Events for June 24, 2021 – Royal Historical Society of Victoria

All Day

Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races

RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne

To celebrate Victoria’s centenary in 1934, Macpherson Robertson sponsored a great air race from England to Melbourne. There were originally 20 entrants of which only 12 arrived in Melbourne. The British winning entrants took a whisker under 3 days, the last plane to arrive took some 4 months.  The RHSV is mounting an exhibition which takes a close look at the entrants in the races (there were two races run concurrently – a speed race and a handicap race) including the most well-known entrant, the Dutch Uiver.     

Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock

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June's cataloguing topic will be dealing with donations to a collection - donation forms, the process, what to do, what not to do etc Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager,
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Free

Twentieth Century Science, Technology and Engineering

RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne

Twentieth Century Science, Technology and Engineering Presented by Laureate Professor R. J. EVANS Engineering Heritage Victoria and the RHSV are, once again, partnering to present some fascinating events which are
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$5