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SUMMARY:Melbourne General Cemetery Walk
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne General Cemetery is the oldest and most historic of our existing cemeteries. For the last century and a half\, it has been the final resting place of Melbourne’s famous and infamous. On this tour you will learn about its history\, and about some of the interesting or notorious characters who are buried there. \n10am to 12 noon\, Monday 11 May.\nStarting point – Outside the Cemetery Office\, at southern gate on College Crescent. Cost – Free. This walk is being organized by Yarra Libraries. \nTo register go to: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walking-melbourne-general-cemetery-tickets-1985342840881
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/melbourne-general-cemetery-walk/
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carlton Community History Group":MAILTO:jeffann@bigpond.net.au
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SUMMARY:RACS Tour: Changes Over Time
DESCRIPTION:The tour will show how surgery has changed over the years through the evolution of ideas and discoveries in medicine. \nThe tour takes in a viewing of the historic Hughes room\, Council room\, Kolbe room\, Hailes room\, surrounding corridors and the Museum. The items of interest are the Presidential portrait collection throughout the College\, some of which have been painted by prominent artists and have been entered in the Archibald Prize. We have one that was the winner. \nOther items of interest are the historic furniture\, significant mementos to the College\, surgical instruments\, and the built heritage of the College. It was previously the Old Model School.\nWe have several exhibitions to be viewed in the Museum – Early Women Surgeons\, Arts and Surgery\, Plastic Surgery during WW1 and WW2 amongst other material. \nPlease book to come along on a tour on one of these dates. \n\nTuesday 21 April\, 1.30 PM- 2.30 PM\nTuesday 28 April\, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nTuesday 05 May\, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM\nTuesday 12 May 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\n\nFor more details and to book\, contact curator.collections@surgeons.org
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/racs-tour-changes-over-time-4/
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Book Launch - I'll Walk Beside You by Peter Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to launch the publication of I’ll Walk Beside You\, featuring author Peter Mitchell with special guest speaker Professor Joan Beaumont\n\nI’ll Walk Beside You by Peter Mitchell is a continuation of the acclaimed Under the Same Moon (2025). A vivid portrait of the most desperate chapter in our nation’s history\, I’ll Walk Beside You has been written from never seen before\, letters\, diaries and oral histories and weaves a story of soldiers against a parallel story of love between real life couple Jean and Cal. \nTold through the perspective of ordinary men drawn into the heart of war\, I’ll Walk Beside You is an ode to heroism\, the unyielding human spirit\, and enduring resilience that shaped Australia’s military history. \nIn February 1942\, with a battalion stranded in Java\, soldiers are uncertain of their fate. Meanwhile\, families in Australia endure the anguish of lost contact. \nAfter a heroic but futile defense of Java\, the Australians surrender and endure years of captivity where they are forced to work on the Burma Railway under savage conditions. Disease\, starvation\, violence and cruel guards claim many lives\, yet courage\, resilience and a distinctly Australian humour persist\, offering moments of humanity amid the horror. Peter deftly personalises the narrative with letters\, diaries\, official documents and newspaper reports to vividly bring these experiences to life. \nRunning alongside the soldiers’ ordeal is a love story between Jean and Cal. Rooted in wartime Melbourne\, Jean waits for Cal\, uncertain whether he is alive. After victory finally comes in 1945 and the survivors return home\, the long-awaited reunion brings both joy and unease. Who have they become in the wake of what they have endured? I’ll Walk Beside You is a masterful narrative portrayal of resilience\, courage and love\, diving into the deeply human experiences of real people through these wartime years. \nAbout the author \nPeter Mitchell is a lawyer by training and was a partner in a major law firm. More recently\, for many years he ran a regional non-profit organisation\, based in Singapore. History is his passion. He grew up listening to his father and his friends regularly talk about their wartime experiences and has read extensively. He lived in Singapore for twenty years and has travelled and worked extensively throughout East Asia. \nHousekeeping\nThis event can be attended in-person or online via Zoom (the zoom event will begin at 6:30pm). \nAn automated confirmation email is sent to your email address when you book. If this email doesn’t turn up in your inbox please check your Spam or Junk Mail folders. Don’t worry if you cannot find it – there will be a list of names at the door so you will be able to gain entry without your ticket. \nThe RHSV Downstairs  Gallery is an accessible venue.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/book-launch-ill-walk-beside-you-by-peter-mitchell/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:South Parkville Walk
DESCRIPTION:Experience some of the best examples in Australia of the eloquent ‘boom era’ architecture of the 19th century\, in the quiet and picturesque residential enclave of South Parkville. You will hear something of its history\, of some colourful characters who lived there\, and visit the scene of a notorious murder. \n10am to 12 noon\, Saturday 16 May.\nStarting point – Corner of Royal Parade and Gatehouse Street\, Parkville.\nCost $15 per person + booking fee.\nTo register\, contact Princes Hill Community Centre: https://princeshill.org.au/?page_id=1591\nEmail: enquiries@princeshill.org.au
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/south-parkville-walk/
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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