History, Magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society September 2026, No. 169, pp. 14–17 Abstract This article explores royal visits to Bathurst, New South Wales, during the twentieth century, focusing on the Prince of Wales in 1920 and Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 and 1982. Drawing on photographs and objects in the Bathurst District Historical Society collection, it traces how these visits became major public occasions for the regional community. The article places the

Friends Review , Australian Federation of Friends of Museums (AFFM) December 2025 Abstract This review examines Anne-Marie Condé’s The Prime Minister’s Potato and Other Essays , highlighting her distinctive approach to uncovering overlooked lives through archives and material culture. Drawing on her long career in Australian museums, Condé brings a “miniaturist” sensibility to her work, focusing on small, fragmentary stories that reveal broader historical and social patterns.