Week of Events
Melbourne General Cemetery Walk
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. 10am
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RACS Tour: Changes Over Time
The tour will show how surgery has changed over the years through the evolution of ideas and discoveries in medicine. The 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
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South Parkville Walk
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. 10am to 12 noon, Saturday
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