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Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaTo celebrate Victoria’s centenary in 1934, Macpherson Robertson sponsored a great air race from England to Melbourne. There were originally 20 entrants of which only 12 arrived in Melbourne. The British winning entrants took a whisker under 3 days, the last plane to arrive took some 4 months. The RHSV is mounting an exhibition which takes a close look at the entrants in the races (there were two races run concurrently – a speed race and a handicap race) including the most well-known entrant, the Dutch Uiver.
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Up the (Gardiners) Creek: a brief history of Kooyong Koot
Bert Lewis Room, first floor, Box Hill Library 1040 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Select one, AustraliaDr Gary Presland, FRHSV, and President of the Society, has done a particular study of the natural history of the Melbourne area. He will speak about one of the prime
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Ferries of Melbourne: Past, Present, Future – Good, Better, Best?
Library at the Dock 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands, Victoria, AustraliaMelbourne’s ferries have delivered significant social and economic benefit to our community in the past. Today ferries remain a woefully under-developed transport and tourism option. The opportunity to expand ferry services around this state and in this city is great.
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LA TROBE’S UNIFORM
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaLA TROBE’S UNIFORM ‘Extravagance, Tradition and Power’ : Charles La Trobe’s Uniform Guest Speaker: Megan Anderson (2019 La Trobe Society Fellow at State Library Victoria) Megan Anderson is Costume Production
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Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJune's cataloguing topic will be dealing with donations to a collection - donation forms, the process, what to do, what not to do etc Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager,
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Twentieth Century Science, Technology and Engineering
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaTwentieth Century Science, Technology and Engineering Presented by Laureate Professor R. J. EVANS Engineering Heritage Victoria and the RHSV are, once again, partnering to present some fascinating events which are
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Transport History of Carlton
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldOn Tuesday 29 June 2021 @ 7.30 pm, you can enjoy two illustrated presentations on aspects of the transport history of Carlton from the comfort of your own home: Before
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Bory Latour-Marliac – the source of water lilies before and beyond Monet
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldLong before Mendel’s work was known, Bory Latour-Marliac (1830-1911) engineered daring water lily couplings with consummate skill, meticulous care and acute observation. His previously unrecorded letters reveal a horticultural world
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History of the Spencer Street Bridge
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaHistory of the Spencer Street Bridge Have you ever noticed the Spencer Street Bridge? Arguably nondescript, this dependable 1930 structure has a backstory of political infighting, pioneering technology and an
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Searching for a Hero – an Ancestral Journey
Ellis Cottage 10 Nillumbik Square, Diamond Creek, VIC, AustraliaSearching for a Hero - an Ancestral Journey An online enquiry from overseas, through Ancestry, leads to an incredible voyage of discovery, not only via online, but through exploration and
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