Collective City Exhibition

39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

Collective City showcases historic photographs of Melbourne from the state and federal government archives, alongside images representing our city today, curated from submissions by contemporary street photographers. The exhibition explores
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CURATOR’S TOUR OF GARRYOWEN’S MELBOURNE WITH DR LIZ RUSHEN

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Historian Dr Liz Rushen will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition, Garryowen's Melbourne which Liz curated. The exhibition grew out of the research Liz had done for her book, Garryowen Unmasked: The Life of Edmund Finn, which was launched earlier this year and was aided by her deep knowledge of the RHSV collection and its treasures.

The tour will be followed by afternoon tea.

Free

Oral History Victoria Awards Showcase Event 2024

ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

Tuesday 5 March, 5-6pm, online via Zoom To celebrate the exceptional originality and quality of the entrants to the 2023 Oral History Award (jointly run by the Victorian Community History
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Tour of Historical Trades Hall followed by more labour history in the Curtin Hotel

Victorian Trades Hall 54 Victoria Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

In 2023 we organised a tour of Trades Hall and everyone on the tour said it was exceptional and that Antony Moore, the guide, was worth bottling. So, in 2024, we'll be hosting another tour with Antony but with a great addition.  From 2pm - 3:30pm you'll be touring Trades Hall with Antony and then we'll skip over the road to the Curtin Hotel where so much Labor history has played out and, over a drink, David Cragg, will enlighten us with more Labor history.

$35.00

History Matters Series: Women of Ballarat 1838-1851

Sovereign Hill Museums Association 39 Magpie Street, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

Join us for this year’s International Women’s Day as Sovereign Hill Museums Association explores this year’s theme, Count Her In, and look to the past to explore pathways to greater
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$10

Doris McRae: teacher and activist

Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Two world wars, a global depression and the Cold War transformed the social fabric of Australia. For many teachers with a desire to make a better world for women and children, this meant action beyond the classroom. Presented by Dr Cheryl Griffin, this presentation looks at how prominent Victorian teacher and activist Doris McRae addressed social, industrial and political issues such as equal pay and employment opportunities for women.

Free

2024 McIntyre Lecture

Just Theatre, Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia

2024 McIntyre Lecture -Kew Historical Society Inc FAILED AMBITIONS: A HISTORY OF KEW COTTAGES by Dr Lee-Ann Monk & Dr David Henderson Opened in 1887, Kew Cottages was Australia’s first
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PMI Library Book Sale

39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

🔖 PMI Victorian History Library Book Sale Step into a treasure trove of literary delights at our upcoming booksale extravaganza! Get ready to embark on a thrilling exploration through the
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Labassa open day

Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, Australia

Experience the complex richness of Labassa’s architectural and human history. Although more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, it has miraculously survived with most of its opulent Victorian era
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Free – $35

Women’s humanitarian work is never done: Women humanitarians and war child refugees in the 20th century

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

We are delighted that Professor Joy Damousi AM FASSA FAHA, one of Australia’s most distinguished historians and humanities thought leaders, will deliver the 2023 Women's History Month Lecture, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. Joy is the Immediate Past President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

$10.00 – $20.00