Gotcha! Concrete Prints from the McEwans Celebrity Pavement
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Gotcha! Concrete Prints from the McEwans Celebrity Pavement
Who remembers the McEwans celebrity pavement?
Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their hand- and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance of the McEwans hardware store in Bourke Street. Shopping for a hammer or a hair-dryer, you’d step in the prints of actors, musicians, sportspeople, writers, dancers, politicians, an astronaut, a racehorse – even an operatic dog.
Curated by Robyn Annear, 'Gotcha!' presents 40 of the surviving prints from the McEwans pavement, together with stories of the celebrities who made them and newspaper images that capture the mood of the times.
Melbourne’s Art Deco cinemas of the late 1930s
Melbourne’s Art Deco cinemas of the late 1930s
🍿Melbourne's Art Deco cinemas of the late 1930s As Melbourne emerged from the Depression in 1935 its citizens could again afford a night out at the pictures. The suburbs saw many new cinemas built, until it was curtailed by wartime building restrictions in 1941. Join Royce Harris of the Cinema and Theatre Historical Society (CATHS)
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All at Sea: Books with a Maritime Flavour
All at Sea: Books with a Maritime Flavour
Speaker: Professor Chris Browne Tuesday 13th August 6.30pm - 7.30pm at The Melbourne Athenaeum Library Level 1, 118 Collins Street, Melbourne Presented by The Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network, Rare Books Melbourne and The Melbourne Athenaeum Library All at Sea is an exploration of literature with a strong maritime setting, chosen and presented by Melbourne book
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AGHS Vic Branch AGM + Lecture
AGHS Vic Branch AGM + Lecture
AGHS Vic Branch AGM with lecture to follow 'Rescuing Our Botanical Heritage’ 10 years of Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust By Janet O’Hehir Janet O’Hehir leads a community group in its campaign to rejuvenate and protect the Camperdown Botanic Gardens, and to reclaim and redevelop its surrounding Arboretum. Victoria’s botanic gardens are a special part of
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CAFHOV Chinese Family History Day 2024
CAFHOV Chinese Family History Day 2024
MORE THAN GOLD – An event hosted by the Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria (CAFHOV), supported by the Museum of Chinese Australian History. Most people are familiar with the Chinese migration to Victoria in the pursuit of gold in the 1850s, but also many Chinese businesses were established during this period in support of
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