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Singing their songs at the Central Telegraph Office, Elizabeth St, early 1920s

Cheryl Griffin's latest story in CBD News has hit the streets: check it out here (scroll down to P20) Based...

Victorian Community History Awards Winners 2021 Announced

To watch the awards ceremony click here To read the winners and citations click here

RHSV seeking new Administration Officer

Our fabulous Adminstration Officer, Rebecca Toohey, is moving on to bigger and better things creating a big gap in our...

RHSV REOPENS ON FRIDAY 22nd OCTOBER

17th October 2021 With our Premier, Dan Andrews, announcing today that Victoria will be leaving lockdown on Friday 22nd October...

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VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS 2021 WINNERS

The headline event for History Month

We congratulate all the entrants, all the shortlisted and all the winners in the 2021 VCHA but we especially congratulate Alec Morgan, Tiriki Onus and Tom Zubrycki for their film Ablaze which won the Premier's History Award

Check out the VCHA 2021 winners here

What's on at the RHSV

LUNCH TIME MARKETING
November 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Social media has become the most influential and important virtual space to network, build a community, promote what you do, find ...
Soldier Settlement Schemes seminar via Zoom
November 11 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
We are delighted that Dr Charles Fahey has agreed to deliver this seminar on Soldier Settlement Schemes. The Soldier Settlement Sc...
The Largest Garage in Melbourne: Jas A Munro
November 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Largest Garage in Melbourne: Jas A Munro The RHSV is delighted to welcome Ian Berg to deliver a talk based on his wonde...
The Melbourne Socialite & The Turkish Diplomat
December 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
London, 1913: A wealthy young woman from a stately country home falls in love with and secretly marries a handsome young diplomat ...

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TALES FROM THE MACROBERTSON AIR RACES

Opens Thu 11 March 2021 - From 11 March to late September 2021

Curated by Noel Jackling, David Thompson and John McCulloch. To celebrate Victoria’s centenary in 1934, Macpherson Robertson sponsored a great air race from England to Melbourne. There were originally 20 entrants of which only 12 arrived in Melbourne. The British winning entrants took a whisker under 3 days, the last plane to arrive took some 4 months. This RHSV exhibition takes a close look at the entrants in the races (there were two races run concurrently – a speed race and a handicap race) including the Dutch entrant, the Uiver.

Upcoming Victorian History Events

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Trove for Beginners
November 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Discover how to use Trove, the National Library of Australia’s extensive online database. Trove is a National Library of Aus...
Through European eyes: the photography of Henry Christian (1886-1962)
November 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Kew Historical Society meeting and talk about the photography of Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) of landscapes in Kew and throu...
Clan Winter-Irving Gathering
October 15, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Clan Winter-Irving Gathering Note! Due to current outbreak of COVID + border closures, event has been rescheduled for 2022 ...