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MELBOURNE MORGUE, PRINCES BRIDGE

Melbourne was growing fast in the 1850s. No longer a colonial outpost it had boomed into one of the leading...
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EXTENDED CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP HOURS AND MINI SECOND-HAND BOOK FAIR

Monday 25, Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 November Open until 7pm For these three days we’ll extend our bookshop hours for...
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RHSV SEEKS A NEW TREASURER

After 6+ years at the RHSV, our fabulous Treasurer Daniel Clements is standing down from the role. Daniel has moved...
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REMEMBER A LOCAL – ‘NAME A PLACE’ NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Do you know an unsung hero who has left a lasting legacy in the local history of your community? You...
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SECOND HAND BOOKFAIR & LATE HOURS FOR BOOKSHOP

Mon 25, Tue 26, Wed 27 November 5pm - 7pm

For 3 evenings in the run-up to Christmas we open our bookshop late and have a mini secondhand book fair where we offer Victorian and Australian history at great prices. Gift wrapping also available.

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What's on at the RHSV

  • CATALOGUING CLINICS 2024

    November 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cat...

  • LAUNCH: YARRA BIRRARUNG ARTISTS, WRITERS AND THE RIVER

    November 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and w...

  • WHEN AUSTRALIA WAS ALMOST FRENCH

    December 3 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    EVENT CANCELLED: Our deepest apologies but this event has been cancelled. Refunds have been sent to those who have already bought ...

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YARRA BIRRARUNG: ARTISTS, WRITERS AND THE RIVER

Curated by Dr Judith Buckrich. Designed by Daisy Searls. From 28 November 2024 to July 2025 - 28 November 2024 - July 2025

This exhibition is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers, the book explores how life has flourished on the river, including recreation, industry and land use, as well as infrastructure, natural history and social history.

Upcoming Victorian History Events

Featured Books

Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River by Dr Judith Buckrich

Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers, the book explores how life has...
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St Kilda 1841-1900: Movers and Shakers and Money-Makers by Carmel McKenzie

The wealthiest suburb in nineteenth-century Melbourne, ‘Aristocratic St Kilda’ gloried in its reputation as a bastion of privilege and power. This captivating exposé ushers you into the exclusive cliques...
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Granville Stapylton: Australia Felix 1836, second in command to Major Mitchell. By Gregory C. Eccleston

Assistant Surveyor Granville Stapylton’s intimate journal, written while serving as Second-in-Command in Major Mitchell’s expedition in ‘Australia Felix’, in 1836, is here published as a faithful transcription from the...
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