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SUMMARY:Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe Royal Historical Society of Victoria 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 Dutch entrant\, the Uiver. The Uiver (stork) is the most famous of the entries even though it came second. It was forced by bad weather to make an emergency landing in Albury where the locals used the town’s lights to spell A L B U R Y in morse code and then created a make-shift aerodrome on the racetrack using car headlights to con the plane down. Macpherson Robertson always maintained that the Uiver\, a commercial KLM flight that went to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies with a little extra hop to Australia\, came closest to his ideal as Robertson sponsored the race to encourage commercial flight not speed. \nThe first aircraft to finish was the De Havilland DH-88 Comet Grosvenor House\, a specially- designed racing aircraft flown by Charles W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black. Both pilots were much feted in Melbourne. Photos show a handsome pair being mobbed by thousands. The adulation didn’t last\, Campbell Black was killed by a plane propeller just 2 years later and Scott suicided. \nHarold Brook was the pilot with the least experience – barely the minimum 100 hours. He had a paying passenger\, the 28-year old Miss Ella Lay\, who knitted her way to Australia. She was a pilot herself and the only woman to travel the full race distance from Mildenhall in England to Melbourne. Ella stayed on in Melbourne\, took up nursing\, and in 1941 enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the very building where the exhibition is being held (the former Army Medical Corps Drill Hall). Ella died in 2005\, aged 99. The Times printed her obituary. \nThe race generated many more fabulous stories including C. J. “Jimmy” Melrose who at 21 was the youngest pilot and one of the few Australians. Jimmy was funded by his mother and his De Havilland Puss Moth was christened My Hildergarde in her honour. He too died\, too young\, just two years later in a plane crash. \nThe last plane to arrive was piloted by Ray Parer and Godfrey Hemsworth and funded by New Guinea miners. Another entry was owned by well-known Australian pioneer aviator Horrie Miller who at the time was managing director of MacRobertson-Miller Aviation. He engaged James Wood and Don Bennett to fly the race however they came unstuck in Aleppo. As Bennett wrote in his autobiography\, they “… hit the ground with a fair wallop and the undercarriage collapsed; down she went and the nose went in as we whipped over on our back. I was in the tail of the machine and my velocity from one end of the cabin to the other was remarkable. Even more astounding was the degree of “concertina-ing” of my body which took place at the far end.” That was the end of their race.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/tales-from-the-macrobertson-international-air-races/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Peter Brown: Off the Beaten Track
DESCRIPTION:Photographs  1972-2021. For historians this photographic collection includes images of the Western Districts taken over the last 50 years. \nPhotographer\, Peter Brown\, only ever uses a fixed lens and composes the image before he takes the shot. He doesn’t like cropping or excessive editing.  From 1972 to 2000 he used a Nikkorrmat camera he bought in Singapore in 1972.  He switched to a Nikon FM2 with a 55 mm lens. In 2015 he changed to a Nikon D600. \nThey are all stamped and numbered 1/10 on reverse. The photographer will print additional images as required. Maximum 10. \nPeter Brown adopts the philosophy that his art is a ‘journey of discovery’ taking him to all corners of the world from the village of Syvota in the remote Greek Island of Lefkada\, to Far North Queensland where he worked as a dentist in the early 1970s. Then\, as a keen hiker\, to the hiking trails of Tasmania\, Victoria and NSW as shown in this exhibition. Peter’s free-hand photography investigates the way light can transform ordinary objects into works of art. His particular interest in black and white film allows these prints to capture the atmosphere and mood of so many beautiful landscapes. \nThe gallery is open Mon – Fri 11-5pm\, Sat 12- – 5pm until the 4th December \n  \n\nBridget McDonnell Gallery \n130 Faraday St.\nCarlton Vic 3053\nAustralia \nPhone (613) 9347 1700 \nsales@bridgetmcdonnellgallery.com.au \n\nImage caption: Woolshed\, South Mokanger 1985
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/peter-brown-off-the-beaten-track/
LOCATION:Bridget McDonnell Gallery\, 130 Faraday St\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
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SUMMARY:A WALK WITH ROBYN ANNEAR
DESCRIPTION:It is always exciting when Robyn Annear releases another of her captivating books into the wild and her latest book\, which releases on the 30th of November\, promises to be fabulous. Robyn has devised 7 historic walks around Melbourne and she will be leading a walking tour for RHSV members of one of those walks – around the Queen Victoria Markets and Flagstaff Gardens area. \nThe walk will be 90 minutes and finish with morning tea with Robyn. Because there is a limit of 15 for this walk we are limiting it to strictly just RHSV members. The walk will go ahead regardless of the weather so please be prepared for whatever Melbourne throws at us on the day. Wear comfortable shoes and carry some water. The starting point and ending point of the walk will be emailed to ticket-buyers. \n\n\nMelbourne’s streets have always been marvellous—but the proud facades of the nineteenth-century boom aren’t the half of it.\nWhat about the stories behind them?\nThe great corset scandal of Melbourne’s belle epoque;\nThe heritage-listed toilets out the back of the Rialto;\nThe exploits of the women who ran the brothels in Little Lonsdale Street;\nThe reason George Mallaby starred in Homicide wearing a hat two sizes too small. \nThis book contains a series of walks created by Robyn Annear to showcase the hidden histories we might scurry past every day\, the buildings now gone and the extraordinary characters who inhabited them.\nCharming\, erudite and frankly gossipy\, Annear’s highly entertaining guide to Melbourne past and present need not be experienced on the move. But whether you enjoy it from a tram stop or an armchair\, Adrift in Melbourne will inspire you to unleash your inner flâneur on the lurking surprises of this great city. \n\nThe other good news is that Robyn will be doing a virtual walk for us in 2022 so\, if you are not one of the lucky 15\, you will be able to join Robyn at the RHSV when she takes you on an armchair ride through the streets and laneways of Melbourne. This event will be publicised in early 2022 so keep an eye out. \n\nIf you want to buy Adrift in Melbourne (great Christmas present for any Melburnian) click here.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/a-walk-with-robyn-annear/
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SUMMARY:Oral History Victoria Ideas and Skills Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 30 November 2021\, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm \nWant to talk about your oral history project? Meet us online\nMembers and non-members are welcome to attend our next ‘Ideas and skills exchange‘ session which is being held online via Zoom on Tuesday 30 November 2021 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. \nThis is the latest – and last for the year – of our monthly informal gatherings for those who want to discuss their projects with other oral history practitioners and enthusiasts. It’s a relaxed atmosphere where all are welcome. \nThe event will be facilitated by our very experienced committee member and colleague Alistair Thomson\, Professor of History\, Monash University. \nSo prepare your favourite beverage\, click the meeting link and meet us online! \nHow to join the meeting \nJoin from a PC\, Mac\, iPad\, iPhone or Android device. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84893624908?pwd=dW5Ya0JiOXVlSDVWYjU4ODJBTS9Ydz09 \nMeeting ID: 412 577 4422 \nPasscode: 131629 \nPlease ensure your device has a dedicated microphone and webcam.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/oral-history-victoria-ideas-and-skills-exchange/
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CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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