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NAIDOC Week 7-14 July 2024

The Royal Historical Society of Victoria welcomes the celebrations of NAIDOC week 7-14 July. The theme for this year is...

SEEKING AN ARCHIVIST

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 30 July 2024. The RHSV is looking for a part-time Archives Officer to work 2 days...

CHERYL GRIFFIN’S LATEST ARTICLE NOW AVAILABLE IN CBD NEWS

An elegant colossus reaches for the sky " Captured by amateur photographer Pierre Robin in early September 1959, this is...

DON GIBB RHSV AUSTRALIAN HISTORY PRIZE 2024

Congratulations Ruby Louise Oosthuizen! The annual Don Gibb RHSV Australian History Prize is awarded to the La Trobe University student...

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HSSC SEMINAR AUG 2024

Great events for everyone involved in an historical society

On 17 + 18 August we are gathering in Leongatha / Korumburra for a terrific seminar - don't miss it.

Click here for more information on Leongatha/Korumburra

What's on at the RHSV

EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA: IT’S COLD AND OLD AND RARER THAN GOLD
July 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bookings: https://ephemerasociety.org.au/category/whats-on/ Tony Shields has been a stamp and coin dealer since 1970. Every day he...
In Search of the Last Continent: Melbourne and early Antarctic exploration
July 23 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
In 1886 gentlemen from Victoria's Royal Society and Geographical Society formed a joint Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee...
CATALOGUING CLINICS 2024
July 25 @ 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...
Historical Society Network Leaders: Victoria-wide Conference and Networking Day, 2024
July 26 @ 9:00 am - 3:15 pm
The RHSV wants to bring together the leaders of the many networks of historical societies which exist across Victoria. This event ...

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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.

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Gotcha! Concrete Prints from the McEwans Celebrity Pavement
April 17 @ 9:00 am - August 16 @ 5:00 pm
Who remembers the McEwans celebrity pavement? Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their hand- and footprints immortal...
Rare Book Week: ‘Good price, reliable recipes, great photos’
July 19 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Australian Women’s Weekly cookbooks and their influence on Australian food culture Speaker: Dr Lauren Samuelsson The Australi...
Incinerator History Tours
July 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Discover the captivating history of the Essendon incinerator on our monthly volunteer-led history tour. Strategically located near...