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Book Launch: Love, Class and Empire
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaJoin us to celebrate the publication of Love, Class and Empire by A. James Hammerton. Early twentieth-century Persia and the Persian Gulf presented a largely blank slate to the British, best known only as a vital conduit to India and a site of contest – the 'great game' – with the Russian Empire. As oil
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RICHMOND: the half-forgotten world of “the Richmond Irish”
Studio 1, Former Channel 9 Building 15 Barnett Way, Richmond, Victoria, AustraliaSpeakers: Chris McConville and Robert Pascoe The next talk in their series on Richmond's villages will take Chris McConville and Robert Pascoe into the half-forgotten world of "the Richmond Irish". This event will take place on Sunday 5 October. The first Irish in Richmond were the Anglo-Irish who settled Richmond Hill, in streets like The
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Open Day at the Yarrambat Heritage Museum
Yarrambat Heritage Museum 742 Yan Yean Road, Yarrambat, Victoria, AustraliaAll day you can see: the only operational Gold Battery in our area the wool spinners in the "Len Young Woolshed" the first classroom from the Yarrambat Primary School, Vintage vehicles and displays of historical interest. 10.30, 11.30 & 1.30 Sheep shearing in the “Len Young Woolshed” 12.30 p.m. Presentation by Watsonia Scottish Pipers 1
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The Sound of Music at Port Phillip 1840 to 1842: featuring M. et Mme Gautrot, French stars of the colonial music scene.
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe La Trobe Society and freelance historian Susan Priestley FRHSV invite you to join them for the lecture, "The Sound of Music at Port Phillip 1840 to 1842: featuring M. et Mme Gautrot, French stars of the colonial music scene". This lecture promises to be a lively presentation based on Susan's original research about music
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A Monumental Egyptian Tomb In Melbourne
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaHidden within a suburban Melbourne cemetery lies a remarkable piece of Egyptian-inspired architecture: the tomb of David Syme, one of the world’s first media tycoons and the influential proprietor of The Age newspaper. Built in 1910—12 years before the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb—this heritage-listed mausoleum is a miniature replica of Trajan’s Kiosk on Philae Island in
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Book Launch: Victoria – Suffering to Statehood by Michael P. Rucker
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaJoin us to celebrate the publication of Victoria - Suffering to Statehood by Michael P. Rucker Victoria – Suffering to Statehood provides intriguing, and occasionally poignant, details of history not generally found in most Australian history books. Every detail of this fascinating book; political, social and economic, is carefully researched and annotated. The author delves into
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Can I Help You? Recognising and Improving Artificial Intelligence as History Maker
State Library of Victoria Entry 3, Village Roadshow Theatre, La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaPlease join the History Council of Victoria's Annual Lecture to be delivered by Distinguished Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO. The evening will also include the presentation of the History Council of Victoria's major awards: Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy Lynette Russell Prize for First Peoples' History in Schools Can I Help You? Recognising and Improving Artificial
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Port Fairy Historical Society: Presenting and Preserving Our Stories
Port Fairy Community House 5 Railway Place,, Port Fairy, Victoria, AustraliaSome insights into the work we need to undertake to bring our untold historical stories to the notice of the general public. Join us to discover the world of historical archives and how to preserve them, present our stories in an engaging and practical way, and how to carefully preserve those records whatever their form.
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Harpsdale – Celebrating 150 years
Harpsdale Homestead 860 Craigieburn Road, Yuroke, Vic, AustraliaThe homestead was built by the pioneering Brodie family in 1875. They arrived in Tasmania in 1823, from Scotland and in 1836 moved to Victoria and settled in the Bulla Bulla area as squatters with 1000 head of sheep. This area of Victoria is heavily influenced by these early Scottish settlers. Harpsdale has been in
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Book launch: Piracy in the Bay – The Great Nelson Gold Robbery
Join us for the launch of Piracy in the Bay – The Great Nelson Gold Robbery, which details the greatest single act of theft in Australian history: In April 1852, the barque, Nelson – Captain Walter Wright commander – lay at anchor in Hobson's Bay, preparing to sail for London with more than 8,000 ounces
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