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VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARD WINNERS 2022
The 2022 Victorian Community History Awards were announced on Friday 21 October during History MonthThe 2022 Victorian Community History Awards ceremony was held at the Arts Centre for the first time in two years! Minister for Government Services Danny Pearson said, “The projects recognised today share the stories of Victoria’s past, helping us to better understand the communities we live in and their rich historical heritage. Congratulations to all award-winners for their outstanding work, and whose efforts ensure that Victoria’s diverse history lives on for generations to come.” #VCHA2022

What's on at the RHSV
MARKETING FORUMS
February 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmChristina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of basic marketing f...
Tour of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons & Museum (RHSV members only)
February 15 @ 10:15 am - 12:00 pmWe are delighted to offer RHSV members a tour of the The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) museum and building. Becaus...
CATALOGUING CLINICS 2023
February 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmJoin Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month is this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cat...
Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung histories in early colonial Melbourne: Country, Ancestors, and the management of newcomers
February 21 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmThis lecture is the 2nd RHSV Indigenous History Lecture which forms part of our annual Distinguished Lecturer Series. This lectu...

WELL BUILT: SIMMIE & CO MASTER BUILDERS
From 1 Feb - 30 Jun 2023 -
Curated by Dr Andrew Kilsby. Simmie & Co was a prominent & pioneering building company in Melbourne (1924-1978) and in Canberra (1926-1969). The founders were three Victorian brothers – William, Jock & George. Discover their story of courage and a willingness to take a risk, of the beginning of the capital city of Australia and the workers, the unsung heroes, who made it all happen.

Upcoming Victorian History Events
Book launch. Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping
February 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmIn 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sa...
Getting to Know Your Family History, Koo Wee Rup
February 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmThis is a series of talks on the third Thursday of the month, starting on 16th February 2023. Presented by Jane Rivett-Carnac, Pre...
St Kilda Presbyterian Church organ history and recital
February 18 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pmSt Kilda Historical Society invites you to join us to hear about its history and significance and experience the power and majesty...
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Remembering Melbourne + Melbourne Twenty Decades Bundle

The Brilliant Boy Doc Evatt and the Great Australian Dissent By Gideon Haigh

Vera Deakin and the Red Cross by Carole Woods

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