Royal Historical Society of Victoria - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

  • The History of the Handkerchief

    Uniting Church Community Centre Ivanhoe 19 Seddon Street Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Australia

    Elizabeth Banham has been a member of the Heidelberg Historical Society and the Embroiderers Guild of Victoria for many years. With a love of textiles and history, Elizabeth decided to research the history of handkerchiefs which she will outline in this public talk. Handkerchiefs have been around for centuries and their functions and appearances have
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  • Revisiting Catani

    RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

    Speaker: Bill Russell Florentine born Public Works Department engineer Carlo Catani died 100 years ago, in July 1918. He is revered for the work he did, during nearly 40 years in the public service, in shaping key bits of the Melbourne and St Kilda we recognise. For our Melbourne Day lunchtime talk, former RHSV president
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    Free – $10.00
  • History Week 2018

    http://historyweek.org.au/ Each year the RHSV History Week grows in stature and number of events. It is a great hook to encourage community involvement in your history society or to focus some local media on what you do. The History Teachers Association of Victoria has been promoting History Week to their members across Victoria. For suggestions
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