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Ceremony to unveil a plaque to the Sparrow family
Sparrow Farm Lake Gorrie Road, Macarthur, VIC, AustraliaTony Wright wrote a terrific article in The Age on Saturday 7 March, The Sparrows fell, and the town won't forget. It tells of the big flood of March 1946 when Hamilton, Casterton, Heywood, Portland, Port Fairy and Warrnambool and all the villages in between were engulfed by floods. On Sunday 15 March at 2pm
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Hidden Melbourne: A Photographic Story of Melbourne Through the Ages with Barney Meyer
Monash Art Gallery 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, VIC, AustraliaA Photographic Story of Melbourne Through the Ages looks at two major events which took place in the 1800s: The birth of photography and the birth of Melbourne; the most liveable city in the world. One location in Melbourne is most remarkable from the perspective of the history of the city and of image-making technology.
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What the Little Bird didn’t tell me
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaProfessor Lynette Russell questions whether there are there some family secrets and necessary lies that should never be told? And she hopes that these reflections will have something to say to other family historians.
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‘Wings of Peace 1920-2020’ Centenary of Australia First Official Air Race, Serpentine Victoria
Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. In 1920 post WWI, the small village of Serpentine Victoria was selected to be the starting point of Australia's first government sponsored aerial derby (as racing was often referred during that era). This was the first of numerous events to follow
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Gippsland Workshop 3: SCANNING FOR BEGINNERS
Federation University Gippsland Campus Library Northways Road, Churchill, VIC, AustraliaPOSTPONED until further notice.
This workshop is aimed at those who are new to scanning. It will cover some terminology relating to digital images, and how to prepare documents for scanning before participants scan some documents using flatbed scanners.$30 – $45 -
Gippsland Workshop 4: DIGITISING BOOKS AND PHOTOGRAPHING OBJECTS
Federation University Gippsland Campus Library Northways Road, Churchill, VIC, AustraliaPOSTPONED until further notice.
In this intermediate digitisation workshop, we will introduce participants to best-practice digitisation techniques and procedures. Participants will have the opportunity to digitise books using a book scanner, and to set up a site for object photography.$30 – $45 -
Back to Hastings
Hastings Club 155 MARINE PDE, HASTINGS, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. We are planning a reunion of all those people who remember their time in Hastings or those people wishing to socialise with us and reminisce about life in Hastings prior to 1970. Snacks provided. Drinks at your cost. Please RSVP with
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Fishermans Bend: an urban renewal project unlike any other in Australia
Mary Kehoe Community Centre 224 Danks St, VIC, Albert Park, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. Want to know more about what's going on with Fishermans Bend? U3A's Saturday seminar Fishermans Bend: an urban renewal project unlike any other in Australia is on 21 March from 2.30 to 4.00 pm at the Mary Kehoe Centre in Danks St.
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Gippsland Art Gallery: tour and talk
Gippsland Art Gallery 70 Foster St, Sale, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. Enjoy a guided tour of the Gippsland Art Gallery led by Director, Simon Gregg, and hear about the learnings and successes of the 2018 redevelopment of the gallery. Presented by AMaGA AMaGA members free Non-members $10 Bookings: www.amagavic.org.au/events or call 03
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Designing a Travelling Exhibition
Bairnsdale Library 22 Service St,, Bairnsdale, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. This AMaGA workshop, targeted at small museums and volunteers will look at exhibition development, design principles, installation and display techniques for exhibitions that are easily transportable and can be displayed in a range of venues. AMaGA members $35 Non-members $40 Bookings:
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