Victorian History Events
Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton
City of Melbourne Bowls Club 603 - 615 Queensberry St, North Melbourne 3051., North Melbourne, victoria, AustraliaA Hotham History Project event ... Learn from the true journals of the story behind an early land surveyor of what colonial Australia was like in the 1830s. Chetwynd Street
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A celebration of the former Dunach School building and the people who have been associated with it
Talbot Museum 17 Camp St, Talbot, VIC, AustraliaExtensive work has recently been done to restore the 1874 former Dunach School building, which is now part of Talbot Museum. This is almost finished and Talbot Arts & Historical Museum is planning a celebration and re-opening event for the morning of Saturday 4th March 2023, with the Museum to be open all day. We're particularly hoping to welcome people with personal or family ties to the building during its different phases of life - as the Dunach school but also serving that area as a local hall and church, as "Dunach" at Maryborough High School where it served as a stand-alone classroom, as part of the Talbot annexe of Maryborough Knitting Mill and also its more recent roles in the town and the museum. We're asking people to bring any related memorabilia with them on the day.
Kilmore Historical Society: Secondhand book sale
Old Kilmore Post Office 2 Powlett Street, Kilmore, VIC, AustraliaKilmore Historical Society is having a large pre-loved book sale this weekend on both Saturday and Sunday.
Eltham South Farms Walking Tour
For the Eltham District Historical Society's excursion on Saturday 4th March they intend to walk around the area that was the earlier location of the Eltham South Farms, which is now parkland and residential subdivisions. It will include views of the Diamond Creek valley from Porter Street, the parkland known as Barak Bushland and a traverse of the perimeter of the former Fabbro farm land in Bell Street. They will discuss the former farmers such as the Falkiners, Wests, Fabbros and Bollas and note the locations of their houses. Maurie Fabbro was the last of the family members to use their land for market garden purposes. Some people may remember him in the fields tending his rows of artichokes and other plantings.
Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea
Altona Homestead 128 Queen Street, Altona, Victoria, AustraliaThe Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of the Month (February to December) to enjoy a serve of our famous Devonshire Tea or Cream Tea or Cornish Tea, anyway you look at them they are delicious.
Balwyn Historical Society: Professor Richard Broome speaking on “The Making of Melbourne 1835 – 1890”
Balwyn Evergreen Centre 45 Talbot Ave, Balwyn, VIC, AustraliaThis presentation is about the rise of a modern metropolis of the times before its fall in the 1890s. Professor Broome will also discuss the creation of the book, ‘Remembering Melbourne’. Richard Broome is Emeritus Professor of Australian History at La Trobe University and President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. He is the author of sixteen books, including Aboriginal Australians (5th edition 2019). His most recent book is As Cedars Grow (2023) with David Brown, a Lebanese Australian migration story.
Labassa Women: at war
Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, AustraliaLabassa’s women lived through two world wars and the social upheaval of the Vietnam War. Take a walk through time and experience some of their stories as told through imagery,
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La Trobe’s Cottage Samplers
La Trobe's Cottage cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDr Catherine Gay will enlighten us on how the samplers on display at La Trobe’s Cottage reflect the importance placed on the development of home-making skills in the education of young ladies during the 1840s and 1850s. You are invited to bring along a family sampler for us all to see. As it is La Trobe's Birthday celebration sparkling wine and cake will be served in the Cottage garden.
An evening with the author of The Simonsens of St Kilda
The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne St Kilda Road Terrace, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAn event presented by Theatre Heritage Australia in association with Arts Centre Melbourne, is bound to be of interest to St Kilda history buffs. Roger Neill is a UK-based arts historian.
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Connecting With Boeing’s Australian Heritage
RAAF Association 24-36 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn, VIC, AustraliaSpeaker: Annie Flodin Boeing Historical Services is responsible for preserving and promoting Boeing history. The team oversees the Boeing Archives and supports a number of teams and individuals both within
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