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SUMMARY:Well Built: Simmie & Co Master Builders 1924 – 1978
DESCRIPTION:Simmie & Co was a prominent building company in Melbourne (1924-1978) and in Canberra (1926-1969).  In Melbourne the company was highly successful and built many iconic buildings\, churches\, monasteries\, schools\, housing\, factories\, defence works\, the Shrine forecourt (1939-45)\, offices and theatres including some heritage-listed constructions (one designed by Robin Boyd). \nIn Canberra\, Simmie & Co was responsible for building a wide range of iconic constructions\, including the first Northbourne Avenue shops on London Circuit\, Albert Hall\, the Australian War Memorial\, St Andrews Cathedral\, Institute of Anatomy (now the Film and Sound Archives)\, US Embassy\, several other embassies\, R G Menzies Library\, a range of housing from heritage listed homes in Forrest to worker’s cottages in Narrabundah\, schools\, halls\, theatres and commercial sites. \nThe founders were three Victorian brothers\, all born in the last decade of the nineteenth century and all worked at the Sunshine Harvester factory before World War One – William\, Jock & George. All were World War One veterans (two were Gallipoli veterans). All were wounded and survived. Two were closely involved with the Master Builders Association in Melbourne. \nDiscover their story of a pioneering building company of the early to mid-twentieth century\, of World War One veterans\, of courage and a willingness to take a risk\, of the beginning of the capital city of Australia and the workers\, the unsung heroes\, who made it all happen. \nABOUT THE R J SIMMIE COLLECTION \nThe R J Simmie Collection has been put together over many years by Dr Richard Simmie\, a grandson of Jock Simmie\, one of the principals of Simmie & Co.  The Collection contains records of the Simmie family connected to Simmie & Co and also historic farm Harpsdale. These comprise an extensive collection of photographs\, construction and farm business records\, artefacts and ephemera\, even historic farm machinery.  The R J Simmie Collection is the major sponsor for this exhibition\, both in Melbourne and Canberra. \nABOUT THE CURATOR AND AUTHOR \nDr Andrew Kilsby\, is an independent historian (www.connect-history.com)\, and published author. He holds a PhD in history from UNSW. Dr Kilsby has a background in military and diplomatic service\, public relations and corporate communications both in Australia and in Asia-Pacific.  Recent publications include The Big Garage: 65 Years of Motoring History;  The Case of Eichengruen-Edwards and Continental Tyres (Commendation Community History Awards 2019); The Forgotten Cruiser: HMAS Melbourne I\, 1913-1928; The Riflemen: A History of the NRAA 1888-1988 and as co-author\, A Reputable Set of Men: The Sandringham Club 1913-2013 and Sigma Pharmaceuticals 1912-2012. His new publication Family Business: The Simmies of Simmie & Co and Harpsdale\, will be launched at the exhibition opening.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/well-built-simmie-co-master-builders-1924-1978/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:WRITING HISTORY GROUP
DESCRIPTION:Dr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. \nThis group is for people who are tackling writing a history project or two and want a sounding board / source of information / guidance and HELP! Each month from February to November Cheryl convenes the group via Zoom for 90 minutes and they will attack a particular aspect of writing history and also be a sounding board for members problems / queries. Cheryl also has guest writers drop in to talk about their work and how they’ve dealt with thorny issues. \nThis writing group has a cap on the numbers who can join as we don’t want it to get too unwieldy where questions can’t be answered nor feedback given. Ongoing attendance is encouraged. The group dynamic doesn’t work if you can only drop in to a couple of sessions or you don’t have a current project on which you are working. \nSo\, if you are a newcomer and are interested in joining\, please RSVP for the Feb session and we’ll let you know if we have reached the limit of the group or not. \n\nTue 28 Feb\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nTue 28 Mar\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nTue 18 Apr\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEST (a week early to avoid Anzac Day)\nTue 23 May\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEST\nTue 27 Jun\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 25 Jul\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 22 Aug\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 26 Sep\, 2023 11:30- 1pm AEST\nTue 24 Oct\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nTue 28 Nov\, 2023 11:30 – 1pm AEDT\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZAkcO-rpjgjE9xC-Djyq2jCCSkdiwv1SZNl/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGspzwsGdyWuRCPRpwIHY_CM-nxiHZEj_pFv1LBCTlCMAnVFdFJNrtoBonjJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84976383998?pwd=T3ZmRGplWjY0SmI4M1hEQVBkQ0JnQT09Meeting ID: 849 7638 3998\nPasscode: 634475
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/writing-history-group-2023-03-28/2023-03-28/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
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SUMMARY:Harold Holt: Always One Step Further a presentation by Dr Ross Walker
DESCRIPTION:Camberwell Historical Society hosts this event. \nHarold Holt: Always One Step Further\, details Holt’s life as both a person and a politician. The story is told in three sections: Holt’s life from childhood\, leading up to his prime ministership\, his first year as prime minister\, and his second and tragic\, final year. \nHarold Holt is a man whose significant political legacy has long been overshadowed by the controversial and conspiracy-laden circumstances of his drowning at Cheviot Beach on the Mornington Peninsula.\nRoss Walker was for many years a high-school teacher of English and English Literature\, about which he has published several books and many articles. He has a doctorate in American literature\, and specialised knowledge of Australian and American politics\, especially during the 1960s. \nBookings essential: : George Fernando 0448296258 or enquiries@chs.org.au 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/harold-holt-always-one-step-further-a-presentation-by-dr-ross-walker/
LOCATION:Camberwell Library Meeting Room\, 340 Camberwell Road\, Camberwell\, Victoria\, 3124\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Writers on Campus series - Writing the Past
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the next installment in our Writers on Campus series – Writing the Past \n‘Good history is a high-wire gravity-defying act of balance and grace\,’ Tom Griffiths wrote recently\, describing historians as writers who\, ‘have to forsake their own world for a period – and then\, somehow\, find their way back.’ In our first session of Writers on Campus for 2023 we speak with two historians who are adept at walking that high-wire\, and at time travel. \nCome hear two of La Trobe’s most acclaimed historians\, Judith Brett and Katie Holmes\, discuss why they do what they do\, and how they approach the work and craft of making history\, in conversation with Kelly Gardiner \nJudith Brett (AM) is an Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe University and an award-winning author and frequent media contributor who is committed to engaged political research and bringing the fruits of her enquiry to the general public through books written for a broad readership. Among her publications are Robert Menzies’ Forgotten People and Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class. In 2017 she published The Enigmatic Mr Deakin which won the National Biography Award. Her most recent book was a highly engaging study of Australia’s voting system\, From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage. Judith writes regularly for The Monthly on contemporary Australian politics. \nKatie Holmes an environmental historian and environmental humanities scholar\, internationally known for her work on how individuals interact with their culture\, society and environment. Her work has helped transform the field of environmental history in Australia into a mode of understanding the experience of Australian settlement\, one shaped by climate and landscape which in turn shapes culture and policy. Some of Katie’s key books include Mallee Country: Land\, People which she co-authored in 2020\, Between the Leaves: Stories of Australian women\, writing and gardens (2011); Reading the Garden: the settlement of Australia’ (co-author\, 2008) and Spaces in her Day: Women’s diaries of the 1920s and 1930s (1995). Katie currently holds the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University. \nWhere: Borchardt Library\, Level 1\, Seminar Room 1.34\, Bundoora Campus\, La Trobe University \nBookings: Details and registration  \nPlease share with your networks as everyone is welcome.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/writers-on-campus-series-writing-the-past/
LOCATION:La Trobe University\, Plenty Road\, Bundoora\, VIC\, 3086\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="La Trobe University Dept of Languages and Culture":MAILTO:K.Nickels@latrobe.edu.au
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SUMMARY:Vera Deakin - Search for the Missing by Carole Woods
DESCRIPTION:Vera Deakin\, daughter of former Prime Minister Alfred Deakin\, rallied to the British imperial cause in 1915 by assuming a leadership role in the fledgling Australian Red Cross Society. Aged only 23\, she became founding secretary of the Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau\, first in Cairo and then in London. The bureau’s 32\,000 case files on missing soldiers\, digitised by the Australian War Memorial\, are part of the bedrock of Australia’s archive on World War I. She continued humanitarian service\, primarily with the Red Cross\, for the rest of her life.\nCarole Woods OAM is a Fellow and Hon. Secretary of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. She is a longtime advocate for community history and for 7 years chaired the judges’ panel of the Victorian Community History Awards. Her books include Beechworth: A Titan’s Field\, Vision.\nFollowed by afternoon tea
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/vera-deakin-search-for-the-missing-by-carole-woods/
LOCATION:Multi Cultural Hub\, 506 Elizabeth St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="U3A Melbourne City":MAILTO:office@u3amelbcity.org.au
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SUMMARY:Oral history interviewing for beginners: training
DESCRIPTION:Have you always wanted to learn how to create an oral history interview? Perhaps you want to record the memories of elders in your family or community? Are you wondering whether to record interviews remotely or face-to-face? This popular Oral History Victoria two-day online training workshop is for anyone who would like to learn how to prepare\, conduct\, record and document an oral history interview. \nFacilitated by two of Australia’s most experienced oral history trainers\, Sarah Rood and Al Thompson\, and using Zoom technology\, you will learn and practise essential interview techniques and discuss important ethical issues. The workshop will be limited to 16 participants to enable lively discussion and practical work in an online format. Participants will need a computer with Wi-Fi connection – the Zoom link will be provided\, along with Zoom instructions. \nFeedback from participants on this course 2020-2022: \n‘The skills I learnt and the discussions that took place were invaluable’ \n‘I liked it that our activities really tested our comfort zones. It was just terrific.’ \n‘Al and Sarah are wonderful educators and facilitators! \n‘A wonderful learning experience. I’ve definitely fallen in love with oral history too!’ \n‘I loved the course – learned so much on so many different levels\, far more than I would have expected in 8 hours. Well done on awesome Zoom teaching.’ \n‘Thanks so much for providing us with such a great course. I have already promoted future courses to my friends.’ \nTraining program and Trainer profiles \nThe training program can be found on the Event page. \nTiming: the workshop takes place over two consecutive Saturdays. \nOn each workshop day (both Saturday 25 March and Saturday 1 April) the session will go from 9.30 – 4 pm with a lunch break from 12 – 1.15 pm. \nDiscounted tickets \nThe discounted member rate is available to current members of Oral History Victoria and other state associations of Oral History Australia. Note that institutional memberships entitle 3 members of an affiliated institution to benefit from the discounted member rate. \nTickets are released first to Victorian members of OHV on 27 January\, then to interstate members of OHA affiliated oral history associations on 3 February and finally to non-members one month before the first workshop on 25 February. So get in early! \nOHV reserves the right to cancel this event in the case of unforeseen circumstances\, in which case a full refund will be made. \n\n\n\n\nBookings via Eventbrite (bookings open on 27 January for OHV members): https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-training-oral-history-interviewing-for-beginners-tickets-522170133927 \nRemember that non-Oral-History-Victoria-members will only gain access to booking from 25 February. \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/oral-history-interviewing-for-beginners-training/2023-04-01/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oral History Victoria":MAILTO:OralHistoryVictoria@wildapricot.org
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SUMMARY:Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea
DESCRIPTION:The Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of the Month (February to December) to enjoy a serve of our famous Devonshire Tea or Cream Tea or Cornish Tea\, anyway you look at them they are delicious. \nOur Devonshire tea comes with two freshly made scones\, home-made mixed berry jam\, whipped cream and your choice of a pot of coffee or a pot of tea. We also have fresh lemonade available (and hot chocolate in winter). All in the surrounds of the heritage Altona Homestead building within the beautiful Logan Reserve\, Altona \n\n\nThe Altona Homestead provides visitors of all ages the opportunity to take a step back to the time of our early settlers to the region of Altona. Located overlooking the tranquil Logan Reserve in close proximity to the Altona foreshore\, the homestead is a unique and treasured part of Altona’s heritage. On display are objects\, pictures\, paintings and collections that reflect everyday life from 1840 through to the mid 1900s. The property has been used by a number of families as a residence\, was used as holiday accommodation\, was the council office and meeting place for the Altona Shire before Altona gained city status and moved to new chambers\, and was used by a number of community organisations as well as Altona Historical Society. \nRestoration works commenced in 1988 and through careful planning and funding provided by the then Altona City Council\, ensuring preservation of the homestead for the people of Altona and visitors to enjoy and learn about Altona’s\, and the western suburb’s\, past.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/altona-homestead-devonshire-tea/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:Altona Homestead\, 128 Queen Street\, Altona\, Victoria\, 3018\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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