Victorian History Events
Exploring Burke and Wills – Enigmas and Curiosities
Lancefield Mechancis' Institute Annexe corner High Street and The Crescent, Lancefield, VIC, AustraliaA talk by David Corke for Romsey & Lancefield Districts Historical Society On 23 August 1860, Burke & Wills and their party stayed overnight in Lancefield. On 23 August 2022, documentarian and historian of this journey, David Corke, will talk about his findings and his book, Exploring Burke and Wills: Enigmas and Curiosities. This book
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Remembering Childhood Places
Diamond Valley LibraryIt is Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. Did you have a favourite cubby, swing or climbing tree in childhood that you can still remember today? Memories of special childhood places can remain vivid even after the passage of many years. In this presentation, historian Carla Pascoe Leahy discusses her research into the
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Family History Social Group
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaDo you enjoy friendly conversation and family history? Share your knowledge and skills with other group members in a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. Whether you are just starting out with your family history research or have many years experience you are
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Early Cold War Migration and its Impact on Australia
The Robert Menzies Institute is proud to host Professor Mark Edele for a talk exploring early Cold War migration and its impact on Australia. In the aftermath of the Second World War and as the Iron Curtain fell down on Eastern Europe, many people migrated to Australia in search of a new life. Eastern European
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An exhibition – Glen Eira Historical Society 50 years 1972-2022
Glen Eira City Council Gallery Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield, VIC, AustraliaSince its formation in 1972 the Glen Eira Historical Society has collected over 5000 items; documents, photographs, ephemera, maps and more. To commemorate 50 years we dipped into our collection and uncovered some gems, including member’s favourites, objects large and small and some of the first donations received. This exhibition will be held in the
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Gender Inequality, Gender Norms, and Australia’s Convict Past
2022 Griffin Economic History Public Lecture Gender Inequality, Gender Norms, and Australia’s Convict Past Presented by Professor Pauline Grosjean, School of Economics, UNSW Professor Pauline Grosjean will discuss the relationships between gender inequality and norms about gender roles, such as beliefs about the appropriate way women and men should behave. She will discuss her research
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AMaGA Victoria’s GLAM*- show: Greet, Listen, Ask and Mingle – Beechworth
Beechworth Historic Court House Beechworth Historic Precinct Reserve, 94 Ford Street, Beechworth, VIC, AustraliaThe AMaGA Victoria team (well two of us, Ash Robertson, Executive Director and Michelle Fracaro, Events and Professional Development Manager) are hitting the road to come and chat with YOU about all things AMaGA. We would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions about what we do and how we do it. Come and chat
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Friends of La Trobe’s Cottage Annual Lecture: The Lady of St Kilda
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThis illustrated talk explains how the Schooner Lady of St Kilda connected La Trobe’s naming of St Kilda with the remote Scottish island of St Kilda. A second link involved the Barque Priscilla. She carried 36 St Kilda migrants, but only 16 survived the voyage to Port Phillip.
Ernest Scott Prize Lecture by Janet McCalman
Kathleen Fitzpatrick TheatreFirst Ernest Scott Prize lecture of 2022: ‘Damaged Goods from Scotland: The long arm of traumatic childhood in convict history’ Presented by Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Janet McCalman AC Date: Thursday 15 September 2022 Time: 6:15pm - 7:30pm Venue: Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre, Basement, Arts West Building Australia is unique among settler-colonies in having detailed physical and behavourial records
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2022 Ernest Scott Lecture Part I: ‘Damaged Goods from Scotland: The long arm of traumatic childhood in convict history’
The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies is pleased to present the first Ernest Scott Prize lecture of 2022: ‘Damaged Goods from Scotland: The long arm of traumatic childhood in convict history’ Presented by Janet McCalman AC, Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Australia is unique among settler-colonies in having detailed physical and behavourial records of many of
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