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 353
April 2021

Inside This Issue

What’s On

President’s report

Editor’s note

The theatre with the grand-sounding name

The Royal Exhibition Building: celebrating 140 years of a Melbourne icon

Heritage Report: Australia’s World Heritage in the spotlight

The Italian Ossario: Murchison

A Hall of Fame: The Bundy is reborn

When heroines gather: how Florrie Hodges met Jane Duff

Vale Joyce Woodroffe

Vale Margery Missen

A reminder of what it was like 100 years ago

Trove ePetition

History Victoria Support Group (HSVG)

Around the societies

Windows on History: The Beaney stained glass window

Books received

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