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39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181

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39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
(03) 9510 3393 https://www.pmi.net.au/

Upcoming Events

August 2024

Family History Workshops

August 28 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 10:30 am on day Fourth of the month, repeating until October 31, 2024

Ticket Info:
$20 – $25
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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👩🏽‍👩🏽‍👦🏽‍👦🏽 Family History Workshops hosted by Wendy Eldridge from our Friends of the Library. Do you want some guided help with your family history journey? We can help. Join a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. Our workshops will cover: 28 Feb - What you need to know what you Get Started 24 Apr - What Beginners should do 26 Jun - Special Guest - Heather Arnold 28…

September 2024

Unsettling Legacies from Six Peaks

September 10 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ticket Info:
Gold Coin Entry
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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⛰️ Barry Golding's presentation delves into the question of how to help future generations confront the legacies of events surrounding mountains in our landscape. Focused on the peaks in southern Dja Dja Wurrung Country, his talk explores ideas for reconciling with these mountains and the communities residing on their slopes. This presentation serves as a preview to the upcoming book, "Six Peaks Speak: Unsettling Legacies," co-authored by Barry Golding and Clive Willman, scheduled for release in October 2024. It uncovers…

History of the PMI Victorian History Library

September 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Ticket Info:
Gold Coin Entry
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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📜 Join our Collections Librarian Ellen Coates, on a journey through the fascinating history of Victoria’s second oldest library as they celebrate their 170th year. Beginning when the Library declared itself into existence in on the 1st of May 1854. The challenges of the early years, including how the Committee dealt with a squatting Secretary Librarian, then onto how the collection, at the time, came to be described by Aeneas Gunn as “without exception to be in a shockingly neglected…

A Musical Ouroboros

September 24 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ticket Info:
Gold Coin Entry
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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🎶 A Musical Ouroboros - how the Hottest 100 both reflects and encourages the empowerment of Australian youth. For 30 years, triple j's Hottest 100 has been Australia's go-to countdown for the year's top songs. Beyond mere entertainment, it's a reflection of youth sentiment. In the past, it echoed Gen X rebellion with bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Today, it's a diverse tapestry showcasing female artists, LGBTQ+ voices, and people of colour, mirroring a generational shift. This countdown isn't…

October 2024

Stonnington Mansion Bus Tour

October 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Ticket Info:
$25 – $30
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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🚐 Stonnington Mansion Bus Tour - An Seniors and History Month Event The 90-minute tour will allow you to peer over fences in an elevated bus through the streets of Toorak, Armadale and Malvern. The tour will start at Town Hall, Malvern and end there. The tour will be led by Steve Stefanopoulos OAM, architectural historian, former Mayor of the City of Stonnington and former President of the PMI Victorian History Library. Bookings are essential.

Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions – Exploring Victorian Voices

October 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ticket Info:
$5 – $10
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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🍂 Join us for an event featuring acclaimed author Clare Wright OAM, Patron of the PMI Victorian History Library. She will discuss her latest book, which delves into the pivotal year of 1963. During this time, leaders of the Yolngu clans, in collaboration with their white allies, embarked on an unprecedented political journey that led to the presentation of four Bark Petitions to the Federal Parliament. "Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions" offers a compelling narrative of a foundational document in…

Family History Workshops

October 23 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every month that begins at 10:30 am on day Fourth of the month, repeating until October 31, 2024

Ticket Info:
$20 – $25
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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👩🏽‍👩🏽‍👦🏽‍👦🏽 Family History Workshops hosted by Wendy Eldridge from our Friends of the Library. Do you want some guided help with your family history journey? We can help. Join a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. Our workshops will cover: 28 Feb - What you need to know what you Get Started 24 Apr - What Beginners should do 26 Jun - Special Guest - Heather Arnold 28…

Armadale Heritage Walks

October 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Ticket Info:
$20 – $25
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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🏛️ Armadale Heritage Walks - An Seniors and History Month Event Join us for a captivating walking tour that blends history and exercise, perfect for enthusiasts of both! Starting at Armadale train station, you'll explore the fascinating past of High Street, one of Victoria's most iconic locations known for its vibrant food scene, fashion boutiques, leisure spots, and stunning architecture. Our knowledgeable guide, Steve Stefanopoulos OAM, an architectural historian, former Mayor of the City of Stonnington, and past President of…

November 2024

Life So Full of Promise

November 6 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ticket Info:
Gold Coin Entry
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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Award-winning historian and biographer of Pompey Elliott, Ross McMullin, on his new book. Ross is a renowned storyteller and an entertaining speaker. He will regale us with stories from “Life So Full of Promise”, his second lost generation multi-biography following “Farewell Dear People”, which won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History. Ross’s new book again combines prodigious research and narrative flair in a collection of interwoven family stories about forgotten Australians who had radiant potential. The rich cast of…

My Grandfather’s Clock

November 13 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Ticket Info:
Gold Coin Entry
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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🕰️ My Grandfather's Clock This is a joint Family History Connections and PMI Victorian History Library event. If family history, a love of research and discovery is your thing, do come along. Hear about a story of an ordinary family's journey from frontier warfare and dispossession through economic turmoil and emigration to modest prosperity. At each step, we are led to reflect on the puzzles of personal identity and the mystery of time. Based on a lifetime of creative scholarship,…

The Dominatrix Next Door

November 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ticket Info:
Gold Coin Entry
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181, 39 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
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🎭 The Dominatrix Next Door - Mother by day, Dominatrix by night. When a cash-strapped single mother of two in suburban Melbourne has a fun idea to start a side hustle running workshops for hens’ parties, she has no idea it will lead her on a surreal adventure (or twenty) through the debaucherous underground world of kink clubs and swingers’ parties. Nor does she know that it will bring her out on the other end as one of Australia’s most…

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