Events from May 14, 2018 – October 7, 2018 – Page 3 – Royal Historical Society of Victoria

  • The Great Orange Peel Panic: and other stories from Melbourne

    39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

    🍊 The Great Orange Peel Panic: and other stories from Melbourne Did you know around the 1860's civic reprobates who discarded orange peel in the streets of Melbourne, risked life
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    Gold Coin Entry
  • Stories from ASIO’s files

    39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

    🕵🏽 Stories from ASIO’s files Step into the clandestine world of intrigue and mystery! Unveil the enigmatic lives of a doctor, a teacher, a gardener, and an undercover operative, as
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    Gold Coin Entry
  • Our Yarra River

    East Melbourne Library 122 George St, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    East Melbourne Historical Society Presents "Our Yarra River" Presenter: Ian Penrose Ian is a former senior executive in the coal mining and gas industries, but after 27 years he switched his
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  • Incinerator History Tours

    Incinerator History Tours

    Incinerator Gallery 180 Holmes Road, Aberfeldie, VIC, Australia

    Discover the captivating history of the Essendon incinerator on our monthly volunteer-led history tour. Strategically located near parkland and residences, this iconic structure emerged in 1929, revolutionising waste disposal was
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    Free
  • The Yallourn Scheme : Celebrating 100 years of Power Generation

    RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Passing without fanfare or public ceremony, at midday on Sunday 15 June 1924, electricity from the new Yallourn Power Station first reached Melbourne when the State Electricity Commission switched on the high voltage transmission line linking Morwell and the Yarraville distribution terminal. The event marked the culmination of a five-year project to develop Victoria’s first baseload power station in the Latrobe Valley and the greatest single public infrastructure project the nation had seen. It was proclaimed by the press as “the cessation of Victoria's subservience … to the coal mines of Newcastle”, and would provide the foundation for the State’s industrial, economic and social prosperity over the following decades.

    $10.00 – $20.00
  • Family History Workshops

    Family History Workshops

    39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

    👩🏽‍👩🏽‍👦🏽‍👦🏽 Family History Workshops hosted by Wendy Eldridge from our Friends of the Library. Do you want some guided help with your family history journey? We can help. Join a
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    $20 – $25