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ONE DAY BUS TRIP – WALKING THE WONDERS OF THE WEST
Australian Garden History SocietyJoin us for a trip to walk around three different historic landscapes in the west of Melbourne. HV McKay Memorial Gardens, Sunshine – Robin McKay Hunt, great grandson of HV
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Discover Our Collections: Heritage @ Williamstown Library
Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaWilliamstown Library is the home base for Hobsons Bay Libraries Heritage Collection, dedicated to preserving the history of Hobsons Bay from historic maps and photographs to newspaper and local books.
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The history of the Box Hill/Burwood Rotary Club
Bert Lewis Room, first floor, Box Hill Library 1040 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Select one, AustraliaAs 2021 is the centenary of the formation of Rotary in Australia, it is fitting to hear about the history of the organisation, both nationally and in our local area.
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Researching Aboriginal Family History
OnlineTracing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family histories poses a unique set of challenges. YPRL is proud to be a partner in the presentation of a half-day webinar to assist
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STATUES: PUTTING THEM UP, AND PULLING ‘EM DOWN
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaThere may be a lull in the statue wars now, but that is because the front has broadened – certainly overseas. This oration shows how statues rose with the nineteenth century, and spread with the growth of empires, not least to Australia. The nature of traditional Australian statuary is considered, along with the questions it implicitly raises. (Comparisons are made with America.) Statues, it seems, have become lightning conductors for unresolved tensions, the public culture which once sustained them being increasingly subject to segmentation and fracture.
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Waltzing Matilda: Australia’s Accidental Anthem
Altona Library 123 Queen St, Altona, VIC, AustraliaThe song that started as an accidental collaboration in outback Queensland in 1895 caused the death of a seven-year relationship and went on to inspire a nation during WWII. Author
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Talk: The history of Kodak in Coburg 1961-2004
Coburg Library Corner Waterfield and Louisa Streets, Coburg, Victoria, AustraliaAt Coburg Historical Society May monthly meeting, Fiona Kinsey, Senior curator of the images and Image history including the Kodak Collection at Museums Victoria will talk on the subject of
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Open Day at La Trobe’s Cottge
La Trobe's Cottage cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSpend your afternoon in the beautiful Domain, with a guided tour of the home of our first governor Charles Joseph La Trobe and his family. You will be able to
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Early Melbourne Suburbs joint GSV & RHSV seminar by Zoom
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldEssendon and Malvern and the Development of Melbourne’s Tram System: A Zoom Seminar The GSV and RHSV are jointly conducting a seminar exploring the development of the suburbs of Essendon
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Pre-European Aboriginal Culture in the Camberwell Area
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldPre-European Aboriginal culture in the Camberwell area a presentation via zoom by Dr Gary Presland Dr Gary Presland studied history at LaTrobe University and archaeology at the University of London.
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