2006 Bruce McCormish Prize for Economic History

So begins the synopsis of Giblin's Platoon (ANU E Press, 2006) the book which has won the 2006 Bruce McComish Prize for Economic History for its three co-authors: Reader Dr William Coleman and Associate Professor Selwyn Cornish from the School of Economics at the Australian National University (ANU), and Dr Alf Hagger, an Honorary Research Associate of the School of Economics at the University of Tasmania. Mr Bruce McComish, who in 2002 established the Bruce McComish Fund for Economic History in the Trinity College Foundation, today presented the award to two of this year’s recipients during the Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History (APEBH) Conference at the University of Sydney. Dr Hagger was unable to attend the presentation. This is only the second time the McComish Prize has been awarded. Professor Simon Ville from the University of Wollongong won the inaugural Prize in 2003 for his history of the role of the stock and station agent in Australia. 2006 Bruce McComish Prize for Economic History