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DEMOLITION OF 1864 GREAT WESTERN HOTEL
RHSV Condemns DecisionLast drinks called at the Great Western Hotel. The beloved 158-year-old watering hole in King St officially closed its doors on May 29th. Current owners, the Argo Group, plan to build a 23-storey office tower, as part of a $95 million redevelopment.

What's on at the RHSV
WRITING LOCAL HISTORY WORKSHOP
August 20 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pmAll-day workshops for Victorians interested in writing local history. Participants will: gain new perspectives on local history di...
Hugh Anderson, historian
August 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmWe are delighted that Professor Frank Bongiorno will be delivering the inaugural RHSV Hugh Anderson Lecture, a new addition to our...
Portable Buildings talk, briefing & lunch
August 24 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmThis briefing session, talk & lunch is an invitation-only event. Invitations have been sent to all historical societies which ...
Cataloguing Clinics 2022
August 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It ...

KALEIDOSCOPE
Opens Wed 30 Mar 2022 - From 31 March to December 2022
Curated by Cheryl Griffin and designed by Katrin Strohl. Women have always played a pivotal role in the RHSV's long history however their achievements are rarely spotlighted. This splendid exhibition highlights just 50 of those women who have helped shape and nurture community history in Victoria through the RHSV.

Upcoming Victorian History Events
School of Historical and Philosophical Studies Fellows & Associates Annual Research Day
August 12 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmOn Friday 12 August, the SHAPS Fellows & Associates will hold their first Research Day since 2019. RHSV members are invited to att...
The Emperor Gold Mine, Fiji, by Lee Spencer
August 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmAn invitation from The Australasian Mining History Association to join in their next ZOOM talk. The Emperor Gold Mine, Fiji: Mine...
Eltham Historical Society meeting: Photographs of John Henry (Harry) Clark
August 13 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmA prominent photographer in the early days of Eltham was John Henry (Harry) Clark. At the regular Eltham & District Historical Soc...
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Remembering Melbourne + Melbourne Twenty Decades Bundle

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