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Spotlight
FREE SECULAR COMPULSORY
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORIAN EDUCATION ACT 1872, CONFERENCE 2022Our past informs our present and our future. Our education system shapes our society. The way we are taught, the way we learn—these questions have always been sharply debated. This unique two-day conference offers an impressive range of expert historians and educationists who will share their reflections on Victoria’s education system since the passing of the Education Act in 1872. The program is built around the three key elements : Free, Secular and Compulsory. What did that mean then, and what does it mean now? At the end of each session there will be panel discussions and audience questions. Register now for zoom or in-person. Numbers are limited.
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What's on at the RHSV
Off the Drawing Board, a National Archives of Australia presentation
October 17 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 amA History Month event: Did you know that the National Archives’ Victoria office holds over 5,000 architectural drawings of publi...
MARKETING 101
October 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmChristina Browning, our RHSV Marketing Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the RHSV – and not just in social media. Ch...
Emerging Historians Showcase
October 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmEach year, the Professional Historians Association (VIC & TAS) and the RHSV partner to present this eagerly awaited event which sh...
Seeds of Concrete Progress: Grain Elevators and Technology Transfer between America and Australia
October 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmModern concrete silos and grain elevators are a persistent source of interest and fascination for architects, industrial archaeolo...
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.
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
An exhibition – Glen Eira Historical Society 50 years 1972-2022
September 1 @ 10:00 am - October 23 @ 4:00 pmSince its formation in 1972 the Glen Eira Historical Society has collected over 5000 items; documents, photographs, ephemera, maps...
Eltham Courthouse Restoration
October 6 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 amBuilt in 1860, the Eltham Courthouse is the oldest public building remaining in the Shire of Nillumbik. In 2021, a restoration pro...
Who Do We Think We Are
October 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmA show celebrating the diversity of U3A Melbourne City’s members: from first nation, through first fleet, convicts and early set...
Featured Books
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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