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SUMMARY:The Yallourn Briquette Works\, 1925-1971: The Making & Marketing of Bernie's Heat Nuggets with Matthew Churchward
DESCRIPTION:Join Engineering Heritage Victoria and the RHSV at an illustrated talk to mark the centenary of the Yallourn Briquette Works. Achieving its first commercial production in February 1925\, the Yallourn Briquette Works was the third key element of the ambitious state-owned enterprise to harness the immense brown coal resources of the Latrobe Valley. Championed by the Victorian geologist and engineer Hyman Herman\, later remembered as the ‘father of Yallourn’\, and constructed under the leadership of Sir John Monash\, the Yallourn Briquette Works consumed at times up to half the output of the Yallourn Open Cut\, transforming the damp crumbly raw brown coal into hard shiny nuggets of energy that could be readily transported\, stored and burnt. \nComplementing the electricity flowing from the Yallourn Power Station\, the train loads of briquettes dispatched daily from Yallourn filled a thriving demand for industrial and domestic fuel\, helping Victoria to become independent of the vicissitudes of imported black coal supplies. Over half a century the Yallourn Briquette Works played a key role underpinning the State’s industrial and social development. \nOur speaker Matthew Churchward is Senior Curator of Engineering & Transport at Museums Victoria\, which holds examples of the first and last briquettes made at Yallourn and an extensive photographic collection documenting the construction of the Briquette Works. Over the past three decades Matthew Churchward has worked extensively on collections and database development\, public programs\, exhibitions and the creation of websites and online content. His research interests encompass Victoria’s mining\, engineering and transport history including shipping\, railways\, roads\, bridges\, ports\, sewerage\, water and electricity supply.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/engineering-heritage-victoria-matthew-churchward/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Feminists to felons: exhibiting women’s history
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, to celebrate Women’s History Month\, the RHSV offers our Women’s History lecture\, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. \nMuseums in the 1970s were largely masculine preserves\, staffed almost exclusively by men in white coats. Women were thin on the ground. Their stories were equally rare. Those few women who did appear in museum exhibitions were mostly royal women\, or in the Australian context\, governors’ wives. But as feminist historians recast the discipline\, museums followed in their wake. From feminists to felons\, matriarchs to monsters\, women’s stories began to be presented in exhibitions. This lecture explores some of the challenges encountered in exhibiting women’s history\, especially where the stories themselves might be described as ‘difficult history’. Are there ‘no-go’ areas in history exhibitions\, and what happens if we challenge them? \nMargaret Anderson is a public historian and museum administrator who is director of the Old Treasury Building. Before taking up this position she was CEO of the History Trust of South Australia. In a long career she held senior museum posts in Western Australia and South Australia and in the 1980s was foundation director of the Migration Museum in Adelaide. In between she taught history and material culture studies at Monash University. \nMargaret is a feminist historian with research interests in women’s history\, the history of the family\, and material history. She is especially interested in debates about conflicted views of the past and the capacity of museums to present inclusive content\, including ‘difficult histories’. \n  \nHouse-keeping \nThe Zoom log-in details will be sent\, 24 hours before the event\, to all those who have booked – please check your Spam or Junk Mail folder if you cannot find the email in your in-box. The Zoom event will start at 6pm (30 mins later than the in-person event). \nAs will all RHSV lectures\, we will serve refreshments from 5:30pm until 6pm when the lecture will commence.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/feminists-to-felons-exhibiting-womens-history/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Lecturer Series,What's On
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SUMMARY:Curator's talk: Yarra Birrarung Artists\, Writers and the River exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join the curator\, Dr Judith Buckrich\, of our current exhibition Yarra Birrarung: Artists\, Writers and the River in a behind-the-scenes talk about the exhibition. \nThe exhibition is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers\, the exhibition explores how life has flourished on the river\, including recreation\, industry and land use\, as well as infrastructure\, natural history and social history. \nDespite much despoiling\, our river remains the vital artery of the city and beyond to the Yarra Ranges. Just as it was the fulcrum of Wurundjeri life\, it continues to inspire and fulfil our lives. From the Heidelberg School to the MCG\, the river has been a centre of Australian arts and culture for decades. \nJudith Buckrich has published a book\, of the same name\, which is the first comprehensive illustrated history of the Yarra Birrarung from before European settlement to the present day\, a 200 year story\, examined through the lives of its creatives. \nDr Judith Buckrich was born in Budapest\, Hungary in 1950 and emigrated to Melbourne in 1958. She has several entries in the Encyclopedia of Melbourne and Remembering Melbourne 1850–1960. Her book The Village of Ripponlea won a Victorian Community History Award in 2016 and Acland Street: the Grand Lady of St Kilda won the 2018 Fellowship of Australian Writers (VIC) Award for non-fiction. She has also published with Melbourne Books before\, releasing The Long and Perilous Journey: A History of Port Melbourne in 2002. At present\, she is working on an illustrated history of Fitzroy North. \nJudith has written her own one-woman shows\, short stories\, feature articles and essays and worked as a curator\, editor and translator. She was Chair of the PEN International Women Writers’ Committee from 2003 to 2009 and President of the Melbourne PEN Centre from 1993 to 2005. She is a past President of the Prahran Mechanics Institute Victorian History Library. \nHousekeeping \nThis free event is in person only (no Zoom). Morning tea is served before the event. \n\n\n\n\n\nYou will be sent a confirmation email on booking. Please check your Spam or Junk Mail folder if you cannot find the automatically-generated email in your in-box. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-talk-yarra-birrarung-artists-writers-and-the-river-exhibition/2025-02-25/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIANS AUSTRALIA INC HONORS REG HUNT
DESCRIPTION:WITH AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID ZEUNERT\nReg Hunt\, motor dealer\, racing driver\, collector and property investor was one of Melbourne’s best known and successful automobilists during his working life. Maserati historian\, enthusiast and long-time friend\, David Zeunert\, will discuss with Mark Bissett Reg’s life exploits following a light lunch at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. \nReg Hunt built one of Australia’s largest motor dealer operations and was known for his “Golden Mile” along the Nepean Highway\, Elsternwick that included a 12-acre used car lot that held up to 2\,000 vehicles and later Holden’s top selling dealership\, Reg Hunt Rhodes.\nLesser known is Reg Hunt’s success in motor racing\, particularly in his Maserati 250F Formula 1 car in which he competed against Stirling Moss\, Jack Brabham\, Stan Jones and others\, earning the Australian Driver’s Championship in 1956. He is also remembered for his collection of Rolls Royce and WO Bentleys. Reg Hunt retired after 45 years in the motor industry\, amassing some $95 million in property and a business that turned over $300 million per annum. \nDavid Zeunert is a Melbourne based enthusiast/historian\, a strong generalist with a particular passion for Maserati. It was via his ownership of Maseratis and the Maserati Club that David met Reg Hunt 40 years ago. Zeunert has a significant archive of Australian motor racing photographs\, magazines and memorabilia. He has contributed his research knowledge to many authors. In addition\, he has written for both club magazines and professional journals such as Benzina. Knowing Hunt as a friend\, and many of those associated with Maserati in Australia places David uniquely to speak with authority about the late Reg Hunt’s racing and commercial achievements.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/automotive-historians-australia-inc-honors-reg-hunt/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:2025 Billibellary Indigenous History Lecture: Breaking Australian Rules in Sport and History
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite our members and friends to join us for the 4th annual Billibellary Indigenous History Lecture to be delivered by distinguished academic Professor Barry Judd. \n\nThe Indigenous sport of Australian (Rules) Football is widely regarded as the national game at least in Melbourne and the State of Victoria. First codified in 1858 as the Melbourne Rules\, today Australian Football as it is officially known is the most spectated sport nationally and the controlling body of the sport the Australian Football League (AFL) is one of the wealthiest most influential Australian institutions. The history of Australian Football and its origins in goldrush era Melbourne provides an exemplary example of why the rules that govern the discipline of Australian history need to be broken. By referencing the orthodox methodological approaches and research practices in the writing of Australian Rules Football histories this lecture shows how Indigenous peoples\, knowledges and cultural practices can be eliminated from the Australian past. By referencing Australian football histories this lecture also shows how as productive settler-colonial relationships with Indigenous peoples can be made marginal and of insignificant importance. \nDrawing on recent scholarly collaborations with Professor Kat Ellinghaus a trained academic historian\, this lecture concludes by suggesting alternate approaches to the writing of Australian history that are inclusive of Indigenous Australian understanding of the past and therefore more capable of reconstructing more truthful understandings of the past. To do so the lecture concludes that an approach to historical research encapsulated by the ARC funding project Ngura Ninti is required. \n\nProfessor Barry Judd is a distinguished academic and accomplished leader\, currently holding the positions of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) and Professor of Indigenous Studies in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. As the DVC (Indigenous)\, he plays a crucial role in shaping institutional policy\, strategy\, and guidance on all aspects of Indigenous higher education. \nIn addition to these duties\, Professor Judd provides academic leadership to the Indigenous Studies Program through undergraduate teaching\, Higher Degree Research supervisions\, and research activity\, all of which support the development of this emerging field of studies. He is a member of the esteemed Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and was a foundation Chief Investigator of the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN). \nProfessor Judd’s expertise is widely recognised\, and he serves as a Board member of the Museums and Galleries of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and the Life Again Foundation. He is also a member of the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) committee of the Richmond Football Club. \nProfessor Judd’s academic background is extensive\, with an MA in Public Policy and a PhD in Australian Indigenous Studies\, as well as postgraduate qualifications in higher education teaching and learning. His research expertise lies in Australian race relations in Australian sports and interdisciplinary research methods in Indigenous Studies and Australian history. \nWith over 30 years of experience in supporting Indigenous activity in Australian higher education\, Professor Judd is widely published and holds several current Australian Research Council research grants. His invaluable contributions to the field of Indigenous Studies are a testament to his exceptional work\, inspiring and leading the way for future Indigenous leaders. \n\nHouse-keeping \nThe Zoom log-in details will be sent\, 24 hours before the event\, to all those who have booked – please check your Spam or Junk Mail folder if you cannot find the email in your in-box. The Zoom event will start at 6pm (30 mins later than the in-person event). \nAs will all RHSV lectures\, we will serve refreshments from 5:30pm until 6pm when the lecture will commence.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/2025-billibellary-indigenous-history-lecture-professor-barry-judd/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Lecturer Series,What's On
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SUMMARY:WHEN AUSTRALIA WAS ALMOST FRENCH
DESCRIPTION:EVENT CANCELLED: Our deepest apologies but this event has been cancelled. Refunds have been sent to those who have already bought tickets. We apologise for the disappointment and inconvenience. \n  \nThe RHSV is thrilled to host this lecture\, the only one in Melbourne\, presented by the Institut de recherche Nicolas Baudin. \nFor more than two centuries\, France and Australia have forged strong links. Between 1772 and 1827\, no fewer than nine French scientific expeditions explored the Australian coastline. French scientists drew maps\, studied flora and fauna\, and opened up to the Aborigines. In the century that followed\, Australians and French shed their blood side by side in two world wars. \nAs recently as December 2023\, the governments of our two nations solemnly renewed their cooperation through a multi-year agenda covering areas as broad and fundamental as rare metals\, defence\, culture\, history\, Antarctica\, oceans\, space and sport. \nIt’s these connections that the Institut de recherche Nicolas Baudin wants to highlight in their 2024 lecture tour. The Institut is presenting 12 events in 6 Australian cities as well as in New Caledonia. \nFrom Saint-Aloüarn\, who took possession of Australia for Louis XV at Shark Bay (Western Australia) in 1772\, to the scientists of the Baudin expedition who drew up a plan for Napoleon’s invasion of Sydney\, to Dumont d’Urville\, who explored King George Sound (now Albany) to make Western Australia a French colony\, France and England have always competed for possession of the island continent. Starting with the famous painting of Lapérouse unfolding the map of his expedition in front of Louis XVI\, with his hand pointing to Australia\, this lecture tells the long story of this race with its many twists and turns. \n \nPatrick Llewellyn is French and has a degree in humanities. For almost twelve years\, he has specialised in the history of the great scientific maritime expeditions of the 18th century\, in particular that of Nicolas Baudin\, the battle of the longitudes and marine chronometers. He was involved in organising the Art of Science exhibition in Australia in 2016\, dedicated to Captain Baudin’s expedition\, and facilitated the loan to Australia from the Musée National de la Marine in Paris of one of only two surviving marine chronometers from the Baudin expedition\, and the large copper plate used to engrave the first complete map of the Australian coastline in Paris in 1811. Patrick gave numerous lectures in Australia in 2015 and 2016. \n \nThe speaking tour is made possible by the support of the Institut’s partners: \n\nBausele is an Australian watchmaker founded by a Frenchman\, Christophe Hoppé.\nThe Accor group is the worldwide leader in hospitality.\nThe Silentworld Foundation and The Powerhouse Museum\n\n   \nAnd our event is sponsored by Dominique Portet Wines \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/when-australia-was-almost-french/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:LAUNCH: YARRA BIRRARUNG ARTISTS\, WRITERS AND THE RIVER
DESCRIPTION:Yarra Birrarung: Artists\, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers\, the book explores how life has flourished on the river\, including recreation\, industry and land use\, as well as infrastructure\, natural history and social history. \nDespite much despoiling\, our river remains the vital artery of the city and beyond to the Yarra Ranges. Just as it was the fulcrum of Wurundjeri life\, it continues to inspire and fulfil our lives. From the Heidelberg School to the MCG\, the river has been a centre of Australian arts and culture for decades. \nAt this event we will be launching both the exhibition and Judith’s latest book\, Yarra Birrarung: Artists\, Writers and the River\, which is the first comprehensive illustrated history of the Yarra Birrarung from before European settlement to the present day\, a 200 year story\, examined through the lives of its creatives. \nDr Judith Buckrich was born in Budapest\, Hungary in 1950 and emigrated to Melbourne in 1958. She has several entries in the Encyclopedia of Melbourne and Remembering Melbourne 1850–1960. Her book The Village of Ripponlea won a Victorian Community History Award in 2016 and Acland Street: the Grand Lady of St Kilda won the 2018 Fellowship of Australian Writers (VIC) Award for non-fiction. She has also published with Melbourne Books before\, releasing The Long and Perilous Journey: A History of Port Melbourne in 2002. At present\, she is working on an illustrated history of Fitzroy North. \nJudith has written her own one-woman shows\, short stories\, feature articles and essays and worked as a curator\, editor and translator. She was Chair of the PEN International Women Writers’ Committee from 2003 to 2009 and President of the Melbourne PEN Centre from 1993 to 2005. She is a past President of the Prahran Mechanics Institute Victorian History Library. \nJanet Bolitho is the President of the Yarra Riverkeeper Association. She is also a long standing and devoted member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society. She is a former Councillor and Mayor of the City of Port Phillip. \nJanet curates the Port Places project\, documenting\, observing and exploring Port Places – where the Yarra River meets Port Phillip Bay.  She enjoys introducing students\, local history enthusiasts and visitors to the places shaped by the Yarra Birrarung and the Port.  \nHolding a Master of Social Science in Policy and Planning\, she has a passionate interest in people centred urban planning.  She was a member of the Fishermans Bend Development Board until 2023. She is also a Board member of Westgate Biodiversity: Bili Nursery and Landcare\, the group caring for Westgate Park on the banks of the Birrarung.  \nHousekeeping \nThis event is in-person only – it will not be recorded nor available via Zoom. \nAs with most RHSV events refreshments will be served. \nYou will be sent an automatically-generated confirmation email of your booking – if it doesn’t appear in your in-box please check your Spam or Junk Mail folder.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/launch-yarra-birrarung-artists-writers-and-the-river/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:INAUGURAL GWENDA D. M. JONES MEMORIAL LECTURE
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to launch the inaugural biennial Gwenda D. M. Jones Memorial lecture as part of our Distinguished Lecture series. \nThis 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. \nThe Jones Collection was donated to the RHSV by Gwen shortly before she died. Gwen’s creation\, stewardship\, and generosity surrounding the collection has ensured that future historians have an incredibly rich archive on which to draw. \nEminent historian\, Richard Aitken will deliver the inaugural lecture\, Orontes’ adventure: introducing The Jones Collection of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.  Richard is a Melbourne-based historian\, curator\, and writer specialising in the history of gardens and homemaking. Richard’s work is recognised nationally and internationally\, and his books have become essential reading for anyone with an interest in Australian history and domestic design. He spent three years sorting\, listing and annotating The Jones Collection\, resulting in the recent donation of approximately 200 archive boxes of documents and realia to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Richard’s work which combines his deep knowledge of and love for Gwen and her family combined with his historian’s rigour have added immeasurably to the value of the collection. \nRichard’s lecture will introduce The Jones Collection by focussing on the 1953–54 study tour of Britain and Europe undertaken by Gwen Jones. This is a particularly comprehensive holding within the collection and will act as a catalyst for narrating a significant part of Gwen’s life story as well as highlighting the richness of The Jones Collection for historical research and provide an assessment of its overall archival significance. \nGwenda Dagmar Marie Jones graduated from the University of Melbourne with BA (1947)\, BEd (1953)\, and MA (1983) degrees. She was the only child of Ebenezer and Meda Jones and immensely proud of her Welsh and Danish ancestry. The family were exceptionally close and shared a love of travel and music\, instilling confidence and independence in Gwen as she progressed through a culturally rich life. Apart from several years studying\, teaching\, and lecturing in Castlemaine\, London\, and Geelong\, Gwen lived in the family home in Coburg. She embraced her humble local origins of miners and seamstresses but also forged global friendships and interests. \nGwen was educated in local state schools\, progressing from University High School to training at Melbourne Teachers’ College. Following her BEd thesis on the early career of pioneering Victorian educationalist Frank Tate\, she embarked on year-long study at the University of London School of Education. Funded partially by the University of Melbourne’s Smyth Travelling Scholarship in Education she studied British drama education and its applicability to Victoria. The scholarship and ensuring experiences living in London were a high-point of her personal and professional life. \nApart from stints teaching in high schools\, Gwen’s main career was as a lecturer at Geelong and Coburg Teachers’ Colleges. Gwen introduced an elective in Australian history at Geelong in the late 1950s with a focus on local and regional history\, was local co-ordinator of the New Education Fellowship\, a fine accompanist\, madrigalist\, and cello player\, and produced Salad Days with her students to universal acclaim. \nGwen returned to Melbourne in 1964. She undertook long-term research into the history of Coburg’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church\, was a book reviewer and occasional author of articles in professional journals\, and wrote many plays for children’s theatre. She took a keen interest in local history and in 1973 commenced postgraduate research under the supervision of Pat Grimshaw\, studying governesses in Australian colonial society. \nFollowing retirement in 1986\, Gwen spent an engrossing sixteen years with The History Institute of Victoria as a member of its Executive Council and acting as membership secretary and in other roles. \nThe Jones Collection at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria holds Gwen’s personal and professional papers and an extensive family archive. Whether it was playing piano for Arthur Rubinstein on his 1937 Australian tour\, watching Wilson Hall burn in 1952\, meeting Yehudi Menuhin at the stage door\, or observing artist Arthur Boyd and his family on board her 1972 cruise to England\, Gwen seemed to have a ringside seat for history. \n Gwen’s passport which used one of her graduation photos. \nHousekeeping \nThis event will be hybrid so presented in person in our rooms and also via ZOOM. Those purchasing ZOOM tickets will be sent the log-in details 24hrs before the event. \nAn automatically generated confirmation of booking email is sent on booking – please check your Trash or Spam folders if this email does not turn up in your in-box. \nAs with most of our events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts (the Zoom session also starts at 6pm). There will be Q&A at the end of the lecture.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/gwenda-d-m-jones-memorial-lecture/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Lecturer Series,What's On
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SUMMARY:CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE VICTORIAN HERITAGE REGISTER
DESCRIPTION:The RHSV\, in partnership with the Heritage Council Victoria\, celebrates 50 years of the Victorian Heritage Register. The event will offer insight into the history and functioning of the Register\, which should be of interest to all concerned with preserving our heritage. \n2024 marks the 50th Anniversary of Victorian state government heritage legislation. In 1974\, after years of campaigning by Victorian heritage conservation activists\, the first buildings were included in the Victorian Historic Buildings Register to protect them for current and future generations. The Historic Buildings Register eventually became what we know today as the Victorian Heritage Register. \nThis event will be chaired by Professor Charles Sowerwine\, Chair of the RHSV’s Heritage Committee. Charles will open with a few words about the 50th anniversary of the Historic Buildings Act 1974 and the beginning of the Victorian Heritage Register. \nProfessor Graeme Davison will speak on The Victorian Heritage Register: The Founding Years. Graeme Davison\, well-known to RHSV members as a scintillating historian\, is also someone with extensive experience of the Heritage Council and of the creation and evolution of the Register. \nWhat’s in the VHR in 2024? Dr Marina Jansen\, a historian with Heritage Victoria\, will provide an overview of the Register and share insights from the VHR Analysis Project 2023-24. She will explain the registration process and describe the VHR Enrichment Project which aims to increase the diversity of heritage types\, historical themes and social groups in the Register. \nAnd finally we will hear from Dr Steve Campbell-Wright Heritage Council member. Steve Campbell-Wright is a cultural historian with particular interest in the influence of place on the culture of organisations and communities. He is a respected researcher and author on subjects ranging from built heritage and military culture to automotive history. Steve will bust some myths surrounding heritage and discuss Council’s role with regards to the Register. \nHousekeeping \nThis event will be hybrid so presented in person in our rooms and also via ZOOM. Those purchasing Zoom tickets will be sent the log-in details 24hrs before the event. \nAn automatically generated confirmation of booking email is sent on booking – please check your Trash or Spam folders if this email does not turn up in your In Box. \nAs with most of our events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts (the Zoom session also starts at 6pm). There will be Q&A at the end of the lecture. \n  \n This is a History Month event. Click on the logo for the full program \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/celebrating-50-years-of-the-victorian-heritage-register/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Melbourne Ghost Signs
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join RHSV Councilors\, staff\, volunteers\, members and friends as we celebrate the launch of Melbourne Ghost Signs\, a fascinating new book by Sean Reynolds\, our very own Marketing Officer at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.\nThis mesmerising photographic collection captures Melbourne’s faded signs and forgotten logos\, offering glimpses into the city’s rich and ever-evolving history. From the gold rush era to the Swinging Sixties\, from brands like Robur Tea and Tarax soft drinks to hidden gems like ‘Miss Watson’s Motor Garage’ and the ‘St Kilda Coffee Palace\,’ these ghost signs preserve a piece of Melbourne’s past amidst the modern skyline. \nSean Reynolds\, originally from Illinois\, was first drawn to these phantom relics while exploring Yarraville and Footscray with his daughter during their daily lockdown outings. His keen eye unearthed a treasure trove of historical remnants\, and his passion for uncovering Melbourne’s unique past shines through in each image and accompanying story. \nAn Emmy-nominated marketing expert for shows like Ellen and TMZ\, Sean has made Melbourne his home since 2015. In his spare time\, he has embraced documenting the city’s hidden history\, one sign at a time. You can follow his journey on Instagram at @melbourne_ghostsigns. \nHousekeeping \nJoin us for an evening of nostalgia and discovery as Sean shares the stories behind these forgotten signs – some charming\, others heroic\, and a few tinged with tragedy. \nRefreshments will be served\, and as this event is in-person only– it will not be recorded or available via Zoom– we look forward to seeing you there. \nDon’t miss this chance to uncover the Melbourne you never knew\, one ghost sign at a time! \n\nThe book can be purchased and signed on the night of the event\, or you you can purchase it here. \n\n This is a History Month event. Please click on the logo for the full program.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/launch-melbournes-ghost-signs/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241022T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241022T190000
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SUMMARY:A WORD IN TIME: Emerging Historians on their influences
DESCRIPTION:Every year the Professional Historians Association of Australia Vic & Tas\, in partnership with the RHSV\, ask three ’emerging’ historians about their work. In 2024 we’ve asked these historians to reflect on how the spoken word has influenced their history. Andrew Lemon (RHSV) and Sophie Couchman (PHA) will be our MCs for the evening. \nWe look forward to hearing from our three historians at this event: Dr Hannah Viney\, Dr Mia Martin Hobbs and Dr Aleksander Potocnik. \n 1. Telling a Story: Word Choice\, Tone\, and Intent in Oral Histories \nThis talk by Hannah Viney considers how voice and tone can completely change the meaning of the words in an oral history interview\, in ways that often do not come across in written analysis. With reference to my own experience interviewing and presenting\, this paper asks how we can convey such an ephemeral concept as vocal tone in written formats. \nHannah Viney is a history consultant and museum professional who is passionate about making history accessible to a wide audience. Her recent research explores women’s anti-nuclear activism between 1945 and 1965 to both investigate women’s political history between WWII and the Women’s Liberation Movement and to understand more about women’s experiences of the Cold War in Australia. \n3. Little Stories Everywhere \nMia Hobbs writes\, ‘Each of my research projects have begun with a single story that hints at a bigger history\, waiting to be uncovered. In this talk I will explore how hearing these stories inspired my different research projects\, taking me to Vietnam and the US\, into the national security state\, and to uncover hidden soldiers’ stories here in Australia. While what I find in historical research always complicates and deepens our understanding of a topic\, the first story continues to resonate\, gaining layers of meaning as I uncover more about the bigger history.’ \nMia is an oral historian of war and conflict with research interests in memory\, trauma\, gender\, race\, and peace. Her PhD was an oral history with American and Australian Vietnam veterans who returned to Vietnam after the War\, and her current project explores the experiences of women and minority veterans from the US\, UK\, and Australian militaries in the War on Terror. She is presently a Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow. \n  3. A remark made way back then … \nDr Alexander J. Potočnik writes\, ‘As a teenager\, I spent a night in a barn of a mountain farm at the Petrovo Brdo Pass [Slovenia]. A young man from the farm claimed that\, during the First World War\, German officer Erwin Rommel spent a week at this farm. The remark sparked my curiosity and three decades later I tried to find that young man in order to interview him for the book I was writing about Rommel and his role in the 12th Soča/Isonzo Battle\, better known as ‘The Battle of Caporetto’. \nAlexander J. Potočnik completed a degree in architecture at the University of Ljubljana in 1984 and in 1993 a Graduate Diploma course in Animation and Interactive Multimedia at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. Alexander has also worked as an illustrator. In 2006\, he became an Associate Partner of the Ad Pirum Institute\, a Slovenian organisation devoted to heritage protection and architectural conservation. His main field of research was Central European fortification heritage. In 2023\, he completed a doctorate in history at Monash University. \n  \nHousekeeping \nThis event will not be recorded however it is a hybrid event – both in person at the RHSV 239 A’Beckett St and via Zoom. The Zoom log-in details will be sent to ticket-holders 24 hours before the event. \nAs at most RHSV events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm. \n This is a History Month event. The full History Month program can be seen here.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/a-word-in-time-emerging-historians-on-their-influences/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:A Historical Society Seminar: Practical Strategies for a Successful\, Vibrant Organisation
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an inspiring professional learning event\, hosted by RHSV’s Historical Societies Support Committee (HSSC)! Whether you’re joining us in-person at the iconic Drill Hall or tuning in globally via Zoom\, this bumper program promises a full day of engaging\, practical sessions. \nWe’ve curated a selection of popular presentations from recent years\, each designed to tackle real-world challenges and offer actionable solutions for your organisation. Plus\, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to ask questions\, share experiences\, and connect with others\, making this a day rich in learning and collaboration. \nWhat’s on the Agenda?\nFriday\, 18 October Program\n8:45am – 9:35am: Guided Walking Tour of Flagstaff Gardens (optional) \nStart your day with a journey through one of Melbourne’s most historic sites. Explore Flagstaff Hill and its significance in the city’s pre-European history\, as a signalling station\, and as a former burial ground. A must-do for history enthusiasts! Early birds can enjoy coffee and pastries from 8am. \n9:00am: Registration \nTea\, coffee\, and a chance to meet fellow attendees. \n9:45am – 10:00am: Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country \nRHSV President Emeritus Professor Richard Broome\, AM\, FAHA\, FRHSV\, FFAHS\, will kick things off with an Acknowledgement of Country\, followed by Rosalie Triolo outlining the day’s goals. \n10:00am – 10:45am: Session 1 – Attracting New Visitors\, Members\, and Volunteers \nRosalie Triolo shares positive strategies for welcoming people from diverse backgrounds and securing the future of historical societies. \n10:45am – 11:30am: Session 2 – Tips for Winning Grants \nGrant writing doesn’t have to be daunting! Learn proven tips from Graham Goulding OAM\, who has secured over $250\,000 in funding for various organisations. \n11:30am – 11:45am: Morning Tea \n11:45am – 12:30pm: Session 3 – ‘Requiem for the Newsletter?’ \nCraige Proctor explores the future of newsletters in the digital age and whether they still hold value in a world dominated by social media. \n12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch and Networking   \nEnjoy lunch on-site and take advantage of a lightning tour of the RHSV’s collection at 1pm. \n1:30pm – 2:15pm: Session 4 – Creating Engaging Events \nRosemary Cameron will provide practical tools and templates to make your events fresh\, engaging\, and resourceful\, no matter the scale. \n2:15pm – 3:00pm: Open Discussion \nParticipants and speakers dive deeper into earlier topics or introduce new ones for group discussion. \n3:00pm – 3:15pm: Round-Up and Close \nRosalie Triolo highlights essential resources available to societies\, ensuring support is at your fingertips 24/7. \nSession Details and Speaker Highlights\nAttracting New Members and Volunteers \nRosalie Triolo reveals how some societies are defying negative trends by actively attracting new members with a range of skills. This session offers practical tips to help you introduce at least one new person to your society in the next year. \nWith over 40 years in history education\, Rosalie has led and advocated for the field at both state and national levels\, earning numerous awards along the way. Her experience includes teaching Australian history in Victorian government schools and working across primary\, secondary\, and tertiary education. For the past 25 years\, she’s also played a key role in developing specialist history teachers at Monash University. \nWinning Grants \nGraham Goulding OAM shares insights from his 40+ years of successfully securing grants. His session will leave you confident and ready to tackle your next application. \nGraham\, a retired teacher\, has been writing successful grant applications since the 1980s\, starting with education initiatives. In retirement\, he has secured over $250\,000 in funding for projects including Gippsland Immigration Park\, the Walhalla Board of Management\, and the Moe & District Historical Society. His expertise continues to benefit these important historical and community efforts. \n‘Requiem for the Newsletter?’ \nCraige Proctor weighs up the merits of traditional newsletters versus social media\, asking whether we risk losing something valuable by going fully digital. \nCraige spent 14 years producing the Mortlake & District Historical Society’s newsletter and\, since 2022\, has taken on the Western Victorian Association of Historical Societies newsletter. Immersed in the world of local history publications\, he has read countless newsletters from societies across the region. A pioneer in bringing historical societies online\, Craige began managing Facebook pages in 2011 and\, from 2014-17\, presented for RHSV on community engagement through social media. He continues to support groups in building their digital presence. \nCreating Engaging Events \nRosemary Cameron’s hands-on workshop will equip you with the tools to create engaging and sustainable events\, from small talks to large-scale conferences. \nRosemary’s career has been centred on theatre and literary festivals\, with a strong focus on both large and small-scale event management. She led Tour Guides Australia\, where she crafted engaging tours\, and in her current position as Executive Officer for the RHSV\, she organises a diverse range of events. Previously\, she directed the Melbourne Writers Festival\, overseeing 400+ events in 10 days (2005–09)\, and the Brisbane Writers Festival (2003–05). \nSupport at Your Fingertips\, 24/7 \nTo wrap up the day\, we’ll spotlight essential online resources you can access anytime\, including valuable tools from the RHSV and the Federation of Australian Historical Societies. Whether you’re looking for research materials\, guidance\, or support\, these resources are designed to help your society thrive long after the event. \nBooking Information  \nSecure your spot by completing the booking form below. Registration closes at 4pm on Wednesday\, 16 October. \nFor any issues on the day\, contact us at 03 9326 9288 or via email at office@historyvictoria.org.au \nZoom Participants \nYou will receive the Zoom link 24 hours before the event. \nFor general enquiries\, please reach out to Dr Rosalie Triolo OAM at rosalie.triolo@monash.edu \nJoin us for a day packed with inspiration\, learning\, and community as we celebrate History Month! \n  \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/seminar-your-historical-society-strategies-for-success/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241015T193000
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SUMMARY:La Trobe Society History Month Lecture
DESCRIPTION:John Auchterlonie Creelman: a Ship’s Surgeon and Colonial Doctor\, 1848 to 1889  \nby Lorraine Finlay. \nAn Edinburgh University graduate who arrived in Melbourne as a ship’s surgeon in January 1848\, Dr Creelman led an eventful career in regional towns as a doctor\, a coroner and public vaccinator. Significantly\, he was a medical witness in a notorious criminal case. Despite his government appointments and the income from his private practices\, life was a constant financial struggle for him during the pre- and post- goldrush era. As the result of her detailed research\, Lorraine Finlay will describe the highs and lows in the life of this colourful medical pioneer. \nLorraine Finlay\, a member of the La Trobe Society\, is the former Volunteer Property Manager of La Trobe’s Cottage and a graduate of Monash University in Visual Arts and History\, with an MA in Australian Studies. The history of early Port Phillip and the era of Charles Joseph La Trobe and his legacy continue to be of special interest. \nThe C J La Trobe Society extends an invitation to RHSV members to attend this History Month event. \nVenue: Royal Historical Society of Victoria\, Cnr William and A’Beckett Streets\, Melbourne Refreshments. Admission: $25 per person. Enquiries to secretary@latrobesociety.org.au\, Ph: 0412 517 061 \nTo book tickets you can do so below on this website page or you can go directly to the C J La Trobe Society website. \n  \n  \n This is a History Month event. Click here for the full History Month program \n  \nHousekeeping \nThis event will not be recorded nor will it be available via Zoom.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/la-trobe-society-history-month-lecture/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241012T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241012T160000
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SUMMARY:GRAVE MATTERS: USING CEMETERIES AS A RESEARCH TOOL
DESCRIPTION:This full day seminar is co-presented by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the Genealogical Society of Victoria. \nDiscover the hidden stories in Victoria’s cemetery records when you join us for this enlightening seminar where leading experts will reveal how cemetery records can be a treasure trove for local and family historians. Learn techniques to deepen your research and unearth fascinating stories about the past. \nExplore the past and enrich your research with insights gleaned from cemeteries. Whether you are a seasoned historian or just starting your journey\, this seminar is an invaluable opportunity to enhance your research skills and connect with a community of history enthusiasts. \nFeatured Speakers\n\nDr. Celestina Sagazio – Historian with expertise in cemetery studies\nDr. Cheryl Griffin – Social Historian\nRod Armstrong – Family History Researcher\nFriends of Cemetery Groups – Insights from passionate cemetery preservationists\nRepresentatives from the GSV and RHSV – Details of our extensive resources\n\nWhat You Will Gain\n\nStrategies for using cemetery records to expand your local and family history knowledge\nTips for interpreting cemetery elements and records\nKnowledge about the resources from the GSV\, RHSV and other sources\nAn opportunity to ask questions\n\nHousekeeping\nWhen you book tickets you will be sent an automatic\, system-generated confirmation email with your tickets embedded. If this can’t be found in your in-box please check your Spam folder or Junk Mail folder as these system-generated emails often go astray. If you can’t find your tickets\, don’t panic\, we always have a list at the door. \nProvided: Light lunch with tea\, coffee\, and water throughout the day \nThe seminar is not available on Zoom nor will it be recorded. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/grave-matters-using-cemeteries-as-a-research-tool/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241010T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241010T190000
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SUMMARY:MURDER IN PUNCH LANE: a conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to host this conversation between author Jane Sullivan and historian/author Dr Andrew Lemon to mark the publication of Jane’s book\, Murder in Punch Lane.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInspired by real events and people\, Murder in Punch Lane is a dark and gripping crime novel that maps the sins and secrets of nineteenth-century Melbourne.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelbourne\, 1868. When dazzling theatre star Marie St Denis dies in the arms of her best friend\, fellow actress Lola Sanchez\, everyone believes it was suicide by laudanum overdose. Everyone except Lola. On the brink of stardom herself\, she risks everything by embarking on a quest to find Marie’s killer. \nWhen journalist Magnus Scott\, writing as ‘the Walking Gentleman’\, publishes a compassionate obituary about her friend\, Lola decides to seek his help. A fraught attraction develops between these two amateur detectives from opposite sides of society\, and their volatile relationship soon begins to compromise their investigation. \nLola keeps a secret from Magnus. She traverses the corrupt underbelly of the brash young metropolis just as he does\, but disguised as a boy\, entering dangerous\, forbidden spaces where the lives of the rich and privileged intersect with the city’s underclass and outsiders: bohemians\, theatre folk\, prostitutes\, down-and-outs and opium addicts. \nNeither are prepared for the truths they will uncover about the powers that rule Melbourne – or the consequences for their own lives. And now they must race to find the murderer before the city destroys them both. \nPRAISE FOR MURDER IN PUNCH LANE: \n‘A story that is both lyrical and visceral’ SULARI GENTILL\, author of The Woman in the Library \n\n\n\n\nJane Sullivan is an author and literary journalist who loves books and has always written about them. \nHer latest novel is Murder in Punch Lane (Echo Publishing)\, set in 1868 Melbourne. Inspired by real events and people\, it follows the quest of two unlikely detectives as they become enmeshed in the sins and secrets of the brash goldfields city. \nJane writes the Saturday Turning Pages column about books and writing for the Age and the online Sydney Morning Herald. Her previous novel Little People\, set in 1870s Australia\, was shortlisted for the Scribe-CAL fiction prize and for the UK Encore award for a second novel. Her other books are a novel\, The White Star\, and a memoir\, Storytime\, about growing up with books. \n  \nHousekeeping \nPlease note that books will be for sale at this event and ticket-holders will get a $10 discount on purchasing Murder in Punch Lane (Zoom ticketholders will be sent a coupon code to apply to online purchases). \nThis event will be hybrid so presented in person in our rooms and also via ZOOM. Those purchasing Zoom tickets will be sent the log-in details 24hrs before the event. \nAn automatically generated confirmation of booking email is sent on booking – please check your Trash or Spam folders if this email does not turn up in your In Box. \nAs with most of our events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts (the Zoom session also starts at 6pm). There will be Q&A at the end of the conversation. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/murder-in-punch-lane-a-conversation/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network: Presentation on 2024 International Congress on Maritime Museums Conference
DESCRIPTION:Jackie Watts will deliver an informal presentation on her short paper\, entitled: “Capturing the past to inform the future”\, and a discussion on issues arising from the 2024 International Congress on Maritime Museums conference. Worldwide\, it seems that\, regardless of assets\, infrastructure or funding\, many museums are dealing with emerging issues and struggling for relevance. The 2024 Conference of the ICMM\, held in Netherlands and Belgium\, has just ended and Jackie Watts\, inaugural Chair of the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Board\, was a speaker at the conference\, delivering  the above paper. \nThe evening will start with MMHN’s brief AGM followed by Jackie’s presentation. Refreshments will then be served. \nClick to read the full program of the 2024 conference \n\n\nJackie Watts holds a Doctorate in Education (RMIT)\, postgraduate qualifications in Teaching & Librarianship (University of Melbourne) and a Bachelor of Arts (La Trobe University). Her areas of professional expertise include secondary & tertiary education\, librarianship\, research\, vocational education and training (VET)\, professional development\, commerce and community activism. Jackie served on  Melbourne City Council  between 2011 – 2020\, and in 2012 became the first Chair of the Knowledge City Portfolio and Deputy Chair of the People City Portfolio holding these positions until leaving Council in 2020. These portfolios represented the most significant economic and socially progressive areas of work on Council. Jackie also represented Council with the Bay Municipalities Association of Victoria and is currently a Board member of Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia(OSSA). She has a keen and abiding interest in heritage recognition\, preservation and celebration\, and in particular\, maritime heritage. \n\n\n\nMelbourne Maritime Heritage Network (MMHN) is a non-political\, not-for-profit\, member-based ‘umbrella’ organisation (i.e. a Network) that brings together individuals and stakeholder groups from marine\, maritime heritage\, education\, tourism\, corporate and community sectors\, all of which share a commitment to fostering greater recognition of\, and knowledge about\, Melbourne’s rich maritime heritage and maritime industry sector – past\, present and future. MMHN is a catalyst to advocate for the better management of maritime matters. It seeks to sharpen the focus on the richness of Melbourne’s maritime heritage and the crucial role of its port facilities in delivering social\, cultural and economic benefits to Melbourne and regional Victoria. \n\n\n\n A History Month event. For full program click on the History Month logo.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/melbourne-maritime-heritage-network-presentation-on-2024-international-congress-on-maritime-museums-conference/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241009T120000
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SUMMARY:CURATOR'S TOUR OF MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS WITH DAVID THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition\, Melbourne’s Storied Laneways which David curated. The exhibition was prompted by the upcoming publication of  The Story of Melbourne’s Lanes: Essential but Unplanned by Weston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew J. May\, Helen Stitt  which will be launched on 3rd October 2024. \nWe all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up\, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane\, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-tour-of-melbournes-storied-laneways-with-david-thompson-4/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241003T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241003T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch. The Story of Melbourne's Lanes: Essential but Unplanned.
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS BOOKED OUT. \nPlease join us for the launch of this re-imagined second edition of Weston Bate’s history \nTHE STORY OF MELBOURNE’S LANES: Essential but Unplanned\nWeston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew May\, Helen Stitt \nTo be launched by Professor Robert Adams AM\, multi award-winning architect and urban designer \nThursday 3 October 2024\, 5:30pm – 7pm \nRoyal Historical Society of Victoria\, 239 A’Beckett Street\, Melbourne 3000 \nPublished by RHSV and SLV \nWe are thrilled that Lee ‘Sonnyboy’ Morgan\, a Gunditjmara/ Kirrae Whurrong man hailing from Framlingham in SW Victoria\, will be performing at our book launch. Lee is a blues and country music guitarist and lyricist who has performed with and appeared on many albums with some of Australia’s legendary musical talents including Shane Howard\, Archie Roach\, the late great Ruby Hunter\, Jessica Mauboy and Dean Geyer (Australian Idol fame)\, Jimmy Barnes and Paul Kelly. In 2023 he was appointed Indigenous Ambassador with Blues Music Victoria Inc. \n \n  \nHousekeeping \nThis event will be in-person only at the RHSV rooms. There will be no Zoom. Although it is a free event we do ask our members and friends to RSVP so we can get the catering right! \nYou will be sent an automatic email confirmation of your booking – if it doesn’t turn up in your in-box please check your spam mail or junk mail folders. Don’t panic – there will be a list at the door – you don’t need your ticket. \nThe book will be available for purchase at a special launch price. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/book-launch-the-stories-of-melbournes-lanes-essential-but-unplanned/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:CURATOR'S TOUR OF MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS WITH DAVID THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition\, Melbourne’s Storied Laneways which David curated. The exhibition was prompted by the upcoming publication of  The Story of Melbourne’s Lanes: Essential but Unplanned by Weston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew J. May\, Helen Stitt  which will be launched on 3rd October 2024. \nWe all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up\, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane\, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry. \nOther dates available: \n26 June \n28 August \n9 October 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-tour-of-melbournes-storied-laneways-with-david-thompson-3/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Tracing Madame Brussels: A public figure with an elusive background
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that esteemed historian Barbara Minchinton will deliver our September lecture based on the research for her latest book. \nMadame Brussels was Melbourne’s most vilified brothel-keeper of the nineteenth century\, but little has been known about Caroline Hodgson\, the woman who played the role. There were no Visitors’ Books to reveal her networks\, and few letters written in her own hand. Family material that came to light in 2018 provided some clues\, and a German genealogist found others\, but for her biography the details of her life in Melbourne were largely sourced from newspapers and government records. The story that emerged was the story of Melbourne’s sex industry from 1871 to its criminalisation in 1908. \nBarbara Minchinton is a historian and independent researcher who has worked extensively with the collections of the Public Record Office Victoria as a volunteer. Her first book The Women of Little Lon: Sex Workers in Nineteenth-Century Melbourne won the Victorian Community History Publication Award for 2022. Barbara’s latest book\, published in July 2024 by La Trobe University Press\, is Madame Brussels: The Life and Times of Melbourne’s Most Notorious Woman. \nBarbara’s books will be available for purchase on the night and Barbara is happy to sign copies. \nHousekeeping \nThis event will be hybrid so presented in person in our rooms and also via ZOOM. Those purchasing Zoom tickets will be sent the log-in details 24hrs before the event. \nAn automatically generated confirmation of booking email is sent on booking – please check your Trash or Spam folders if this email does not turn up in your In Box. \nAs with most of our events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts (the Zoom session also starts at 6pm). There will be Q&A at the end of the lecture.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/tracing-madame-brussels-a-public-figure-with-an-elusive-background/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:CURATOR'S TOUR OF MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS WITH DAVID THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition\, Melbourne’s Storied Laneways which David curated. The exhibition was prompted by the upcoming publication of  The Story of Melbourne’s Lanes: Essential but Unplanned by Weston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew J. May\, Helen Stitt  which will be launched on 3rd October 2024. \nWe all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up\, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane\, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry. \nOther dates available: \n26 June \n25 September\n9 October 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-tour-of-melbournes-storied-laneways-with-david-thompson-2/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240820T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240820T190000
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SUMMARY:HUGH ANDERSON LECTURE DELIVERED BY DR ROSS JONES
DESCRIPTION:Renovation or Revision: (re)writing Indigenous and Institutional Histories\nWe are thrilled that Dr Ross L Jones will deliver the 3rd Hugh Anderson Lecture in the RHSV’s Distinguished Lecture series.  \nEric Hobsbawm wrote that national histories comprise ‘anachronism\, omission\,  decontextualization and\, in extreme cases\, lies.’ If we substitute ‘nation’ with ‘university’ does the truth hold\, especially for foundational institutions in settler colonies\, such as the University of Melbourne? In this lecture Dr Jones will take a number of case studies highlighted in his latest publication Dhoombak Goobgoowana and ask what this work has accomplished and whether it encourages a radical re-thinking of the role of institutional histories. Along the way he hopes to explain the strong connections between an eighteenth-century cockney pedestrian\, a leading twentieth-century Australian psychologist\, Indigenous knowledge and Hugh Anderson’s historical project. \n  \nDr Ross L Jones BA (hons) Dip.Ed. (Melbourne) M.Ed.Stud. PhD (Monash)\, Senior Research Fellow in the Indigenous History of the University of Melbourne Project in the Centre for the Study of Higher Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. The outcome of this project is the recent publication of\, Dhoombak Goobgoowana: a History of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne\, volume one: Truth (eds Ross L. Jones\, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton) Melbourne University Press: Carlton\, 2024. Volume 2 ‘Voice’ will be published in 2025. A free e-book is available from the MUP website here. \nRoss studied in the History School and Education Faculty at the University of Melbourne and then taught for two decades in secondary schools in Australia and the United Kingdom. He then completed a Master of Educational Studies and a PhD at Monash University\, the latter on the eugenics movement in Victoria. \nAfter teaching the histories of medicine and biology in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne\, he took up an ARC postdoctoral position in the History School at the University of Sydney which culminated in\, amongst other publications\, Anatomists of Empire: Race\, Evolution and the Discovery of Human Biology (2020). In 2016 he was awarded the Redmond Barry Fellowship at the State Library of Victoria to write on the history of tuberculosis. He has held honorary positions at the University of Melbourne\, the University of Sydney and La Trobe University variously in Medicine\, Law and History departments. Ross’s research interests and publications range across medical and educational eugenics in Australia and the US and UK; the history of human anatomy\, anthropology and race theory; the development of public education; medical biography and public health policies. He was commissioned by the Melbourne Medical School to write Humanity’s Mirror: 150 years of Anatomy in Melbourne (2007). He has given numerous keynote and invited presentations at local and international conferences. Ross has also been regularly involved in all forms of media as a public historian\, on screen and as a researcher\, including for Who do you think you are? on SBS. He has 90\,000 readers for articles in The Conversation and has been invited to talk for local and national radio on many occasions. He has also prepared and participated in documentaries for ABC Radio National. \n  \nHugh Anderson (1927-2017) was a scholar of formidable breadth\, productivity and versatility. While it is as a folklorist that he is arguably best known both in Australia and abroad\, Anderson’s prolific output also included biography\, bibliography\, history\, school textbooks and documentary collections. His range of interests was very wide: Anderson seemed as comfortable in writing about John Pascoe Fawkner as Squizzy Taylor\, as at home with an Aboriginal gumleaf player and a Sydney street poet as with the exquisite verse of John Shaw Neilson or the stately poetry of Bernard O’Dowd. Anderson’s historical and biographical writing incorporated many of the materials\, perspectives and insights derived from folklore studies\, and he treated literary creativity as central to telling the Melbourne\, Victorian and Australian stories. Anderson’s boundary-riding between history\, biography\, folklore and literature was remarkably productive for him\, and it was not unusual among writers with his radical-nationalist politics in the middle decades of the twentieth century. (An edited version of material written by Professor Frank Bongiorno) \n  \nThis event is offered both in person at the RHSV and also via ZOOM. Those who are attending by ZOOM will be sent their log-in details 24 hours prior to the event. \nAs with all RHSV events\, we serve refreshments from 5:30pm until 6pm when the lecture will start. 6pm is also when the ZOOM broadcast will start.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/hugh-anderson-lecture-delivered-by-dr-ross-jones/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Hugh Ralston Crawford: Innovator or Imitator?
DESCRIPTION:Engineering Heritage Victoria and the RHSV present this event in partnership. \nHugh Ralston Crawford (1876 – 1954) consulting engineer\, was a pioneer in reinforced concrete work in Australia. He was granted a provisional patent for monolithic reinforced concrete cavity wall construction in 1907\, and he later used the system to erect several concrete houses in Melbourne. In 1910\, he designed and built\, the heritage listed Sniders and Abraham’s cigarette factory at 7 Dewery Lane Melbourne\, it was the first wholly reinforced concrete building erected in Melbourne\, challenging Monash’s virtual monopoly of reinforced concrete construction in Victoria. It was also the first building in Australia to utilise the C.A.P. Turner ‘Mushroom System’ of flat slab construction. But was he an innovator or an imitator? \nDuring the First World War Crawford was employed by the Metcalfe Company of Montreal\, Canada in connection with construction and installation of grain elevators and concrete wheat silos for the bulk storage of wheat for the Federal and State governments. After the war\, he was appointed reinforced concrete consultant to the Federal Government and was associated with many of their new concrete framed Commonwealth office\, bank and telephone exchange buildings across Australia. In 1926 Crawford proposed a transporter bridge over the Yarra River at Spencer St and in 1927 proposed a similar bridge for the crossing of the Yarra at Williamstown. \n  \nSpeaker: \nDavid Beauchamp MICE\, MIEAust\, CPEng(Ret.) \nDavid Beauchamp has been a significant advocate for the preservation and restoration of heritage buildings and an engineering consultant in the field for over 40 years. He became the first president of the Carlton Association in 1969 to fight for the preservation of a large group of 19th Century terrace houses at risk of being demolished by the Housing Commission of Victoria. In that same year he established a consulting practice to give advice on the repair and restoration of historic buildings. His consultancy developed and expanded to produce conservation management plans for many bridges for VicRoads and other bodies\, and to carry out inspections\, heritage assessments and reporting on historic bridges and other buildings. \nDavid was appointed a member of the Heritage Council of Victoria in 1995\, served on the Council for 6 years\, and on Heritage Victoria’s Technical Advisory Committee until 2013. He has been a longstanding member of Engineering Heritage Victoria\, the National Trust Bridges Committee\, and actively participated in the activities of Australia ICOMOS\, and the Association of Preservation Technology in the USA. \n  \nHousekeeping \nWhen you book tickets you will be sent an automatic\, system-generated confirmation email with your tickets. If this can’t be found in your in-box please check your Spam folder or Junk Mail folder as these system-generated emails often go astray. If you can’t find your tickets\, don’t panic\, we always have a list at the door. \nAs with most RHSV events\, we will serve refreshments from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts. \nThe Zoom-cast will begin at 6pm.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/hugh-ralston-crawford-innovator-or-imitator/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Historical Society Network Leaders:  Victoria-wide Conference and Networking Day\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:The RHSV wants to bring together the leaders of the many networks of historical societies which exist across Victoria. This event will not be Zoomed as a key aim is for leaders to meet with peers from across Victoria and then to share their findings with their member societies. \nCOST: \nThe event is FREE to each leader + one-two other network members who are prepared to share their experiences and knowledge with their network afterwards AND as long as they or their historical society is a member of the RHSV. We understand that not all organisations which are members of these networks are members of the RHSV however\, because we are a member-supported organisation we can only extend the free tickets and travel reimbursement to those attending who are both representing a historical society network AND that they are a member of the RHSV or of an affiliated member society of the RHSV. \nFor those who aren’t members there is a small fee ($20) to cover catering. \nIncludes all-day refreshments and lunch.TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: \nFor long-distance travel and the accompanying accommodation some reimbursement by the RHSV will be available if your network cannot help support you. \nReimbursement can be up to $50 in total if the attendee resides 50-150kms from Melbourne and up to $150 in total if the attendee resides beyond 150kms. \nAn expense claim can be completed below. Please submit your reimbursement request AFTER the event. Once again\, we can only financially assist those attendees who are both representing a historical society network AND that they are a member of the RHSV or of an affiliated member society of the RHSV. \n  \nENQUIRIES \nBookings close on Friday 19 July. \nEnquiries: HSSC Chair\, Dr Rosalie Triolo FRHSV hssc@historyvictoria.org.au \nBOOKINGS \nbelow on this website page. \nFor emergencies on day: 03 9326 9288 or office@historyvictoria.org.au \n  \nFRIDAY 26 JULY PROGRAM\n  \nEach session invites questions and sharing of success stories\, especially solutions to shared challenges \n9:00am                          REGISTRATION tea/coffee and ‘introducing yourself to others’ activity on arrival \n9:45–10.00am             PROGRAM STARTAcknowledgement of Country and welcome: RHSV PresidentEmeritus Professor Richard Broome\, AM\, FAHA\, FRHSV\, FFAHSWelcome\, aims of the day and housekeeping: HSSC Chair Rosalie Triolo \n10.00–10:45am           PRESENTATION 1: Helen Laffin and Rosalie Triolo\, ‘Building capacity: Attracting and keeping community interest’ \n10:45–11:30am            PRESENTATION 2: Graham Goulding OAM\, ‘Going for grants: Helpful hints’ \n11:30am–11:45am      MORNING TEA \n  \n11:45am–12:30pm      PRESENTATION 3: Craige Proctor\, ‘Requiem for the Newsletter?Does the newsletter still have a role for historical societies in the social media world?’ \n12:30–1:30pm               LUNCH and mingling/networking \n1:30–2:15pm                  PRESENTATION 4: Rosemary Cameron\, ‘Creating engaging events’ \n2:15–3.00pm                 FORUM DISCUSSION: Participants and speakers take earlier discussions further or raise new topics for discussion by all \n3.00-3.15pm                 ROUND UP AND CLOSE: Rosalie Triolo \n  \nABSTRACTS and SPEAKERS\nBuilding capacity: Attracting and keeping community interest – Helen Laffin & Rosalie TrioloHelen will share practical knowledge from her experiences in the heritage sector in relation to generating and keeping the interest of community members. Volunteers are crucial to successful operations but planning and a positive attitude are essential. \nRosalie will offer further strategies for attracting visitors\, members\, volunteers and leaders of diverse skillsets and cultural backgrounds. ‘Bigger picture’ thinking is necessary; only then will the stories of peoples past and present in our communities have greater chance of being understood and cared for into the future. \nHelen holds a Master of Cultural Heritage\, Deakin University\, and is currently Heritage Collections Co-ordinator at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. She is also part of the City of Whitehorse Arts and Culture team which oversees Schwerkolt Cottage Museum Complex and the Whitehorse Artspace. She has a strong interest in local history and collection management and has worked as staff or volunteer at many small and large collections in Melbourne including Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West\, CERES Community Environment Park archives\, and Coburg Historical Society. \nRosalie has enjoyed over 40 years in History education\, including multiple\, long-term\, volunteer Victorian and national association leadership\, advocacy\, presentation and publication roles for which she has received many awards; has worked in general public\, as well as tertiary\, secondary and primary education History contexts; has taught Australian history in diverse Victorian government schools; and facilitated the development of specialist teachers of History for 25 years at Monash University. \nGoing for Grants: Helpful Hints – Graham Goulding \nPreparing grant applications can be daunting and difficult but those few words should not deter anyone from making applications. This session will provide the helpful hints that can make a difference and will focus on what has been learnt in over forty years of writing grant applications for many organisations. \nGraham is a retired teacher who has been applying for grants since the 1980s\, beginning with grants to support his work in education. In retirement\, he has been writing for Gippsland Immigration Park in Morwell (since 2005)\, the Walhalla Board of Management which looks after government properties in Walhalla (2009-21) and the Moe & District Historical Society (since 2001). The total funds obtained exceeds $250\,000. \n‘Requiem for the Newsletter? Does the newsletter still have a role for historical societies in the social media world?’ – Craige ProctorMany societies continue to produce regular newsletters as well as maintain an online presence to engage with members; other groups have retired the newsletter. How do and should these media differ? This presentation considers the relative merits of each and asks if the traditional newsletter still has a role. Do the digital natives among our communities expect something different these days? In migrating to online engagement\, are we at risk of losing something? \nCraige produced the Mortlake & District Historical Society’s newsletter for 14 years. Since 2022\, he has produced the Western Victorian Association of Historical Societies newsletter\, receiving and reading a great many newsletters from western Victorian societies. Craige made his first foray into managing Facebook pages for historical bodies in 2011 and presented for RHSV\, 2014-17\, on how societies might engage with their communities via social media. He supported several groups in developing their online presence. \nCreating Engaging Events – Rosemary Cameron \nRosemary will give a very practical talk with templates of timelines\, simple budgets and to-do lists. She will take participants through workshopping ideas to keep events fresh and engaging with advice on how to ramp up events from a simple talk to a conference. She will cover value-adding and making sure organisers always work within their own resources. \nRosemary has spent most of her career in theatre and literary festival management which is effectively event management. For several years she ran Tour Guides Australia\, so she also understands how to create good tours. She organises a variety of RHSV events. She is the former director of the Melbourne Writers Festival which had some 400+ events over 10 days (2005–09) and the Brisbane Writers Festival (2003-05). \n  \nNETWORKS OF HISTORICAL SOCIETIES \nThis is a list of the networks of historical societies which we know exist across Victoria. There may be more. And there may be people interested in setting up networks for areas not currently covered. Please contact the RHSV if your society is part of a network NOT listed below or your society is interested in forming a new network to cover currently unrepresented areas. (office@historyvictoria.org.au | 9326 9288) \n\nWestern Victorian Association of Historical Societies Midlands Zone\nWestern Victorian Association of Historical Societies Southern Zone\nWestern Victorian Association of Historical Societies Wimmera Zone\nEastern Regional Association of Historical Societies (eastern suburbs of Melbourne including Shires of Nillumbik\, Yarra Ranges and Murrundindi\, Cities of Monash\, Whitehorse\, Boroondara\, Maroondah\, Knox\, Greater Dandenong & Banyule)\nHeritage Network East Gippsland\nSouth Gippsland Historical Network\nWellington Shire Heritage Network\nGippsland Association of Affiliated Historical Societies (GAAHS)\nGippsland Cataloguing Network\nGolden Plains History and Heritage Network\nLatrobe Combined History Groups\nAustralian Alpine and Snowsports Historical Societies (Falls Creek & Mt Buller)\nMornington Peninsula Local History Network (Shire of Mornington Peninsula\, City of Frankston)\nSouth Eastern Historical Association (SE Melbourne: Cities of Greater Dandenong\, Casey\, Bayside\, Kingston and Frankston; Shires of Mornington Peninsula\, Bass Coast and Cardinia)\nSouth Metro Network (Cities of Stonnington\, Bayside\, Glen Eira\, Port Phillip\, Monash and Kingston)\nCentral Highlands Historical Association (City of Ballarat\, Rural City of Ararat\, Shires of Pyrenees\, Heburn\, Moorabool\, Golden Plains\, Central Goldfields and Mount Alexander)\nGeelong & District Historical Association\nBoroondara Historical Societies Association\nYarra Plenty Heritage Group  (Cities of Banyule and Whittlesea\, Shire of Nillumbik)\nYarra Ranges History and Heritage Group (Shires of Yarra Ranges and Cardinia\, Cities of Greater Dandenong and Banyule)\nWestern Metropolitan Group of Historical Societies (Cities of Wyndham\, Maribyrnong\, Hobsons Bay\, Brimbank\, Melton\, Whittlesea\, Moonee Valley and Hume)\nSurf Coast Shire Heritage Committee\n\n\n\n                \n                        \n                            Expense 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URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/historical-society-network-leaders-victoria-wide-conference-and-networking-day-2024/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:In Search of the Last Continent: Melbourne and early Antarctic exploration
DESCRIPTION:In 1886 gentlemen from Victoria’s Royal Society and Geographical Society formed a joint Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee. With the ear of the Premier and his Agent General in London\, they energetically pursued a joint whaling and scientific expedition. They came tantalising close to their goal and helped inspire the first landing and the first overwintering on the Antarctic continent. Through both published and unpublished items from the RHSV\, join librarian and author Andrew McConville to explore this and other stories of early Antarctic exploration. \nFor 70 years powerful countries despatched expeditions to explore the south polar regions. By 1843 they had seen enough to realise that this most remote and impenetrable place offered considerable danger and no strategic or economic benefit. The great nations turned away. In the 1880s Melbourne’s men of science formed a committee to revive interest in Antarctic exploration. They canvassed the colonies and the world in attempts to raise an expedition. Ultimately unsuccessful\, they did though inspire the first publicly recorded landing on the Antarctic continent by Henrik Bull and the crew of his whaling expedition. This created a sensation and led to the first overwintering on the Antarctic continent by crewman C.E. Borchgrevink’s expedition. Andrew McConville’s book\, In Search of the Last Continent: Australia and Early Antarctic Exploration\, outlines early Antarctic exploration and concentrates on Melbourne’s Antarctic Exploration Committee and the voyages of Bull and Borchgrevink. \n\n\nAndrew McConville is a reference and research librarian at the State Library of Victoria. Andrew has a particular interest in the history of 19th century Antarctic exploration. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the 2024 Rare Book Week program together with the Ephemera Society of Australia’s event on Antarctic ephemera which is held at the RHSV on the same day at 11am. \nMorning tea will be served to those attending both events at 12 noon. Audience members are more than welcome to bring lunch and drinks into the gallery whilst attending these events. \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/in-search-of-the-last-continent-melbourne-and-early-antarctic-exploration/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240723T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240723T120000
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SUMMARY:EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA: IT’S COLD AND OLD AND RARER THAN GOLD
DESCRIPTION:Bookings: https://ephemerasociety.org.au/category/whats-on/ \nTony Shields has been a stamp and coin dealer since 1970. Every day he handles wonderful pieces of history and art which he researches and loves.  Since childhood\, he has been fascinated by the stories of Scott and Mawson in the Antarctic and has sought stamps and other items depicting the experiences of these incredible explorers. Come and share Tony’s enthusiasm and knowledge of collectables from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration\, 1820-1921. \n  \nHousekeeping \nThis event is part of the 2024 Rare Book Week program together with the RHSV’s event\, IN SEARCH OF THE LAST CONTINENT: MELBOURNE AND EARLY ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION with Andrew McConville Both events are held on Tuesday 23 July\, back to back\, with morning tea served between the two events from 12 noon to 12:30pm. \nBoth events are ‘in person’ only – there is no Zoom presentation available. \nAudience members are more than welcome to bring lunch and drinks into the gallery whilst attending these events.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/ephemera-society-of-australia-its-cold-and-old-and-rarer-than-gold/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240702T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240702T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003134
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SUMMARY:AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM: MARITIME HERITAGE MATTERS FOR THIS VAST ISLAND CONTINENT
DESCRIPTION:The Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network is presenting this fascinating lecture at the RHSV. \nSpeaker: Daryl Karp\, Australian National Maritime Museum’s Director and CEO \nMs Karp has worked in the broadcast and cultural industries for over 20 years. Prior to her appointment as Director and CEO of ANMM\, she  was the Director of the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) at Old Parliament House from 2013 to 2022 establishing a strategic direction that focused on ‘the spirit of Australian democracy and the power of your voice within it’\,  Chair of the Council of Australasian Museum Directors from 2017 to 2021; CEO and Managing Director of Film Australia; Head of Factual Programs (Television) at the ABC; Non-Executive Director for SBS; Board member of  Sydney Jewish Museum and   the Australian Children’s Television Foundation and is a current member of the Yindyamarra Advisory Group with Charles Sturt University. \nHousekeeping  \nThe lecture will run from 6pm until 7pm (also the timing for Zoom). Refreshments will be served in the Drill Hall from 5pm – 6pm. \nThis is a hybrid event\, available in person and on ZOOM for those who cannot attend at the Drill Hall. The ZOOM log-in will be sent to those who RSVP 24 hours before the event. \nWhen you book a ticket you will be sent an automatically-generated confirmation email – if this doesn’t arrive in your in-box please check your Spam or Junk Mail folder.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/australian-national-maritime-museum-maritime-heritage-matters-for-this-vast-island-continent/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T120000
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SUMMARY:CURATOR'S TOUR OF MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS WITH DAVID THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition\, Melbourne’s Storied Laneways which David curated. The exhibition was prompted by the upcoming publication of The Story of Melbourne’s Lanes: Essential but Unplanned by Weston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew J. May\, Helen Stitt which will be launched on 3rd October 2024. \nWe all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up\, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane\, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry. \nOther dates available: \n28 August \n25 September\n9 October 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-tour-of-melbournes-storied-laneways-with-david-thompson/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240620T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240620T190000
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SUMMARY:The Yallourn Scheme : Celebrating 100 years of Power Generation
DESCRIPTION:  \nEngineering Heritage Victoria and the RHSV present this event to celebrate the centenary of Victoria’s first baseload power station in the Latrobe Valley and the greatest single public infrastructure project the nation had seen. \n  \nPassing without fanfare or public ceremony\, at midday on Sunday 15 June 1924\, electricity from the new Yallourn Power Station first reached Melbourne when the State Electricity Commission switched on the high voltage transmission line linking Morwell and the Yarraville distribution terminal. The event marked the culmination of a five-year project to develop Victoria’s first baseload power station in the Latrobe Valley and the greatest single public infrastructure project the nation had seen. It was proclaimed by the press as “the cessation of Victoria’s subservience … to the coal mines of Newcastle”\, and would provide the foundation for the State’s industrial\, economic and social prosperity over the following decades. \nThis presentation will outline the key events in the development of the Yallourn Power Scheme\, touching on the historic context\, key engineers involved and some of the technical challenges encountered from conception through to commissioning and early operation. The talk will be illustrated by historic images from the extensive photographic collection acquired in 1993 by the Museum of Victoria from the former State Electricity Commission\, prior to its disaggregation and privatisation. \nSpeaker: \nMatthew Churchward\, Senior Curator\, Engineering & Transport\, Museums Victoria \nAfter originally training in mechanical engineering\, Matthew Churchward has spent much of the past 35 years in the museum and heritage sector. He has held a curatorial role with Museums Victoria since 1994\, working on acquisitions\, collection database development\, public programs\, exhibitions and the creation of websites and online content. \nHis engineering skills have proved invaluable in overseeing the restoration and conservation of many large objects in the museum’s collection – ranging from steam engines\, tractors and farm machinery to horse-drawn vehicles\, motor vehicles and the Great Melbourne Telescope. \nHis research interests encompass Victoria’s mining\, engineering and transport history – including shipping\, railways\, roads\, bridges\, ports\, sewerage\, water supply and electricity infrastructure. \n  \n  \nThis will be preceded by an\nOpen Day at PowerWorks\, \nRidge Road\, Morwell.\nSat 15 Jun 2024 12 noon to 3.00 pm\n“Celebration of the centenary of power transmission between Yallourn and Melbourne”.\nIn collaboration with Energy Australia. \nHousekeeping \nWhen you book tickets you will be sent an automatic\, system-generated confirmation email with your tickets. If this can’t be found in your in-box please check your Spam folder or Junk Mail folder as these system-generated emails often go astray. If you can’t find your tickets\, don’t panic\, we always have a list at the door. \nAs with most RHSV events\, we will serve refreshments from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts. \nThe Zoom-cast will begin at 6pm.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/the-yallourn-scheme-celebrating-100-years-of-power-generation/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T193000
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CREATED:20240207T072340Z
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SUMMARY:RHSV AGM + 2024 Weston Bate Oration: Dr Fiona Gatt
DESCRIPTION:The forgotten class? Shopkeepers of nineteenth-century Melbourne\nShopkeepers played a vital role in the functioning of nineteenth-century Melbourne society. They owned the businesses where residents obtained goods\, from basic daily needs to the flights and fancies of an emerging modern consumer culture. Echoes of their presence live on in the shopfronts and main shopping streets. This lecture investigates and compares the shopkeepers who operated in three distinct\, representative suburbs of nineteenth-century Melbourne: genteel Malvern\, inner urban North Melbourne and industrial Footscray. In doing so it provides a genuine comparative cross-section of the urban retail trade in this period and reveals the subtle differences between these localities in terms of the prestige and identity ascribed to shopkeepers within the socio-economic fabric of these local societies. Yet across all three towns (or suburbs)\, shopkeepers held an important and unique role\, one that cannot be understood through the same lens as the working class or middle class. \nDr Fiona Gatt is a professional historian who works on commissioned histories for clients such as the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). She teaches history at La Trobe and Deakin universities and undertakes research for history projects at universities across Australia. Her particular areas of interest include urban history\, class\, migration\, housing and First Nations history. Her work has been published in History Australia\, Postcolonial Studies\, the Victorian Historical Journal\, and shortlisted for the Victorian Community History Awards. The 2024 Weston Bate Oration will present Fiona’s research findings as Historian in Residence at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria 2023–2024. \nThe Weston Bate Oration is one of the RHSV’s Distinguished Lecture Series. \nHousekeeping \nThe 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 to attend the Oration only then there is no need to arrive at the Drill Hall until\, say\, 6:15pm for 6:30pm. \nBoth the AGM and the Oration are hybrid and will be available on ZOOM for those who cannot attend in person at the Drill Hall. The same ZOOM log-in will apply to both the AGM and the Oration and those log-in details will be sent to those who RSVP 24 hours before the event. You just need to log-in when you are able to join the meeting/oration. \nThere is the opportunity below to record your apologies if you cannot attend the AGM in person or via ZOOM. \nMembers will be sent the papers for the AGM 14 days prior to the AGM. \nNon-members are more than welcome to attend the AGM – we just ask members to identify themselves when RSVPing as it makes it easier for us to count votes etc
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/rhsv-agm-2024-weston-bate-oration-dr-fiona-gatt/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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