) [E3]
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| 2000 | Maynard JM, 'Re-assessing the Awakening of Aboriginal Political Consciousness and Activism in Twentieth Century Australia', Re-assessing the Awakening of Aboriginal Political Consciousness and Activism in Twentieth Century Australia, Adelaide (2000) [E2] | ||||||
| 2000 | Maynard JM, 'Survival Tales - The Colour Bar of Exclusion', Survival Tales - The Colour Bar of Exclusion in "A Race for Place" Eugenics, Darwinism and Social Thought and Practice in Australia, Newcastle (2000) [E2] | ||||||
| 2000 | Maynard JM, 'The Other Fellow - Fred Maynard and the 1920's defence of cultural difference', The Other Fellow - Fred Maynard and the 1920's defence of cultural difference, Sydney (2000) [E2] | ||||||
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Creative Work (5 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2015 | Maynard JM, On a Mission - The Life and Times of Biraban and L.E. Threlkeld, Lake Macquarie Art Galley, Booragul (2015) [J2] | ||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, The Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board Era 1883-1969, Booragul (2015) [J3] | ||
| 2015 | Maynard JM, Fighting for Country, Lake Macquarie (2015) [J3] | ||
| 2014 | Maynard JM, 'Captain Cook Came Very Cheeky You Know' - James Cook an Aboriginal Appraisal, Melbourne (2014) [J3] | Nova | |
| 2012 | Maynard JM, Bungaree: He was no coconut!, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, NSW, Australia (2012) [J2] | ||
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Media (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2020 | Maynard J, 'Darby McCarthy: genius jockey who rode for princes was a trailblazer of Aboriginal history', (2020) |
Other (4 outputs)
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| 2018 |
Maynard JM, Haskins V, 'Living with the locals: Six extraordinary first contact stories of friendship and survival', . Sydney: ABC (2018)
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| 2017 | Maynard JM, Symonds J, Berger A, 'The Australian Light Horse', ANZAC CENTENARY - Battle of Beersheba Sinai-Palestine Campaign - Commemorative Journal ( pp.14-15). Sydney: Rona Tranby Trust rxPrint Solutions (2017) | ||||
| 2016 |
Maynard JM, Haskins VH, 'Living with the Locals in 19th-century Australia', . Canberra: National Library of Australia (2016)
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Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2003 | Maynard JM, Fred Maynard and the Awakening of Aboriginal Political Conciousness and Activism in Twentieth Century Australia., University of Newcastle (2003) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 38 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $2,360,672 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20231 grants / $149,228
EMU (Education, Movement and Understanding) Programme$149,228
Funding body: Port Waratah Coal Services Limited
| Funding body | Port Waratah Coal Services Limited |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor Narelle Eather, Dr Andrew Bennie, Doctor Sarah Kennedy, Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Professor Philip Morgan, Doctor Nick Riley, Mr Nathan Towney |
| Scheme | Research Project |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2023 |
| Funding Finish | 2025 |
| GNo | G2301185 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20221 grants / $82,038
Undertake a study of Nura Gili and the Indigenous Law Centre since their origin at UNSW$82,038
Funding body: University of New South Wales
| Funding body | University of New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Small Research Consultancy |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2022 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | G2101245 |
| Type Of Funding | Scheme excluded from IGS |
| Category | EXCL |
| UON | Y |
20201 grants / $30,398
Culture and Heritage Advisory Services (Aboriginal) - Lower Hunter Freight Corridor Preservation Investigation$30,398
Funding body: Saretta Art & Design Pty Ltd
| Funding body | Saretta Art & Design Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Mr Raymond Kelly |
| Scheme | Research Grants |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | G2000753 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20192 grants / $36,265
EMU (Education, Movement and Understanding): A community-based Indigenous games program targeting health and well-being, literacy and cultural appreciation in children and their families$21,307
Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Funding body | Hunter Medical Research Institute |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor Narelle Eather, Doctor Nick Riley, Professor Philip Morgan, Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Dr Andrew Bennie |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | G1901487 |
| Type Of Funding | C3300 – Aust Philanthropy |
| Category | 3300 |
| UON | Y |
Water Values of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Hunter Water's Area of Operations$14,958
Funding body: Hunter Water Corporation
| Funding body | Hunter Water Corporation |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Joshua Gilbert, Dale Collier, Lynda June-Coe |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | G1801382 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20171 grants / $10,000
The Aboriginal History Archive$10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor Gary Foley, Dr Anthony Birch, Dr Edwina Howell, Associate Professor Gavan McCarthy, Professor Nikos Papastergiadis, Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Professor Victoria Haskins, Professor Jon Alterman, Professor Larissa Behrendt, Associate Professor Melinda Hinkson, Ms Margo Neale, ms Libby Steward, Dr Andrew Schaap, Professor Linda Smith, Professor Graham Smith |
| Scheme | Equipment Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1600500 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20151 grants / $629,896
The NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board 1883-1969: A History$629,896
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Professor Victoria Haskins, Dr Lawrence Bamblett, Ms Lorina Barker, Professor Jakelin Troy, Barker, Lorina, Troy, Jakelin, Bamblett, Lawrence |
| Scheme | Discovery Projects |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1400067 |
| Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
| Category | 1200 |
| UON | Y |
20133 grants / $200,243
National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN) - UON (Yurakai) Node$190,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Ms Marlene Thompson, Doctor Lawrence Perry |
| Scheme | Special Research Initiative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers' Network |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1300113 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
2012 Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence$10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Award for Research Excellence |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | G1300225 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN) - UoN Contribution$243
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Internal Research Support |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1301238 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20121 grants / $16,400
Serving Our Country: a history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the defence of Australia$16,400
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Linkage Projects |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2012 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1300314 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
20112 grants / $526,530
Land, Children and Politics - Native America and Aboriginal Australia 1900 - 1930$376,221
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | G1000578 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
Indigenous Research Higher Degree candidature in Australian universities: Exploring identity at the cultural interface$150,309
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor Kathleen Butler, Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | G1000579 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
20096 grants / $113,400
Private Sector Workplace Employment Programs for Indigenous Australians$55,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Conjoint Professor John Burgess, Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2010 |
| GNo | G0188990 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
Land, Children and Politics - Native America and Aboriginal Australia 1900 - 1930$20,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Near Miss Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | G0189825 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
ERF Teaching Relief - Donovan$16,400
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Doctor Michael Donovan |
| Scheme | Equity Research Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | G0189837 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
2008 VC Research Excellence Award $10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Award for Research Excellence |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | G0189937 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
The Black Battlefield - The WWI expereinces of NSW Aborigines Home and Abroad$10,000
Funding body: Australian Army Grant
| Funding body | Australian Army Grant |
|---|---|
| Project Team | John Maynard |
| Scheme | Australian Army |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Non Commonwealth |
| Category | 1NS |
| UON | N |
2008 FE&A Research Excellence Award $2,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Award for Research Excellence |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | G0189936 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20061 grants / $10,000
The Birabahn/Threlkeld project: place, history, memory and performance in the development of sustainable cultural identities and communities in Lake Macquarie$10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor David Watt, Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Collaborative Research Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2006 |
| Funding Finish | 2006 |
| GNo | G0186115 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20051 grants / $5,000
The comparatives of 1920's intellectual and political mobilisation - Australian Aborigines, African Americans and North American Indians$5,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2005 |
| Funding Finish | 2005 |
| GNo | G0184679 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20043 grants / $269,426
The influence and inspiration of African-American political and intellectual thought on Aboriginal political activism in 20th century Australia$205,366
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Discovery Projects |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2004 |
| Funding Finish | 2006 |
| GNo | G0182846 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe$34,060
Funding body: Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
| Funding body | Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2004 |
| Funding Finish | 2004 |
| GNo | G0184171 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
Australian Indigenous Knowledges and Research Network (AIKRN) SEED project$30,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Lester, Mrs Gail Garvey, Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Associate Professor Nerida Blair, Dr Isobel Rolfe, Dr Sadanand Rajkumar |
| Scheme | Special Research Initiatives |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2004 |
| Funding Finish | 2004 |
| GNo | G0183633 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
20031 grants / $80,000
The Aboriginal Fight for Liberty and Freedom - The hidden history of African American influence on the 1920's rise of Aboriginal political activism.$80,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Emeritus Professor John Ramsland |
| Scheme | Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2003 |
| Funding Finish | 2004 |
| GNo | G0182147 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
20024 grants / $85,182
BLACKMAN/WAIJIN - Facts, Fears and Fallacy - Relationships between Aboriginal Men and White Women$27,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2002 |
| Funding Finish | 2002 |
| GNo | G0181029 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
The Aboriginal Political Response to the 'Model Aboriginal State'.$20,000
Funding body: Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
| Funding body | Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2002 |
| Funding Finish | 2002 |
| GNo | G0181680 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
The 2002 New South Wales Premiers Indigenous History Fellowship - 'The Origins of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association and its links to the Universal Negro Improvement Association"$20,000
Funding body: NSW Premiers Department
| Funding body | NSW Premiers Department |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Unknown |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2002 |
| Funding Finish | 2004 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Not Known |
| Category | UNKN |
| UON | N |
Introductory history of the Aboriginal peoples of the Muswellbrook Upper Hunter Arm.$18,182
Funding body: Muswellbrook Shire Council
| Funding body | Muswellbrook Shire Council |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Mrs Deidre Heitmeyer, Emeritus Professor John Maynard, Mr Greg Blyton |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2002 |
| Funding Finish | 2002 |
| GNo | G0182675 |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Local |
| Category | 2OPL |
| UON | Y |
20013 grants / $41,981
A study of the health needs of victims of the stolen generation in the Awabakal Aboriginal Medical Service Area.$17,981
Funding body: Awabakal Newcastle Aboriginal Co-op Ltd
| Funding body | Awabakal Newcastle Aboriginal Co-op Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Lester, Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2001 |
| Funding Finish | 2001 |
| GNo | G0181973 |
| Type Of Funding | Contract - Aust Non Government |
| Category | 3AFC |
| UON | Y |
The Life's Work of Percy Haslam - Linguistic, cultural and historical study of the Awabakal.$14,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2001 |
| Funding Finish | 2001 |
| GNo | G0180553 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
Awabakal Language Dictionary and Dreaming Stories Companion$10,000
Funding body: Wandiyali A.T.S.I Hunter Youth Services
| Funding body | Wandiyali A.T.S.I Hunter Youth Services |
|---|---|
| Project Team | John Maynard |
| Scheme | Wandiyali A.T.S.I Hunter Koori Youth Services |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2001 |
| Funding Finish | 2001 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Local |
| Category | 2OPL |
| UON | N |
20001 grants / $6,000
The Bringing Them Home Oral History Project$6,000
Funding body: National Library of Australia
| Funding body | National Library of Australia |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Large team |
| Scheme | National Library of Australia (consultancy) |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2000 |
| Funding Finish | 2000 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
| Category | 2OPC |
| UON | N |
19992 grants / $20,000
Indigenous Steelworkers Speak$10,000
Funding body: NSW Ministry for the Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, Newcastle City Council, BHP.
| Funding body | NSW Ministry for the Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, Newcastle City Council, BHP. |
|---|---|
| Project Team | John Maynard |
| Scheme | Ribbons of Steel Celebration |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 1999 |
| Funding Finish | 1999 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Local |
| Category | 2OPL |
| UON | N |
Callaghan - The University of Newcastle - Whose Traditional Land?$10,000
Funding body: The University of Newcastle
| Funding body | The University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | John Maynard |
| Scheme | Reconciliation Week |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 1999 |
| Funding Finish | 1999 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
19981 grants / $30,185
Aboriginal Stars of the Pigskin$30,185
Funding body: Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
| Funding body | Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Emeritus Professor John Maynard |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 1998 |
| Funding Finish | 1998 |
| GNo | G0177982 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
19962 grants / $18,500
The Early Aboriginal Political Movement$10,000
Funding body: Australia Council for the Arts
| Funding body | Australia Council for the Arts |
|---|---|
| Project Team | John Maynard |
| Scheme | Muswellbrook City Council |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 1996 |
| Funding Finish | 1996 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Non Commonwealth |
| Category | 1NS |
| UON | N |
The Stanner Fellowship$8,500
Funding body: Australian National University
| Funding body | Australian National University |
|---|---|
| Project Team | John Maynard |
| Scheme | Collaborative Research Scholarships |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 1996 |
| Funding Finish | 1996 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Highlighted Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PhD | Cuzzie Bros: The Interface Between Aboriginal People and Maori/Pacific Islander Migrants to Australia | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2008 | PhD | Dreaming the Keepara: New South Wales Indigenous Cultural Perspectives, 1808-2007 | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2008 | PhD | 'Mission Impossible': Aboriginal Survival Before, During and After the Aboriginal Protection Era | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2008 | PhD | People Places and Pathways in NSW Aboriginal Education: The Impact of Aboriginal Community on Education Provision in NSW | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2007 | PhD | The Larrakia Treaty Petitions: Australia's Legal Response to Aboriginal Demands for a Treaty | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2007 | PhD | The Larrakia Treaty Petitions: Australia's Legal Response to Aboriginal Demands for a Treaty | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2004 | PhD | The Seeds of Myth: Demographic Collapse in the Aboriginal Society in the Hunter Region,1804-1840 | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2003 | PhD | State and Church Involvement in Aboriginal Reserves, Missions and Stations in New South Wales, 1900 -1975 and a translation into French of John Ramsland, Custodians of the Soil. A History of Aboriginal-European Relationships in the Manning Valley of New South Wales. Taree: Greater Taree City Council, 2001 | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PhD | From Protection to Welfare: Orchestrated Disadvantage in NSW 1937–1943 | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2019 | PhD | Balwalwanga Bhulungs: We are Strong Women | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | Artistic Styles in the Engravings of the Ancient Rock Art in Wadi Al Baqar (Valley of Cows) in the Sahara Desert in Libya | PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Research Collaborations
The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.
| Country | Count of Publications | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
News
News • 1 Dec 2022
Keeping the flame of Purai alive: UoN’s Global Indigenous History Centre to celebrate a decade of seminal work in 2023
The flame of Purai Global Indigenous History Centre will be kept alive in 2023 with the appointment of two new Directors, Dr Raymond Kelly and Professor Kate Senior.
News • 23 Mar 2021
Bringing unheard voices back into collective memory
Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO delivered the inaugural John Maynard Aboriginal History Lecture at University House to an on-line and face-to-face audience of over 180, on 17 March 2021 as part of the Purai Global Indigenous History Centre showcase.
News • 8 Mar 2021
Reclaiming History: the unconventional legacies of a leading Aboriginal historian
Emeritus Professor John Maynard’s reputation as a trailblazer is well-deserved so it is only fitting that this historian, whose journey began with researching his own family’s history, is honoured in the InauguralJohn Maynard Aboriginal History Lecture.
News • 9 Feb 2021
Academy Excellence: Nomination of Purai Members to Humanities Academy Highlights Importance of Global Indigenous History
With the election of Purai’s joint Directors, Emeritus Professor John Maynard and Professor Victoria Haskins, to the Australian Academy of the Humanities late last year, the University of Newcastle’s Purai Indigenous Global History Centre now boasts four historians championing the contribution that humanities, arts and culture can make to national life.
News • 10 Nov 2020
Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land: 2020 NAIDOC Lecture
Western science has pushed the Aboriginal presence back to a staggering 65,000 years, recognising that Aboriginal people carry the longest cultural memory known to humankind.
News • 5 Nov 2020
The Black Fire Lectures: fight for justice and freedom
As part of the fourth series of the Melbourne School of Discontent’s Black Fire Lectures Professor John Maynard talks about the important role his grandfather played in the fight for liberty and justice as one of the founding members of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association.
News • 25 Sep 2020
Academy membership great source of pride
In 2014 Professor John Maynard, a scholar of Indigenous history and Co-Director of Purai Indigenous Global History Centre, was elected a member of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, an enormous achievement for a boy who left school the day he turned 15 and didn’t set foot in a university until he was 40 years old.
News • 29 May 2020
Ring Kings: A History of Aboriginal Boxing
The Australian Boxing community has been mourning the recent death of the great Hector Thompson.
News • 13 Sep 2019
Kicking Goals for Aboriginal Soccer
The second edition of John Maynard’s, ‘The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe’ was launched at Glee Books on 13 September, 2019 by Professor Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning.
News • 3 Sep 2019
Professor John Maynard to deliver Annual History Week Lecture
Professor John Maynard of Indigenous Education and Research has been selected to deliver the prestigious Annual History Lecture – an event produced by the History Council of New South Wales as part of this year’s History Week.
News • 22 Aug 2019
Chief investigators meet: history of the Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board (1883-1969) project
A digital map, touring exhibition, inclusion of research material in the Australian National University's Indigenous Studies major and the painstaking copying, by hand, of minutes from archives are just some of the many outcomes produced by researchers involved in the History of the Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board (AP/WB) 1883-1969 project.
News • 9 Jul 2019
65,000 Years of Place and Memory
Professor Maynard will present a Keynote address, Yuraki – 65,000 Years of Place and Memory, in Toowoomba’s historic Empire Church Theatre at the 38th Australian Historical Association (AHA) Conference.
News • 3 Oct 2017
The Political Influence of Garveyism on Aboriginal Australia
Speaking at the Birckbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, Purai Co-Director Professor John Maynard said that the connection that Indigenous Australian activists had with Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) smashes the entrenched belief of an inward, insular and nationalistic political movement.
News • 26 Apr 2017
UON researcher to reflect on 1967 referendum
Professor John Maynard will sit on a panel at the National Museum of Australia, as part of the new exhibition ‘A Change is Gonna Come’, to reflect on the 1967 referendum.
News • 1 Nov 2016
Living with the Locals
Without the generosity of Australian Indigenous people, the chances of an early European surviving a shipwreck or a penal escape were slim in the nineteenth century.
News • 7 Sep 2016
UON researchers shine in a glittering field of finalists
The University of Newcastle (UON) Alumni Awards Finalists have been announced, and we are delighted to see a broad range of UON researchers represented in the outstanding field.
News • 3 Sep 2015
“Kidnapping” turns family historian into professor
Professor John Maynard didn’t even think about going to university until he was 40 years old and, twelve books later, he’s a professor.
News • 7 Aug 2015
LANDMARK RESEARCH INTO ABORIGINES PROTECTION BOARD
First comprehensive study into the activities of the NSW Aborigines Protection Board begins.
News • 30 Jun 2015
Fred Maynard: Aboriginal Patriot
In 1927, one of main founders of the Aboriginal Progressive Society, Fred Maynard, delivered a defiant and powerful message to the NSW government and the then Aboriginies Protection/Welfare Board.
News • 30 Jun 2015
True histories revealed in New Matilda
From 1883 until 1969, the lives and affairs of Aboriginal people in NSW were governed and controlled by the Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board, yet there is no definitive history of the Board and its activities in NSW.
News • 24 Mar 2015
Radical Newcastle launched at Newcastle Writers Festival
Watch talks by Newcastle radicals Vera Deacon, Professor John Maynard and Dr Daniela Heil, along with an official launch by Vice-Chancellor Professor Caroline McMillen of the Radical Newcastle book.
News • 19 Nov 2014
ARC Discovery Project funding success
Professor John Maynard and Associate Professor Victoria Haskins have been awarded more than $610,000 in ARC Discovery Project funding commencing in 2015 for their research project The NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board 1883-1969: A History.
News • 5 Nov 2014
UON secures $11m ARC funding
The University of Newcastle (UON) was today awarded almost $11 million in competitive research funding by the Australian Research Council (ARC) in its 2015 Major Grants announcement.
News • 12 Jul 2014
Unlocking the chains of oppression: education is key
Over the last two months, Directors and Internal and External Affiliates of the Purai Indigenous Global History Centre have been working hard, in different ways to open educational pathways designed to unlock the keys of oppression.
News • 27 May 2014
National Reconciliation Week
Australia's foremost Indigenous historian, Professor John Maynard of the University of Newcastle, will sit amongst other visionaries from the community on an inspiring panel that revisits one of the early encounters between Aboriginal people and European explorers.
News • 31 Oct 2013
Sport of kings
A new book authored by one of Australia's most prolific and respected voices on Aboriginal history, Professor John Maynard, explores the significant involvement of Aboriginal people in one of Australia's oldest and most celebrated sports – horse racing.
Emeritus Professor John Maynard
Positions
Emeritus Professor
Purai Global Indigenous and Diaspora Research Centre
Indigenous Education and Research
Academic Division
Emeritus Professor
Purai Global Indigenous and Diaspora Research Centre
Office PVC - Human and Social Futures
College of Human and Social Futures
Focus area
Indigenous History
Contact Details
| john.maynard@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 0408 416 886 |
| Mobile | 0408 416 886 |
Office
| Room | HA 168 |
|---|---|
| Building | Hunter Building HA 168 |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
Connect with me
Research Networks
NEWS • Dec 01.2022
Keeping the flame of Purai alive: UoN’s Global Indigenous History Centre to celebrate a decade of seminal work in 2023
The flame of Purai Global Indigenous History Centre will be kept alive in 2023 with the appointment of two new Directors, Dr Raymond Kelly and Professor Kate Senior.
NEWS • Mar 23.2021
Bringing unheard voices back into collective memory
Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO delivered the inaugural John Maynard Aboriginal History Lecture at University House to an on-line and face-to-face audience of over 180, on 17 March 2021.
NEWS • Mar 08.2021
Reclaiming History: the unconventional legacies of a leading Aboriginal historian
Emeritus Professor John Maynard’s reputation as a trailblazer is well-deserved so it is only fitting that this historian, who’s journey began with researching his own family’s history, is honoured in the Inaugural John Maynard Aboriginal History Lecture.
NEWS • Feb 09.2021
Academy Excellence: Nomination of Purai Members to Humanities Academy Highlights Importance of Global Indigenous History
Purai’s joint Directors, Emeritus Professor John Maynard and Professor Victoria Haskins, were elected to the Australian Academy of the Humanities late last year.
NEWS • Nov 10.2020
Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land: 2020 NAIDOC Lecture
In a special NAIDOC Week lecture, on Tuesday 10 November 2020, Professor John Maynard reflected upon the longevity of Aboriginal connection to the Australian continent.
NEWS • Nov 05.2020
The Black Fire Lectures: fight for justice and freedom
As part of the fourth series of the Melbourne School of Discontent’s Black Fire Lectures Professor John Maynard talks about the important role his grandfather played in the fight for liberty and justice as one of the founding members of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association.
NEWS • Sep 25.2020
Academy membership great source of pride
Professor Maynard didn’t set foot in a university until he was 40 years old.
NEWS • May 29.2020
Ring Kings: A History of Aboriginal Boxing
The Australian Boxing community has been mourning the recent death of the great Hector Thompson.
NEWS • Sep 13.2019
Kicking Goals for Aboriginal Soccer
The second edition of John Maynard’s, ‘The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe’ was launched at Glee Books on 13 September, 2019 by Professor Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning.
NEWS • Sep 03.2019
Professor John Maynard to deliver Annual History Week Lecture
The University of Newcastle's Professor of Indigenous Education and Research, John Maynard, has been selected to deliver the prestigious Annual History Lecture – an event produced by the History Council of New South Wales as part of this year’s History Week.
NEWS • Aug 22.2019
Chief investigators meet: history of the Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board (1883-1969) project
A digital map, touring exhibition, and inclusion of research material in the Australian National University's Indigenous Studies major are some of the many outcomes produced by researchers involved in the History of the Aboriginal Protection/Welfare Board Project (1883-1969).
NEWS • Jul 09.2019
65,000 Years of Place and Memory
Professor Maynard will present a Keynote address, ‘Yuraki – 65,000 Years of Place and Memory’, in Toowoomba’s historic Empire Church Theatre at the 38th Australian Historical Association (AHA) Conference.
NEWS • Oct 03.2017
The Political Influence of Garveyism on Aboriginal Australia
Professor Maynard’s talk examines the rise of this early Aboriginal political movement at this critical point in world history including the transoceanic political influence of Garveyism on its political directives.
NEWS • Apr 26.2017
UON researcher to reflect on 1967 referendum
Professor John Maynard will sit on a panel at the National Museum of Australia, as part of the new exhibition ‘A Change is Gonna Come’, to reflect on the 1967 r
NEWS • Nov 01.2016
Living with the Locals
Without the generosity of Australian Indigenous people, the chances of an early European surviving a shipwreck or a penal escape were slim in the nineteenth century.
NEWS • Sep 07.2016
UON researchers shine in a glittering field of finalists
University of Newcastle researchers in a strong field of finalists at Alumni Awards.
NEWS • Sep 03.2015
“Kidnapping” turns family historian into professor
Professor Maynard walked through the doors at the University of Newcastle’s Wollotuka Institute to get some advice about pulling together a family history of his grandfather, Fred Maynard who was a prominent Aboriginal activist almost 90 years ago.
NEWS • Jun 30.2015
True histories revealed in New Matilda
For the first time, a comprehensive investigation of the Board’s activities and subsequent effects on the lives and families of Aboriginal people in NSW will be researched with the assistance of the Australian Research Council and conducted by the University of Newcastle’s Wollotuka Institute.
NEWS • Jun 30.2015
Fred Maynard: Aboriginal Patriot
In 1927, one of main founders of the Aboriginal Progressive Society, Fred Maynard, delivered a defiant and powerful message to the NSW government and the then Aboriginies Protection/Welfare Board.
NEWS • Mar 24.2015
Radical Newcastle launched at Newcastle Writers Festival
Watch talks by Newcastle radicals Vera Deacon, Professor John Maynard and Dr Daniela Heil, along with an official launch by Vice-Chancellor...
NEWS • Nov 19.2014
ARC Discovery Project funding success
Prof John Maynard and A/Prof Victoria Haskins awarded $610,000 for their project The NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board 1883-1969: A History
NEWS • Nov 05.2014
UON secures $11m ARC funding
The 2014 ARC outcome places the University 9th in Australia and will deliver funding to support 27 research projects across UON.
NEWS • Jul 12.2014
Unlocking the chains of oppression: education is key
Associate Professor Scott Manning Stevens, Native American Studies Director, visited Wollotuka Institute and spoke to students and staff about his work at Syracuse University, New York.
NEWS • May 27.2014
National Reconciliation Week
UON Indigenous historian joins inspiring panel for National Reconciliation Week at the Australian National Maritime Museum
NEWS • Oct 31.2013
Sport of kings
A new book by Professor John Maynard explores the significant involvement of Aboriginal people one of Australia’s most celebrated sports.