Uncategorized Archives - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

A REGAL 115th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

August 23, 2024 - August 26, 2024 Rosemary Cameron

On Thursday evening, 22nd of August, the RHSV was fortunate to celebrate its 115th birthday at Government House at a soiree hosted by Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC who is patron-in-chief of the RHSV.

The Hon Sonya Kilkenny MP, Minister for Planning, was present and also delivered a speech, following that of the Governor. Emeritus Professor Richard Broome AM, the RHSV’s President was the final speaker of the evening.

It was a splendid evening and our deepest thanks go to the Governor.

SEEKING AN ADMINISTRATOR

July 24, 2024 - August 22, 2024 Rosemary Cameron

Sadly, our lovely Emily Maiolo is leaving the RHSV as she is finishing her librarian’s degree and is leaving administration behind and moving into a new profession.

So we are looking for a new Administration Officer full-time and permanent.

The full position description with selection criteria and how to apply can be found here.

Applications close
5pm (AEST) Tuesday 13 August 2024.
Interviews will be held soon after the closing date and we hope to confirm the appointment by late August 2024.

NAIDOC Week 7-14 July 2024

July 4, 2024 - July 24, 2024 rhsvadmin

The Royal Historical Society of Victoria welcomes the celebrations of NAIDOC week 7-14 July. The theme for this year is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud!’ which celebrates the importance of cultural resilience and identity among First Nations communities across Australia.

This theme is important in this year of the Yoorrook truth-telling Royal Commission, which has allowed First Nations Victorians to speak of the ongoing impact of colonisation. To learn more visit Home –

SEEKING AN ARCHIVIST

June 25, 2024 - August 22, 2024 Rosemary Cameron

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 30 July 2024.

The RHSV is looking for a part-time Archives Officer to work 2 days per week on two large heritage-focused collections.

We have received funding to employ an Archivist for 5 days per week for 3 years to catalogue these two large collections. The 5 days per week will be split between our current Gidleigh Archivist (3 days per week) and this new Archives Officer position which is 2 days per week.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS WITH LIBRARY SKILLS

February 29, 2024 - February 29, 2024 Rosemary Cameron

Librarian / Library Technician

Jillian Hiscock, our Collections Manager, is always looking for volunteers with library skills and experience. She says …

If you like order and making sure that items in a collection are findable, we are looking for volunteers familiar with library operations, as a librarian or library technician to work with and assist the Collections manager to :

Accession, catalogue and maintain collection records [books,

SAVE THE DATE: 18 + 19 May 2024 FOR RHSV’s REGIONAL SEMINAR WEEKEND IN MORTLAKE

February 6, 2024 - February 6, 2024 Rosemary Cameron

We are delighted that Mortlake & District Historical Society will be hosting our first regional seminar for 2024.

We will release the full program and booking details shortly.

In the meantime, why not plan a weekend, or longer, in the Western District?

Mortlake is an historic settlement which lies at the base of Mount Shadwell, an extinct volcano. The town, which has a large number of impressive bluestone buildings,

BOOKSHOP OPENS LATE FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

November 15, 2023 - January 10, 2024 Rosemary Cameron

On Monday 4 December, Tuesday 5 December and Wednesday 6 December 2023 the RHSV History Victoria Bookshop will stay open late for Christmas shopping.

The bookshop is stuffed to the gills with great books on every and all aspects of Victorian history – there is something for everyone.

We’ll be serving some Christmas cheer and there will be free wrapping service too. Come and join us.

Check out books on shipwrecks or crime.

RHSV CLOSED FOR MELBOURNE CUP DAY

November 6, 2023 - November 15, 2023 Rosemary Cameron

A reminder that the RHSV will be closed for Melbourne Cup Day.

We will also be closed for 2 weeks between Christmas and New Year – closing on Friday 22 December and reopening on Monday 8 January 2024.

For any emergencies whilst we are closed please phone 0400387877: Rosemary Cameron.

AGM

June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 Rosemary Cameron

We look forward to welcoming as many members as possible to the SGM and AGM. To register for the SGM or AGM or to record your apologies please click here. You can use the same link to book for the Weston Bate Oration.

On Tuesday evening, 27th June 2023 at 5pm the RHSV will be holding a Special General Meeting followed by its 113th Annual General Meeting at 5:15pm.

BIRCHIP REGIONAL SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS

May 22, 2023 - June 30, 2023 RHSV Marketing

The Birchip Regional Seminar last weekend (May 19th – 21st) was a great success!

The weekend began on Friday with a warm welcome from the Nullawil Historical Society Heritage Museum, where visitors were treated to a carefully curated display of their museum and collection, along with afternoon tea and a marvelous dinner attended by Helen Laffin and historical society representatives from as far as Geelong. The evening included an ‘overall positive’ discussion of the Nullawil Silo Art project,

RHSV SEEKS ARCHIVIST

February 13, 2023 - March 8, 2023 Rosemary Cameron

The RHSV is seeking a part-time Archivist to work on project for 89 days, across 2023.

In late 2022 the RHSV took ownership of a large social history collection, the Jones Collection. It is a wide-ranging, deeply rich collection that documents a century of one family’s life in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg from the 1920s as well as from earlier generations. Its significance centres around the unusual survival of a relatively intact collection relating to the day-to-day lives of a family of modest means,

RHSV CLOSED FROM 12PM FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER

December 13, 2022 - January 16, 2023 Rosemary Cameron

The RHSV will close for 2 weeks over the Christmas / New Year period.

We close on Friday 23 December at 12 noon and reopen on Monday 9th January.

Bookshop – order on-line before Friday 16th of December for delivery by Christmas or by Wednesday 21st December if you opt for Express Post. Click and collect or just browsing the bookshop at 239 A’Beckett St is available until 12 noon on Friday 23 December.

QUEEN VIC MARKET: NOW IT’S “PODS”

September 19, 2022 - September 20, 2022 rhsvadmin

The next stage in the seemingly endless attempt to rob the Queen Victoria Market of its character and role as a traditional fresh food market has surfaced. Following the approval of a 21 storey building at 432-450 Queen Street, the City of Melbourne has applied to Heritage Victoria to use half the historic 1878 fruit and vegetable sheds (A-E) for hospitality, loading docks and a fenced-off area for storage. Further, the application requests the addition of modified shipping containers or ‘pods’ 2.4m wide by 2.6m high and either 3m or 6m long ‘painted monochromatically in one of three colours: cream,

RHSV seeks BOOKKEEPER

April 20, 2022 - May 3, 2022 Rosemary Cameron

The RHSV is looking to appoint a new book-keeper as soon as possible. We’d like the new book-keeper to start by Monday 9th May 2022.

We are seeking a motivated, experienced, part-time book-keeper to work in a small team. Life is never dull or repetitive at the RHSV and this position would suit someone who has worked in small business.

Although we are small, the RHSV is a complex organisation in terms of the range of activities in which we are involved.

Victorian Community History Awards Winners 2021 Announced

October 27, 2021 - November 24, 2021 rhsvadmin

To watch the awards ceremony click here

To read the winners and citations click here