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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
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:WRITING HISTORY GROUP
DESCRIPTION:Dr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. \nThis group is for people who are tackling writing a history project or two and want a sounding board / source of information / guidance and HELP! Each month from February to November Cheryl convenes the group via Zoom for 90 minutes and they will attack a particular aspect of writing history and also be a sounding board for members problems / queries. Cheryl also has guest writers drop in to talk about their work and how they’ve dealt with thorny issues. \nThis writing group has a cap on the numbers who can join as we don’t want it to get too unwieldy where questions can’t be answered nor feedback given. Ongoing attendance is encouraged. The group dynamic doesn’t work if you can only drop in to a couple of sessions or you don’t have a current project on which you are working. \nSo\, if you are a newcomer and are interested in joining\, please RSVP for the Feb session and we’ll let you know if we have reached the limit of the group or not. \n\nTue 28 Feb\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nTue 28 Mar\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nTue 18 Apr\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEST (a week early to avoid Anzac Day)\nTue 23 May\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEST\nTue 27 Jun\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 25 Jul\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 22 Aug\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 26 Sep\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 24 Oct\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nTue 28 Nov\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZAkcO-rpjgjE9xC-Djyq2jCCSkdiwv1SZNl/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGspzwsGdyWuRCPRpwIHY_CM-nxiHZEj_pFv1LBCTlCMAnVFdFJNrtoBonjJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84976383998?pwd=T3ZmRGplWjY0SmI4M1hEQVBkQ0JnQT09Meeting ID: 849 7638 3998\nPasscode: 634475
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SUMMARY:AGM + WESTON BATE ORATION
DESCRIPTION:Protected industries\, protected men: the dilemmas of wartime service\, 1939-46\nThe 2023 Weston Bate Oration will be delivered by distinguished historian\, Dr Bart Ziino in what is a thrilling first for the RHSV. Bart was the recipient of our inaugural study grant\, generously funded by our magnificent philanthropist\, Gordon Moffatt AM. Bart\, assisted by Dr Brad Underhill have been researching protected industries in Australia during WWII. This lecture reflects on their findings. \nThe RHSV AGM will run from 5pm – 6:15pm\, followed by the Weston Bate Oration at 6:30pm. \nThe management of human resources in Australia during the Second World War was founded on an awareness that modern war required strong government direction and control.  The implementation of that control\, and individual responses to it\, varied with the immediate demands of war\, perceptions of one’s own place in the war effort\, and evaluations of others’ commitment to it.  This oration examines the dilemmas that confronted those Australians employed in reserved occupations between 1939 and 1945\, protected – not always happily – from military roles.  For if there was an ‘all in’ war effort in Australia\, it was beset also with an inherited complex of attitudes from the experience of the First World War\, in which men who were not in military service became suspect as shirkers\, while ex-service organisations demanded privileges for their members not only in social esteem\, but in government services and employment.  In such an atmosphere\, workers in reserved occupations ultimately found themselves largely excluded from recognition of their wartime work – and the restrictions that came with it – both during the war and in the years after 1945. \nDr Bart Ziino is Senior Lecturer in History at Deakin University.  He has published widely on Australian experiences of war including various modes of remembrance and commemoration over the past century.  He is author of A Distant Grief: Australians\, War Graves and the Great War (UWA Press\, 2007)\, and editor of The Heritage of War (with Martin Gegner\, 2011)\, Remembering the First World War (2015)\, and Museums\, History and the Intimate Experience of the Great War (with Deborah Tout-Smith and Joy Damousi\, 2021). \nDr Brad Underhill is a tutor\, lecturer and research assistant at Deakin University. His doctoral thesis\, The New Deal on the Ground in Papua New Guinea\, examined the post-war development and decolonisation of Papua New Guinea and jointly received the Hank Nelson Memorial award for best PhD\, internationally\, on any aspect of Papua New Guinea’s history.  His research has most recently appeared in the Australian Journal of Politics and History\, and he is currently guest editing a special issue of Australian Historical Studies on ‘Remembering Papua New Guinea’. In 2017 Brad received the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for academic excellence at Deakin\, and previously was awarded the Bowater Trust medal\, for best all-round undergraduate student. \n  \nThe RHSV AGM always precedes the Weston Bate Oration and the timetable for the night should be: \n4:30pm  refreshments \n5:00pm  Special General Meeting \n5:10pm  Annual General Meeting & RHSV awards \n6:15pm  Refreshments \n6:30pm Weston Bate Oration \n7:30pm  event ends \n  \nThis is a hybrid events and members and friends have the option of attending either in person or via ZOOM. Zoom details will be sent out 24 hours prior to the event.  \nMembers will be sent much documentation for the AGM in the weeks leading up to the AGM and Weston Bate Oration. This documentation will also be available on this website for download. 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/agm-weston-bate-oration/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Lecturer Series,What's On
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