Victorian History Events
Becoming a Mother: An Australian History
Ivanhoe Library & Cultural Hub 275 Upper Heidleberg Road, Ivanhoe, Select a Country:Celebrate the release of a powerful new history of Australian motherhood this Mother’s Day weekend! When she first become a mother in 2013, historian Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy looked around
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From Drought-aid to Multifaceted: A History of The Country Women’s Association of Victoria
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia2019-2021 State President Marion Dewar talks about the beginnings of the Country Women's Association of Victoria (CWA) and its role today; touching on all levels from branch to state, to
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Australian Heritage Festival Free Museo Italiano Guided Tours
Museo Italiano 199 Faraday Street, Carlton, Victoria, AustraliaJoin a Free guided tour led by Elizabeth Triarico, Manager CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society & Museo Italiano, in celebration of International Museums Day. Gain a special insight into the Italian
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Australian Heritage Festival Free Museo Italiano Guided Tours
Museo Italiano 199 Faraday Street, Carlton, Victoria, AustraliaJoin a Free guided tour led by Elizabeth Triarico, Manager CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society & Museo Italiano, in celebration of International Museums Day. Gain a special insight into the Italian
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Luminosity Labassa open day
Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, AustraliaExperience the brilliance of Labassa’s original extravagant stained and etched glass. Hear the story behind the creation of the magnificent 1873 Ferguson and Urie stained tripartite glass window and recent
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1000 babies can’t be wrong!
Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn January 1961, 50 mothers marched through the Victorian town of Healesville demanding their doctor be reinstated to the local hospital. Their placards declared '1000 Babies Can't Be Wrong'. These
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Books and Readers: An Author’s Perspective on the world of Publishing
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaWe have the pleasure of hosting Author Stuart Kells who has written several volumes in the category of ‘books about book’ (our personal favourite being his one titled "The Library:
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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.
Book launch at Elwood: Enchanted Beneath the Bluff
Elwood Bowls Club 170 Glenhuntly Road, Brighton, VIC, AustraliaAuthors Heather Arnold and Isaac Hermann invite you to the launch of their book, Enchanted Beneath the Bluff, Agnes & Geraldine’s Pursuit of Elwood’s Elusive Black Diamonds. Within a place
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‘Springtime for hymn singing: the growth of congregational singing in the 19th Century’
Auburn Uniting Church 81 Oxley Road, Hawthorn, VIC, AustraliaRev. Dr. D’Arcy Wood will explore a phenomenon that began with the large open-air rallies held by the Wesley brothers in the mid-18th century and developed into the stirring tunes
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