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SUMMARY:Exhibition launch: The Burying of Melbourne
DESCRIPTION:Robert Pascoe\,\nDean Laureate and Professor Emeritus Victoria University\nPresident of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria\,\ntogether with RHSV Councillors\ninvites you to the launch of our exhibition\nThe Burying of Melbourne\ncurated by Dr David Thompson\ndesigned by Susan Fitzgerald\n \nto be launched by Steven Avery\,\nExecutive Director\, Heritage Victoria\nat 5:30pm on Thursday 4 September\, 2025\nRHSV Gallery\, 239 A’Beckett St\, Melbourne 3000\noffice@historyvictoria.org.au | 03 9326 9288\n  \n\n  \nIn the mid-1850s some areas of the Melbourne CBD were buried under a layer of clay at the direction of Melbourne City Council\, a rather extraordinary event that until recently had been largely forgotten. It is only in recent years that archaeologists carrying out the excavations required prior to developments in the city have uncovered evidence of the clay layer. \nA study commissioned by the Heritage Council of Victoria found that the burying was part of efforts by the City Council to control flooding\, caused largely by the original laying out of Melbourne’s street grid without due consideration of the flow of water over the underlying topography. \nThe depositing of the clay layer\, metres thick in some places\, had a significant effect on the lives and circumstances of those affected but did result in the sealing off of a layer of archaeology stemming from the earliest days of European settlement. \nThis exhibition\, The Burying of Melbourne\, describes events leading up to the burial and looks at some of the archaeology discovered beneath the clay.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/exhibition-launch-the-burying-of-melbourne/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Regional Seminar Event: Making Ourselves Useful
DESCRIPTION:Making Ourselves Useful – historical societies in the community\nWe all would like to think we are valued by our communities\, in one way or another. \nRepresentatives from local history groups including Shepparton\, Kilmore\, Daylesford\, Benalla\, Jeparit\, and Bendigo will present how they define being useful in their community. \nSpeakers will discuss how being useful is important\, and what they have done to win the ‘useful’ tag. The discussion will be illustrated with examples of successes… or failures. \nFeaturing keynote speaker Fiona Kinsey\, Senior Curator\, History & Technology Department\, Museums Victoria. Fiona has worked with community collection custodians and is familiar with the rich collections held in historical societies. \nThe seminar will be followed by an afternoon forum led by Simone Ewenson\, Heritage Collections Officer\, City of Greater Bendigo. Simone will open the discussion up to everyone and provide the opportunity to share usefulness stories with other volunteers. \nThe seminar is kindly supported by the City of Greater Bendigo who are subsidising the registration cost for volunteers and refreshments during the day. \nFor those in Bendigo on the afternoon of Saturday 6 September\, a city centre walk of Quirky Pall Mall will be offered by Bendigo Historical Society. \nMorning tea and lunch provided in registration fee. \nAgenda\n9.00: Registration \n9.30: Welcome and introduction\nEuan McGillivray\, President Bendigo Historical Society \n9.45: Keynote speaker: Fiona Kinsey\, Senior Curator\, Images & Image Making\, Museums Victoria\nFiona has 25 years of experience at Museums Victoria. She currently collects\, researches and interprets material culture relating to the history of the Australian photographic industry\, the practice of commercial and amateur photography\, and the role of the camera in documenting our working lives. Fiona is also researching goldfields history\, lives outside Melbourne and is passionate about engaging with the community\, especially in regional areas. \n10.30: Kym Lovett & Pam Keown\, Bendigo Military Museum\nEnsuring Bendigo’s rich military past and collections are accessible to both local and global audiences through meaningful education and thorough research. \n11.00: Morning tea \n11.30: Kristy Rudd\, Shepparton Heritage Centre.\nEmpowering volunteers through community connections — where passion meets purpose by preserving our shared history to inform and inspire future generations in Shepparton. \n12.00: Craige Proctor\, Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum & Jeparit Historical Society\nWorking within the Jeparit community to resurrect a defunct historical society as well as take a much revered but ‘safe’ museum into uncharted waters. \n12.30 Lunch \n1.00: Alan Monger\, Benalla Historical Society\nHeroes and outlaws\, clothing and culture – informing Benalla’s citizens of their heritage and history. \n1.30: Garry Lawrence\, Daylesford Historical Society\nLooking sideways – growing confidence and building resilience through community connections and support. Our ongoing journey of transformation in Daylesford. \n2.00: Barbara Wilson & Liz Dillon-Hensby\, Kilmore Historical Society\nPreserving the memories of WWI volunteers of Kilmore and conserving the fabric of our society through the precious textile collections. \n2.30 Break to set up for Open Forum Discussion \n3.00: Open Forum: Led by Simone Ewenson\, Heritage Collections Officer\, Bendigo Council.\nWhile Simone manages the City’s Heritage Collection\, she also supports a wide range of volunteer history and heritage groups in the wide area of the City of Greater Bendigo. She provides advice and organises specialist workshops for volunteer groups on collection issues such as preservation\, storage and disaster preparedness. \n4.00 Close \nAbout the Presenters:\nKeynote speaker: Fiona Kinsey\, Senior Curator\, Images & Image Making\, Museums Victoria\nFiona has 25 years of experience at Museums Victoria. She currently collects\, researches and interprets material culture relating to the history of the Australian photographic industry\, the practice of commercial and amateur photography\, and the role of the camera in documenting our working lives. Fiona lives outside Melbourne and is passionate about engaging with the community\, especially in regional areas. \nPanel leader: Simone Ewenson\, Heritage Collections Officer\, Bendigo Council\nWhile Simone manages the City’s Heritage Collection\, she also supports a wide range of volunteer history and heritage groups in the wide area of the City of Greater Bendigo. She organises specialist workshops for volunteer groups on collection issues such as preservation\, storage and disaster preparedness – to name few. She is always only a phone call away for advice.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/weekend-seminar-making-ourselves-useful/
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