Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
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Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
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.
‘The Lucas Girls’: 100 Years of Women’s Footy
Join historian-filmmaker Bel Ensor and sport historian Dr Rob Hess for a screening of the short film 'Lucas Girls' and a discussion about the 1918 Lucas Girls football team and the history of women in Aussie Rules.
Learn how to edit oral history and sound recordings (online workshop)
Have you recorded oral history interviews but don't know how to edit them to create clips? Are your oral history recordings sitting in an archive, not being used? Have you ever wanted to make use of the recordings for displays or presentations? If so, this workshop is for you. This hands-on workshop will- • introduce
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