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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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LUNCH TIME MARKETING
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldSocial media has become the most influential and important virtual space to network, build a community, promote what you do, find assistance, sell books and events and connect. Social media networks are open to all and they are free, giving historical societies a chance to connect with whoever shares their interests.
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Uncovering the Past with Sands Directories
OnlineBefore the internet, postal directories provided information on Melbourne’s properties, residents, businesses and streets. Learn how to find and navigate these directories to discover everything from where your ancestors lived
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Women in the Maritime Sector – Past, Present & Powerful
Her Place Women's Museum 210 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, VICTORIA, AustraliaYou are invited! This Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Forum will be informative, celebratory and inspirational - a collaboration with Her Place Women’s Museum Australia. To be opened by Hon. Melissa
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Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldThe cataloguing clinic is a relaxed gathering of people who are finding their way through the intricacies of cataloguing material in historical collections which, as we all know, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.
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‘The Lucas Girls’: 100 Years of Women’s Footy
Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaJoin historian-filmmaker Bel Ensor and sport historian Dr Rob Hess for a screening of the short film 'Lucas Girls' and a discussion about the 1918 Lucas Girls football team and
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Learn how to edit oral history and sound recordings (online workshop)
OnlineHave you recorded oral history interviews but don't know how to edit them to create clips? Are your oral history recordings sitting in an archive, not being used? Have you
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LUNCH TIME MARKETING: GO VIRTUAL FOR HISTORY MONTH
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldSocial media has become the most influential and important virtual space to network, build a community, promote what you do, find assistance, sell books and events and connect. Social media networks are open to all and they are free, giving historical societies a chance to connect with whoever shares their interests.
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C J LA TROBE; JOLIMONT PLANTSMAN
RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , AustraliaFriends of La Trobe's Cottage Annual Lecture This presentation will explore how Governor La Trobe’s school days in England and his travel experiences further afield as a young adult fostered
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Blue Lake: Finding Dudley Flats and the West Melbourne Swamp
Join via ZoomGlen Eira Historical Society - Speaker Series, a talk by author David Sornig on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at 7.30pm via Zoom Through the years of the Great Depression and
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