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MARKETING FORUMS
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldChristina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of marketing for historical societies - they tend to concentrate on social media as
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‘Love of a crowd, a band, and “a gardens’’’: Music, Recreation, and Gardens at Nineteenth-Century International Exhibitions
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldAustralian Garden History Society presents ‘Love of a crowd, a band, and “a gardens’’’: Music, Recreation, and Gardens at Nineteenth-Century International Exhibitions Winter online lecture by Sarah Kirby International exhibitions
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The Wilson History Oration INUNDATED: FLOODS, HISTORY AND HIGH WATER An oration by Dr Margaret Cook
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJoin the Professional Historians Association to hear eminent environmental historian Dr Margaret Cook at the second annual Wilson History Oration, environmental historian, Dr Margaret Cook will explore the ways history can engage with the public, the media, other professions and policy makers. In discussing her work on floods, she will highlight how her
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Book launch: Failed Ambitions Kew Cottages and Changing Ideas of Intellectual Disabilities
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaLa Trobe University and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria invite you to the launch of FAILED AMBITIONS: KEW COTTAGES AND CHANGING IDEAS OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
written by Lee-Ann Monk and David Henderson with Christine Bigby, Richard Broome and Katie Holmes
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CATALOGUING CLINICS 2023
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJoin Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month is this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic
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Sludge: Water Supply and Pollution in the Gold Rush
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSludge is the compelling story of the forgotten filth that plagued nineteenth-century Victoria. It exposes the big dirty secret of Victoria’s mining history – the way it transformed the state’s water and land, and how the battle against sludge helped lay the ground for the modern environmental movement.
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Guided walking tour along Chapel Street
North and West Melbourne have streets that are made for walking; During the Covid pandemic as we walked the streets for the good of our health (and the health of
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WRITING HISTORY GROUP
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldDr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. This group is for people who are tackling writing a history project or two and want a sounding
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AGM + WESTON BATE ORATION
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaProtected industries, protected men: the dilemmas of wartime service, 1939-46
The 2023 Weston Bate Oration will be delivered by distinguished historian, Dr Bart Ziino in what is a thrilling first for the RHSV. Bart was the recipient of our inaugural study grant, generously funded by our magnificent philanthropist, Gordon Moffatt AM.Free -
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Robert Burns Festival Lectures Program
Killara Centre 210-212 Manifold Street, Camperdown, Vic, AustraliaAs part of the Robert Burns Festival held over three days, the Camperdown & District Historical Society offers a lecture program with four experienced presenters on Saturday 1st July.
$25
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239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 
03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
Office & Library: Weekdays 10am-4pm
