History News

The Royal Historical Society of Victoria publishes its newsletter History News regularly throughout the year.

History News contains a veritable trove of information useful to those who have an interest in local history. This page contains an online archive of the RHSV History News going back to 2005. Many of the issues are available on this page for download in PDF format. Where possible, missing issues will be added in the future.

If you wish to submit an item for publication in History News please contact us.

Regular items include: What’s On | Book Reviews | Around the Societies and RHSV events.

Issue 382
February 2026

Inside This Issue

Regular Features

  • What’s on at RHSV
  • President’s report
  • Heritage report: 2026: Some good news but much to do
  • HSSC: Hosting an RHSV seminar program
  • Around the Societies
  • Windows on history: Lost and forgotten… almost
  • Library collection: Melbourne Ragged Boys’ Home and School
  • Books received

News and Feature Articles

  • FAHS’s Historical Society Matters
  • Locations with botanical names: part six
  • Gippsland presentation: Linda Barraclough
  • Heathmont History Group: Annual timeline
  • The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee
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