Victorian History Events
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Family History Workshops
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia👩🏽👩🏽👦🏽👦🏽 Family History Workshops hosted by Wendy Eldridge from our Friends of the Library. Do you want some guided help with your family history journey? We can help. Join a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. Our workshops will cover: 28 Feb -
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HCV Book+Author seminar series: Science and Power in the Nineteenth-Century Tasman World
The Wheeler Centre 176 Little Londsale Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn the History Council of Victoria’s third Book+Author event for the year, we will be joined by Alexandra Roginski, Melbourne-based historian, writer and heritage worker and Visiting Fellow of Deakin University, who will be discussing her fascinating new book in conversation with convenor Dr Yves Rees. Alexandra completed her PhD at the ANU in 2018 and
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The Value of Local History- Into the Future
Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale, VIC, AustraliaConference held by Association of Eastern Historical Societies
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Association of Eastern Historical Societies – Conference
Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale, VIC, AustraliaMay we have our conference advertised again please? The Value of Local History- Into the Future will be held on June 29 at Lilydale Lakeside conference centre The all day program aims to inspire local history groups to consider ways to survive and grow in the coming years.
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The Value of Local History – Into the Future 2024 Conference
Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale, VIC, AustraliaThe Association of Eastern Historical Societies presents The Value of Local History - Into the Future 2024 Conference Saturday 29 June 2024 9am-5pm Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale Speakers include: Bryan Kalms- Keynote Richard Broome Anthony McAleer Rosalie Trioli Janice Newton John Peterson Graeme Davison Val Polley Patrick Ferry - NAA David
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Zoom lecture: Gardens and land management in Western Victoria
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldZoom lecture: Gardens and land management in Western Victoria Winter online zoom lecture by Dr Raymond Madden, Senior Lecturer, Anthropologist, in the School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University James Dawson, (1806-1900), was a prominent pastoralist in the colonial history of western Victoria. In 1881 he published, ‘ Australian Aborigines: The Languages and Customs of Several Tribes
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Rare Book Week: ‘Good price, reliable recipes, great photos’
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldAustralian Women’s Weekly cookbooks and their influence on Australian food culture Speaker: Dr Lauren Samuelsson The Australian Women’s Weekly’scookbooks were (and still are) remarkably popular. The Weekly, Australia’s most popular women’s magazine, started publishing a range of cookbooks from the late 1930s, but it was during the 1970s when their cookbooks became incredibly popular. Many of the Weekly’s cookbooks, whether
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Incinerator History Tours
Incinerator Gallery 180 Holmes Road, Aberfeldie, VIC, AustraliaDiscover the captivating history of the Essendon incinerator on our monthly volunteer-led history tour. Strategically located near parkland and residences, this iconic structure emerged in 1929, revolutionising waste disposal was designed by the offices of visionary architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. Join us as our knowledgeable guides unveil the ‘Destructor’s’ transformative journey,
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Rare Book Week: The Mysteries and Mayhem of Early Melbourne
Level 1, 188 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Level 1, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaSpeakers: Jane Sullivan and Lucy Sussex Melbourne has always had its underbelly of crime, inspiring crime fiction detectives from Mary Fortune and Fergus Hume to Peter Temple’s ‘Jack Irish’. Join Jane, whose latest novel Murder in Punch Lane, is a thriller inspired by real events and people in 1868 Melbourne, and Lucy, who in 2025 will publish Outrageous Fortunes, a
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Labassa Open Day
Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, AustraliaExperience the complex richness of Labassa’s architectural and human history. Although more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, it has miraculously survived with most of its opulent Victorian era decoration intact. Guided house tours and tower tours operate through out the day, and the tea room is open 10.30am to 3.30pm. Join us for
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