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The 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 this event is key. It is also of great interest for those undertaking more general research as family research skills and resources can be used
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Our 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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This 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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To 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 of a variety of women, from nurses, teachers and artists to pioneers of women’s organisations. Come along and learn about the part that some women
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A 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 engine displays. These operating engines form only part of over 500 engines and associated exhibits on display during our rally. This event also provides a |
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The 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 Sciences will explore the significance of Birrarung (the Yarra River). In 2017 the Victorian Government implemented the landmark Yarra River Protection Wilip-gin Birrarung murron Act
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This 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 history but there may be little deviations. It will be moderated at first but it is planned for it to be self-sufficient. We will organise
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Nigel 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 surveys. As a resident of Kew for a large part of his life, his knowledge and interest in contemporary architecture is long-standing. The Kew Historical
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Tony Wright wrote a terrific article in The Age on Saturday 7 March, The Sparrows fell, and the town won't forget. It tells of the big flood of March 1946 when Hamilton, Casterton, Heywood, Portland, Port Fairy and Warrnambool and all the villages in between were engulfed by floods. On Sunday 15 March at 2pm |
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A Photographic Story of Melbourne Through the Ages looks at two major events which took place in the 1800s: The birth of photography and the birth of Melbourne; the most liveable city in the world. One location in Melbourne is most remarkable from the perspective of the history of the city and of image-making technology. |
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Professor Lynette Russell questions whether there are there some family secrets and necessary lies that should never be told? And she hopes that these reflections will have something to say to other family historians. |
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Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. In 1920 post WWI, the small village of Serpentine Victoria was selected to be the starting point of Australia's first government sponsored aerial derby (as racing was often referred during that era). This was the first of numerous events to follow
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Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. We are planning a reunion of all those people who remember their time in Hastings or those people wishing to socialise with us and reminisce about life in Hastings prior to 1970. Snacks provided. Drinks at your cost. Please RSVP with
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Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. Enjoy a guided tour of the Gippsland Art Gallery led by Director, Simon Gregg, and hear about the learnings and successes of the 2018 redevelopment of the gallery. Presented by AMaGA AMaGA members free Non-members $10 Bookings: www.amagavic.org.au/events or call 03
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Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. This AMaGA workshop, targeted at small museums and volunteers will look at exhibition development, design principles, installation and display techniques for exhibitions that are easily transportable and can be displayed in a range of venues. AMaGA members $35 Non-members $40 Bookings: |
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In this seminar, three historians share their experience of researching women’s lives, as biographical dictionaries strive to increase their representation of women. From a medieval countess to Victoria’s female criminals, the stories uncovered range widely in both time and place, pointing to the richness the archives can yield 'with a little more effort and research'. |
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Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. Our Chinese Community Exhibition opens daily from 1st April 11am till 3pm at Echuca Historical Society Museum, 1 Dickson Street Echuca 3564 This exhibition tells the story of some of our earliest residents the Chinese. Find out why our first Chinese
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All are warmly invited to attend SHC’s inaugural Heritage Festival, featuring an Antiques Sideshow on Sunday 5 April 2020, 10.00am - 4.00pm. LEONARD JOEL – OBJECT VALUATIONS We are excited to have experts from Leonard Joel who will be available for valuations on the day. Leonard Joel, established 1919, is Australia’s largest multi-department auction house,
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