KALEIDOSCOPE
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, MelbourneThis exhibition is biography imagined through the lens of a Kaleidoscope. The viewer is offered fragments of the lives represented here. There is no linear narrative. Each time the kaleidoscope turns, a different story emerges. There are repeating patterns but different emphases and new ways of seeing, new reflections, new refractions. No one story dominates and one story does not fit all.
An exhibition – Glen Eira Historical Society 50 years 1972-2022
Glen Eira City Council Gallery Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, CaulfieldSince its formation in 1972 the Glen Eira Historical Society has collected over 5000 items; documents, photographs, ephemera, maps and more. To commemorate 50 years we dipped into our collection
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Seeds of Concrete Progress: Grain Elevators and Technology Transfer between America and Australia
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, MelbourneModern concrete silos and grain elevators are a persistent source of interest and fascination for architects, industrial archaeologists, painters, photographers, and artists. The legacy of the Australian examples of the early 1900s is appreciated primarily by a popular culture that allocates value to these structures on aesthetic grounds. Several aspects of construction history associated with this early modern form of civil engineering have been less explored.
History of Scouting in Victorian Reformatory Prisons – Libraries After DarkAuto Draft
Springvale Library 5 Hillcrest Grove, SpringvaleWhile researching for his latest book, historian and JP (& long-time member of the Scouting movement) Colin Rimington, came across an interesting aspect of Scouting history in both the Castlemaine
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