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Creating a Tramway Titan
Malvern Town Hall Corner High Street and Glenferrie Road Malvern, Melbourne, AustraliaIn 2020, Melbourne retains the title of having the largest electric street tram system in the world. This presentation will look at the tramway's history and why Melbourne retains the title of being a Tramway Titan.
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Book launch: Gita: Melbourne’s First Yoga School – 65 years of history
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaDr Carolyn Rasmussen will be launching Fay Woodhouse's latest book, Gita: Melbourne’s First Yoga School – 65 years of history at the RHSV. This is the first published history of any yoga school in Australia and it provides a context to the development of yoga in Australia.
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Starting Family History
Genealogical Society of Victoria Level 1, 10 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe Genealogical Society of Victoria offers RHSV members & friends an introduction to the resources and skills needed to immerse yourself in family history. For anyone contemplating researching their family
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RHSV History Writers’ Group inaugural meeting
RHSV, Gordon Moffatt Room 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOur RHSV History Writers' Group will meet monthly at the RHSV to peer-edit and share feedback with other writers of history.
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Specialist History Tour: Sharing the Universe at Melbourne Observatory
Melbourne Observatory Birdwood Avenue, Royal Botanic Gardens, VIC, AustraliaThis is a VIP tour of Melbourne Observatory, formally acknowledged as a place of outstanding national scientific, architectural, historical, astronomical and cultural significance, and a potential nomination for UNESCO World Heritage listing.
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Box Hill Cemetery Tour
Box Hill Cemetery 395 Middleborough Road, Box Hill, VIC, AustraliaTo coincide with the beginning of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in March, our tour will focus on women in Box Hill cemetery. We will visit the graves
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Scoresby Steamfest 2020
National Steam Centre 1200 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby, VIC, AustraliaA unique experience with demonstrations and exhibits of Australian domestic, industrial and agricultural heritage. Our engines are impressive to see in action with some of Victoria's best steam, diesel and
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Up from the vaults: As the River Flows
Old Quadrangle University of Melbourne First floor, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaThe changing shape of Birrarung (Yarra River) In the first outing of our ‘Up from the Vaults’ series for 2020, Dr Liz Dean from the School of Social and Political
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RHSV History Bookclub
RHSV, Gordon Moffatt Room 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaThis will be the inaugural meeting of our History Bookclub. And the first book chosen is Chloe Hooper's The Arsonist: A mind on fire. The bookclub will focus on Victorian
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2020 McIntyre Lecture: Nigel Lewis
Just Theatre, Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, AustraliaNigel Lewis is a heritage architect who entered private practice in 1976. Early projects included the first urban conservation projects for many parts of inner Melbourne and rural historic site
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