Victorian History Events
Those Creative Liardets
Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaWe welcome and encourage you to come and celebrate the 180th anniversary of Wilbraham and Caroline Liardet's arrival to the shores of 'The Beach' - later Sandridge (Port Melbourne). Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society is proud to present a collection of beautiful artworks and creative pieces from some of their descendants. This exhibition celebrates
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Explorations Series – Living with the Hume Dam, 1919-2019
Commerical Club 618 Dean Street, Albury, NSW, AustraliaIn 1919 work began on Hume Dam with celebration and acclaim. When it was completed in 1936 it was hailed as an engineering and political achievement, indeed, a nation-building project. How do we understand its history and legacy now in 2019? Join river system and dam managers, environmentalists, historians, photographers and musicians as they share
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Walk into history
Bendigo Historical Society offers different guided walking tours every month. In December it will be: Beehive / Allan's Walk / Stock Exchange Meet at Pall Mall entrance of the Beehive building, Pall Mall, Bendigo
The La Trobes’ Music
La Trobe's Cottage cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe La Trobes’ Music: celebrate the role music played in the life of the La Trobe family while they lived at 'Jolimont'. Musicians will perform the music that would have echoed around 'Jolimont' in the time of the La Trobe family. • the piano sonatas composed by La Trobe’s father Christian Ignatius • a song
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Looking Back, Looking Forward. Summer Fun in Yarra Plenty
Eltham Library Community Gallery 1 Panther Place, Eltham, Victoria, Australia5 December 2019 - 6 January 2020 Historical photographs and original artworks are exhibited side by side in this celebration of all things summer - picnics, swimming, boating, horsing around, and enjoying nature with family and friends during long sunny days. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with members of the Yarra Plenty Heritage Group
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Launch of A Guide to Historic St Kilda
Readings St Kilda 112 Acland St, St Kilda, VICTORIA, AustraliaWhere was the alpaca paddock? Who has the Palais chandelier? Was there a Banksy painting in a laneway? Join author, David Willis for the launch of his latest book, A Guide to Historic St Kilda on Tuesday 10 December at 6pm at Readings, 112 Acland St. RSVP: stkildapress@outlook.com
PEOPLE AND CHANGES TO TAY CREGGAN
Tay Creggan Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar 30 Yarra Street, Hawthorn, VIC, AustraliaAn opportunity to see inside the magnificient Tay Creggan, in Yarra Street, Hawthorn. This heritage
home is now Strathcona year 9 campus. Diana Little will be talking about PEOPLE AND CHANGES TO TAY CREGGAN and a book on Yarra Street by Elizabeth Love and Jennifer Bowen, will also be launched on this day.
Translating European Culture to Colonial Melbourne: James Goold and his Legacies
Newman College 887 Swanston St, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaA free conference celebrating the conclusion of an Australian Research Council Discovery Project on Archbishop Goold and his patronage
Creating a Tramway Titan
Malvern Town Hall Corner High Street and Glenferrie Road Malvern, Melbourne, AustraliaIn 2020, Melbourne retains the title of having the largest electric street tram system in the world. This presentation will look at the tramway's history and why Melbourne retains the title of being a Tramway Titan.
Book launch: Gita: Melbourne’s First Yoga School – 65 years of history
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaDr Carolyn Rasmussen will be launching Fay Woodhouse's latest book, Gita: Melbourne’s First Yoga School – 65 years of history at the RHSV. This is the first published history of any yoga school in Australia and it provides a context to the development of yoga in Australia.