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SUMMARY:Well Built: Simmie & Co Master Builders 1924 – 1978
DESCRIPTION:Simmie & Co was a prominent building company in Melbourne (1924-1978) and in Canberra (1926-1969).  In Melbourne the company was highly successful and built many iconic buildings\, churches\, monasteries\, schools\, housing\, factories\, defence works\, the Shrine forecourt (1939-45)\, offices and theatres including some heritage-listed constructions (one designed by Robin Boyd). \nIn Canberra\, Simmie & Co was responsible for building a wide range of iconic constructions\, including the first Northbourne Avenue shops on London Circuit\, Albert Hall\, the Australian War Memorial\, St Andrews Cathedral\, Institute of Anatomy (now the Film and Sound Archives)\, US Embassy\, several other embassies\, R G Menzies Library\, a range of housing from heritage listed homes in Forrest to worker’s cottages in Narrabundah\, schools\, halls\, theatres and commercial sites. \nThe founders were three Victorian brothers\, all born in the last decade of the nineteenth century and all worked at the Sunshine Harvester factory before World War One – William\, Jock & George. All were World War One veterans (two were Gallipoli veterans). All were wounded and survived. Two were closely involved with the Master Builders Association in Melbourne. \nDiscover their story of a pioneering building company of the early to mid-twentieth century\, of World War One veterans\, of courage and a willingness to take a risk\, of the beginning of the capital city of Australia and the workers\, the unsung heroes\, who made it all happen. \nABOUT THE R J SIMMIE COLLECTION \nThe R J Simmie Collection has been put together over many years by Dr Richard Simmie\, a grandson of Jock Simmie\, one of the principals of Simmie & Co.  The Collection contains records of the Simmie family connected to Simmie & Co and also historic farm Harpsdale. These comprise an extensive collection of photographs\, construction and farm business records\, artefacts and ephemera\, even historic farm machinery.  The R J Simmie Collection is the major sponsor for this exhibition\, both in Melbourne and Canberra. \nABOUT THE CURATOR AND AUTHOR \nDr Andrew Kilsby\, is an independent historian (www.connect-history.com)\, and published author. He holds a PhD in history from UNSW. Dr Kilsby has a background in military and diplomatic service\, public relations and corporate communications both in Australia and in Asia-Pacific.  Recent publications include The Big Garage: 65 Years of Motoring History;  The Case of Eichengruen-Edwards and Continental Tyres (Commendation Community History Awards 2019); The Forgotten Cruiser: HMAS Melbourne I\, 1913-1928; The Riflemen: A History of the NRAA 1888-1988 and as co-author\, A Reputable Set of Men: The Sandringham Club 1913-2013 and Sigma Pharmaceuticals 1912-2012. His new publication Family Business: The Simmies of Simmie & Co and Harpsdale\, will be launched at the exhibition opening.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/well-built-simmie-co-master-builders-1924-1978/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:CATALOGUING CLINICS 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join Jillian Hiscock\, the RHSV Collections Manager\, each month is this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. This is an interactive space where questions are encouraged. The RHSV does not endorse any particular cataloguing software – we believe it is horses for courses – and Jillian will talk about issues that impact on cataloguing whether you are using cataloguing cards or software. \nThe one-hour clinics are free and the Zoom log-in below is used every month in 2023\, however\, we do ask you to register each month as this enables Jillian to send you extra material / links etc after each session. \nThe remaining Cataloguing Clinics 2023 will be held at \n\nThu 15 Jun 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 20 Jul 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 17 Aug 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 21 Sep 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 19 Oct 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 16 Nov 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86065204468?pwd=UWNVVkhTanplK3Z6b20zSDVhYTE2Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 860 6520 4468\nPasscode: 549707 \nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZItceyqrj8uHNyeZRXkEGbD7ZUBvzw25bH8/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGurj0vGNSRtB-PRpwAAo_oZ-rziClbgo1EmSXXOyt2RQHSYdh3EKRlB4qF \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinics-2023-2023-03-16-2023-04-20/
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SUMMARY:Sludge:  Water Supply and Pollution in the Gold Rush
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome distinguished Professor of Archaeology\, Susan Lawrence\, to deliver this co-presentation between Engineering Heritage Victoria and the RHSV.  \nThis is a fascinating examination of how water supply led to a troubling legacy of the gold rush. \nEveryone knows gold made Victoria rich. But did you know that gold mining was disastrous for the land\, engulfing it in floods of sand\, gravel and silt that gushed out of the mines? \nOr that this environmental devastation still affects our rivers and floodplains? \nOr that the problem had its origins in the sophisticated water supply systems built for the mines? \nVictorians had a name for the mining waste: ‘sludge’. Sludge submerged Victoria’s best grapevines near Bendigo\, filled Laanecoorie Reservoir on the Loddon River and flowed down from Beechworth over thousands of hectares of rich agricultural land. Children and animals drowned in sludge lakes. The traditional country of many indigenous peoples was smothered. Mining effluent contaminated three-quarters of Victoria’s creeks and rivers. \nSludge is the compelling story of the forgotten filth that plagued nineteenth-century Victoria. It exposes the big dirty secret of Victoria’s mining history – the way it transformed the state’s water and land\, and how the battle against sludge helped lay the ground for the modern environmental movement. \nSusan Lawrence is acting Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of the Inland and a Professor in the Department of Archaeology and History at La Trobe University and has spent thirty years studying the goldfields. In 2019\, with Peter Davies\, she published “Sludge: Disaster on Victoria’s Goldfields”\, that was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Her expertise is in the physical evidence of the recent human past and she is internationally recognised for her research on mining\, rivers\, and British colonisation. \nIn her work Susan emphasises the importance of collaborative relationships and inter-disciplinary approaches\, and she works with environmental scientists\, ecologists\, visual artists\, heritage professionals\, historians\, Aboriginal Studies scholars and Traditional Owners. For the past decade Susan’s work has focused on long-term human interaction with the Victorian environment. \nShe is currently lead Chief Investigator of the ARC funded Discovery Project ‘Rivers of Gold: the Legacy of Historical Gold Mining for Victoria’s Rivers’ <https://rivers-of-gold.com> and the ARC funded Special Research Initiative ‘Fire\, Flood and Food: People and Landscape Change in Northern Victoria’. \nSusan is also working with Djaara women on the co-designed “Yam Paddock Project”\, a philanthropically-funded program to use cultural fire and digging sticks to return yams and other traditional foods to Country in central Victoria. Susan’s research has also actively addressed the archaeology of gender\, urban development\, extractive industries and material culture studies \n  \nLike most of our events\, this event is hybrid – offered in person at the Drill Hall\, 239 A’Beckett St\, Melbourne 3000 or via ZOOM.  \nFor those attending in person\, refreshments are served between 5:30pm and 6pm when the lecture starts. The Zoom session will open at 6pm. Zoom log-in details are sent 24 hours prior to the event.  \nMembers discount is available to both members of the RHSV and members of Engineering Heritage Victoria. 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/sludge-water-supply-and-pollution-in-the-gold-rush/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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