1999
Simpson Prize
Winners
A competition administered by the History Teachers’ Association of Australia
1999 WINNING ENTRIES
The eight winners of the Simpson Prize travelled to Turkey with two teachers and staff from the Australian War Memorial. They, together with the eight runners-up students and eight HTAA representatives, also spent two days in Canberra participating in a program on 22-23 February 1999.
Read the winning essays by clicking on the student names below.
| SUMMARY OF WINNING STUDENTS | ||
| ACT | ELEANOR JENKIN | CANBERRA C.E.G.G.S. |
| NSW | LACHLAN FOY | SHORE SCHOOL (S.C.E.G.S.) |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY | JOSH FERGIE | NIGHTCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL |
| QUEENSLAND | JASON MORRISON | MALANDA STATE HIGH SCHOOL |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA | NIKKI MACOR | WILDERNESS SCHOOL |
| TASMANIA | CHRISTINE HOPKINS | THE FRIENDS' SCHOOL |
| VICTORIA | DAN VO | PARADE COLLEGE |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA | RUTH MCKENZIE | NARROGIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
SUMMARY OF RUNNERS-UP |
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| ACT | RACHEL POLDY | CANBERRA HIGH SCHOOL |
| NSW | THOMAS WEBB | WAGGA WAGGA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY | REBECCA GLASS | ST JOHN’S COLLEGE |
| QUEENSLAND | KATHRYN STOLARCHUK | ST HILDA’S SCHOOL |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA | TOM FARRANT | PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE |
| TASMANIA | CAROLINA BURGESS-LOWE | MT CARMEL COLLEGE |
| VICTORIA | LAURA VANGELISTA | MONTMORENCY SECONDARY COLLEGE |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA | CATHERINE VENN | ST HILDA’S ANGLICAN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS |