Hobson's Bay Libraries are hosting this FREE EVENT next Thursday evening at the Williamstown Library. Laura's book is a graphic novel which is very rare in the local history space, and she is going to speak to her use of Trove in the process of creating it. She also found that the memorial fountain in
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Daylesford & District Historical Society is celebrating its 60th anniversary with an Open Day! FREE ENTRY TO MUSEUM See our building repairs, painting, new roof and fittings, and meet our wonderful volunteers Featuring Daylesford Brass Band 11:00am-11:30am 100 Vincent St, Daylesford.

Iconic Footscray is a colourful celebration of Footscray and surrounds, featuring illustrations by local graphic designer Susan Fitzgerald. The exhibition features much-loved and landmark businesses, past and present, including Footscray Market, Sims supermarket, Olympic Doughnuts, the Royal Hotel, (G.) Joe Squatrito barber and more. The work also explores links to the past and highlights how
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Join us on March 6th for our upcoming talk by Gregory Hill on 'Victoria's Earliest Porcelain Works', discussing the formative years of Victoria's porcelain industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The talk will be followed with a light supper. LOCATION: Phyllis Hore Room, Kew Library, Thursday March 6th, 7:30pm All welcome. Please register your
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Family History Connections is holding a mega book sale full of Australiana, Victorian local histories, reference books, family history research and many family histories. Also assorted stationery.
10am - 2pm On Sat 8 and Sun 9 March at Blackburn.

Join Kew Historical Society to hear Professor Richard Broome AM, FAHA, FRHSV discuss The Power of Place. The Story of Melbourne Lanes, the making of Melbourne's lanes and books about the lanes. Melbourne’s laneways have always been dynamic and great survivors, adding to the importance of the strong belief, in this age of waste, demolition
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Nillumbik Historical Society invites you to a presentation and talk, The WWI Battlefields of Verdun, by Terry Phillips at 2pm Sunday 16 March 
Terry has visited the battlefields of France and Belgium for many years. He is a military history expert who regularly gives talks and presentations to community groups and schools. The presentation will be followed by a light afternoon tea

Born into a genteel family of pastoralists and investors in colonial Victoria, Mabel Louise Kelly (1887–1973), or ‘Mab’ to those who knew her, would grow up to make an enormous contribution to Victoria and Australia. Most evidently, it was made through bequests to the University of Melbourne and through the donation to the university of
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Join members of the Malvern Historical Society Committee for a lecture by author Professor Richard Broome at the Malvern Town Hall on Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 7:30pm. Professor Richard Broome, AM FAHA FRHSV, will present a lecture on 'The Power of Place. The Story of Melbourne Lanes'. He will discuss the making of Melbourne's
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