Past Events from October 7, 2018 – May 14, 2018 – Royal Historical Society of Victoria

  • Women’s History Month: Who? Hester Hornbrook and her ladies: Melbourne’s first social carers in the 1850s and 1860s

    RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Each year, to celebrate Women's History Month, the RHSV offers our Women's History lecture, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. For 2026, we are delighted to have Roslyn Otzen presenting on Hester Hornbrook, whose work in creating 1850s Melbourne's first social supports saved thousands of people from lives and deaths in misery, and formed the
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    Get Tickets $10.00 – $20.00
  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    Join via Zoom

    Join 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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  • Regional Seminar Event: Country, Gold, and Consequence

    The RHSV thanks the East Gippsland Historical Society which is hosting our first Historical Societies Support Committee (HSSC) regional seminar for 2026. Drawing on the expertise of both local and visiting speakers, the seminar will examine how stories of exploration, settlement and the discovery of gold shaped the development and changing face of the region.
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  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    Join via Zoom

    Join 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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  • RHSV AGM + 2026 Weston Bate Oration: Professor Richard Broome AM

    RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    AGM: 5pm – 6.10pm Break: 6.10pm – 6.30pm Weston Bate Oration: 6.30pm – 7.30pm The Weston Bate Oration follows the RHSV’s Annual General Meeting. The AGM runs from 5pm until about 6:10pm when we have a short break before resuming for the Oration at 6:30pm. Refreshments will be served in that break. If you wish
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  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    Join via Zoom

    Join 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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  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join 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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  • Lives lived and clothes worn: reading Gwen Jones’ gowns

    RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    This lecture honours the life of Gwen Jones, a keen member and generous supporter of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria over many years until her death in 2021, aged 98. The lecture series will promote the vital role of The Jones Collection of the RHSV in documenting and supporting research on these themes. The
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    Get Tickets $10.00 – $20.00
  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join 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
    Read More...

  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join 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
    Read More...