KALEIDOSCOPE
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThis exhibition is biography imagined through the lens of a Kaleidoscope. The viewer is offered fragments of the lives represented here. There is no linear narrative. Each time the kaleidoscope turns, a different story emerges. There are repeating patterns but different emphases and new ways of seeing, new reflections, new refractions. No one story dominates and one story does not fit all.
St Kilda: Horsing Around the Cemetery
St Kilda Cemetery Dandenong Road & Hotham Street, St Kilda East, Vic, AustraliaThe Friends of St Kilda Cemetery are offering a great Spring Racing Carnival tour of the cemetery. Clair Barton leads the tour and you'll hear about the jockeys, trainers and
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RICHMOND, BURNLEY & CREMORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AGM in HISTORIC STABLES
The Stables 19 Duke Street, Richmond, Victoria, AustraliaOur AGM is being held in the loft of the historic Richmond Council Stables. The stables were the home for many of the City’s draught horses. Many won prizes at
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What Ship Did You Come Out On?
Eltham LibraryDiscover the history of ships in Port Melbourne with local author Nick Cree. Nick Cree will be speaking about the ships that came through Port Melbourne in the 50's and
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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
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What is a Drill Hall?
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaRecently the RHSV took part in Open House Melbourne which concentrated our minds on the history and architecture of our home, the Australian Army Medical Corps Drill Hall which was built, like so many others in 1938 in the build-up to WWII. The building's history, its original purpose and its architecture are inextricably linked. And who better to explain those connections than Mike O'Brien? Mike will be addressing Drill Halls in general - what is drill? what happens in drill halls?
Talk – Ornamental Cast Iron Lace
City of Melbourne Bowls Club 603 - 615 Queensberry St, North Melbourne 3051., North Melbourne, victoria, AustraliaHotham History Project invites you to a talk on Ornamental Cast Iron Lace – by Robin Vowels. In the 1860s and 70s one of Hotham’s mayors, William Hutchison, operated a
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Inspirational Women of Coburg Cemetery
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery Bell Street, Preston, VIC, AustraliaActivists, artists, pioneers, philanthropists, business women and fortune tellers: historic Coburg Cemetery holds the stories of many inspirational Melbourne women. Join the Friends of Coburg Cemetery for an evening cemetery
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Port Characters – decade by decade
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJoin Janet Bolitho and Margaret Bride on this virtual journey to experience Port’s milestones through the lives of extraordinary people, decade by decade, between 1830 and 2022. Image: Councillor Liana
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BOOK LAUNCH & FILM SCREENING BALLARAT
Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St North, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaJoin us for a premiere film screening, book launch, digital map debut and panel discussion about a surprising and forgotten aspect of Australian history – the enthralling history of the rescues of thousands of colonists by Aboriginal people from life-threatening situations such as bush fires, floods, shipwrecks and being lost in the bush. Award-winning author Associate Professor (Dr) Fred Cahir discusses his latest book They Rescued Us! Aboriginal Heroes on Country with filmmakers Lucinda Horrocks and Jary Nemo of Wind & Sky Productions, whose new film Acts of Heroism will be screened on the day.