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SUMMARY:Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Victoria’s centenary in 1934\, Macpherson Robertson sponsored a great air race from England to Melbourne. There were originally 20 entrants of which only 12 arrived in Melbourne. The British winning entrants took a whisker under 3 days\, the last plane to arrive took some 4 months.\nThe Royal Historical Society of Victoria is mounting an exhibition which takes a close look at the entrants in the races (there were two races run concurrently – a speed race and a handicap race) including the Dutch entrant\, the Uiver. The Uiver (stork) is the most famous of the entries even though it came second. It was forced by bad weather to make an emergency landing in Albury where the locals used the town’s lights to spell A L B U R Y in morse code and then created a make-shift aerodrome on the racetrack using car headlights to con the plane down. Macpherson Robertson always maintained that the Uiver\, a commercial KLM flight that went to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies with a little extra hop to Australia\, came closest to his ideal as Robertson sponsored the race to encourage commercial flight not speed. \nThe first aircraft to finish was the De Havilland DH-88 Comet Grosvenor House\, a specially- designed racing aircraft flown by Charles W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black. Both pilots were much feted in Melbourne. Photos show a handsome pair being mobbed by thousands. The adulation didn’t last\, Campbell Black was killed by a plane propeller just 2 years later and Scott suicided. \nHarold Brook was the pilot with the least experience – barely the minimum 100 hours. He had a paying passenger\, the 28-year old Miss Ella Lay\, who knitted her way to Australia. She was a pilot herself and the only woman to travel the full race distance from Mildenhall in England to Melbourne. Ella stayed on in Melbourne\, took up nursing\, and in 1941 enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the very building where the exhibition is being held (the former Army Medical Corps Drill Hall). Ella died in 2005\, aged 99. The Times printed her obituary. \nThe race generated many more fabulous stories including C. J. “Jimmy” Melrose who at 21 was the youngest pilot and one of the few Australians. Jimmy was funded by his mother and his De Havilland Puss Moth was christened My Hildergarde in her honour. He too died\, too young\, just two years later in a plane crash. \nThe last plane to arrive was piloted by Ray Parer and Godfrey Hemsworth and funded by New Guinea miners. Another entry was owned by well-known Australian pioneer aviator Horrie Miller who at the time was managing director of MacRobertson-Miller Aviation. He engaged James Wood and Don Bennett to fly the race however they came unstuck in Aleppo. As Bennett wrote in his autobiography\, they “… hit the ground with a fair wallop and the undercarriage collapsed; down she went and the nose went in as we whipped over on our back. I was in the tail of the machine and my velocity from one end of the cabin to the other was remarkable. Even more astounding was the degree of “concertina-ing” of my body which took place at the far end.” That was the end of their race.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/tales-from-the-macrobertson-international-air-races/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Launch of exhibition: Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
DESCRIPTION:Emeritus Professor Richard Broome AM FRHSV and the Council of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria have much pleasure in inviting our members and friends to the launch of our exhibition\, \nTales from the MacRobertson International Air Races\nwith\nMr Richard Mendelsohn\, Honorary Consul\, Kingdom of the Netherlands\nMr Richard Champion de Crespigny AM \nCurators: Mr Noel Jackling OAM\, Dr David Thompson FRHSV\, Mr John McCulloch \nIn October 1934 a great air-race was planned from London to Flemington\, Melbourne. From a field of 20 planes just 12 arrived. The winner took a whisker under 3 days; the last entrant arrived in February 1935. The best known tale is of the Dutch plane\, Uiver\, which made an emergency landing in Albury during a wild storm; the locals used the town’s lights to flash morse code to the plane and then lit the race-track\, a make-shift aerodrome\, with their car-headlights. Flight was one of the last frontiers and all the tales are unashamedly romantic and full of derring-do. \nPlease note that because of COVID we are restricted in the number of people who can attend this event and only people who have RSVPed will be allowed entry. Wearing of masks\, electronic record keeping and sanitising of hands on arrival is mandatory.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/launch-of-exhibition-tales-from-the-macrobertson-international-air-races/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:BOOK FAIR
DESCRIPTION:We have been forced to delay the Book Fair because of the latest lockdown. The updated dates appear below. \nEvery year the RHSV hosts a fabulous second-hand history book fair where we sell history books of every imaginable genre. Victorian and Australian history dominate but you’ll find biographies and memoirs\, military history\, art history\, natural history\, classics\, children’s books\, political and social history\, literary history etc \nThere wasn’t a book fair in 2020 so the Drill Hall is bursting at the seams with accumulated donations of books from members and friends: professional and professorial libraries being downsized\, private\, public and educational libraries deaccessioning and old books making way for new. Books are priced to go – we don’t want any books left behind! A COVID silver-lining has to be that everyone Marie-Kondo’ed their libraries in 2020 and we’ve benefited. \nAt the 2021 Book Fair we are honoured to offer the Les Blake Collection for sale. Leslie Bamford James Blake\, O.B.E.\, B.A. Melb.\, M.Ed. Melb.\, F.A.C.E.\, F.R.S.H.V.\, F.I.B.A. was born at Bendigo (Vic.) on 5 March 1913 and died 4 June 1987 at Karingal. A long-time member of the Victorian Education Department\, during which he was an Inspector of Schools (1958-1972)\, and official historian of the Department (1966-1974)\, after which he became Victoria’s State Historian. He made major contributions to the Australian Dictionary of Biography and served in the Australian Army Signal Corps of the A.I.F. during WWII. He was President of the R.H.S.V. from 1966-1971 and Foundation President of the Western Victorian Association of historical Societies (1963-1964). \nThe Book Fair is open to the public however it kicks off with a Members-only night on Thursday 25th Feb from 5pm – 8pm. The fair then remains open to the public on Friday 26th\, Saturday 27th February and Monday 1st March (9am – 5pm except Saturday which is 10am – 4pm).
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/book-fair-2/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:History Writers' Group with Cheryl Griffin
DESCRIPTION:The History Writers’ Group is for RHSV members only. It is led by Dr Cheryl Griffin and meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 11:30am – 1pm. These events are hybrid – some people choose to meet at the RHSV and others choose to Zoom in. The capacity of the group is flexible. When we set this group up in early 2020 it was capped at 15 however\, with some Zooming in\, we can increase the cap slightly. It is not a group where you can dip in or out – it really requires commitment to the full year to achieve the most and build rapport and trust within the group. \nThis is a very interactive group which shares information and assists each other with problems they have encountered in their history writing. There are the occasional guest speakers.  Cheryl is not only a respected historian but also a splendid teacher. Her own writing is delightful and she has the rare skill of making history personal and engaging. \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/history-writers-group-with-cheryl-griffin/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gordon Moffatt Room\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:In the Name of the Theatre now by ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:This event will now be a Zoom event as we will be in lockdown again. As a Zoom event it will be free-of-charge and those who have already bought tickets will be refunded. My profound apologies to those who were looking forward to coming back to the Drill Hall for an event – I do hope we can meet in person again soon but its not to be this time. We will email the Zoom link to those attending 24 hours prior to the event. \nWe are delighted that Dr Cheryl Threadgold will be presenting a lecture based on her award-winning history\, In the Name of Theatre. The History\, Culture and Voices of Amateur Theatre in Victoria\, to kick off our lecture series in 2021. The lecture will start at 6pm and we will be serving drinks prior to that from 5:30pm. \nHannie Rayson wrote\, “Her sumptuous book\, In the Name of Theatre\, is a kind of encyclopaedia of the Victorian stage. From the early colonial settlement when entertainment included the viewing of executions or dissections of bodies of the executed\, amateur theatre has come a long way. \nIn the Name of Theatre documents amateur companies from across the state. The Dunolly Theatre Company is here\, along with the Colac Players\, Ferntree Gully’s 1812 Theatre\, the Frankston Theatre Group\, and 147 other groups. All of them created by the sweat and passion of their members. The Mildura group\, for example\, was formed in 1946 by local teachers to present touring performances by Melbourne’s Little Theatre. The founding group worked so hard that the company soon had the skills and the passion to stage productions of its own. \nThe book entertains us with a cavalcade of writers\, directors\, performers\, designers\, set builders\, technicians\, judges\, critics and musos. It is a generous celebration of the ways in which theatre has been the making of so many of us—giving us the courage\, confidence and sometimes the spirit of defiance to be ourselves. You’ll meet some inspiring theatre-makers along the way\, like the amateur playwright Cenarth Fox\, whose plays have been performed in 43 countries. And the veteran performer\, writer and director Eileen Nelson—an astonishingly generous theatre-maker. \nThis book is a celebration of and for theatre lovers across Victoria. It is lit by an inner passion which all of us share.” \nThe citation for this book which won the 2020 Collaborative Community History Award states\, “In his introduction to this book\, Frank Van Straten\, doyen of Melbourne’s theatre history\, writes that amateur theatre with its infectious enthusiasm and ‘homely\, intimate venues’ creates a ‘special form of magic’. It’s this magic that Cheryl Threadgold captures in her book. The colourful cover invites the reader to explore successive periods of amateur theatre in Victoria and reflect on the many people involved in a single production. Numerous famous players\, such as Zoe Caldwell\, have started careers in amateur theatre. \nThe great strength of this book is the second part\, which features representatives of about 150 musical and non-musical amateur companies across Victoria. These theatre enthusiasts\, from Bairnsdale\, Castlemaine\, Dunolly\, Maffra\, and Swan Hill to the many suburbs of Melbourne\, discuss their companies’ history and a cavalcade of productions. Cheryl Threadgold\, herself a longtime participant in aspects of amateur theatre\, conveys a rich community theatrical culture\, usually overshadowed by sport\, in this wonderful collaborative project.”
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/in-the-name-of-the-theatre/
LOCATION:RHSV Officers’ Mess Upstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:A G M Michell\, Australia's greatest engineer?
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Engineering Heritage Victoria the RHSV is delighted to offer this Zoom event with Stephen Phillip (based in London). \nAnthony George Maldon (AGM) Michell was undoubtedly one of the greatest Australian engineers. A prolific inventor\, he is best known for his tilting pad thrust bearing. It remains one of the greatest inventions in lubrication science\, and revolutionised ship propulsion – without it\, modern shipping would not be possible. \nThis talk reveals the story of Michell’s fascinating life and astonishing achievements\, and the motivations of the man behind the inventions. It weaves engineering and technology into the history of the early twentieth century. Michell made significant contributions to Australia’s proud engineering heritage\, and is truly one of our unsung heroes. \nStephen Phillip is a mechanical engineer and has an extensive career in product development. Originally from Melbourne\, he is currently living in the UK. His fascination with Michell began while he was a student at Melbourne University. He was surprised to discover that a comprehensive biography of Michell did not exist\, so decided to write one himself. \nThis event will be chaired by Matthew Churchward who is a mechanical engineer and a Senior Curator\, Engineering & Transport\, at Museum Victoria\, where he has been part of the curatorial staff since 1994. Amongst his research interests are the history of Australian engineering\, manufacturing\, mining and transport infrastructure. One of his key curatorial achievements over the past 20 years\, has been the development of an extensive collection of over 65\,000 items of trade literature documenting technological products manufactured and marketed by thousands of Australian companies from the late 19th century. He was been involved for the past 30 years in researching Victoria’s mining history\, concentrating particularly on the impacts of technology and interpretation of historic mining landscapes. \nZoom details are sent 24 hours before the event to all those who have registered.  \nImage of Michell Thrust bearing courtesy of Museums Victoria.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/a-g-m-michell-australias-greatest-engineer/
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SUMMARY:THE GOOD GIRL SONG PROJECT: The Patrons' Parlour
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this is not a Zoom event but will be held live\, in the Drill Hall in our downstairs gallery which is fully accessible. All COVID19 restrictions and cautions will be observed.  \nThe RHSV is thrilled to host an event by our friends\, the Good Girl Song Project. For those of you fortunate to attend Liz Rushen’s book launch for her book\, John Marshall: Shipowner\, Lloyd’s refromer and emigration agent\, earlier this year in the Drill Hall\, you will have heard a glorious performance from Penny Larkin\, a member of The Good Girl Project. \nThis soirée is the first in a series\, The Patrons’ Parlour\, which is designed to build support for their production\, Voyage.  It will be an evening of fine entertainment and light refreshments. \nYou can RSVP through the button below or by emailing thegoodgirlsongproject@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\nVOYAGE’ IS A UNIVERSAL JOURNEY STORY COMBINING AUSTRALIAN HISTORY AND NEW AUSTRALIAN SONGWRITING THAT SPEAKS TO THE UNKNOWN HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe show places itself in Australia’s complex colonial past. In the midst of convict boats arriving each week from Britain\, a different cargo leaves for Australia. On board are 287 single and free women. They have been promised good wages\, good work and good marriage prospects in the new colony but to claim their new life they must first survive the voyage and then the colony.\nThis semi-staged ‘folksical’ sits somewhere between ballad opera and song cycle. The crystal clear song-writing incorporates both original and well-loved traditional folk tunes and showcases a fresh female perspective of an early Australian immigration story. The work is written by Helen Begley and based on the academic research of Dr Elizabeth Rushen.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/the-good-girl-song-project-the-patrons-parlour/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Observatory: OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE
DESCRIPTION:Join the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and Walk in St Kilda Rd & Environs\, co-presenters of this event\, along with the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV) and others\, discussing the historical role and outstanding universal value of the magnificent Melbourne Observatory and its potential for UNESCO World Heritage listing nomination. \nPlease note that this is not a Zoom event but happening in real space at the Drill Hall. All guidelines and rules regarding control of COVID19 will be observed. The event is free-of-charge but\, sadly\, we will not be able to serve afternoon tea\, as is our usual practice\, due to COVID restrictions. This event will be held on the ground floor of the Drill Hall which is fully accessible. \nSpeakers include: \nProf. the Hon Barry Jones\, AC\, was Australia’s longest serving Science Minister\, and\, in Paris was UNESCO Executive Board member and Vice President of the World Heritage Committee; \nAssoc. Prof Don Garden OAM\, President\, Federation of Australian Historical Societies; Immediate past President\, Royal Historical Society of Victoria; \nA representative from National Trust of Australia (Vic) (by video); \nDr Barry Clark\, the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV); \nDr Jackie Watts\, former Councillor\, the City of Melbourne; \nMr Steven Avery\, Executive Director\, Heritage Victoria (by video) \nMs Bea McNicholas (organiser)\, Director\, Walk in St Kilda Rd & Environs. \nMelbourne Observatory\, from its inception in 1863 continues to be highly regarded internationally as a wonderful place of science and astronomical observation\, outstanding cultural heritage and inspiration. The Astronomical Society of Victoria has maintained a close connection with Melbourne Observatory since 1922\, keeping it functioning from 1945. \nWalk in St Kilda Rd & Environs is supported by Planet Ark. \n(Photos below from top to bottom: Jackie Watts\, Barry Clark\, Barry Jones\, Don Garden\, Bea McNicholas) \n        \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/melbourne-observatory-outstanding-universal-significance/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Amanda Scardamaglia discusses her Victorian Premier's History Award winning book
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that Amanda Scardamaglia will be able to join RHSV members and friends to discuss the research behind her book\, Printed on Stone The Lithographs of Charles Troedel. This book is the first to document the visual history of print advertising in Australia and in so doing provides a valuable illustrated social history of Australia. \nCharles Troedel (1835–1906) was a master printer and lithographer\, and the face behind the production of most of Australia’s early advertising posters\, product labels\, and other print ephemera\, as well as the iconic Melbourne Album. Troedel’s catalogue of lithographs trace the production and evolution of nineteenth century commerce and culture—in the home\, at the bar\, in health\, hygiene and housework\, with fashion and style and in leisurely pursuits—defining the legal categories under which this content was protected and the way advertising came to be regulated. \nA history such as this is only possible because of the well-preserved archive documenting the work of Charles Troedel and his firm Troedel & Co. This archive includes the corporate records of Troedel’s printing business spanning over a century\, and nearly 10\,000 copies of print specimens produced by the company\, which were donated by the firm to the State Library of Victoria in 1968. The author of the book\, Dr Amanda Scardamaglia\, has meticulously researched this archive as a State Library Victoria \nTo read the Judges’ citation for the Victorian Premier’s History Award click here. \nThe Author\nDr Amanda Scardamaglia is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Swinburne Law School. Her area of research is intellectual property law with a special focus on empirical and historical studies in trade mark law\, branding and advertising. She is author of the book Colonial Australian Trade Mark Law: Narratives in Lawmaking\, People\, Power and Place (Australian Scholarly Publishing\, 2015). Amanda was a State Library of Victoria Creative Fellow in 2015–2016. \nZoom details \n5:30PM (AEDT) Monday 30 November\, 2020 \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82567782750?pwd=b3QwaUludW1rWm01Z090VGlnbkZlQT09 \nMeeting ID: 825 6778 2750 \nPasscode: 580839
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SUMMARY:CATALOGUING CLINIC
DESCRIPTION:Our last cataloguing clinic for 2020\, with our Collections Manager\, Jillian Hiscock\, is being held this week.  \nThese are informal get-togethers\, through Zoom\, where Jillian tackles all your tricky questions about cataloguing. The clinics run for 1 hour and anyone involved in cataloguing can join in.  \nZoom log-in details for Cataloguing Clinic:  \n10am – 11am\, Thur 26 November\, 2020 (AEDT) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85092963615?pwd=NXV4ODFIUVJ1QnREYnY3VXd1K0NuUT09 \nMeeting ID: 850 9296 3615\nPasscode: 358087 \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinic-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201113T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20201009T124310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T065347Z
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SUMMARY:General Sir Peter Cosgrove interviewed by Emeritus Professor Richard Broome
DESCRIPTION:The RHSV is thrilled to invite our members and friends to join our President\, Richard Broome\, in a Zoom conversation with General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd)\, one of Australia’s most significant public figures who has spent a life-time making history. Dr Andrew Lemon will be chairing this event. \n\nPeter Cosgrove was born in Sydney in 1947. The son of a soldier\, he attended Waverley College in Sydney and graduated in 1968 from the Royal Military College\, Duntroon. Early in his military career\, he fought in Vietnam\, commanding a rifle platoon. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1971 for his performance and leadership during an assault on enemy positions. \nIn 1972\, he served as Aide de Camp to Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck. He returned to regimental life as second in command of a Company\, rising to Adjutant then Company Commander in the Army’s 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR)\, then 5/7 RAR in Holsworthy\, Sydney. Subsequent appointments included a period as a tactics instructor at the Army’s Infantry Centre in Singleton\, New South Wales; a year’s study at the United States Marine Corps Staff College in Quantico\, USA; extended periods of duty in the United Kingdom and India; and command of 1 RAR. He was appointed a Member in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service in command in 1983-84. \nPeter Cosgrove came to national attention in 1999 when\, as Commander of the International Task Force East Timor (INTERFET)\, he was responsible for overseeing that country’s transition to independence. For his leadership in this role he was promoted to Companion in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AC). \nPromoted to Lieutenant General\, he was appointed Chief of Army in 2000. After further promotion to General\, he served as Chief of the Defence Force from 2002 to 2005. He retired from the Australian Defence Force in 2005. Subsequently\, he accepted positions on several boards\, including QANTAS\, Cardno and the Australian Rugby Union. He was appointed by the Queensland Government to lead the taskforce rebuilding communities in the Innisfail region following the devastation caused by Cyclone Larry in 2006. From 2007 to 2012\, he chaired the Council of the Australian War Memorial\, and served as Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University from 2010 until early 2014. \nOn 25 March 2014\, General Cosgrove became a Knight in the Order of Australia when he was sworn in as Governor-General (2014-2019). As Governor-General he travelled far and wide\, supporting Australians in times of crisis\, sadness\, joy or celebration\, representing us on the world stage with humour\, intelligence and a force of personal magnetism that was felt by everyone from prime ministers to presidents. \nWhen he retired in July 2019\, it was as one of the most beloved and respected governors-general in Australia’s history. \nGeneral Sir Peter Cosgrove has now written his memoir\, You Shouldn’t Have Joined … (an expression much used during his days as a soldier). His memoir allows us an incredible insight into the role and world of Australia’s Governor-General. He was there as two prime ministers were toppled by their own party. He was there through disasters both natural and man-made\, such as the destruction of MH17. You Shouldn’t Have Joined … is a true reflection of the man himself\, filled with intelligence\, forthrightness\, compassion and a brilliant eye for a telling anecdote. \n\n\nTICKETS TO EVENT AND SIGNED COPIES\n\nThis is a ticketed event and the cost is $10 per person or\n\nIf you purchase a signed copy of General Sir Peter Cosgrove’s memoir\, You Shouldn’t Have Joined\, at the RRP $49.99\, your ticket is included and postage is free-of-charge.\n\nZoom log-in details will be emailed to all ticket-holders and book-buyers 24 hours prior to the event.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/general-sir-peter-cosgrove-interviewed-by-emeritus-professor-richard-broome/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201105T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201105T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20201010T074340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201010T074340Z
UID:10000108-1604570400-1604574000@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Into the past: RHSV volunteer morning tea when we remember our childhood holidays
DESCRIPTION:Our Zoom morning tea remembering our grandparent’s cooking was great fun – who’d ever guess that there were so many indifferent cooks! I’m surprised we survived. \nFor our next morning tea we ask you to share memories of childhood holidays – it can be anything from a day trip to the trip of a lifetime. If you want to get creative you can screen share photos (or videos). Try and keep your stories short – please no War & Peace! \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84036916669?pwd=L2lXcWhXbjloRXVzNzVXd3FXK1hRQT09 \nMeeting ID: 840 3691 6669\nPasscode: 774870
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/into-the-past-rhsv-volunteer-morning-tea-when-we-remember-our-childhood-holidays/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201029T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201029T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20200928T115839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T103212Z
UID:10000100-1603969200-1603972800@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Cataloguing Clinic: Thu 29 Oct
DESCRIPTION:Calling all historical societies across Victoria. \nOur next Zoom online Cataloguing Clinic during History Month is the 29th of October. \nJillian Hiscock\, our RHSV Collections Manager and a very experienced reference librarian\, will be available through Zoom to answer any queries you might have about cataloguing – or\, indeed any other aspect of your collection. \nIf you want\, you can email Jillian beforehand with your questions as sometimes it is easier to put something in writing.  Or just connect up on the day and pose your question then and give Jillian a surprise! (collections@historyvictoria.org.au) \nJillian will open with some basic cataloguing tips and we’ll take it from there. \nThese clinics are monthly – so keep an eye out for the one in November. Your participation is entirely up to you  – you might want to just listen in for the hour and learn from other’s questions – or maybe you have the answers too. It will be a place for historical societies to get together and talk cataloguing and collections. \nThese events are free. If you are not familiar with Zoom please\, well before the event starts\, click on one of the links below and familiarise yourself with the process. \n2. Thu 29th Oct\, 2020 11:00 Eastern Australian Daylight Time \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84764828806?pwd=MndndWpISHRnV29ac0c3aFRZeHFqUT09 \nMeeting ID: 847 6482 8806\nPasscode: 163042
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinic-thu-1-oct/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201027T171500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201027T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20201011T091854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201011T092045Z
UID:10000112-1603818900-1603823400@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Emerging Historians 2020
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate History Month join your friends and colleagues from the Professional Historians Association and RHSV to listen to emerging historians present on their research topics. \nThis is always a fascinating event as we get insights into a wide variety of history research from across the state. \nChaired by Andrew Lemon. \n  \nRSVP: https://phavic.wildapricot.org/event-4005885
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/emerging-historians-2020/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201027T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201027T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20201011T031641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T003252Z
UID:10000110-1603791000-1603794600@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Zoom events clinic
DESCRIPTION:This session is for people new to Zoom who’d like to know how to set up events (including AGMs) in Zoom \nRosemary Cameron will cover: \n\nsetting up the event\nrecording the event\nscreen sharing\nusing polls (very useful for AGMs)\nsending out invitations\n\nLike our cataloguing clinics – this is a relaxed format where questions and discussion are encouraged. \nPrinted material will be emailed out to all participants. \nZoom details: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86175726174?pwd=bHFOQ3NqWHFFSkROcnpKYjZ6U29EUT09 \nMeeting ID: 861 7572 6174\nPasscode: 018456
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/zoom-events-clinic/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201026T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201026T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20201015T010240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T021642Z
UID:10000114-1603731600-1603735200@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Using technology to bring life to stories from the past
DESCRIPTION:Shortlisted for this year’s Victorian Community History Awards\, Misadventure in Little Lon is an AR Game that promises to shake up how we interact with History! \nBased on a true crime in Melbourne’s notorious red-light district in 1910\, Misadventure In Little Lon is the debut game in the series and the world’s first augmented reality true crime mobile game. \nTo celebrate History Month\, the team behind the game will hold a panel event so join the team discussing the story\, characters and development process behind Misadventure In Little Lon. The panel will delve into how augmented reality can enhance other historical stories/precincts and appeal to a broader audience. \n\nCarly Godden (chair) – writer\, historian\, podcaster\nEmma Ramsay – Game developer\, producer\nAndy Yong – Game developer\, artist\nMichael Shelford – consultant\, writer\, historian\nJenny Samms – descendent of central characters Maud & Ernest Gunter\n\n  \nZoom log-in details for this event : \nMonday 26 Oct @ 5pm AEDT \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89985230077?pwd=RDFFM3k2Ymh0ZUZaamFhbjlSNmVjQT09 \nMeeting ID: 899 8523 0077\nPasscode: 975748
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/using-technology-to-bring-to-life-stories-from-the-past/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201013T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201013T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20200928T121301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T121301Z
UID:10000102-1602610200-1602615600@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:A Conversation: Dr Sue Silberberg with Dr Andrew Lemon
DESCRIPTION:A History Month event.  \nJoin author\, Dr Sue Silberberg in conversation with Dr Andrew Lemon about Sue’s book\, A Networked Community (Melbourne University Publishing). \nMelbourne’s first colonising expedition was funded by a group of investors including the Jewish emancipist Joseph Solomon. Thus\, in Melbourne\, as in the settlement of the continent itself\, Jews were at the foundation of colonisation. In Victoria\, as in the other new Australian colonies\, there were no civil or political restrictions on the Jewish community. As with other Jewish communities in the large centres of the world\, they responded to the freedoms of an emancipated society\, while the political and social environment of a new city such as Melbourne provided a unique set of opportunities. \nUnlike in other cities where Jewish property ownership was restricted\, here Jews could live and work where they chose\, becoming\, from the first land sales\, investors in property. Subsequently as the city expanded\, as developers and builders they influenced the formation of the urban fabric\, while their intellectual and economic connections brought new political and intellectual ideas and networks to the colonial experience. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88081476362?pwd=aGdmaVpnbkM2M1hNdm04SjE2MXJGdz09 \nMeeting ID: 880 8147 6362\nPasscode: 499220 \nIf you are unfamiliar with Zoom please have a practice run well before the event starts by clicking on the URL above and following the prompts. \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/a-conversation-dr-sue-silberberg-with-dr-andrew-lemon/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200910T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200910T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20200617T032901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T234218Z
UID:10000631-1599735600-1599739200@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:CATALOGUING CLINIC
DESCRIPTION:Calling all historical societies across Victoria. \nWe are launching a new initiative – a Cataloguing Clinic conducted through Zoom.  Jillian Hiscock\, our RHSV Collections Manager and a very experienced librarian\, will be available through Zoom to answer any queries you might have about cataloguing – or\, indeed any other aspect of your collection. \nIf you want\, you can email Jillian beforehand with your questions as sometimes it is easier to put something in writing.  Or just connect up on the day and pose your question then and give Jillian a surprise! (collections@historyvictoria.org.au) \nJillian will open with some basic cataloguing tips and we’ll take it from there. \nWe plan to make this a monthly clinic so you can use it as a forum whenever you want. You might want to just listen in for the hour and learn from other’s questions – or maybe you have the answers too. It will be a place for historical societies to get together and talk cataloguing and collections. \nInvitation to join Zoom Cataloguing Clinic \nThe Zoom details you need are: Topic: Cataloguing Clinic \nTime: Sep 10\, 2020 11:00 Melbourne\,  \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83526142927?pwd=eTU3LzdweFZzb2pkSmNrQXE3OTNCUT09 \nMeeting ID: 835 2614 2927\nPassword: 806138
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinic/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Catalogue-Cards.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200813T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200813T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20200717T073620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200717T073620Z
UID:10000635-1597316400-1597320000@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:ZOOM CATALOGUING CLINIC
DESCRIPTION:Calling all historical societies across Victoria. \nOur inaugural clinic was very well attended with people zooming in from across Victoria and Darwin. \nThe clinics will be held monthly and they are a relaxed forum in which to raise your queries about any aspect of cataloguing. They are managed and led by Jillian Hiscock\, our RHSV Collections Manager. We will be having guest speakers at future clinics and if you have an issue which you’d like discussed you can always email the details to Jillian beforehand. Or just connect up on the day and pose your question then and give Jillian a surprise! \nJillian Hiscock\, our RHSV Collections Manager and a very experienced librarian\, will be available through Zoom to answer any queries you might have about cataloguing – or\, indeed any other aspect of your collection. \nThis is a monthly clinic so you can use it as a forum whenever you want. You might want to just listen in for the hour and learn from other’s questions – or maybe you have the answers too. It will be a place for historical societies to get together and talk cataloguing and collections. \n  \nInvitation to join Zoom Cataloguing Clinic \nTopic: Cataloguing Clinic\nTime: Aug 13\, 2020 11:00AM Canberra\, Melbourne\, Sydney \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84099540791?pwd=Q0JkalZkdHZoK3pEanVvY0NpelBlZz09 \nMeeting ID: 840 9954 0791\nPassword: 239955
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/zoom-cataloguing-clinic/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_6960.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200810T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200810T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20200719T054909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200719T061148Z
UID:10000636-1597080600-1597086000@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Book Club with Robyn Annear. Nothing New.
DESCRIPTION:“I have a double-barrelled gun\, silver mounted and in excellent order. I want\, in exchange\, a double perambulator.” Exchange and Mart\, 1869. \nUpholders\, Shoddy mills\, Petticoat Lane\, fripperers – Nothing New opens up a wonderful world that\, despite our love-affair with op-shops\, is all but hidden from us in today’s world of consumerism and obsolescence.\n \nJoin the splendid Robyn Annear when she talks about Nothing New\, her latest book\, which chronicles the history of second-hand trade across the world and down the ages (Jesus’ clothes would have been divided up among the soldiers guarding the crosses as their perquisite\, or ‘perk’ as we’d say today). \nWe are asking those that join bookclub to bring their own favourite story of an op-shop find or hand-me-down (I can remember the joy of growing taller than my elder sister so I would never have a hand-me-down again). \nRobyn Annear is author of five books of history\, including Bearbrass: Imagining Early Melbourne\, winner of a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in 1995 and still in print today. Her other books are: Nothing But Gold: The diggers of 1852\, The Man Who Lost Himself\, Fly a Rebel Flag\, and A City Lost & Found: Whelan the Wrecker’s Melbourne. \nAs a curator\, Robyn has explored aspects of Melbourne and Victoria’s history in exhibitions at the State Library of Victoria and the City Gallery (‘Up’\, ‘Royal Melbourne’\, & ‘Special’)\, besides writing exhibition text for the blockbuster A Day in Pompeii show at Melbourne Museum in 2009\, and for the Museum’s permanent exhibition\, The Melbourne Story. \nRobyn has appeared on TV\, talking about goldfields history\, in Victoria Wood’s BBC documentary series\, Victoria’s Empire (Episode 3)\, and on Tony Robinson Explores Australia (Episode 4: Eureka). In 2014\, storyteller Jan Wositzky interviewed Robyn about pre-Eureka strife on the goldfields in his video series on the 1851 Monster Meeting at Forest Creek. Her most recent TV appearance was in The Crown and Us\, a two-part series which aired on ABC-TV in March 2019. \nRobyn won the Civic Choice award in the 2015 Melbourne Prize for Literature with her essay\, ‘Places Without Poetry’. She is a past member of the Library Board of Victoria and was one of the State Library’s inaugural Creative Fellows. \nIn 2018\, Robyn launched her monthly podcast\, Nothing on TV\, in which she ransacks Trove Newspapers\, the National Library of Australia’s digital repository of historical newsprint\, to present stories from a time when there was\, literally\, nothing on TV. If you have never listened to Robyn’s podcast – don’t waste another minute and start listening now. They are a delight. \n  \nZOOM details for joining this bookclub \nTopic: Bookclub: Robyn Annear\nTime: MONDAY AUG 10\, 2020 5:30PM \, Melbourne\, \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84101029542?pwd=aW1YbWV6VVlMRWJETExBdkQraCtYdz09 \nMeeting ID: 841 0102 9542\nPassword: 917922
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/book-club-with-robyn-annear-nothing-new/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200714T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200714T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20200514T094059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T105654Z
UID:10000630-1594747800-1594753200@www.historyvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:ZOOM BOOKCLUB: Brenda Niall's Friends and Rivals: Four Great Australian Writers: Barbara Baynton\, Ethel Turner\, Nettie Palmer\, Henry Handel Richardson
DESCRIPTION:Join respected biographer\, Brenda Niall\, in talking about four Australian women writing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—a time when stories of bush heroism and mateship abounded\, a time when a writing career might be an elusive thing for a woman. \nOur bookclub is thrilled to have Brenda join our discussion. It is a rare opportunity to learn so much more about the work and research behind the biography and to meet an author who has spent a lifetime researching men and women who have shaped Melbourne and our wider world. \nFriends and Rivals is a vivid and engaging account of the intersecting and entwined lives of Ethel Turner\, author of the much loved Seven Little Australians\, Barbara Baynton\, who wrote of the harshness of bush life\, Nettie Palmer\, essayist and critic\, and Henry Handel Richardson\, of The Getting of Wisdom and The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney fame. \nBrenda Niall illuminates a fascinating time in Australia’s literary history and brings to life the remarkable women who made it so. \n\nOur bookclub has flourished through times of COVID and we’ve been thrilled to welcome the authors of the books chosen to join our discussions. We will be able to have a few people join us in real life\, not just by Zoom\, so if you hanker after a bit of company\, a glass of wine and some cheese do join me at the RHSV and the others can Zoom in. \nIf you’d like to buy a copy of Friends and Rivals it is available in our bookshop: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/product/friends-rivals-by-brenda-niall/ \n  \nThe Zoom details you need: \nBook Club: Brenda Niall\nTime: Jul 14\, 2020 17:30 Melbourne \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82515572588?pwd=ZlVMMTVFUUo5bGVZcXEwbW5xbW1rZz09 \nMeeting ID: 825 1557 2588\nPassword: 540501
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/zoom-bookclub-brenda-nialls-friends-and-rivals-four-great-australian-writers-barbara-baynton-ethel-turner-nettie-palmer-henry-handel-richardson/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gordon Moffatt Room\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200714T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200714T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102716
CREATED:20200629T041358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T101125Z
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SUMMARY:RHSV AGM: resumption following an adjournment
DESCRIPTION:For those who attended our AGM on Tuesday 26 May you will know that our meeting was adjourned as the audited financial reports were found to have some errors. Those errors have now been corrected and the updated financial reports can be found in our 2019 Annual Report here. Or you can find the Annual Report on our website under Publications > Annual Reports. \nThe resumption of our AGM will be brief and will be held on Tuesday 14 July at 5pm. An invitation to join the meeting by Zoom is included below. All our members and friends are invited to join us to complete this unfinished business. \nRHSV RECONVENED AGM\nTime: Jul 14\, 2020 17:00 Melbourne\, \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85401723653?pwd=S2xaam0ybktaVDIxVW9VaWJrTDMrUT09 \nMeeting ID: 854 0172 3653\nPassword: 237379 \n  \nRHSV Reconvened Annual General Meeting \n110th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RECONVENED \nAGENDA \nTuesday 14 July 2020 at 5:00pm \nTo be held as an online live meeting with attendance by Zoom \nPrior to the AGM held on 26 May 2020 errors were found in the circulated financial reports for 2019 so they were not presented to the members for approval. After all other agenda items (except appointing an auditor for 2020) had been dealt with the AGM was adjourned to a later date when the amended financial reports for 2019 could be presented to the members.  \n\nAttendance and apologies\nTo receive and consider the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2019\nTo appoint the Auditor for 2020.\n\n  \nThere are two Zoom events immediately following the RHSV Resumed AGM in which members and friends will be\, I’m sure\, interested (click on the bold titles): \n\n\nRHSV Bookclub: we are discussing Brenda Niall’s Friends & Rivals. Four Great Australian Writers Barbara Baynton\, Ethel Turner\, Nettie Palmer\, Henry Handel Richardson. 5:30pm\n\n\nThe History Council of Victoria has a panel discussion on Public Monuments – Contested Histories 5pm\n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/rhsv-agm-resumption-following-an-adjournment/
LOCATION:RHSV ZOOM by Invitation\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Zoom Bookclub: Richard Broome's Aboriginal Victorians
DESCRIPTION:Although our book club is very new we have set an extremely high bar in that we’ve had great discussions with the authors every time. And June will be no different. Our choice for June is Richard Broome’s Aboriginal Victorians and we are delighted that Richard has agreed to join us. It is hard to predict what will be happening COVID-wise in 4 weeks but I think we can safely say that the meeting will be conducted by ZOOM. We are allowed to meet in small numbers so members of the book-club are more than welcome to come to the RHSV and share a glass of wine\, and others can join too by Zoom. \nThis book is a fascinating and sometimes horrifying story of Aborigines in Victoria since white settlement\, from one of Australia’s leading historians. Early settlers saw Victoria and its rolling grasslands as Australia felix happy south land a prize left for Englishmen by God. However\, for its original inhabitants this country was home and life\, not to be relinquished without a fierce struggle. \nRichard Broome tells the story of the impact of European ideas\, guns\, killer microbes and a pastoral economy on the networks of kinship\, trade and cultures that various Aboriginal peoples of Victoria had developed over millennia. From first settlement to the present\, he shows how Aboriginal families have coped with ongoing disruption and displacement\, and how individuals and groups have challenged the system. With painful stories of personal loss as well as many successes\, Broome outlines how Aboriginal Victorians survived near decimation to become a vibrant community today. \nThe first history of black-white interaction in Victoria to the present\, Aboriginal Victorians traces the story of Aboriginal people through consultation and interviews with Aboriginal communities and families and rich historical research\, to produce a compelling and even-handed epic. It won the NSW Premier’s History Awards Australian History Prize (2006) and the Victorian Community History Awards Best Print Publication Award (2007)\, and was short-listed for the Human Rights Awards Non-Fiction Award (2005). \n‘Richard Broome is to be congratulated for writing this history in a style that is easy to read\, very informative and brings the past to the present.’ – Jim Berg\, JP\, Gunditjmara man\, founder and director of the Koorie Heritage Trust \n‘This finely crafted and wonderfully compassionate book deepens our understanding of the history of colonialism.’ – Bain Attwood\, Adjunct Professor\, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research\, Australian National University \n  \nThe Zoom log-in details which you’ll need are:                                     \nTopic: Richard Broome Author Event / Bookclub \nTime: Jun 9\, 2020 17:30 Canberra\, Melbourne\, Sydney \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89342478771?pwd=cEthS1pPd3lrZFVuZTB1em1qS3h0dz09 \nMeeting ID: 893 4247 8771 \nPassword: 090874                      \n  \n  \nTHE BOOK CHOSEN FOR JULY IS BRENDA NIALL’S Friends and Rivals: Four Great Australian Writers: Barbara Baynton\, Ethel Turner\, Nettie Palmer\, Henry Handel Richardson
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/zoom-bookclub-richard-broomes-aboriginal-victorians/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gordon Moffatt Room\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Trivia-au-go-go
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled for the forseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully it will be rescheduled later in the year. \nAndrew Lemon is once again putting us to the test. Join us for some hysterical historical trivia. Time to get competitive and pit yourself against all the other history buffs at the RHSV’s world-famous Trivia-au-go-go. \nPut together a table of friends or come along by yourself and join an RHSV table. \nThere are some great prizes and you will be fundraising for the RHSV at the same time. \nIt is a cash bar but you are more than welcome to bring your own food. \nThis event will be held in our Gallery Downstairs which is wheelchair accessible. \nA table will hold 6 – 8. \nTable members can book individually – you do not have to book a table all at once. During the booking process you’ll be asked which table you want to join so\, at that point\, just give us an individual’s name or organisation (or table name if you have already dreamt one up). \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/trivia-au-go-go-2/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200526T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200526T180000
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SUMMARY:RHSV AGM\, connecting through ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:Sadly\, our 2020 Weston Bate Oration has been cancelled. However the AGM will be going ahead\, at 5pm on 26 May\, through ZOOM.  There is a link below to enable you to join our AGM through the web (either video or audio) and participate\, vote\, ask questions of the Council etc.\nMost importantly at this AGM will be an opportunity to elect Councillors and receive expressions of interest to be a member of the History Victoria Support Group. As well as electing any members who have been nominated for election as Fellows and to announce recipients of Distinguished Service Award\, Awards of Merit and the Barbara Nixon Volunteer Award. \nFinancial reports will be sent out 2 weeks before the meeting and shortly after we’ll send the full Annual Report. \nIf you require any nomination forms or further information please contact Rosemary Cameron / executive.officer@historyvictoria.org.au / 03 9326 9288 \nTime: May 26\, 2020 17:00 Melbourne \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81846410045?pwd=SVAwNWR0SFFpMGt0bHBqdlJ6WDBlUT09 \nMeeting ID: 818 4641 0045\nPassword: 507624 \n  \nRHSV Annual General Meeting \n110th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING \nAGENDA \nTuesday 26 May at 5:00pm \nTo be held as an online live meeting with attendance by Zoom                                                                                     \n\nAttendance and apologies\nTo confirm the minutes of the 109th Annual General Meeting and the Special General Meeting held in May 2019.\nTo receive the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2019.\nTo receive and consider the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2019\nTo appoint the Auditor for 2020.\nTo elect Office-Bearers (Vice President and Treasurer) and Members of Council.\nTo receive expressions of interest for History Victoria Support Group.\nTo elect any member or members who have been nominated for election as Fellows.\nTo announce recipients of Distinguished Service Award\, Awards of Merit and the Barbara Nixon Volunteer Award.\nTo transact any business of which notice has been given in accordance with the rules the Society.\n\nNotice to members \n\nSix ordinary positions on Council will be open for re-election/election\, three as the two-year terms have been completed and three owing to resignations in 2019.\nTwo office-holder positions will be open for election as the two-year terms are completed: Vice President (currently Elisabeth Jackson) and Treasurer (currently Daniel Clements).\n\nZOOM Instructions                Join Zoom Meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81846410045?pwd=SVAwNWR0SFFpMGt0bHBqdlJ6WDBlUT09 \nMeeting ID: 818 4641 0045                           Password: 507624 \nIf you are new to ZOOM you might want to read the following instructions \nhttps://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting- \nhttps://medium.com/@AshleyGraf101/a-beginners-guide-to-zoom-the-newest-social-network-7b8895052c8f \n  \nDOCUMENTATION TO ACCOMPANY 2020 AGM \nThe minutes of the AGM held in 2019 can be read here. \nAnd the minutes of the SGM held on the same night as our AGM in May 2019 can be read / downloaded here. \nThe full Annual Report for 2019 can be read / downloaded here. \nThe Financial Reports for the RHSV 2020 can be read here. \nThe 2020 Audit Report can be read here. \nThe 2020 AGM’s Agenda can be read / downloaded here. \nAn expression of interest form to join the History Victoria Support Group can be downloaded here. \nIf you wish to nominate for Council you should complete the attached form and return it to the RHSV by 19 May 2020. \nAnd if you’d like someone else to be your proxy at the AGM you should complete this form and return it to the RHSV.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/agm-2020-weston-bate-oration/
LOCATION:RHSV ZOOM by Invitation\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200514T171500
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SUMMARY:Returning our Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:Bookings for this event have been cancelled at the current time due to the ongoing restrictions of COVID-19. We may be rescheduling later in the year. We will keep our members informed as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds. \nRepatriation of Aboriginal Ancestral Remains is guided by a commitment to return the Ancestors to rest on Country by all involved. \n\nIn this partnership event between the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council we will be screening the documentary\, Returning Our Ancestors\, which will be followed by a discussion with Bonnie Chew\, Councillor of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and our President\, Richard Broome. \n\n\n\n\n\n“As part of the process of colonisation\, Aboriginal peoples’ burial places were desecrated in the name of curiosity\, science and research. Aboriginal Ancestors were stolen from their land where they had been placed with care and ceremony\, to be housed in metal boxes as specimens or ornaments of curiosity by individuals\, families and institutions. \nThe 1980’s saw Aboriginal Ancestors start to return to rest on Country. But the journey is by no means complete and there are many more of our Ancestors still to come home. We can all walk together and help in this essential work.” \nReturning our Ancestors is a documentary\, four years in the making\, which shares some of this difficult but healing journey. Produced by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council\, with the contribution of stories from Victorian Traditional Owners and others. Returning our Ancestors is unlike any film on this topic: current\, relevant\, intimate\, emotional and extraordinary. It is a call to action\, to help Traditional Owners return their Ancestors to Country. The project raises awareness of the sensitivities around connection to Country\, the importance of reporting and returning Ancestors and the reasons Ancestors are not in the custodianship of their Traditional Owners. \nReturning our Ancestors shows us what we can do as a Victorian community to work together for the rightful and respectful return and protection of Aboriginal Ancestors\, now and into the future. \nAs with all RHSV events\, we provide refreshments from 5:15pm till just before 6pm when we move upstairs for the screening and conversation.  \n\nBonnie Chew is a proud Wadawurrung (Wathaurung) woman with many years’ experience in Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Education. \nBonnie regularly gives lectures promoting cultural heritage management and has sound knowledge of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. In April 2012\, she had the opportunity to be a representative for Ballarat at the World Historical Cities Conference in Vietnam\, where she was able to share her knowledge and network with people of many other nations on a range of heritage issues. \nRecently\, Bonnie held the role of Cultural Heritage Coordinator for a Registered Aboriginal Party (Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation). In that role\, Bonnie worked closely with the community\, archaeologists\, developers\, anthropologists\, ecologists and government authorities\, on approximately 126 projects to achieve the best outcomes regarding the preservation of cultural heritage on her traditional Country. \nRichard Broome is one of Australia’s leading historians. While he has written on a wide range of subjects\, ‘it is his work on Indigenous history with its emphasis on Aboriginal agency and capacity for negotiation and self-empowerment that has been most influential. His book Aboriginal Australians: A History Since 1788\, first published in 1982\, is now in its 5th fully revised edition and has sold over 60\,000 copies in that time. It is the most widely read work in this field. He has also written Aboriginal Victorians: A History since 1800\, published in 2005 and the most comprehensive account available of Aboriginal history since white settlement in this state. \nHis history of the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League\, Fighting Hard\, was published in 2015 to document the fight against policies of assimilation and the struggle for civil rights. In the clarity and accessibility of his writing\, his great capacity for story-telling and his meticulous research\, Richard has opened up the history of Aboriginal Australians to a much wider public readership than academic historians.’ \n\nOur affiliated historical societies are encouraged to host their own screenings of this important documentary\, Returning our Ancestors\, for their members and friends. It is\, no doubt\, very pertinent to some historical societies which hold Ancestral Remains in their collections.  \nThe Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council wants as many Victorians to see the documentary as possible so they can be aware of the issues and challenges the documentary raises. The film is relevant to your communities\, to people in your area\, to the Traditional Owners of Country in your region and should be seen\, discussed and shared as widely as possible so action can be taken. The invitation is for you to run an event\, and for Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council to support it\, but also to keep the call to action ‘alive’ through other events and communications you undertake during 2020 and beyond. The call to action and communication about the message should exist and grow beyond one event or one screening of the documentary.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/returning-our-ancestors/
LOCATION:RHSV ZOOM by Invitation\, Australia
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SUMMARY:ZOOM History Bookclub: The Maddest Place on Earth
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that Jill Giese\, the author of he Maddest Place on Earth\, will join our Zoom book club on the 12 May. \nDue to  the COVID-19 pandemic this group will be conducted by ZOOM. Do read the book now (what else do we have to do except read?) so you’ll be ahead of the game when life resumes and we will keep you updated as to when and how the ZOOM meeting can occur. \nOur bookclub usually meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30pm – 7pm at the RHSV. We ponder the big issues and the small over a glass of wine and some cheese but for the forseeable future it will be in your own lounge-room. \n\nGold-fuelled Melbourne was booming\, but dwelling in the fault lines of the proud young colony was an alarming fact – Victoria had the highest rate of insanity in the world. Was it the antipodean sun\, gold mania\, excessive masturbation\, the heady pace of modern life? \nThe true story of colonial Victoria’s quest to cure insanity unfolds through the lives of three English newcomers – a gifted artist\, exiled from his homeland for his madness; an ambitious doctor\, bringing enlightened treatment ideals to his post in charge of the overflowing asylum; and a mysterious undercover journalist\, who sensationally exposed the lunatics’ plight in Melbourne’s press. \nAmid the clamour of fraught endeavours and maddened minds\, the story reveals unexpected hope\, creativity and ennobling humanity – and surprising contemporary relevance as we continue to grapple with this ancient human malady. \nWinner 2018 Victorian Premier’s History Award \nLonglisted 2018 Nib Literary Award \nJill Giese is a clinical psychologist and writer\, whose extensive career in mental health encompasses many years of clinical practice and executive roles in policy and advocacy. \n\nThe following bookclub on Tuesday 9 June will read Mannix by Brenda Niall
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/history-bookclub-the-maddest-place-on-earth/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gordon Moffatt Room\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:There is part of my heart in Wonthaggi*
DESCRIPTION:This event is currently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It may be postponed until later in the year. For those who have booked  a full-refund will be issued. \nThe RHSV is reviving a wonderful old tradition of organising tours to our colleagues in historical societies across rural and regional Victoria. First cab off the rank is Wonthaggi – a town with an unusual history as a State Modern Town. \nSome members will want the flexibility and independence of driving themselves to Wonthaggi\, and others\, wanting to be driven\,  can join our mini-bus for 11 passengers. So those driving themselves to Wonthaggi will meet us at the Wonthaggi Historical Society at 10:30am and will then say goodbye at the end of the tour of the State Mine. \nItinerary \n8:15am       leave RHSV\, 239 A’Beckett St\, Melbourne \n9:10am       pick up passengers at Mt Waverley (pick up point tba) \n10:30am    arrive Wonthaggi Museum\, Wonthaggi Historical Society\, \nRailway Station\, Murray Street. \nWe’ll have a cuppa and talk with the members of the WHS before a tour of \ntheir museum and a walking tour of the town. \n12:45pm      lunch at the Wonthaggi Workers Club\, 75 Graham Street \n2:00pm        arrive at State Coal Mine for a 2:30pm private tour. (Garden St) \n3:30pm        depart for Melbourne \n5pm              drop people at Mt Waverley \n5:45pm         arrive back at RHSV. \nLunch is not included in the ticket prices as it is simpler if everyone makes their choices on the day and pays individually for their lunch. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Wonthaggi and District Historical Society had its beginning in the late 1950’s with the recognition that Wonthaggi’s history should be preserved. A public meeting was held and the historical society was formed. Over the ensuing years the collection of artifacts has grown\, as has its collection of photographs and documents. The society has copies of local newspapers\, dating back to 1910\, and audio tapes of many and varied speakers with their rich tapestry of experiences. \n\n\nLunch will be in the bistro at the Wonthaggi Workmens Club which was founded in 1911 when the Victorian Government attempted to deal with the drinking problem in mining communities. Clubs were\, supposedly\, where men could drink and socialise in a civilised manner. The Wonthaggi Workmen’s Co-operative Club grew out of the Workmen’s Club movement in the UK – similar to Mechanics Institutes – places where the working man could be educated and elevated whilst drinking in a civilised manner! \n\n\nWonthaggi State Coal Mine \nAt the beginning of the twentieth century black coal from NSW powered Victoria’s railway system\, gasworks and manufacturing industries. In 1909 a prolonged strike on the NSW coalfields threatened Victoria’s economic viability\, and the Victorian Government sought to end its dependence by mining its own\, poorer-quality coal deposits in South Gippsland at Wonthaggi which at the time was sparsely settled and possessed no transport links with Melbourne. The first shipment of Wonthaggi coal occurred on 25 November 1909 being dispatched by bullock teams to Inverloch and thence by ship to Melbourne. Three months later transportation by rail commenced after a 27 mile line was constructed from Nyora in the record time of 10 weeks. In 1910 the Government laid out a model township which\, by 1921\, had a population of 5\,000+ making Wonthaggi one of the largest towns in Gippsland. \nThe Wonthaggi State Coal Mine developed into a huge mining complex which operated until 1968. Within the first year of operation a power station was built to supply electricity to the whole area and installation was under way of the necessary engineering works for mining\, ventilation\, water drainage\, haulage\, and coal processing. The mine’s peak period of employment was the year 1925-26 when 1\,821 men were employed. During its operational life\, the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine produced 16.74 million tons\, making the field the largest black coal producer in the State’s history and the fourth largest in Australia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* There is Part of my Heart in Wonthaggi was written in 1934 by Jack O’Hagan\, best known for Along the Road to Gundagai. He was commissioned by the Government to tour towns in Victoria & write a theme song for each town. When the soldiers marched home this is the song they sang. 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/part-of-my-heart-in-wonthaggi/
LOCATION:Royal Historical Society of Victoria\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Queen Victoria Market\, Yesterday\, Today and Tomorrow: Heritage and Emotion
DESCRIPTION:Sadly\, bookings for this event are  cancelled for the moment due to COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings. It may be rescheduled later in the year. Those who have already booked will receive a full-refund. \nRoyal Historical Society of Victoria\, QVM Stallholders Traders Action Group and Friends of Queen Victoria Market present \nThe Queen Victoria Market \nYesterday\, Today and Tomorrow: Heritage and Emotion \nTwo linked events: \n(1) The Queen Victoria Market: Social Value and Preservation. A conversation between Graeme Davison and Charles Sowerwine  \n5.00-6.30 pm at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria\, 239 A’Beckett Street\, Entry $20 (RHSV Members $10) includes drinks 5:00-5:30. The RHSV is a short 5 min stroll from the Queen Victoria Market. \nGraeme Davison AO is Emeritus Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor of History\, Monash University\, and a former Chairman of the Heritage Council of Victoria. \nCharles Sowerwine is Emeritus Professor of History\, University of Melbourne\, and Chair of the Heritage Committee of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. \n(2) Presentation by the artists of Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine’s short animation\, Out In The Open\, in the historic sheds of the Queen Victoria Market. \n6:45-7:45 pm at the Queen Victoria Market\, Franklin Street Heritage Box Hire storage shed\, 190 Franklin St\, Entrance from QVM car park between Franklin St car park entrance and Peel St. Entry by gold coin donation. This event has been produced in association with STAG (Stallholders and Traders Action Group). \nOut In The Open is a moving film created as part of a City of Melbourne public art program at the Queen Victoria Market by collaborative duo Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine. Using stop motion animation and sound\, it explores a hidden side of the market and tells the story of a trader’s deep relationship with the market. It raises the question of the emotional and social value of this heritage site. The screening will be introduced by the artists and followed by a short talk about its making and a Q & A session. \nA link to more information on Friends of Queen Victoria Market
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/the-queen-victoria-market-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-heritage-and-emotion/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Law\, Lawyers and La Trobe
DESCRIPTION:Due to the COVID-19 restrictions we have regretfully decided to postpone this event and our other large events in April. We hope to reschedule later in the year.\nThose who have already booked will receive a full refund.\nIn 2020 we are delighted to announce that the A G L Shaw lecturer will be leading legal history scholar\, Dr Simon Smith AM FRHSV\, who recently published Solicitors and the Law Institute in Victoria 1835-2019: Pathway to a Respected Profession.  \nAlan George Lewers Shaw AO\, FAHA\, FASSA\, FRAHS\, FRHSV (1916 – 2012) was an RHSV Councillor from 1965 to 1971 and President from 1987 to 1991. He is also a Benefactor of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. He was President of the C J La Trobe Society as well and the two organisations\, the C J La Trobe Society and the RHSV\, have jointly presented the annual A G L Shaw lecture since 2002 as a tribute to a great historian. \n\n\n\n\nSimon Smith is an Adjunct Professor with the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University. He was Vice-President of the RHSV in 2009-2011. In 2016 he edited Judging for the People: A Social History of the Supreme Court in Victoria 1841-2016. \nHis other recent published works include Barristers Solicitors Pettifoggers: Profiles in Australian Colonial Legal History (2014) and Maverick Litigants: A History of Vexatious Litigants in Australia 1930-2008 (2009). \nAs a Monash University law undergraduate in the 1970s\, Simon helped establish Australia’s first community legal centre\, the Springvale Legal Service. In that context he was a founding editor of a leading practice text\, the Lawyers Practice Manual (Vic). After completing his legal training in Oxford\, he was admitted to practice in 1975. In 1978 he became the first full-time clinical legal education academic in Australia\, based at Springvale. \nThrough that clinical programme\, for a decade\, he helped introduce Monash undergraduates to the practice of law in a supervised poverty law setting. Over 40 years of that programme\, the power of ‘first impressions’ on those future practitioners has contributed to the better practice of law in Australia. \nIn the 1980s\, Simon was a pioneer in alternative dispute resolution and was the first Ombudsman in the Australian financial services sector. In 1991 he helped establish the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business (SOCAP). He was President in 1996. Later he was Senior Counsel with a top-500 insurance company and a curator of the nationally significant insurance archive\, the Suncorp Insurance Archive\, now in the hands of the State Library of Victoria. \nSimon holds the degrees of B Juris. LL M and PhD from Monash University. In the 2019 Australia Day honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the law particularly in consumer affairs\, to higher education\, and to history.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/law-lawyers-and-la-trobe/
LOCATION:RHSV ZOOM by Invitation\, Australia
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