Royal Australian Historical Society - Wikipedia Royal Australian Historical Society Royal Australian Historical Society History House at 133 Macquarie Founded 1901 Founder Andrew Houison Founding President Type Historical society ; incorporated company limited by guarantee Tax ID no. ABN 91 000 027 654 Registration no. ACN 000 027 654 Location History House, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney, Australia Area served Australia Website www.rahs.org.au Formerly called Australian History Society Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society Discipline History Language English Publication details Former name ( s ) Journal and Proceedings, Australian Historical Society, Journal and Proceedings, Royal Australian Historical Society Publication history 1901 -- present Publisher Royal Australian Historical Society ( Australia ) Frequency Biannual Standard abbreviations Bluebook ( alt1 alt2 ) ISO 4 ( alt ) NLM ( alt ) MathSciNet ( alt ) ISO 4 J. Royal Aust. Hist. Soc. Indexing MIAR ISSN 0035 - 8762 77640195 OCLC no. 241448762 Links Journal homepage History : Magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society and Affiliated Societies Categories History Frequency Quarterly Publisher Royal Australian Historical Society First issue Country Australia Website www.rahs.org.au/publications/history-magazine/ ISSN 1031 - 9476 OCLC number 19453778 The Royal Australian Historical Society is a voluntary organisation founded in Sydney, Australia in 1901 with Andrew Houison as founding president. Its goals are to encourage the study of and interest in Australian history. It has a membership throughout Australia and many of its activities and facilities are funded by contributions from its members and benefactors. The society is a constituent member of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies. Contents 1 Purpose 2 Activities 3 Presidents 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links Purpose The goals of the society are : to encourage the study of Australian history and the preservation of Australian heritage to promote the compilation of authentic records relating to Australia to acquire, either by purchase, donation or otherwise, and preserve for the use of the society books, manuscripts, newspapers, prints, pictures and all such objects and materials ( in any media ) as may be considered by the Council to have a bearing on Australian history, and to establish, form, furnish and maintain a library to promote interchange of information among members of the Society by lectures, readings, discussions, exhibitions of historical significance, tours, excursions and other appropriate means to print, publish ( in any media ) and circulate such journals, periodicals, books and other literary or other undertakings as may seem conducive to any of the objects of the society Activities The society undertakes a range of activities including lectures and workshops, functions, walks, talks, and visits on a wide variety of topics in Australian history. It holds an annual conference which addresses current historical issues in local history and heritage. Publications include the quarterly magazine, History, and the biannual academic journal, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, containing scholarly articles and book reviews. The society also has a research library with an extensive collection of pictorial and text resources on all aspects of the history of New South Wales. In addition it administers grant schemes on behalf of the New South Wales government for the promotion of heritage and the writing and publication of local history. Presidents The following persons have been president of the society : 2018 -- present Christine Isabel Yeats 2014 -- 2018 Carol Ann Liston 2012 -- 2014 Anne - Maree Harriet Cox Whitaker 2011 -- 2012 David Sulman Carment 2003 -- 2011 Robert Ian Jack 2002 Carol Ann Liston 1999 -- 2001 Ruth Meredith Frappell 1993 -- 1998 Rosemary Diane Annable 1988 -- 1992 Carol Ann Liston 1987 Robert Charles Lewis Irving 1985 -- 1986 John Michael Bennett 1982 -- 1984 Alice Hazel Kelso King 1977 -- 1981 Kenneth John Cable 1970 -- 1976 Rae Else - Mitchell 1963 -- 1969 Allan Ernest Bax 1961 -- 1962 Harold Arthur MacLeod Morgan 1959 -- 1960 Alexander Hugh Chisholm 1954 -- 1958 Charles Herbert Currey 1953 Karl Reginald Cramp 1950 -- 1952 James Keith Solling Houison 1948 -- 1949 George Mackaness 1945 -- 1947 Guy Drayson Blaxland 1942 -- 1944 Alfred Ernest Stephen 1940 -- 1941 John Alexander Ferguson 1937 -- 1939 Karl Reginald Cramp 1934 -- 1936 George Henry Abbott 1931 -- 1933 Owen Esmond Friend 1930 Harold Francis Joseph Norrie 1928 -- 1929 Karl Reginald Cramp 1926 -- 1927 James Henry Watson 1923 -- 1925 Aubrey Halloran 1922 John Alexander Ferguson 1921 Karl Reginald Cramp 1920 Reginald James Black 1919 Stephen Henry Smith 1918 Hugh Wright 1917 William Albert Braylesford Greaves 1916 Walter Scott Campbell 1915 Charles Trimby Burfitt 1914 Charles Henry Bertie 1912 -- 1913 Frank Walker 1911 James Dalgarno 1910 William Henry Hazell Yarrington 1909 James Henry Watson 1908 Andrew Houison 1907 Joseph Henry Maiden 1906 William James Günther 1905 Joseph Henry Maiden 1904 Arthur Ashworth Aspinall 1903 William Henry Hazell Yarrington 1902 Norman Selfe 1901 Andrew Houison References Jump up ^ Helen Doyle, `` Royal Australian Historical Society '' in Graeme Davison, John Hirst and Stuart Macintyre ( eds ) The Oxford Companion to Australian History ( Oxford University Press, 2001 ) via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press. Jump up ^ ( untitled news report ), The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 1901, p 7, via National Library of Australia, Historical newspaper collection ( images and database online ), The Sydney Morning Herald ( NSW : 1842 -- 1954 ) accessed 5 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Founders ''. Homepage. Royal Australian Historical Society. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Jump up ^ King, H ( 1988 ). `` The Royal Australian Historical Society 1900 -- 1985, part 2 : Growth and Change : the Society 1955 -- 1985 ''. Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society. 73 ( 4 ) : 267 -- 276. Jump up ^ `` FAHS constituents ''. Homepage. Federation of Australian Historical Societies. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Royal Australian Historical Society '' ( PDF ). Royal Australian Historical Society. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Jump up ^ APAIS 1994 : Australian public affairs information service. National Library Australia. 2000. p. 21. GGKEY : H33X9S4339K. Retrieved 29 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` About RAHS ''. Homepage. Royal Australian Historical Society. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Further reading James, Alfred ( June 2001 ). `` Much Writing, Many Opinions : The making of the Royal Australian Historical Society 1901 - 2001 ''. Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society. 87 ( 1 ). External links Official website Annual Reports Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Australian_Historical_Society&oldid=838936284 '' Categories : Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage Historical societies of Australia 1901 establishments in Australia History journals Publications established in 1901 Biannual journals History magazines Magazines established in 1988 Australian quarterly magazines Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2013 Use Australian English from March 2013 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Pages using infobox organization with unsupported parameters Pages using infobox magazine with unsupported parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 30 April 2018, at 07 : 04 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who helped to found the royal australian historical society
Answer: Andrew Houison