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Book launch: Piracy in the Bay – The Great Nelson Gold Robbery
Join us for the launch of Piracy in the Bay – The Great Nelson Gold Robbery, which details the greatest single act of theft in Australian history: In April 1852, the barque, Nelson – Captain Walter Wright commander – lay at anchor in Hobson's Bay, preparing to sail for London with more than 8,000 ounces
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CATALOGUING CLINICS 2025
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJoin Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in 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. Bring your questions
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Party Lines and Trunk Calls – A Curated Objects Exhibition
Old Courthouse, Main Street Natimuk, VIC 3409 Australi Main Street, Natimuk, Vic, AustraliaCreated for the Nati Frinj Biennale 2025, this projected is supported by Arapiles Historical Society. Focussing on the history of telephones, this exhibition celebrates the work of the women who were employed in the Natimuk Exchange, made trunk calls or used party lines for private communications from local or remoted properties. Featuring what is now
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Book launch: Black, White + Colour – A biography of Mervyn Bishop, Australia’s First Indigenous Professional Photographer
Avenue Bookstore Elsternwick 351 Glen Huntly Rd,, Elsternwick, Vic, AustraliaJoin us for the launch of the biography of Australia's first Aboriginal press photographer, Mervyn Bishop. Mervyn Bishop and Tim Dobbyn discuss Black, White + Colour, in conversation with Stephanie Armstrong OAM. Born in Brewarrina NSW in 1945, Mervyn Bishop used chance, charm and talent to join the staff of the Sydney Morning Herald at just 17. He won a top news
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Book Launch: Code of Silence by Diana Thorp
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaPlease join us to launch the publication of Code of Silence: How Australian Women Helped Win the War, featuring author Diana Thorp in conversation with Professor Clare Wright Eighty years after the end of World War II, intriguing stories of the crucial contributions of women on the Australian home front are emerging. As war climbed
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The Hon Niel Black and his Butter Factory inheritors
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaIn 1840, Niel Black 'took up country' in the rich lands along Mount Emu Creek at the heart of the Western District. Backed by prominent partners in Scotland, this upstart Scottish farmer survived economic hardship in the 1840s and established a fine sheep and cattle run. During the 1850s, in the partnership's name, he started
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CATALOGUING CLINICS 2025
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJoin Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in 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. Bring your questions
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Selected Views of the Mount Alexander Goldfields: Public Lecture by Ken McKimmie
The Coolroom at Northern Arts Hotel 359 Barker Street, Castlemaine, VIC, AustraliaHosted by Castlemaine Society Inc. (CASSOC) Local historian, teacher and author Ken McKimmie will present a public lecture on early Castlemaine township history at the Northern Arts Hotel on Friday November 28, 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start. First session on Friday November 21st is SOLD OUT. Ken McKimmie is an expert of early Mount Alexander township
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Guided Walking Tour of Historical Flagstaff Gardens
Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaJoin expert tour guides from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria - the historical society for the City of Melbourne - on a guided walk through the beautiful Flagstaff Gardens - the historic heart of the City, every Monday at 11.00am.
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Reclaim Her Name: An introduction to commemorative naming
Join via ZoomDespite making up more than half of the population, there are significantly fewer places named after women than after men. Kerry Wilson of Put Her Name On It leads this online session as she introduces us to commemorative naming and the need for greater gender equality when it comes to naming our spaces. Learn about
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