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Pioneer Palaces of Rhyll Bus Tour

Rhyll Mechanics Hall 54 Lock Road, Rhyll, VIC, Australia

Phillip Island and District Historical Society in partnership with the Bass Coast Branch of the National Trust and supported by the Bass Coast Shire Council will be holding two guided bus tours of the nine remaining historic cottages of Rhyll. There will be a choice of morning or afternoon tours on offer with the former
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Historical Walks in Carlton – Melbourne General Cemetery (Southern Part)

These walks are run by the Princes Hill Community Centre in conjunction with the Carlton Community History Group. To register, contact Princes Hill Community Centre: www.princeshill.org.au Email: enquiries@princeshill.org.au Phone: 9387 7740. Melbourne General Cemetery is the oldest and most historic of our existing cemeteries. On this tour you will learn about its history, and about
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Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900

Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

In a foreign climate and environment, how did European women adapt to living in rural Victoria and the emerging suburbs of Melbourne? Explore and delight in the opulent tastes and styles adopted by women through nineteenth century gowns from the fashion and design collection of the Kew Historical Society. Mary Ann Henty came with her
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$20
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Pioneer Palaces of Rhyll Bus Tour

Rhyll Mechanics Hall 54 Lock Road, Rhyll, VIC, Australia

Phillip Island and District Historical Society in partnership with the Bass Coast Branch of the National Trust and supported by the Bass Coast Shire Council will be holding two guided bus tours of the nine remaining historic cottages of Rhyll. There will be a choice of morning or afternoon tours on offer with the former
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Memories of Musical Lives

McCrae Homestead 11 Beverley Rd, McCrae, Victoria, Australia

Rosemary Richards will speak about her new book Memories of Musical Lives co-edited with Julja Szuster (Melbourne: Lyrebird Press, 2022) during the National Trust Australian Heritage Festival at McCrae Homestead on 29 April at 2 pm. Please see: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/memories-of-musical-lives/ https://ecommerce.unimelb.edu.au/faculty-stores/lyrebird-press/lyrebird-press-australia

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Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900

Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

In a foreign climate and environment, how did European women adapt to living in rural Victoria and the emerging suburbs of Melbourne? Explore and delight in the opulent tastes and styles adopted by women through nineteenth century gowns from the fashion and design collection of the Kew Historical Society. Mary Ann Henty came with her
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$20

Renowned Gardeners walking tour of St Kilda Cemetery

St Kilda Cemetery Dandenong Road & Hotham Street, St Kilda East, Vic, Australia

Friends of St Kilda Cemetery Renowned Gardeners tour led by Claire Barton on Sunday 30 April. The tour is offered at 1.00 pm and again at 3.00 pm. This event will introduce participants to gardeners who designed many of Melbourne's famous gardens. Visit the graves and hear the enthralling stories of renowned gardeners: Baron Ferdinand Jacob
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Shrine to Sea Masterplan (Middle Park and Albert Park)

Middle Park Primary School 192 Richardson St, Middle Park, VIC, Australia

Amy Hidge, Senior Engagement Officer, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, will talk about the new plan that covers the area from the Shrine of Remembrance to Port Phillip Bay. 

The ‘Golden Age’

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

THE 'GOLDEN AGE' : LA TROBE'S JOURNEY HOME Speaker John Botham, Chair of Friends of La Trobe's Cottage. The illustrated talk describes La Trobe’s journey home to England on the Paddle Steamer 'Golden Age' on the first commercial passage across the Pacific in 1854. He made fifty-eight sketches on the journey. including thirty-seven during a
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$25

Historical Walks in Carlton: Jewish and Italian Carlton

These walks are run by the Princes Hill Community Centre in conjunction with the Carlton Community History Group. To register, contact Princes Hill Community Centre: www.princeshill.org.au Email: enquiries@princeshill.org.au                   Phone: 9387 7740. This tour takes you through the streets of Carlton to learn something of the two communities
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