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SUMMARY:Tour and Workshop: Look History in the Eye at the Archives Centre
DESCRIPTION:Targeted at curators with an interest in Victorian history\, this workshop\, presented in partnership with the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV) will provide training on how to research their collection catalogue\, which features three new photographic collections. Includes a tour of the PROV collection.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/tour-and-workshop-look-history-in-the-eye-at-the-archives-centre/
LOCATION:Victorian Archives Centre\, 99 Shiel Street\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201111T194500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:Kew Historical Society’s 2020 AGM
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to attend the 2020 AGM. \nThe event will showcase some of the significant items in our collection and will allow time for questions. \nTo register\, please email the Society at info@kewhistoricalsociety.org.au and a link to the meeting will be sent.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/kew-historical-societys-2020-agm/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
ORGANIZER;CN="Kew Historical Society Inc":MAILTO:info@kewhistoricalsociety.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201113T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:General Sir Peter Cosgrove interviewed by Emeritus Professor Richard Broome
DESCRIPTION:The RHSV is thrilled to invite our members and friends to join our President\, Richard Broome\, in a Zoom conversation with General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd)\, one of Australia’s most significant public figures who has spent a life-time making history. Dr Andrew Lemon will be chairing this event. \n\nPeter Cosgrove was born in Sydney in 1947. The son of a soldier\, he attended Waverley College in Sydney and graduated in 1968 from the Royal Military College\, Duntroon. Early in his military career\, he fought in Vietnam\, commanding a rifle platoon. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1971 for his performance and leadership during an assault on enemy positions. \nIn 1972\, he served as Aide de Camp to Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck. He returned to regimental life as second in command of a Company\, rising to Adjutant then Company Commander in the Army’s 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR)\, then 5/7 RAR in Holsworthy\, Sydney. Subsequent appointments included a period as a tactics instructor at the Army’s Infantry Centre in Singleton\, New South Wales; a year’s study at the United States Marine Corps Staff College in Quantico\, USA; extended periods of duty in the United Kingdom and India; and command of 1 RAR. He was appointed a Member in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service in command in 1983-84. \nPeter Cosgrove came to national attention in 1999 when\, as Commander of the International Task Force East Timor (INTERFET)\, he was responsible for overseeing that country’s transition to independence. For his leadership in this role he was promoted to Companion in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AC). \nPromoted to Lieutenant General\, he was appointed Chief of Army in 2000. After further promotion to General\, he served as Chief of the Defence Force from 2002 to 2005. He retired from the Australian Defence Force in 2005. Subsequently\, he accepted positions on several boards\, including QANTAS\, Cardno and the Australian Rugby Union. He was appointed by the Queensland Government to lead the taskforce rebuilding communities in the Innisfail region following the devastation caused by Cyclone Larry in 2006. From 2007 to 2012\, he chaired the Council of the Australian War Memorial\, and served as Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University from 2010 until early 2014. \nOn 25 March 2014\, General Cosgrove became a Knight in the Order of Australia when he was sworn in as Governor-General (2014-2019). As Governor-General he travelled far and wide\, supporting Australians in times of crisis\, sadness\, joy or celebration\, representing us on the world stage with humour\, intelligence and a force of personal magnetism that was felt by everyone from prime ministers to presidents. \nWhen he retired in July 2019\, it was as one of the most beloved and respected governors-general in Australia’s history. \nGeneral Sir Peter Cosgrove has now written his memoir\, You Shouldn’t Have Joined … (an expression much used during his days as a soldier). His memoir allows us an incredible insight into the role and world of Australia’s Governor-General. He was there as two prime ministers were toppled by their own party. He was there through disasters both natural and man-made\, such as the destruction of MH17. You Shouldn’t Have Joined … is a true reflection of the man himself\, filled with intelligence\, forthrightness\, compassion and a brilliant eye for a telling anecdote. \n\n\nTICKETS TO EVENT AND SIGNED COPIES\n\nThis is a ticketed event and the cost is $10 per person or\n\nIf you purchase a signed copy of General Sir Peter Cosgrove’s memoir\, You Shouldn’t Have Joined\, at the RRP $49.99\, your ticket is included and postage is free-of-charge.\n\nZoom log-in details will be emailed to all ticket-holders and book-buyers 24 hours prior to the event.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/general-sir-peter-cosgrove-interviewed-by-emeritus-professor-richard-broome/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201119T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
CREATED:20200312T034937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200415T075236Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Redevelopment
DESCRIPTION:This seminar explores what ‘redevelopment’ means for museums and galleries. From feasibility studies to reopening the doors\, learn about the process\, its challenges and its potential.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/seminar-redevelopment/
LOCATION:Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre
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ORGANIZER;CN="AMaGA":MAILTO:info@amagavic.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201124T100000
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CREATED:20200312T035129Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Victorian Collections
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of cataloguing on the Victorian Collections system and cover basic principles of collection management\, object handling and digitisation.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/workshop-victorian-collections/
LOCATION:Melbourne Museum\, 11 Nicholson St\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201124T184500
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SUMMARY:Anthony George Maldon (AGM) Michell a presentation by Stephen Phillip
DESCRIPTION:Please Book – Numbers are limited – Zoom link will be sent after booking \nPhone: George Fernando 9885 9927 or enquires@chs.org.au \nStephen Phillip is a mechanical engineer and usually lives in Melbourne\,\nAustralia. His fascination with Michell began while he was a student at\nMelbourne University. He was surprised to discover that a comprehensive biography of Michell did not exist\, so decided to write one himself.\nAnthony George Maldon (AGM) Michell was undoubtedly one of the\ngreatest Australian engineers. A prolific inventor\, he is best known for his\ntilting pad thrust bearing. It remains one of the greatest inventions in\nlubrication science\, and revolutionised ship propulsion without it\,\nmodern shipping would not be possible. This talk reveals the story of Michell’s fascinating life and astonishing achievements\, and the motivations of the man behind the inventions. It weaves engineering and technology into the history of the early twentieth century.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/anthony-george-maldon-agm-michell-a-presentation-by-stephen-phillip/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Camberwell Historical Society":MAILTO:enquiries@chs.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201125T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201125T193000
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SUMMARY:Out of the Woods - Trees on Trial and the Evolution of Arboreta by Max Bourke AM
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 25th November | 6pm\nBookings open 10th November\, close 24th November \nBOOKINGS ONLINE:\nhttps://www.trybooking.com/BMGAF \nAGHS VIC BRANCH\nAGHS members $5\nFriends RBG $5\nNon-members $10 \nFurther Information Contact: Wendy Dwyer –  aghsvicbranch2@gmail.com \nMax will cover how arboreta were conceived in the 19th century\, the part they played in tree science and their new role in conservation as evidenced by the National Arboretum in Canberra. Max Bourke AM has worked as a scientist\, journalist and environmentalist\, and was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) in 2004 for contributions to conservation and Australia’s cultural heritage. After an early career in agricultural research\, Max moved into science journalism at the ABC and then into the Federal Public Service\, where he became the first CEO of the Australian Heritage Commission. From there\, he moved into environmental management and supporting further investment into agriculture. For over 40 years\, Max has helped rehabilitate and care for 30ha of coastal NSW by establishing a private arboretum of Australian plants. Max has been Chair of the AGHS ACT\, Riverina\, Monaro Branch; Deputy Chair of the AGHS National Committee and he is the immediate past President of the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/out-of-the-woods-trees-on-trial-and-the-evolution-of-arboreta-by-max-bourke-am/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201126T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201126T110000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
CREATED:20201122T084621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201122T084730Z
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SUMMARY:CATALOGUING CLINIC
DESCRIPTION:Our last cataloguing clinic for 2020\, with our Collections Manager\, Jillian Hiscock\, is being held this week.  \nThese are informal get-togethers\, through Zoom\, where Jillian tackles all your tricky questions about cataloguing. The clinics run for 1 hour and anyone involved in cataloguing can join in.  \nZoom log-in details for Cataloguing Clinic:  \n10am – 11am\, Thur 26 November\, 2020 (AEDT) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85092963615?pwd=NXV4ODFIUVJ1QnREYnY3VXd1K0NuUT09 \nMeeting ID: 850 9296 3615\nPasscode: 358087 \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinic-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201130T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201130T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
CREATED:20201028T060037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201128T230656Z
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SUMMARY:Amanda Scardamaglia discusses her Victorian Premier's History Award winning book
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that Amanda Scardamaglia will be able to join RHSV members and friends to discuss the research behind her book\, Printed on Stone The Lithographs of Charles Troedel. This book is the first to document the visual history of print advertising in Australia and in so doing provides a valuable illustrated social history of Australia. \nCharles Troedel (1835–1906) was a master printer and lithographer\, and the face behind the production of most of Australia’s early advertising posters\, product labels\, and other print ephemera\, as well as the iconic Melbourne Album. Troedel’s catalogue of lithographs trace the production and evolution of nineteenth century commerce and culture—in the home\, at the bar\, in health\, hygiene and housework\, with fashion and style and in leisurely pursuits—defining the legal categories under which this content was protected and the way advertising came to be regulated. \nA history such as this is only possible because of the well-preserved archive documenting the work of Charles Troedel and his firm Troedel & Co. This archive includes the corporate records of Troedel’s printing business spanning over a century\, and nearly 10\,000 copies of print specimens produced by the company\, which were donated by the firm to the State Library of Victoria in 1968. The author of the book\, Dr Amanda Scardamaglia\, has meticulously researched this archive as a State Library Victoria \nTo read the Judges’ citation for the Victorian Premier’s History Award click here. \nThe Author\nDr Amanda Scardamaglia is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Swinburne Law School. Her area of research is intellectual property law with a special focus on empirical and historical studies in trade mark law\, branding and advertising. She is author of the book Colonial Australian Trade Mark Law: Narratives in Lawmaking\, People\, Power and Place (Australian Scholarly Publishing\, 2015). Amanda was a State Library of Victoria Creative Fellow in 2015–2016. \nZoom details \n5:30PM (AEDT) Monday 30 November\, 2020 \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82567782750?pwd=b3QwaUludW1rWm01Z090VGlnbkZlQT09 \nMeeting ID: 825 6778 2750 \nPasscode: 580839
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/amanda-scardamaglia-discusses-her-victorian-premiers-history-award-winning-book/
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CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201206T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201206T161500
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Observatory: OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE
DESCRIPTION:Join the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and Walk in St Kilda Rd & Environs\, co-presenters of this event\, along with the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV) and others\, discussing the historical role and outstanding universal value of the magnificent Melbourne Observatory and its potential for UNESCO World Heritage listing nomination. \nPlease note that this is not a Zoom event but happening in real space at the Drill Hall. All guidelines and rules regarding control of COVID19 will be observed. The event is free-of-charge but\, sadly\, we will not be able to serve afternoon tea\, as is our usual practice\, due to COVID restrictions. This event will be held on the ground floor of the Drill Hall which is fully accessible. \nSpeakers include: \nProf. the Hon Barry Jones\, AC\, was Australia’s longest serving Science Minister\, and\, in Paris was UNESCO Executive Board member and Vice President of the World Heritage Committee; \nAssoc. Prof Don Garden OAM\, President\, Federation of Australian Historical Societies; Immediate past President\, Royal Historical Society of Victoria; \nA representative from National Trust of Australia (Vic) (by video); \nDr Barry Clark\, the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV); \nDr Jackie Watts\, former Councillor\, the City of Melbourne; \nMr Steven Avery\, Executive Director\, Heritage Victoria (by video) \nMs Bea McNicholas (organiser)\, Director\, Walk in St Kilda Rd & Environs. \nMelbourne Observatory\, from its inception in 1863 continues to be highly regarded internationally as a wonderful place of science and astronomical observation\, outstanding cultural heritage and inspiration. The Astronomical Society of Victoria has maintained a close connection with Melbourne Observatory since 1922\, keeping it functioning from 1945. \nWalk in St Kilda Rd & Environs is supported by Planet Ark. \n(Photos below from top to bottom: Jackie Watts\, Barry Clark\, Barry Jones\, Don Garden\, Bea McNicholas) \n        \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/melbourne-observatory-outstanding-universal-significance/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201211T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201211T183000
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SUMMARY:THE GOOD GIRL SONG PROJECT: The Patrons' Parlour
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this is not a Zoom event but will be held live\, in the Drill Hall in our downstairs gallery which is fully accessible. All COVID19 restrictions and cautions will be observed.  \nThe RHSV is thrilled to host an event by our friends\, the Good Girl Song Project. For those of you fortunate to attend Liz Rushen’s book launch for her book\, John Marshall: Shipowner\, Lloyd’s refromer and emigration agent\, earlier this year in the Drill Hall\, you will have heard a glorious performance from Penny Larkin\, a member of The Good Girl Project. \nThis soirée is the first in a series\, The Patrons’ Parlour\, which is designed to build support for their production\, Voyage.  It will be an evening of fine entertainment and light refreshments. \nYou can RSVP through the button below or by emailing thegoodgirlsongproject@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\nVOYAGE’ IS A UNIVERSAL JOURNEY STORY COMBINING AUSTRALIAN HISTORY AND NEW AUSTRALIAN SONGWRITING THAT SPEAKS TO THE UNKNOWN HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe show places itself in Australia’s complex colonial past. In the midst of convict boats arriving each week from Britain\, a different cargo leaves for Australia. On board are 287 single and free women. They have been promised good wages\, good work and good marriage prospects in the new colony but to claim their new life they must first survive the voyage and then the colony.\nThis semi-staged ‘folksical’ sits somewhere between ballad opera and song cycle. The crystal clear song-writing incorporates both original and well-loved traditional folk tunes and showcases a fresh female perspective of an early Australian immigration story. The work is written by Helen Begley and based on the academic research of Dr Elizabeth Rushen.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/the-good-girl-song-project-the-patrons-parlour/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210204T190000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:A G M Michell\, Australia's greatest engineer?
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Engineering Heritage Victoria the RHSV is delighted to offer this Zoom event with Stephen Phillip (based in London). \nAnthony George Maldon (AGM) Michell was undoubtedly one of the greatest Australian engineers. A prolific inventor\, he is best known for his tilting pad thrust bearing. It remains one of the greatest inventions in lubrication science\, and revolutionised ship propulsion – without it\, modern shipping would not be possible. \nThis talk reveals the story of Michell’s fascinating life and astonishing achievements\, and the motivations of the man behind the inventions. It weaves engineering and technology into the history of the early twentieth century. Michell made significant contributions to Australia’s proud engineering heritage\, and is truly one of our unsung heroes. \nStephen Phillip is a mechanical engineer and has an extensive career in product development. Originally from Melbourne\, he is currently living in the UK. His fascination with Michell began while he was a student at Melbourne University. He was surprised to discover that a comprehensive biography of Michell did not exist\, so decided to write one himself. \nThis event will be chaired by Matthew Churchward who is a mechanical engineer and a Senior Curator\, Engineering & Transport\, at Museum Victoria\, where he has been part of the curatorial staff since 1994. Amongst his research interests are the history of Australian engineering\, manufacturing\, mining and transport infrastructure. One of his key curatorial achievements over the past 20 years\, has been the development of an extensive collection of over 65\,000 items of trade literature documenting technological products manufactured and marketed by thousands of Australian companies from the late 19th century. He was been involved for the past 30 years in researching Victoria’s mining history\, concentrating particularly on the impacts of technology and interpretation of historic mining landscapes. \nZoom details are sent 24 hours before the event to all those who have registered.  \nImage of Michell Thrust bearing courtesy of Museums Victoria.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/a-g-m-michell-australias-greatest-engineer/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210210T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210210T120000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:Trove for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Trove is a National Library of Australia website which provides access to historic newspapers\, photographs\, and much more. Come along to this session to learn what’s available on Trove\, and some tips and tricks to find what you’re looking for. \nRecommended for beginners.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/trove-for-beginners/
LOCATION:Williamstown Library\, 104 Ferguson St\, Williamstown\, VIC\, 3016\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hobsons Bay Libraries":MAILTO:heritage@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210216T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
CREATED:20210111T055413Z
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SUMMARY:In the Name of the Theatre now by ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:This event will now be a Zoom event as we will be in lockdown again. As a Zoom event it will be free-of-charge and those who have already bought tickets will be refunded. My profound apologies to those who were looking forward to coming back to the Drill Hall for an event – I do hope we can meet in person again soon but its not to be this time. We will email the Zoom link to those attending 24 hours prior to the event. \nWe are delighted that Dr Cheryl Threadgold will be presenting a lecture based on her award-winning history\, In the Name of Theatre. The History\, Culture and Voices of Amateur Theatre in Victoria\, to kick off our lecture series in 2021. The lecture will start at 6pm and we will be serving drinks prior to that from 5:30pm. \nHannie Rayson wrote\, “Her sumptuous book\, In the Name of Theatre\, is a kind of encyclopaedia of the Victorian stage. From the early colonial settlement when entertainment included the viewing of executions or dissections of bodies of the executed\, amateur theatre has come a long way. \nIn the Name of Theatre documents amateur companies from across the state. The Dunolly Theatre Company is here\, along with the Colac Players\, Ferntree Gully’s 1812 Theatre\, the Frankston Theatre Group\, and 147 other groups. All of them created by the sweat and passion of their members. The Mildura group\, for example\, was formed in 1946 by local teachers to present touring performances by Melbourne’s Little Theatre. The founding group worked so hard that the company soon had the skills and the passion to stage productions of its own. \nThe book entertains us with a cavalcade of writers\, directors\, performers\, designers\, set builders\, technicians\, judges\, critics and musos. It is a generous celebration of the ways in which theatre has been the making of so many of us—giving us the courage\, confidence and sometimes the spirit of defiance to be ourselves. You’ll meet some inspiring theatre-makers along the way\, like the amateur playwright Cenarth Fox\, whose plays have been performed in 43 countries. And the veteran performer\, writer and director Eileen Nelson—an astonishingly generous theatre-maker. \nThis book is a celebration of and for theatre lovers across Victoria. It is lit by an inner passion which all of us share.” \nThe citation for this book which won the 2020 Collaborative Community History Award states\, “In his introduction to this book\, Frank Van Straten\, doyen of Melbourne’s theatre history\, writes that amateur theatre with its infectious enthusiasm and ‘homely\, intimate venues’ creates a ‘special form of magic’. It’s this magic that Cheryl Threadgold captures in her book. The colourful cover invites the reader to explore successive periods of amateur theatre in Victoria and reflect on the many people involved in a single production. Numerous famous players\, such as Zoe Caldwell\, have started careers in amateur theatre. \nThe great strength of this book is the second part\, which features representatives of about 150 musical and non-musical amateur companies across Victoria. These theatre enthusiasts\, from Bairnsdale\, Castlemaine\, Dunolly\, Maffra\, and Swan Hill to the many suburbs of Melbourne\, discuss their companies’ history and a cavalcade of productions. Cheryl Threadgold\, herself a longtime participant in aspects of amateur theatre\, conveys a rich community theatrical culture\, usually overshadowed by sport\, in this wonderful collaborative project.”
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/in-the-name-of-the-theatre/
LOCATION:RHSV Officers’ Mess Upstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Port Phillip Bay: Looking out\, Looking in - Aboriginal and Colonial Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network seminar. The MMHN Board faces the year with a sense of optimism in announcing the first event in our 2021 Program.\nThe Kulin Nation’s presence over millennia around Port Phillip Bay\, the Birrarung/Yarra corridor\, its waterways\, swamps and creeks\, was clearly a primary formative element in the maritime heritage we share today. The MMHN is curating this event to acknowledge the genesis of this shared maritime heritage which is little understood and a source of wonder. It is particularly topical at this time of the year (i.e.\, post Australia/Invasion Day) as we all reflect on our shared heritage.\nOur Panel explores the context when such sightings changed the known world of each group\, forever. Hence the title Looking out\, Looking in (‘out’ from the shores and ‘in’ from ships)\, Aboriginal and Colonial Perspectives. \nWhen: 22 February 2021                    Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm\nWhere: Theatrette\, Library at The Dock\, Docklands.\nDirections: Library at the Dock is located at 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade\, Docklands\, easily accessible via Tram routes 11\, 35\, 48\, 70 and 75. The theatrette is located on the first floor.\nOur Panel:   \n\nHans Bokelund\, Director of Aboriginal Melbourne\, City of Melbourne\nDr Richard Broome\, President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria\nValentina Bydanova\, multidisciplinary curator and arts educator\n\nDue to COVID-19\, numbers are limited. RSVP essential by 19 February: info@mmhn.org.au \nImage caption: ‘Site of the Melbourne Custom House 1839’\, wood engraving published by Ebenezer & David Syme 1872\, State Library Victoria
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/port-phillip-bay-looking-out-looking-in-aboriginal-and-colonial-perspectives/
LOCATION:Library at the Dock\, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade\, Docklands\, Victoria\, 3005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210223T130000
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SUMMARY:History Writers' Group with Cheryl Griffin
DESCRIPTION:The History Writers’ Group is for RHSV members only. It is led by Dr Cheryl Griffin and meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 11:30am – 1pm. These events are hybrid – some people choose to meet at the RHSV and others choose to Zoom in. The capacity of the group is flexible. When we set this group up in early 2020 it was capped at 15 however\, with some Zooming in\, we can increase the cap slightly. It is not a group where you can dip in or out – it really requires commitment to the full year to achieve the most and build rapport and trust within the group. \nThis is a very interactive group which shares information and assists each other with problems they have encountered in their history writing. There are the occasional guest speakers.  Cheryl is not only a respected historian but also a splendid teacher. Her own writing is delightful and she has the rare skill of making history personal and engaging. \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/history-writers-group-with-cheryl-griffin/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gordon Moffatt Room\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210223T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210223T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:Williamstown Croquet Club - Past\, Present and Future
DESCRIPTION:Come along and learn about croquet’s origins in the 19th century and the history of Williamstown’s own club\, founded in 1926. \nClub president\, Paul Lund\, will also provide information on the club’s operations today including membership\, competitions\, social activities and events. \nThis event will be held online via Microsoft Teams. Bookings are essential so that we can send you a link to join the session. You will be emailed a link prior to the event along with instructions on how to participate.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/williamstown-croquet-club-past-present-and-future/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hobsons Bay Libraries":MAILTO:heritage@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210225T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:BOOK FAIR
DESCRIPTION:We have been forced to delay the Book Fair because of the latest lockdown. The updated dates appear below. \nEvery year the RHSV hosts a fabulous second-hand history book fair where we sell history books of every imaginable genre. Victorian and Australian history dominate but you’ll find biographies and memoirs\, military history\, art history\, natural history\, classics\, children’s books\, political and social history\, literary history etc \nThere wasn’t a book fair in 2020 so the Drill Hall is bursting at the seams with accumulated donations of books from members and friends: professional and professorial libraries being downsized\, private\, public and educational libraries deaccessioning and old books making way for new. Books are priced to go – we don’t want any books left behind! A COVID silver-lining has to be that everyone Marie-Kondo’ed their libraries in 2020 and we’ve benefited. \nAt the 2021 Book Fair we are honoured to offer the Les Blake Collection for sale. Leslie Bamford James Blake\, O.B.E.\, B.A. Melb.\, M.Ed. Melb.\, F.A.C.E.\, F.R.S.H.V.\, F.I.B.A. was born at Bendigo (Vic.) on 5 March 1913 and died 4 June 1987 at Karingal. A long-time member of the Victorian Education Department\, during which he was an Inspector of Schools (1958-1972)\, and official historian of the Department (1966-1974)\, after which he became Victoria’s State Historian. He made major contributions to the Australian Dictionary of Biography and served in the Australian Army Signal Corps of the A.I.F. during WWII. He was President of the R.H.S.V. from 1966-1971 and Foundation President of the Western Victorian Association of historical Societies (1963-1964). \nThe Book Fair is open to the public however it kicks off with a Members-only night on Thursday 25th Feb from 5pm – 8pm. The fair then remains open to the public on Friday 26th\, Saturday 27th February and Monday 1st March (9am – 5pm except Saturday which is 10am – 4pm).
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/book-fair-2/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210303T140000
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SUMMARY:1850s Heritage-listed garden in Thomastown: horticulturalist guided tours
DESCRIPTION:Ziebell’s Farmhouse Museum and Heritage Garden has introduced horticulturalist guided tours of its heritage-listed garden\, which dates from the 1850s. \nThe garden’s professional horticulturalist\, Christine Burke\, has tended Ziebell’s Farmhouse garden for nine years.  From her extensive experience\, she has created a talk and tour about the geology\, plants and the history of this heritage-listed cottage garden.  Christine has also drawn on the knowledge of descendants\, especially Sylvia Schultz\, who tended the garden for over 80 years and with whom Christine worked for several years.  Younger descendants still volunteer to tend the garden and\, in doing so\,  maintain the continuous commitment to the garden by Christian and Sophia Ziebell and their descendants from the 1850s to the present day. \nDescribed as one of the finest small cottage gardens in Melbourne\, it features over 70 roses including one planted in the 1860s. It is tangible evidence of the love of beauty and culture that existed at Westgarthtown\, which is an historic dairy farming settlement established by German and Wendish emigrants.  Ziebell’s Farmhouse is Victoria’s oldest German emigrant building and is now an accredited museum and the cultural interpretive centre for Westgarthtown \nRegarding this new initiative\, Garden Co-ordinator\,  Gillian Borrack commented\, “Our new garden tours are another way we share these historic and beautiful gardens.  Christine’s knowledge\, along with that of the descendants’\, have created insights that few people get to experience.  We hope our heritage garden and tours contribute to the appreciation and significance of heritage gardens.” \nWhat:                   Ziebell’s Farmhouse Museum and Heritage Garden Horticulturalist Tours \nWhen:                 1pm Wednesday  3rd  March\,  then the first Wednesday of each month. \nCost:                      $10 per person with a minimum of 6 required for a tour to proceed. \nBookings:            Essential one week prior to tour date. Bookings at www.westgarthtown.org.au \nWhere:                 Ziebell’s Farmhouse Museum and Heritage Garden\, Cnr Gardenia Road and \nAinwick Crescent\, Thomastown.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/1850s-heritage-listed-garden-in-thomastown-horticulturalist-guided-tours/2021-03-03/
LOCATION:Ziebell’s Farmhouse Museum & Heritage Garden\, 100 Gardenia Road\, Thomastown\, VIC\, 3074\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210310T120000
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SUMMARY:Discover Your Military Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn more about your family’s military history? \nDiscover the huge range of military records you can search online\, and find out what your ancestors did during the wars of the 20th century. \nRecommended for beginners with basic computer skills. \nBookings required as places are limited to allow for social distancing. \nImage from the Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs\, State Library of Victoria. ‘Soldiers striking camp at Williamstown\, WWII.’
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/discover-your-military-ancestors/
LOCATION:Williamstown Library\, 104 Ferguson St\, Williamstown\, VIC\, 3016\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hobsons Bay Libraries":MAILTO:heritage@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210310T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210310T213000
DTSTAMP:20260414T233552
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SUMMARY:Pre-European Indigenous Culture in the Kew Area - 2021 McIntyre Lecture
DESCRIPTION:2021 MCINTYRE LECTURE \nGary Presland is an archaeologist and historian\, with long-standing research interests in the pre-contact Indigenous culture\, and natural history\, of the Melbourne area. He has written extensively on these topics over the past 40 years.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and an Honorary Fellow in the School of Geography at University of Melbourne. \nThe Kew Historical Society’s 2021 McIntyre Lecture will focus on the society and culture of the Indigenous clan whose estate took in the area that is now Kew. Members of the Wurundjeri-willam clan identified with this area but they also had binding cultural connections with clans whose estate were as much as 185 kms away\, to the north of Kew. \nLecturer – Dr Gary Presland \nWhen – 10 March 2021 \nWhere – Just Theatre\nKew Court House\n188 High Street\nKEW VIC 3101 \nTime: 7.30 for 8 PM \nCost $20 – Box Office 9278 4770 | or book online at www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events \nSponsors:\nCity of Boroondara\nRotary Club of Balwyn\nKay & Burton Hawthorn
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/pre-european-indigenous-culture-in-the-kew-area-2021-mcintyre-lecture/
LOCATION:VIC
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210311T190000
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SUMMARY:Launch of exhibition: Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
DESCRIPTION:Emeritus Professor Richard Broome AM FRHSV and the Council of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria have much pleasure in inviting our members and friends to the launch of our exhibition\, \nTales from the MacRobertson International Air Races\nwith\nMr Richard Mendelsohn\, Honorary Consul\, Kingdom of the Netherlands\nMr Richard Champion de Crespigny AM \nCurators: Mr Noel Jackling OAM\, Dr David Thompson FRHSV\, Mr John McCulloch \nIn October 1934 a great air-race was planned from London to Flemington\, Melbourne. From a field of 20 planes just 12 arrived. The winner took a whisker under 3 days; the last entrant arrived in February 1935. The best known tale is of the Dutch plane\, Uiver\, which made an emergency landing in Albury during a wild storm; the locals used the town’s lights to flash morse code to the plane and then lit the race-track\, a make-shift aerodrome\, with their car-headlights. Flight was one of the last frontiers and all the tales are unashamedly romantic and full of derring-do. \nPlease note that because of COVID we are restricted in the number of people who can attend this event and only people who have RSVPed will be allowed entry. Wearing of masks\, electronic record keeping and sanitising of hands on arrival is mandatory.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/launch-of-exhibition-tales-from-the-macrobertson-international-air-races/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210311T194500
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SUMMARY:BRAZEN HUSSIES: Film Screening and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:BRAZEN HUSSIES reveals a revolutionary chapter in Australian history\, the Women’s Liberation Movement (1965 -1975). \nInterweaving freshly uncovered archival footage\, personal photographs\, memorabilia and lively personal accounts from activists\, BRAZEN HUSSIES shows us how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo\, demand equality and create profound social change – contributing to one of the greatest social movements of the 20th Century. \nJoin us in celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with a screening of this acclaimed film followed by a Q&A with some of these inspiring women. \nPlaces are limited to allow for social distancing. Bookings are required.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/brazen-hussies-film-screening-and-qa/
LOCATION:Williamstown Library\, 104 Ferguson St\, Williamstown\, VIC\, 3016\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Victoria’s centenary in 1934\, Macpherson Robertson sponsored a great air race from England to Melbourne. There were originally 20 entrants of which only 12 arrived in Melbourne. The British winning entrants took a whisker under 3 days\, the last plane to arrive took some 4 months.\nThe Royal Historical Society of Victoria is mounting an exhibition which takes a close look at the entrants in the races (there were two races run concurrently – a speed race and a handicap race) including the Dutch entrant\, the Uiver. The Uiver (stork) is the most famous of the entries even though it came second. It was forced by bad weather to make an emergency landing in Albury where the locals used the town’s lights to spell A L B U R Y in morse code and then created a make-shift aerodrome on the racetrack using car headlights to con the plane down. Macpherson Robertson always maintained that the Uiver\, a commercial KLM flight that went to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies with a little extra hop to Australia\, came closest to his ideal as Robertson sponsored the race to encourage commercial flight not speed. \nThe first aircraft to finish was the De Havilland DH-88 Comet Grosvenor House\, a specially- designed racing aircraft flown by Charles W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black. Both pilots were much feted in Melbourne. Photos show a handsome pair being mobbed by thousands. The adulation didn’t last\, Campbell Black was killed by a plane propeller just 2 years later and Scott suicided. \nHarold Brook was the pilot with the least experience – barely the minimum 100 hours. He had a paying passenger\, the 28-year old Miss Ella Lay\, who knitted her way to Australia. She was a pilot herself and the only woman to travel the full race distance from Mildenhall in England to Melbourne. Ella stayed on in Melbourne\, took up nursing\, and in 1941 enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the very building where the exhibition is being held (the former Army Medical Corps Drill Hall). Ella died in 2005\, aged 99. The Times printed her obituary. \nThe race generated many more fabulous stories including C. J. “Jimmy” Melrose who at 21 was the youngest pilot and one of the few Australians. Jimmy was funded by his mother and his De Havilland Puss Moth was christened My Hildergarde in her honour. He too died\, too young\, just two years later in a plane crash. \nThe last plane to arrive was piloted by Ray Parer and Godfrey Hemsworth and funded by New Guinea miners. Another entry was owned by well-known Australian pioneer aviator Horrie Miller who at the time was managing director of MacRobertson-Miller Aviation. He engaged James Wood and Don Bennett to fly the race however they came unstuck in Aleppo. As Bennett wrote in his autobiography\, they “… hit the ground with a fair wallop and the undercarriage collapsed; down she went and the nose went in as we whipped over on our back. I was in the tail of the machine and my velocity from one end of the cabin to the other was remarkable. Even more astounding was the degree of “concertina-ing” of my body which took place at the far end.” That was the end of their race.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/tales-from-the-macrobertson-international-air-races/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Vera Deakin in War and Peace
DESCRIPTION:The RHSV’s major lecture during Women’s History Month (March). The lecture will start at 6pm and we will be serving drinks prior to that from 5:30pm. \nThe daughter of Prime Minister Alfred Deakin\, Vera Deakin studied music in the Habsburg Empire on the eve of the Great War. Driven by British imperial fervour on her return to Australia\, she bypassed the government’s restrictions on women’s participation in the war effort by serving with the fledgling Australian Red Cross. Aged only 23 in 1915\, she became the founding secretary of the Australian Red Cross Wounded & Missing Enquiry Bureau in Cairo and later London. Narrowly avoiding replacement by a man\, she showed outstanding leadership and was appointed OBE. In peace she married an adventurous military pilot\, Captain Thomas White\, later a cabinet minister. When he was knighted\, she became Lady White. Vera led several humanitarian causes but her lodestar remained the Red Cross. \nCarole Woods OAM is a Fellow and honorary secretary of the RHSV. A former librarian\, bibliographer and freelance historian\, she has been a longtime advocate for community history. She chaired the judges’ panel of the Victorian Community History Awards for seven years and curated two exhibitions at the RHSV.  Her books include Beechworth. A Titan’s Field and the recently published Vera Deakin and the Red Cross. \nChaired by Dr Judith Smart AM.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/vera-deakin-in-war-and-peace/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:LAUNCH OF RHSV WOMEN'S DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY
DESCRIPTION:Do join us to celebrate the launch of this major research project and its online presence.  \nThere is a perception that from its beginnings in 1909\, the Royal Historical Society has been the domain of men. Yet from the outset women have played an active role in the Society in many capacities – as members\, councillors\, fellows\, employees\, volunteers\, patrons\, benefactors. \nThe RHSV Women’s Biographical Dictionary has been established to honour the contributions made by women to the Society\, particularly those who do not appear in the Australian Dictionary of Biography  or Women Australia or The Australian Women’s Register.  Where the life of a featured woman has been documented elsewhere\, her entry will highlight her contribution to the RHSV. \nThis project has been instigated by the indefatigable Cheryl Griffin. Cheryl has done all the research thus far but we are hoping that there are more people out there interested in adding to the dictionary. Katrin Strohl\, President of Coburg Historical Society and talented graphic designer\, has designed the individual pages. Come to the launch and learn how you too can be involved. The dictionary will always be a work-in-progress.  \nPhotos above are (L to R): Mary Webster\, Louise Bakewell and Mary Lyell.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/launch-of-rhsv-womens-dictionary-of-biography/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:Launch of the Jessie Webb Society
DESCRIPTION:  \nRichard Broome AM\, President\, Councillors and Foundation Committee members \nof the Royal Historical Society of Victoria \ninvite you to the launch of \n\nwith special guests\, Annette Webb\, \nGary Presland and Bill Russell. \n  \nCreate history. Make a bequest.  \nOver our considerable lifetime the RHSV has received many bequests which allow us to make great leaps forward. They allow us to tackle the larger projects and these have included restoring significant original artworks\, digitising our unique Pioneer Register\, indexing the on-line Victorian Historical Journals\, funding prizes and\, just as vital if more prosaic\, building our new website and funding our database. \nThe trouble with bequests is that we never get the opportunity to say a heart-felt thank you. So we have established the Jessie Webb Society to honour those who have made a bequest to the RHSV whilst they are still with us. \nJoin the Council and Foundation to raise a toast to Jessie Webb and to celebrate our new society and those who have become its founding members. \n  \nWho was Jessie Webb (1880-1944)? \nIn 1909 Jessie Stobo Watson Webb was not only an original Historical Society of Victoria member (membership No. 30) and the first woman but she also provided rooms in Block Arcade in which our first meeting was held. She was a passionate historian and a true individual who lived by her own rules. Graduating from the University of Melbourne with first class honours in history and political economy\, she became the third woman appointed to the University teaching staff when she joined its history department as an evening lecturer in 1908. \nShe and her friends exemplified the ‘new woman’: intelligent\, emancipated women who led rich intellectual lives. She spent 7 months trekking from Cape Town to Cairo in 1922 and thence to Athens where she spent eight months at the British School of Archaeology which had a huge influence on the rest of her life. She was an alternate Delegate to the League of Nations\, travelled through outback Australia in 1926 in a Baby Austin 7 and returned to Europe\, North Africa and the Middle East in 1936 for one last historical tour. She was a founding member of many academic clubs and associations and lived her life in the pursuit of education and adventure. \nWe want to honour Jessie’s legacy\, and her impact on the RHSV which is still felt over 100 years later\, by naming our bequest society after her. The Jessie Webb Society\, like its namesake\, is there to make a difference and its members understand the power of a legacy. \n“My bequest through the Jessie Webb Society is made in acknowledgement of the enduring value and worth there is in the study of history. I am pleased to provide support for a discipline that gave me not only many years of enjoyable employment\, but also enduring friendships\, and opportunities to contribute to an understanding of our past. \nI am proud to think that\, through the Jessie Webb Society\, my achievements can be of benefit in the future. That\, surely\, is what ‘history’ is about.” \nDr Gary Presland FRHSV \n“As Victoria grows\, we mustn’t forget our heritage in records\, stories\, and historical places and figures. If we neglect the past\, we lose our soul; history provides the links and stories that give our communities meaning. The RHSV has been collecting\, saving and publishing those stories for over 110 years.  \n“By leaving a bequest to the RHSV\, I know I’m helping secure their vital work in protecting Victoria’s heritage\, and the stories and histories of its communities\, into another century.\nJessie Webb loved the past but saw to the future: We can all contribute to the goal of preserving the stories and records of Victoria’s history long into the future. One of the best ways is to leave a bequest to the RHSV Foundation\, which is what I intend to do.\n \n“The success of the RHSV depends upon the generosity of people like you and me. If we value the past\, we must protect its future.” \nProfessor E W Russell \n  \nWe invite you to become a member of the Jessie Webb Society\nThe RHSV established the Jessie Webb Society to honour those who bequeath funds to us. If you make the decision to leave the RHSV a bequest in your will there is no obligation to notify us\, however\, we’d love it if you did so that we can acknowledge your generous gift now and invite you to enjoy the Jessie Webb Society and its benefits. \nFind Out More \nPhotograph of Jessie Webb courtesy of Annette Webb. Taken in her early twenties\, just a few years before she joined the Historical Society of Victoria. 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/launch-of-the-jessie-webb-society/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:CORAGULAC HOUSE: book launch
DESCRIPTION:Author and historian\, Jennifer F. O’Donnell\, invites RHSV members and friends to celebrate the launch of her latest history\, Coragulac House.  Drinks and light refreshments will be served in the RHSV’s Gallery Downstairs. \nIn the early 1870s\, George Pringle Robertson built “Coragulac”\, nestled in the shelter of Red Rock near Colac. Built of bluestone quarried on the land and designed by architects Davidson and Henderson\, it was an unexceptional mansion with a wide verandah and lacking a tower\, so common in the Western District. \nRobertson’s father William was a member of Batman’s expeditions to Port Phillip and started buying land near Colac in 1840 (at the time of his death in 1874 it is estimated he held 40\,000 acres). Three generations of the Robertson family lived in the area their story being integral to the history and the development of Colac. \nAndrew Spence Chirnside bought “Coragulac” in 1901 and set about radically restructuring the building\, tearing down external walls\, realigning the roof\, raising the billiard room roof\, re-locating the front door and adding a new wing. The architect\, Guyon Purchas\, added conical turrets on each side; internally the house now featured two magnificent fireplaces\, carved by Robert Prenzel\, along with a host of other Art Nouveau additions. In 1903\, Chirnside employed his friend\, Ballarat architect William Braznor\, to erect vast new stables. \nThomas Baker bought “Coragulac” in 1912. A prominent Colac estate agent\, among his other activities\, he was a strong believer in sub-division and opened up the area to farming. He died in “Coragulac” in 1924 and the mansion fell into neglect. \nIn 1932 Len Ralton\, a potato and onion grower\, bought the property and set about rescuing the mansion. Ralton was a founding figure in the Apex movement; when war came\, he answered the call. In 1947 “Coragulac” was put on the market and finally bought by the Matthews brothers in 1950. Members of the Matthews family would own “Coragulac” for next 64 years. Today\, with new owners Gary and Sharyn Gibson\, “Coragulac” is being restored to earlier glory. \nJenny O’Donnell\, historian and photographer\, has carved out a niche writing histories of Victoria’s splendid homesteads and mansions. Her earlier books include Thornebridge: the Bridge Hotel at Murchison\, Noorilim: from wool to wine\, Narrapumelap: a pastoral history\, Ravenswood\, Kawarau and\, most recently\, St Kilda Families. Memorials in Christ Church. 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/coragulac-house-book-launch/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Aviation Cultures Mk.V
DESCRIPTION:This inclusive\, online conference will bring together researchers\, academics\, curators and practitioners to share their knowledge and ideas of flight\, and its place in history and society. \nThe conference will address how aviation has changed the world\, and how the world has changed aviation. \nKeynote addresses will include: \n\nWing Commander Marija ‘Maz’ Jovanovich\, RAAF test pilot;\nMadelyn Shaw\, Smithsonian Institution;\nMarnix ‘Max’ Groot\, airport historian and editor of AirportHistory.org;\nDr Leigh Edmonds\, civil aviation historian;\nFrank Quinlan\, Federation Executive Director of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.\n\nRegistration for the conference is $25\, with $10 concession rate for full-time students\, COVID-affected and the unwaged. \nGet your tickets now \nClick here \nYou can follow Aviation Cultures Mk.V on Twitter (@AvCulturesConf) and on Facebook or visit the Aviation Cultures website (aviationcultures.org) for regular updates. \nWe look forward to meeting you at this online event which will include live video chat\, panel discussions\, digital papers\, presentations\, videos and entertainment by harmony quartet Company B. \nWant to know more? Check out the Aviation Cultures Mk.V flyer and program schedule. \nBest wishes\,\nJames Kightly\, Phil Vabre and the conference team \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/aviation-cultures-mk-v/
LOCATION:VIC
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
DESCRIPTION:Jillian Hiscock\, the RHSV Collections Manager\, started these cataloguing clinics during the early days of COVID and they suit Zoom very well. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It is a relaxed gathering of people who are finding their way through the intricacies of cataloguing material in historical collections which\, as we all know\, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.  With our membership scattered across Australia please remember that this is Melbourne time – AEDT in summer and AEST in winter. \nJillian always prepares some material on some specific queries but questions are encouraged and\, remember\, a problem shared is a problem halved. The clinics are conversational in format rather than a seminar. If you are new to cataloguing or an old hand you will find plenty to interest you in these sessions. Jillian often has material which is emailed out to attendees after the clinic. \nThe clinics for 2021 will be held (all via Zoom) on these dates: \n\nFeb 25\, 2021 11AM\nMar 25\, 2021 11AM\nApr 22\, 2021 11AM\nMay 27\, 2021 11AM\nJun 24\, 2021 11AM\nJul 22\, 2021 11AM\nAug 26\, 2021 11AM\nSep 23\, 2021 11AM\nOct 28\, 2021 11AM\nNov 25\, 2021 11AM\n\n  \nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZItd-yhqz8oHtJgxpBNwW8ieSnpwIWjKaLP/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGurjsvE9GRsh2BRpwAAoigZ_PwmClBgrd3mwf1IQ5EVVv_M9FMIqVWJ9L7 \nJoin Zoom Meeting (this is applicable to all 10 clinics during 2021)\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86005954246?pwd=eUsyRlRxTE92bU5Wb3IzVjVIcmxKdz09 \nMeeting ID: 860 0595 4246\nPasscode: 217816
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinic-via-zoom-with-jillian-hiscock/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
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