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

  • Gotcha! Concrete Prints from the McEwans Celebrity Pavement

    City Gallery 110 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Who remembers the McEwans celebrity pavement?
    Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their hand- and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance of the McEwans hardware store in Bourke Street. Shopping for a hammer or a hair-dryer, you’d step in the prints of actors, musicians, sportspeople, writers, dancers, politicians, an astronaut, a racehorse – even an operatic dog.
    Curated by Robyn Annear, 'Gotcha!' presents 40 of the surviving prints from the McEwans pavement, together with stories of the celebrities who made them and newspaper images that capture the mood of the times.

    Free
  • The Value of Local History – Into the Future 2024 Conference

    Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale, VIC, Australia

    The Association of Eastern Historical Societies presents The Value of Local History - Into the Future 2024 Conference Saturday 29 June 2024 9am-5pm Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive,
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  • Rare Book Week: ‘Good price, reliable recipes, great photos’

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    Australian Women’s Weekly cookbooks and their influence on Australian food culture Speaker: Dr Lauren Samuelsson The Australian Women’s Weekly’scookbooks were (and still are) remarkably popular. The Weekly, Australia’s most popular women’s magazine, started publishing
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  • Incinerator History Tours

    Incinerator History Tours

    Incinerator Gallery 180 Holmes Road, Aberfeldie, VIC, Australia

    Discover the captivating history of the Essendon incinerator on our monthly volunteer-led history tour. Strategically located near parkland and residences, this iconic structure emerged in 1929, revolutionising waste disposal was
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    Free
  • Rare Book Week: The Mysteries and Mayhem of Early Melbourne

    Level 1, 188 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Level 1, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Speakers: Jane Sullivan and Lucy Sussex Melbourne has always had its underbelly of crime, inspiring crime fiction detectives from Mary Fortune and Fergus Hume to Peter Temple’s ‘Jack Irish’. Join Jane, whose latest
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  • Labassa Open Day

    Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, Australia

    Experience the complex richness of Labassa’s architectural and human history. Although more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, it has miraculously survived with most of its opulent Victorian era
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    Free – $35