Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, MelbourneTo 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.
Who Lived in My House?
OnlineEver wondered who the past occupants of your house were? Or interested in researching your house history? Come along to this Heritage Help session and learn how to use research
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Who Lived in My House?
OnlineEver wondered who the past occupants of your house were? Or interested in researching your house history? Come along to this Heritage Help session and learn how to use research
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The 1789 Smallpox Plague – exhuming the truth
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldIn April 1789 a smallpox plague suddenly broke out at Sydney Cove. It swept around the entire continent and killed up to 70% of the Indigenous peoples in the Sydney area, but only one colonist. Despite the fact that the First Fleet was very well documented, the cause of the pandemic has remained a mystery.
2021 DICKINSON LECTURE
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world2021 DICKINSON LECTURE RECENT ACQUISITIONS FOR THE DECORATIVE ARTS DEPARTMENT AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA Amanda Dunsmore, Senior Curator, International Decorative Arts & Antiquities The Kew Historical
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