Past Events
March 2022
The Party: Book Launch
The long awaited launch of Stuart Macintyre's second volume of the history of the Communist Party of Australia is happening on Wednesday 16th March in the Solidarity Hall of Victorian Trades Hall. Hosted by SEARCH Foundation and the Melbourne Labour History Society, the event will feature a formal launch and a panel discussion.
June 2022
BOOK LAUNCH –– RADICALS: REMEMBERING THE SIXITES BY MEREDITH BURGMANN AND NADIA WHEATLEY
Launched be First Nations icon, Dr Gary Foley backed by sixties activists Margaret Roadknight, Peter Batchelor, Arthur Dent (Albert Langer) & Margaret Reynolds. Short speeches followed by refreshments and book signing. Solidarity Hall, Victorian Trades Hall Please RSVP here: MCKELLINSTITUTE Email Marketing - (activehosted.com) Organised by Labour History Melbourne, the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (Melbourne Branch)
May 2023
Tour of Victorian Trades Hall
During those lost COVID years the Victorian Trades Hall underwent a massive renovation which focused on not just the building but the vital cultural heritage that lives within its walls. We have organised a tour for RHSV members only (as we have limited places). The Trades Hall, on the corner of Victoria and Lygon streets in Melbourne, is one of the world’s oldest trade union buildings. It has been the home of trade unionism in the state of Victoria since 1874, and is associated with the history of the Australian Labour Party and with events significant to the whole country.
March 2024
Tour of Historical Trades Hall followed by more labour history in the Curtin Hotel
In 2023 we organised a tour of Trades Hall and everyone on the tour said it was exceptional and that Antony Moore, the guide, was worth bottling. So, in 2024, we'll be hosting another tour with Antony but with a great addition. From 2pm - 3:30pm you'll be touring Trades Hall with Antony and then we'll skip over the road to the Curtin Hotel where so much Labor history has played out and, over a drink, David Cragg, will enlighten us with more Labor history.
239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 
03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
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