Collective City Exhibition
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaCollective 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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History Matters Series: Women of Ballarat 1838-1851
Sovereign Hill Museums Association 39 Magpie Street, Ballarat, VIC, AustraliaJoin 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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Doris McRae: teacher and activist
Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaTwo 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.
2024 McIntyre Lecture
Just Theatre, Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia2024 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, AustraliaExperience 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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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, AustraliaWe 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.
CORNERS OF MELBOURNE: THE GREAT ORANGE-PEEL PANIC AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE STREETS
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaWhat better defines a city than its street corners? A corner gives you a starting point, a destination and a place to turn. It’s furnished with pillar boxes, newsstands and tram stops, and lamp-posts for light and lounging. Where would you be likeliest to find a pub? At the corner, of course. And who better than Robyn Annear to usher you around the corners of Melbourne, and reveal their bizarre, baroque and mostly forgotten stories?
Old Hawthorn, Fresh Eyes- Exhibition Launch
"Old Hawthorn, Fresh Eyes' by Hawthorn Historical Society This exhibition provides new ways of looking at the historical narrative of Hawthorn and the familiar places around us. There are stories
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Artist’s Talk – Sculptor Jennifer Mann
Duldig Studio 92 Burke Rd, Malvern East, VIC, AustraliaMeet the Artist: Jennifer Mann, Sculptor Continuing the Duldig Studio’s commitment to exploring, experiencing and enjoying sculpture, join us for an artful afternoon with renowned contemporary sculptor and Forensic Sculptor
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