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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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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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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/
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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
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="Hobsons Bay Libraries":MAILTO:heritage@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
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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
CATEGORIES:What's On
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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
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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
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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
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210329
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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/
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210325T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210325T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T024436
CREATED:20210310T222006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T222608Z
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210328T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210328T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T024436
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SUMMARY:Walking tour: Colonial Mayors of Prahran
DESCRIPTION:Come and listen to the fascinating stories of the lives of those Colonial Prahran Mayors on a walking tour of St Kilda Cemetery led by Claire Barton. \nSt Kilda Cemetery\, Dandenong Road\, St Kilda East\nMelway 58 F9 \nCost: $15 includes refreshments afterwards \nMeet at the Main Gates at 2.00pm \nBookings required. Ring Gabriel on 0451831102\,\nemail gabrielhermes@live.com or go to http://foskc.org \nWe go in all weathers\, rain\, hail or shine so please wear\nsuitable clothing and footwear and bring an umbrella. \nPhoto caption: Prahran Council meeting 1901. Photograph: Yeoman and Company.\nCourtesy Stonnington History Centre.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/walking-tour-colonial-mayors-of-prahran/
LOCATION:St Kilda Cemetery\, Dandenong Road & Hotham Street\, St Kilda East\, Vic\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of St Kilda Cemetery":MAILTO:info@foskc.org
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