Events for July 14, 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.     

Trove for Beginners

Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown

Trove is a National Library of Australia website which provides access to historic newspapers, photographs, and much more. Come along to this session to learn what’s available on Trove, and
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