A History Month event: Did you know that the National Archives’ Victoria office holds over 5,000 architectural drawings of public buildings across Victoria? Dating back as early as the 1850s, the drawings document not only famous Melbourne landmarks, but also humbler suburban and rural facilities, such as local post offices and drill halls. This makes these drawings an invaluable resource for anyone researching local history and heritage.

Christina Browning, our RHSV Marketing Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the RHSV - and not just in social media. Christina started her working life as a journalist before seguing into marketing. The forums are low-key and they not recorded. You can bring your questions and problems and you can also ask Christina to
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Each year, the Professional Historians Association (VIC & TAS) and the RHSV partner to present this eagerly awaited event which showcases some of the fresh and exciting work being undertaken by emerging historians. 
In 2022 the emerging historians we'll be showcasing include: Sarah Craze "The Battle to Play Sport on Sunday in Camberwell', Portia Dilena "The Albury Study Centre of the RCAE and feminism in 1970s Albury-Wodonga"and
Nicola Dobinson "British-Iranian Diplomacy in the 1970s: Insights from a History of Emotions Approach".

The RHSV is hosting a workshop for teachers of VCE Australian History. Leading classroom teachers, textbook writers and educators, including Bill Lewis, James Jacobs, Jo Leech, Erin Crook, Richard Broome, Graeme Davison and Rosalie Triolo will speak and participate in teacher Q & A and discussions of each Study Design. PROGRAM         
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Free monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It is a relaxed gathering of people who are finding their way through the intricacies of cataloguing material in historical collections which, as we all know, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.

Literary magazine editors used to be rather imperial in style, exercising a great deal of influence in what has always been a rather restricted field: literary culture. Clem Christesen and Stephen Murray-Smith projected real authority as they fought the cultural and political battles of the day.

Free monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It is a relaxed gathering of people who are finding their way through the intricacies of cataloguing material in historical collections which, as we all know, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.

Recently the RHSV took part in Open House Melbourne which concentrated our minds on the history and architecture of our home, the Australian Army Medical Corps Drill Hall which was built, like so many others in 1938 in the build-up to WWII. The building's history, its original purpose and its architecture are inextricably linked.  And who better to explain those connections than Mike O'Brien? Mike will be addressing Drill Halls in general - what is drill? what happens in drill halls? 

Christina Browning, our new RHSV Marketing Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the RHSV - and not just in social media. Christina started her working life as a journalist before seguing into marketing. The forums are low-key and they not recorded. You can bring your questions and problems and you can also ask Christina
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112th RHSV RECONVENED  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING   AGENDA Friday 23 December 2022 at 10:00am To be held as an online live meeting with attendance by Zoom   1. Welcome and acknowledgement of country 2. Attendance and apologies 3. To receive and consider the Financial Statements for the year ended 31  December 2021 (as attached) 4. Meeting closed
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