The Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the CJ La Trobe Society are proud to present the annual AGL Shaw Lecture. The Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate – Compassionate Protection or Temporising Quackery? Speaker: Dr Frances Thiele About Dr Thiele Frances Thiele is a professional historian and senior heritage advisor working in Aboriginal and historic cultural
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AGM: 5pm – 6.10pm Break: 6.10pm – 6.30pm Weston Bate Oration: 6.30pm – 7.30pm The Weston Bate Oration follows the RHSV’s Annual General Meeting. The AGM runs from 5pm until about 6:10pm when we have a short break before resuming for the Oration at 6:30pm. Refreshments will be served in that break. If you wish
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This lecture honours the life of Gwen Jones, a keen member and generous supporter of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria over many years until her death in 2021, aged 98. The lecture series will promote the vital role of The Jones Collection of the RHSV in documenting and supporting research on these themes. The
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