Recent News
ROBUR TEA HOUSE: APPEAL AGAINST DEVELOPMENT REFUSAL
VALE GORDON MOFFATT AM
NEW RHSV HISTORIAN-IN-RESIDENCE
OPPOSITION TO NEW QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET PROPOSAL
Spotlight
VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN
For projects coming to fruition between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023We are thrilled that the VCHA have retained their funding for 2023 and are open for applications. We thank all our members and friends for their impressive and intelligent advocacy engaging with their local Members of Parliament and Minister Danny Pearson, Department of Government services over the last 3 months. The Minister, Danny Pearson, really fought hard to get these awards funded. Our heartfelt thanks to the Minister and his hard-working staff.
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What's on at the RHSV
Off the Drawing Board, a National Archives of Australia seminar
October 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmFor History Month, the National Archives of Australia are partnering once again with the RHSV to present, Off the Drawing Board, w...
MARKETING FORUMS
October 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmChristina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of marketing for his...
CURATOR’S TOUR OF GARRYOWEN’S MELBOURNE WITH DR LIZ RUSHEN
October 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmTHIS EVENT HAS BOOKED OUT BUT THERE IS ANOTHER SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER AT 2PM. BOOK HERE Historian Dr Liz Rushen will ta...
TRIVIA AU GO-GO
October 13 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pmAndrew Lemon is once again going to put us to the test. So, fancy yourself a bit of a history buff? Of course you do! Time to get ...
Acknowledgement
- Detail from painting by William Barak, RHSV Collection
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the Royal Historical Society of Victoria currently stands, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, their Elders past and present, and those young people destined to become leaders.
GARRYOWEN'S MELBOURNE
Curated by Dr Liz Rushen. Designed by Marianna Berek-Lewis 5678 Design. From 13 July 2023 - March 2024 -
See Melbourne through Garryowen’s eyes – the people and places of early Melbourne. Garryowen’s Melbourne brings to life many of the characters and buildings in early Melbourne. The exhibition incorporates lively descriptions taken from Garryowen’s (Edmund Finn’s) Chronicles of Early Melbourne: historical, anecdotal and personal 1835 to 1852 published in 1888 set alongside images from the collection of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
Upcoming Victorian History Events
Making Public Histories: Australia’s Broken Years?
September 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmHistory Council of Victoria Presents – Making Public Histories: Australia’s Broken Years? Historian Joan Beaumont’s ...
The Real Gold Diggers of Labassa
September 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmLabassa mansion was built on gold. Some residents made their fortune with a pick and shovel; others like Cobb & Co. owner Mr R...
Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea
October 1 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmThe Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of ...
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Remembering Melbourne + Melbourne Twenty Decades Bundle
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