Victorian History Events
Living on Mallee Country – Deep Time to 1900
State Library of Victoria Entry 3, Village Roadshow Theatre, La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaRHSV President Emeritus Professor Richard Broome is delivering the 2019 History Council of Victoria's Annual Lecture. Mallee country being semi-arid scrub country has made living upon it difficult for humans but not other living things. This lecture will explore how mallee country was used by Aboriginal people from Deep Time to the pastoral era and
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Garden Day at La Trobe’s Cottage
La Trobe's Cottage cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive, Melboiurne, Victoria, AustraliaIt is 180 years since the La Trobe family arrived in Melbourne. Join us in a tour of the charming recreated garden and see the heritage plants that La Trobe favoured. Guided tours of the garden at 1.15pm, 2.15pm and 3.15pm and also of the cottage throughout the afternoon. No bookings required.
Food, Fun and Flag Wavers: Memories of the Lygon Street Festa Exhibition
Museo Italiano 199 Faraday Street, Carlton, Victoria, AustraliaJoin CO.AS.IT. in celebrating History Week 2019 with a joyful walk down memory lane, exploring the fun times that were had by young and old at the Lygon Street Festa over the last 40 years. This colourful exhibition brings together for the first time images, objects and stories from the CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society Collection
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Book launch – No Regard for the Truth
Public Record Office Victoria 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaPlease join us as Hazel Edwards OAM launches No Regard for the Truth by Darren Arnott. A rogue army captain. An Italian prisoner of war. A blossoming romance. March 1946. A young Italian prisoner of war, Rodolfo Bartoli, is shot and killed. An alleged escape attempt, but those who saw it say otherwise. A place
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In the Footsteps of Nicholas O’Donnell: doctor and community leader in Hotham 1869-1919.
North Melbourne Library 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaSaturday 12 October 2.00pm. A walk lead by Val Noone – In the Footsteps of Nicholas O’Donnell: doctor and community leader in Hotham 1869-1919. Dr Nicholas O’Donnell (1862- 1920) was a prominent medical practitioner and Irish scholar who lived and worked in North Melbourne during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His remarkable manuscript
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TALKING HISTORY
62 Jackson St, Casterton VIC 3311 62 Jackson St, Casterton, VIC, AustraliaExhibition: MAPPING GLENELG 1800 -1900 A collection of maps showing charts from the navigators along the coast, 1800-1802; explorers through the district from 1836; squatters on the Glenelg River 1837-1847; surveys for selection after 1860; and Closer Settlement at Wando Vale in 1900. The exhibition also includes hand-drawn maps. One of these is a sketch
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Annual General Meeting
Marine Hotel 215 New Street BrightonAnnual General Meeting of The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Incorporated
Historical Houses in South Yarra: Philippe Batters
Malvern Town Hall Corner High Street and Glenferrie Road Malvern, Melbourne, AustraliaWell known local identity real estate agent Philippe Batters, will present an illustrated talk about historical houses in South Yarra.
R U Ready? 10 Years On
Wandong Heathcote Junction Memorial Park Epping Kilmore Road, Wandong, VIC, AustraliaThe Wandong History Group in collaboration with the Wandong CFA invite you to attend R U Ready? 10 Years On event at the Wandong Memorial Park. The WHG will stage a Post Bushfire Recovery Photographic Exhibition to showcase the community’s resilience & screening our 2019 Commemorative DVD and unveiling a whole of Wandong Primary School artwork.
Historic Houses Tour
Castlemaine Town Two venues, Castlemaine, VIC, AustraliaTwo historic houses in Castlemaine will be open to the public to raise funds for the Castlemaine Historical Society.
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