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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. The RHSV 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 most well-known entrant, the Dutch Uiver. |
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In this talk, racing historian Andrew Lemon - author of the three volume The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing - will look at the long history of Caulfield Racecourse and its place in the Australian story, and will reflect on the numerous campaigns and controversies surrounding this piece of crown land in the heart of metropolitan Melbourne. |
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To acknowledge and celebrate the 2021 NAIDOC Week theme Heal Country!, Lenka Vanderboom is running a special Book Club event exploring Benevolence by Julie Janson. Benevolence is set around the Hawkesbury River area, the home of the Darug people, in Parramatta and Sydney, 1816–35. The intensely visual prose interweaves historical events with detailed characterisation to
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PODCASTING 2 DAY MASTERCLASS 3CR Community Radio will be running a 2 day masterclass in how to make podcasts for our RHSV members. The masterclass will be run through Zoom to enable our members across Victoria to attend but please note, because it is very hands on, the masterclass is limited to 15 participants. Today
$250.00
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When COVID-19 hit Melbourne harder than a runaway tram, our lives changed – literally overnight. Photographer Jude van Daalen and editor Belinda Jackson join us to talk about their experience capturing Melbourne's lockdown through 'Together Apart: Life in Lockdown', a beautiful, black-and-white coffee table book featuring 60 interviews and portraits of people in the Hobsons
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Drinks for our new members who have joined in 2020 and 2021: the staff give new members a background briefing on the RHSV and its treasures. So you'll learn about our Collection from Jillian Hiscock, our Collections Manager, and Helen Stitt who looks after our huge images collection and our EO, Rosemary Cameron, will outline all the other membership benefits and how you can make the most of your membership. New members are then invited to stay for that night's lecture.
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Miles Lewis's presentation will look at why Australia's large collection of portable buildings should be nominated as a group for UNESCO World Heritage Listing. Portable buildings, today referred to as prefabricated, were imported in larger numbers to Australia than to any other part of the world during the nineteenth century. They were made not merely of timber and iron, but of oilcloth, slate, zinc, papier mâché, and ‘portable brick’. nominated as a group for World Heritage Listing.
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Social media has become the most influential and important virtual space to network, build a community, promote what you do, find assistance, sell books and events and connect. Social media networks are open to all and they are free, giving historical societies a chance to connect with whoever shares their interests. |
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Before the internet, postal directories provided information on Melbourne’s properties, residents, businesses and streets. Learn how to find and navigate these directories to discover everything from where your ancestors lived to when your house was built.
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You are invited! This Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Forum will be informative, celebratory and inspirational - a collaboration with Her Place Women’s Museum Australia. To be opened by Hon. Melissa Horne Minister for Ports and Freight, Minister for Fishing and Boating The diverse and influential presence of women in all aspects of maritime endeavour today |
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The cataloguing clinic 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.
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239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 
03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
Office & Library: Weekdays 10am-4pm
