Victorian History Events
Rare Book Week: Olympic Treasures in the Melbourne Cricket Club Library
Melbourne Cricket GroundIn September 2023, the MCC Library celebrated its 150th anniversary. To mark this milestone, 150 items were selected from the collection, to be rotated as part of a special display throughout
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Some Rambles with the Campbells
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaSome rambles with the Campbells – The life and times of Western District pastoralist politician, and Anglican vicar, Colin Campbell (1817-1903) and his family. This talk with Dr. Ian Clark
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Rare Book Week: Sands and McDougall Directories for Use and Amusement
East Melbourne Library 122 George St, East Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaSpeaker: Fiona Campbell What are the Sands and McDougall directories? These often-massive volumes were produced from 1857 to 1974 and are an invaluable resource for local and family history research.
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Family History Workshops
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia👩🏽👩🏽👦🏽👦🏽 Family History Workshops hosted by Wendy Eldridge from our Friends of the Library. Do you want some guided help with your family history journey? We can help. Join a
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Rare Book Week: E.W. Cole and his Book Arcade
State Library of Victoria Entry 3, Village Roadshow Theatre, La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaPresented by Jodi Kok A look at the life and exploits of E.W. Cole, creator of Cole’s Funny Picture Book and owner of the famous Cole’s Book Arcade. Cole was a canny businessman,
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Rare Book Week: North Melbourne Ghost Signs
Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCultural archaeology in Haunted Hotham Speaker: Sean Reynolds You’ve likely stumbled upon them, roaming the winding streets of North Melbourne—ghost signs, those timeworn remnants of advertisements past, keepers of tales hidden
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Rare Book and Materials Collecting in Libraries: past, present and future.
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia📜 Rare Book and Materials Collecting in Libraries: past, present and future. Join Ellen Coates (PMI Victorian History Library - Collections Librarian and Volunteer Coordinator), Jillian Hiscock (Royal Historical Society
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Rare Book Week: Rare Book and Materials Collecting in Libraries
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaPast, present and future Facilitator: Judith Elllis. Panelists: Ellen Coates, Jillian Hiscock and Anne Holloway Join experts from PMI Victorian History Library, Royal Historical Society of Victoria and Monash University
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Rare Book Week: Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute
Ballaarat Mechanics Institute 117-119 Sturt St, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaAn introduction to the Collection Speaker: Ellen Becker Established in central Ballarat in 1859, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s Collection is of historical significance as the largest and most intact repository
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AGM and Speaker Series – City of Protest? Melbourne and its history of dissent
Murrumbeena Bowls Club 10 Blackwood Street, Carnegie, VIC, AustraliaWe invite members and friends of Glen Eira Historical Society to join us at our AGM followed by a presentation from Margaret Anderson FFAHS, Director Old Treasury Building, on our
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