Royal Australian Historical Society
History House at 133 Macquarie | |
| Founded | 1901 |
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| Founder | Andrew Houison Founding President |
| Type | Historical society; incorporated company limited by guarantee |
| ABN 91 000 027 654 | |
| Registration no. | ACN 000 027 654 |
| Location |
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Area served | Australia |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Australian History Society |
| Discipline | History |
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| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Journal and Proceedings, Australian Historical Society, Journal and Proceedings, Royal Australian Historical Society |
| History | 1901–present |
| Publisher | Royal Australian Historical Society (Australia) |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. R. Aust. Hist. Soc. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0035-8762 |
| LCCN | 77640195 |
| OCLC no. | 241448762 |
| Links | |
| Categories | History |
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| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publisher | Royal Australian Historical Society |
| First issue | 1988 |
| Country | Australia |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1031-9476 |
| OCLC | 19453778 |
The Royal Australian Historical Society, formerly 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.
It publishes the biannual academic journal Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society (JRAHS), which commenced as The Australian Historical Society Journal and Proceedings in 1901, which is the oldest historical journal in Australia, and a quarterly magazine called History: Magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society.