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2024 AGM + 2025 SGM – agenda and documentation

Dear Members We look forward to welcoming as many members as possible to the RHSV's Special General Meeting (SGM) and...

Introducing Claudia, our new Images Collection Officer

Welcome Claudia Donovan, the newest member of the RHSV team! She will be joining us mid-May to start her new...

Congratulations 2024 Victorian Community History Award winners

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards! We extend our heartfelt thanks for your...

Welcome Joanna and Oliver!

Our two newest staff members will be joining us next week. Oliver Sperlich, who will be filling a brand new...

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What's on at the RHSV

The rise of public health engineering in Victoria 1925-1940
May 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
The rise of public health engineering in Victoria 1925-1940: The Sewerage Districts’ Acts 1915, 1925 and 1928, and the consu...
Historical Society Network Leaders: Victoria-wide Conference and Networking Day 2025
May 23 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The RHSV is delighted to host an opportunity for leaders from the diverse historical society networks throughout Victoria to come ...
Guided Walking Tour of Historical Flagstaff Gardens
May 26 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Join expert tour guides from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria – the historical society for the City of Melbourne ...

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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

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Echoes of the 19th Century
July 15 @ 6:30 pm
Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting sounds of the 19th century with the Four Seasons String Quartet at the PM...
The Convent
September 23 @ 6:30 pm
Have you visited the Abbotsford Convent before? It is a beautiful place, its history, architecture, artistry, and food make it...
A Monumental Egyptian Tomb In Melbourne
October 14 @ 6:30 pm
Hidden within a suburban Melbourne cemetery lies a remarkable piece of Egyptian-inspired architecture: the tomb of David Syme, one...