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Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races

March 12, 2021 - March 17, 2022
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs, 239 A'Beckett Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
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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.     

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2:00 pm

Searching for a Hero – an Ancestral Journey

July 11, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ellis Cottage, 10 Nillumbik Square
Diamond Creek, VIC 3089 Australia
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Searching for a Hero - an Ancestral Journey An online enquiry from overseas, through Ancestry, leads to an incredible voyage of discovery, not only via online, but through exploration and travel to unexpected and distant places. A talk by Jan Bailey (BA Hons Archaeology University of Melbourne, Grad Dip Ed La Trobe University) $10 per
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