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

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  • Well Built: Simmie & Co Master Builders 1924 – 1978

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

    Simmie & Co was a prominent building company in Melbourne (1924-1978) and in Canberra (1926-1969).  In Melbourne the company was highly successful and built many iconic buildings, churches, monasteries, schools, housing, factories, defence works, the Shrine forecourt (1939-45), offices and theatres including some heritage-listed constructions (one designed by Robin Boyd). The founders were three Victorian brothers, all born in the last decade of the nineteenth century and all worked at the Sunshine Harvester factory before World War One – William, Jock & George. All were World War One veterans (two were Gallipoli veterans). All were wounded and survived. Two were closely involved with the Master Builders Association in Melbourne. Discover their story of a pioneering building company of the early to mid-twentieth century, of World War One veterans, of courage and a willingness to take a risk, of the beginning of the capital city of Australia and the workers, the unsung heroes, who made it all happen.

  • Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900

    Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

    In a foreign climate and environment, how did European women adapt to living in rural Victoria and the emerging suburbs of Melbourne? Explore and delight in the opulent tastes and
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    $20
  • Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea

    Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea

    Altona Homestead 128 Queen Street, Altona, Victoria, Australia

    The Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of the Month (February to December) to enjoy a serve of our famous Devonshire Tea or Cream Tea or Cornish Tea, anyway you look at them they are delicious.

  • Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900

    Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

    In a foreign climate and environment, how did European women adapt to living in rural Victoria and the emerging suburbs of Melbourne? Explore and delight in the opulent tastes and
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    $20

  • Return to Labassa

    Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, Australia

    There will be a Return to Labassa on Sunday 7th May between 11am and 3pm for former owners, residents and their descendants. Come and share your memories and view some
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  • Back From the Dead: resuscitation and defibrillation

    Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, Australia

    In the lead-up to National Volunteer Week join us for an afternoon tea with Dr Allan Mawdsley, from St John Ambulance Historical Society, as we launch the latest exhibition at
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  • Tour of Victorian Trades Hall

    Victorian Trades Hall 54 Victoria Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

    During those lost COVID years the Victorian Trades Hall underwent a massive renovation which focused on not just the building but the vital cultural heritage that lives within its walls. We have organised a tour for RHSV members only (as we have limited places). The Trades Hall, on the corner of Victoria and Lygon streets in Melbourne, is one of the world’s oldest trade union buildings. It has been the home of trade unionism in the state of Victoria since 1874, and is associated with the history of the Australian Labour Party and with events significant to the whole country.

    $20

  • An evening in Melbourne’s Lanes

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

    We'd like to invite our members and friends to an old-fashioned slide night! Our Publications Committee, volunteers and staff have been working hard on producing a new edition of Weston
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    $10 – $20

  • 80th Anniversary Memorial Service

    Kilmore Cenotaph, Sydney Road, Kilmore, Vic. Sydney Road, Kilmore, Victoria, Australia

    Commemorative Service to be held for the 80th anniversary of the tragic crash and loss of two of the three crew of an Australian Woomera bomber at Bylands, south of
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