Labassa Open Day
Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, AustraliaAlthough more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, it has miraculously survived with most of its opulent Victorian era decoration intact. Come and experience the complex richness of Labassa’s architectural and human history. Young visitors will have fun tracking down all those non-human “critters” who still live at the mansion. Guided house tours and
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2025 Billibellary Indigenous History Lecture: Professor Barry Judd
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaWe are delighted to invite our members and friends to join us for the 4th annual Billibellary Indigenous History Lecture. Professor Barry Judd is a distinguished academic and accomplished leader, currently holding the positions of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) and Professor of Indigenous Studies in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne.
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AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIANS AUSTRALIA INC HONORS REG HUNT
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaReg Hunt, motor dealer, racing driver, collector and property investor was one of Melbourne’s best known and successful automobilists during his working life. Maserati historian, enthusiast and long-time friend, David Zeunert, will discuss with Mark Bissett Reg’s life exploits following a light lunch at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
Lithographers, Artists and Painters: a guided walking tour of St Kilda Cemetery
St Kilda Cemetery Dandenong Road & Hotham Street, St Kilda East, Vic, AustraliaThe next Friends of St Kilda Cemetery guided walking tour will be held on Sunday 23 February 2025 at 1.45pm for a 2.00pm start. Please meet at the Dandenong Road Pavilion. RSVP is essential and should be made to Geoff on 0448 740 195 or email foskcorg@gmail.com
Curator’s talk: Yarra Birrarung Artists, Writers and the River exhibition
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaJoin the curator, Dr Judith Buckrich, of our current exhibition Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River in a behind-the-scenes talk about the exhibition. The exhibition is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers, the exhibition explores how life has flourished on the river, including recreation, industry and land use, as well as infrastructure, natural history and social history.
Reel History: A Journey Through Victoria’s Cinematic Past
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaStep into the golden age of cinema at the PMI Victorian History Library's immersive film evening, presented by the Cinema and Theatre Historical Society (CATHS). This captivating event will transport you back to the early days of film in Victoria, showcasing the state's pivotal role in Australia's cinematic history. Experience the magic of Australia's first
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Family History Workshop: Learn How to Publish Your Family History
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaAre you sitting on a treasure trove of family stories, longing to share them with future generations? Join us at the PMI Victorian History Library for an enlightening one-day workshop that will transform your family history from cherished memories into a beautifully published book. What You'll Learn: Design Like a Pro: Explore various layouts and
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Feminists to felons: exhibiting women’s history
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaEach year, to celebrate Women's History Month, the RHSV offers our Women's History lecture, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. Museums in the 1970s were largely masculine preserves, staffed almost exclusively by men in white coats. Women were thin on the ground. Their stories were equally rare. Those few women who did appear in museum
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The World of Mab Grimwade
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaBorn into a genteel family of pastoralists and investors in colonial Victoria, Mabel Louise Kelly (1887–1973), or ‘Mab’ to those who knew her, would grow up to make an enormous contribution to Victoria and Australia. Most evidently, it was made through bequests to the University of Melbourne and through the donation to the university of
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Louise Lovely’s Labassa
Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, AustraliaSession 1: 6pm - 7.30pm Session 2: 8pm - 9.30pm Film pioneer Louise Lovely was Australia’s most successful actress in Hollywood’s early silent era and Labassa’s most celebrated resident of the 1930s. Delve into Miss Lovely’s extraordinary life story as a star of stage and screen and learn what her splash of glamour brought to
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