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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fantastic night launching the Exhibition Feeling the Unlived focusing on reflection on photographs, music and artistic responses to images of Bombay from the 1940s at the Australian Indian Community Centre.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Latest Pub out. Waldron, D., Larsen, A., & Magnuson, B. (2026). Student belonging during COVID-19 emergency remote learning: A case study from an Australian regional university. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 66(2). ajal.net.au/latest-issue/

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am delighted to support this evocative exhibition, which brings rare photographs of 1940s Bombay into dialogue with painting, music and stories of migration, memory and belonging in Australia. 3–4 October, 11.00 am–5.00 pm Australian Indian Community Centre, Rowville

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My article on the Stevenite Cult, also known as the New Lighters, of Ballarat, Creswick and Moyston is now out in print at Traces Magazine Australia Incidentally the villains I use in "William Bailey's Haunted Mansion" www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

So good to see your work in print :)

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Culloden Moor was fascinating and had a really first rare visitor's centre, crucial for a story so close to the Scottish national narrative. It dealt with a difficult and complex history really well.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Very chuffed to see my novel "One Last Quiet Morning" being long listed for the Hawkeye Manuscript development award. Hopefully one day this shall lead to publication. :-)

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Nice to see out in hardcopy now. Zeuschner, L., Leonard, Z., & Waldron, D. (2026). Fighting Back or Falling Short? The Limits of Self-Defence as Violence Prevention. Australian Feminist Studies, 41(128), 420–439. doi.org/10.1080/0816...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

On the radio today 3BA round 11:45 talking about the great flood of Ballarat in 1869.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Seeing the great set up at the Soldier's Hill Artist Collection this arvo for the Solstice exhibition launch. I contributed a short 12 line poem to accompany one of the artworks. In my case accompanying Kayden's artwork "Sven". First time for everything...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

With Zeb Leonard researching the impact of pseudo science on historical arson cases at Public Record Office Victoria

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Lovely evening at the launch of this year's Ballarat Heritage Festival

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Great to see my research brought to life for the Ballarat Heritage Festival, sharing diverse local histories — Indian hawkers, Sikh communities, African American civic life and the 1901 Chinese Arch. Special link: Francis Isiah Richardson was my colleague Zeb great-grandfather.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

My latest pub is out with the Journal of American Folklore. A review of the "Folklore of Devon" by Mark Norman. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaf/arti...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

After a few years we have finally finessed our Mari Lwyd tonight. Looks amazing.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

So proud to have contributed a chapter to this amazing anthology of Call of Cthulhu scenarios. My own work, the Witch's Bargain, is a piece of Folk Horror centered on the horrors of the Witch hunts of the English Civil War. drivethrurpg.com/product/5678...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Come see our book launch, work by students at Federation University showcasing student approaches to teaching and learning issues in global issues!!!

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

**The Goldrush Quartet** Four dark journeys into the haunted history of the Australian goldfields, now including my new Call of Cthulhu Gaslight scenario, Lamps for the Lost. Step into the lantern light. Something is waiting there. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Great day with talks at the Melton Heritage Festival today. Folk magic, herbal remedies and all sorts.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Lovely night out with Jasmine Littlejohn last night Dinner and drinks followed by seeing Gordi live at the Volta.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Deeply honoured to be invited to the Ballarat Sikh Community Gurdwara for Baisakhi tonight and humbled to receive a Golden Temple in recognition of support for Ballarat Sikh history through the Ballarat Heritage Festival project.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Really fun and cinematic game of Alien the Roleplaying game. Worked so well and captured the feel of the films beautifully

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I’m pleased to be speaking at Pride Writes for the Bendigo Pride Festival on 15 April, where I will join the Queer Goldfields panel discussion at Bendigo Trades Hall. bendigopridefestival.com.au/event/pride-...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Danger Down Under: Volume 2 is now live on DriveThruRPG! From banned films and illegal gambling dens to Depression-era politics, cryptid hunts and Melbourne cosmic horror, this is a great collection of distinctly Australian adventures. Find it here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

So lovely to see one's work finally in hardcopy. A very fun project with Jason Lee Feast of the Forest for Pendragon.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Jason Lee and I are very happy to announce our ARPIA nominated Pendragon scenario "Feast of the Forest" is now available in hardcopy Print on Demand www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Very excited to share that, thanks to the amazing work of Alex Guillotte, our new Call of Cthulhu scenario Lamps for the Lost has had a complete graphical update. Take a look here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Speaking here on the 16th of May www.victorianoccultconference.com

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

On a fascinating funded heritage project in local Ballarat and Western Victorian records, I can't reveal the details yet, I think will lead to some great activations in local events and history education.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Lamps for the Lost From David Waldron and co-writer, Reshmi Lehri-Roy, comes "Lamps for the Lost. A Call of Cthulhu Gaslight era scenario of Institutional Corruption, murder and supernatural revenge on the Goldfields of colonial Australia. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Some of the Thylacine display in Launceston. The story, I think best tools by Bob Paddle in his book "The Last Thylacine" is just an absolute tragedy.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Lovely walks at Cataract Ge9rge today on Launceston

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Some amazing, so called, witchmarks in Richmond Tasman8a Building is 1825.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Stunning views on a boat trip out around Tasman Island today with seals, dolphins and Albatross. With Jasmine Littlejohn

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Wildlife encounters with Pademelons and Tassie devils at the Unzoo. With Jasmine Littlejohn

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Fascinating dark history night tour last night at the Hobart Convict Penitentiary. With Jasmine Littlejohn

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Lovely day out at Salamanca Market

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

This is a very awesome ghost sign and throw back to 1890s patent medicines

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

At the top of Mt Wellington today

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Out for a walk today at cradle mountain.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Meet Yuletide all!!! Art by Jean Michel Coriou

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I was deeply humbled to be asked to deliver a keynote speech at the International Symposium on gender-based violence this past November, focusing on the legacy of gender-based violence within folklore and ghost stories, and the obligations it imposes on men of privilege, well essentially, like me.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Latest Academic publication is live. With Zeb Leonard and Lauren Zeuschner. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Project underway for early next year release. A Call of Cthulhu scenario exploring the experience of Indian migrants to Ballarat's goldrush in the mid 19th century. A fantastic and fun collaboration with my colleague Reshmi Lahiri-Roy.

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