Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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Exhibition launch of Isaac Selby: Lecturer, Historian, Assassin!
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaEmeritus Professor Richard Broome, President Royal Historical Society of Victoria, together with the RHSV Councillors have much pleasure in inviting you to the launch of our exhibition, ISAAC SELBY: LECTURER, HISTORIAN, ASSASSIN! at 5pm, Thursday 13 June, 2019 at the Gallery Downstairs, Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 239 A’Beckett St, Melbourne. The
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Breakthrough!
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaWith Andrew Lemon (RHSV) and Alicia Cerreto (PHA) hosting the event, some of our newest historians/members tell their breakthrough story. Do you know that euphoric feeling of discovery while in the depths of research? Or that wonderful moment of making a connection that no one had seen before?
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Workshop: Five Innovative Ways to Increase Membership
Sebastopol Historical Society Community Centre, 185-187 Yarrowee St, Sebastopol, Victoria, AustraliaVenue: Sebastopol Historical Society Speakers: Jane Nigro (Malvern Historical Society): Sue Walters (Malmsbury Historical Society): Rosemary Cameron (RHSV) Expect a hands-on workshop that delivers practical and effective ways to increase membership and engagement with your historical society. This workshop is limited to 30 participants. Participants are encouraged to arrive early, from 12 noon onwards, for
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Tour of the historic and private Savage Club
Savage Club 12 Bank Place, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe RHSV can offer its members a tour of the private mens-only Savage Club on Thursday 4 July at 10am. Please note that this event is for RHSV members only and is limited to 20 persons. Morning tea is included.Curious to see what caused the fuss with Julian Burnside? Or curious to see a well-preserved
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Dr Andrew Lemon on Treasures from the RHSV Collection.
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaFor Rare Book Week a lunch-time lecture. The RHSV began assembling its library collection from the time of its inception in 1909 and it also incorporated, in the 1920s, the library of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Victoria) which formed in 1883. Former president of the RHSV and well-known professional historian, Dr Andrew Lemon,
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Workshop: Cataloguing. Venue: Numurkah Historical Society
Numurkah Heritage Centre 118- 120 Melville Street, Numurkah, VIC, AustraliaThis workshop will be delivered by Sophie Shilling. Sophie is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and RMIT, and currently works in Information Services at Museums Victoria and the RHSV as well as being the Outreach Officer for the Federation of Australian Historical Societies. She specialises in digital preservation, presenting workshops for the Australian Society of Archivists. Sophie authored the FAHS publication, Collecting & Preserving Digital Materials.
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The Blackburns. Private Lives, Public Ambition. A lecture by Caroline Rasmussen
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaWhen socialist barrister and aspiring member of parliament Maurice Blackburn met Doris Hordern, ardent feminist and campaign secretary to Vida Goldstein, neither had marriage in their imagined futures. But they fell in love - and together, they shook Australia. Caroline Rasmussen talks about her latest book, The Blackburns Private Lives, Public Ambition.
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Victoria’s Earliest Potteries
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaWe are delighted that Gregory Hill, a leading authority on both Australian Colonial Pottery and Australian Art Pottery, will be delivering a lunch-time lecture on Victoria’s Earliest Potteries.
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: Cataloguing and digitisation workshop series.
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaA series of 6 graded workshops covering all you need to know on cataloguing and digitisation. Spaced over 6 months to give participants time to put into practice their new skills before tackling the next topic.
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Celebrating Engineering History: a mini-conference
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaVictoria has many outstanding world-leading engineering works, but many of these achievements are not well documented, or have been forgotten, and need to be celebrated. Four papers will be presented focussing on the history of some of the significant engineering works in Victoria.
$20.00 – $30.00
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03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
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