Dr Lyndon Megarrity ~ Adjunct Lecturer

Lyndon Megarrity graduated with a PhD in history at the University of New England (2002). He has since worked as a researcher, author and tertiary teacher. Megarrity is an adjunct lecturer at James Cook University, based in Townsville. He is the author of Northern Dreams: the Politics of Northern Development in Australia (2018), which won the 2019 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award.

Interests

Professional

• Member, AHA executive (2018-20): Australian Historical Association

Research

• Queensland political history
• Northern Australia 1901 to present

Experience

• 2014 to present - Adjunct Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Historical studies (4303)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Understanding past societies (1307)
• Expanding knowledge (2801)

Awards

• 2019 - 2019 Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award for his book, "Northern Dreams"

Fellowships

• 2014 to 2015 - Council of Australian University Librarians/Australian Society of Authors
• 2010 to 2011 - Australian Prime Ministers Centre Fellow (Australian Prime Ministers Centre)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Megarrity L (2022) The Lion and the Fox: Whitlam, Bjelke-Petersen and the Queensland Electorate 1961–1975. ANU Historical Journal II, 3. pp. 23-52
• Megarrity L (2021) “Legislating for the Future: Robert Philp and the Politics of Mining in Queensland 1893 to 1903”, Vol. 19, 2021, pp. 108-32. Journal of Australasian Mining History, 19. pp. 108-132
• Megarrity L and Megarrity L (2020) What a difference a decade makes: Jessie and Mina, the two wives of Queensland premier Sir Robert Philp (1851–1922). Australian Journal of Biography and History, 4. pp. 29-52
• Megarrity L (2019) Archibald Laurence Wilson (1852–1935): uncrowned King of Ravenswood. Journal of Australasian Mining History, 17. pp. 118-140
• Megarrity L (2017) Drake's progress: the political somersaults of J.G. Drake. Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 103 (2). pp. 111-135
• Megarrity L (2017) The life and times of Sir Robert Philp. Queensland History Journal, 23 (1). pp. 328-343
• Megarrity L (2016) Northern visions: the Commonwealth and the north since 1945. Northern Territory Historical Studies, 27. pp. 26-46
• Megarrity L (2015) Geoffrey Bolton's "A Thousand Miles Away": origins, influence and impact. History Australia, 12 (3). pp. 7-29

Books

• Megarrity L (2022) Robert Philp and the Politics of Development. Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne
• Megarrity L (2018) Northern Dreams: the politics of northern development in Australia. Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Book Chapters

• Megarrity L (2022) The neglected north: Developing Northern Australia from the south since 1901. In: Lessons from History Leading historians tackle Australia�s greatest challenges. NewSouth, Sydney, NSW, Australia, pp. 314-331
• Megarrity L (2017) The regional and the local: Whitlam's 'quality of life' agenda. In: Making Modern Australia: The Whitlam Government's 21st Century Agenda. Australian History. Monash University Publishing, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, pp. 71-87

More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 30+ research outputs authored by Dr Lyndon Megarrity from 2015 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Finding Judith: Fiction, Family History and Unravelling the Past (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Northern Promise: North Queensland and the politics of northern development, from 1939 to 1969 (2023, PhD , External Advisor)