An annual award made by the Cairns Historical Society since 2005. Applicants for the Award should have spent several years researching and disseminating North Queensland history in the form of papers, newspaper items, journal articles, books, documentaries, photographic collections, exhibitions or a combination of these. The focus of the work should be on North Queensland history, taking in the area from a line Cardwell to Burketown and north to Torres Strait. The work should be mainly original and expand the knowledge of Far North Queensland history. The Award can be made to an individual or a group. Applicants do not have to live in North Queensland.
