This illustrated talk explains how the Schooner Lady of St Kilda connected La Trobe’s naming of St Kilda with the remote Scottish island of St Kilda. A second link involved the Barque Priscilla. She carried 36 St Kilda migrants, but only 16 survived the voyage to Port Phillip.

First Ernest Scott Prize lecture of 2022: ‘Damaged Goods from Scotland: The long arm of traumatic childhood in convict history’ Presented by Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Janet McCalman AC Date: 
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The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies is pleased to present the first Ernest Scott Prize lecture of 2022: ‘Damaged Goods from Scotland: The long arm of traumatic childhood in
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Glen Eira Historical Society's Speaker Series this month is a talk by Terry Young on Chinese Market Gardens from Coburg to Bentleigh. Terry is Vice President of Chinese Australian Family
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At the September meeting of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society Bruce Gooley will speak on the topic of  Men and Ships Driven by the Wind. Bruce is a graduate of Melbourne University and a researcher, presenter and self-published author with a special interest in maritime history. He is a volunteer tutor at the Hawthorn University of the Third Age (U3A). He has presented over 120 one and a half hour illustrated maritime history talks there, and has also presented to Probus and historical societies, and has documented these talks in book format. 

Graham Thorley of the Heidelberg Historical Society will join us to reflect on the changing face of the Banyule municipality via its population, buildings, infrastructure, and ways of life. Banyule's
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