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MELBOURNE MORGUE, PRINCES BRIDGE

Melbourne was growing fast in the 1850s. No longer a colonial outpost it had boomed into one of the leading...

EXTENDED CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP HOURS AND MINI SECOND-HAND BOOK FAIR

Monday 25, Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 November Open until 7pm For these three days we’ll extend our bookshop hours for...

RHSV SEEKS A NEW TREASURER

After 6+ years at the RHSV, our fabulous Treasurer Daniel Clements is standing down from the role. Daniel has moved...

REMEMBER A LOCAL – ‘NAME A PLACE’ NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Do you know an unsung hero who has left a lasting legacy in the local history of your community? You...

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SECOND HAND BOOKFAIR & LATE HOURS FOR BOOKSHOP

Mon 25, Tue 26, Wed 27 November 5pm - 7pm

For 3 evenings in the run-up to Christmas we open our bookshop late and have a mini secondhand book fair where we offer Victorian and Australian history at great prices. Gift wrapping also available.

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What's on at the RHSV

INAUGURAL GWENDA D. M. JONES MEMORIAL LECTURE
November 19 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
We are thrilled to launch the inaugural Gwenda D. M. Jones Memorial lecture as part of our Distinguished Lecture series. Eminent h...
CATALOGUING CLINICS 2024
November 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cat...
LAUNCH: YARRA BIRRARUNG ARTISTS, WRITERS AND THE RIVER
November 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and w...
WHEN AUSTRALIA WAS ALMOST FRENCH
December 3 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
For more than two centuries, France and Australia have forged strong links. Between 1772 and 1827, no fewer than nine French scien...

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MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS

Curated by David Thompson FRHSV. Designed by Daisy Searls. From 11 April 2024 - end of October 2024 -

We all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry.

Upcoming Victorian History Events

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The Life and Works of the sculptor Charles Summers (1825-1878)
November 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us on Thursday November 7th for our next club meeting. Our upcoming talk is on the ‘Life and Works of the Sculptor Char...
My Grandfather’s Clock
November 13 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
🕰️ My Grandfather’s Clock This is a joint Family History Connections and PMI Victorian History Library event. If family...
Labassa Open Day
November 17 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Experience the complex richness of Labassa’s architectural and human history. Although more than 700 people have lived at La...