Events for July 8, 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.     

History of the Spencer Street Bridge

RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne

History of the Spencer Street Bridge Have you ever noticed the Spencer Street Bridge? Arguably nondescript, this dependable 1930 structure has a backstory of political infighting, pioneering technology and an
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