Well Built: Simmie & Co Master Builders 1924 – 1978
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSimmie & Co was a prominent building company in Melbourne (1924-1978) and in Canberra (1926-1969). In Melbourne the company was highly successful and built many iconic buildings, churches, monasteries, schools, housing, factories, defence works, the Shrine forecourt (1939-45), offices and theatres including some heritage-listed constructions (one designed by Robin Boyd). The founders were three Victorian brothers, all born in the last decade of the nineteenth century and all worked at the Sunshine Harvester factory before World War One – William, Jock & George. All were World War One veterans (two were Gallipoli veterans). All were wounded and survived. Two were closely involved with the Master Builders Association in Melbourne. Discover their story of a pioneering building company of the early to mid-twentieth century, of World War One veterans, of courage and a willingness to take a risk, of the beginning of the capital city of Australia and the workers, the unsung heroes, who made it all happen.
Eltham Lower Park
Eltham Senior Citizens' Centre Library Place, Eltham, VIC, AustraliaPrior to the extension of European people into the lands of the Nillum-bik in the late 1830s the Wurundjeri people had been meeting in the area now known as Eltham
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Book launch. Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping
Readings State Library of Victoria State Library of Victoria, 285 Russell Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embarking in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, he wanted to understand the realities of a little-known alternative to the shipping industry on which our global economy relies, and which contributes more carbon emissions than aviation. What started as a three-week stint of fieldwork aboard the ship turned into a five-month journey, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced all borders shut while crossing the ocean, preventing the crew from stepping ashore for months on end.
Tour of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons & Museum (RHSV members only)
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 250 - 290 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaWe are delighted to offer RHSV members a tour of the The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) museum and building. Because of the limited number of places available for
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Getting to Know Your Family History, Koo Wee Rup
Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society Museum 325 Rossiter Road, Koo Wee Rup, VIC, AustraliaThis is a series of talks on the third Thursday of the month, starting on 16th February 2023. Presented by Jane Rivett-Carnac, President of the Narre Warren & District Family
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CATALOGUING CLINICS 2023
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJoin Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month is this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic
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St Kilda Presbyterian Church organ history and recital
St Kilda Presbyterian Church 2 Alma Road, St Kilda, VIC, AustraliaSt Kilda Historical Society invites you to join us to hear about its history and significance and experience the power and majesty of the organ in the spacious setting and acoustic of this splendid and historic Gothic Revival church. There will be a short recital both before and after the talk, where you can experience the power and majesty of the organ in the spacious setting and acoustic of this splendid and historic Gothic Revival church.
MARKETING FORUMS
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldChristina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of basic marketing for historical societies - they tend to concentrate on social media
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Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung histories in early colonial Melbourne: Country, Ancestors, and the management of newcomers
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThis lecture is the 2nd RHSV Indigenous History Lecture which forms part of our annual Distinguished Lecturer Series. This lecture explores Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung histories of the early period of the
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HISTORY WRITERS GROUP
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldDr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. Most of our events are open to the public but, because of the limited number of people that
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