Upholders, shoddy, Petticoat Lane, fripperers - Nothing New opens up a wonderful world that, despite our love-affair with op-shops, is all but hidden from us in today's world of consumerism and obsolescence. Join the wonderful Robyn Annear when she talks about Nothing New, her latest book, which chronicles the history of second-hand trade across the world and down the ages (Jesus' clothes would have been divided up among the soldiers guarding the crosses as their perquisite or perk as we'd say today). We are asking those that join bookclub to bring their own favourite story of an op-shop find or hand-me-down. 

Calling all historical societies across Victoria. Our inaugural clinic was very well attended with people zooming in from across Victoria and Darwin. The clinics will be held monthly and they are a
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Calling all historical societies across Victoria. We are launching a new initiative - a Cataloguing Clinic conducted through Zoom.  Jillian Hiscock, our RHSV Collections Manager and a very experienced librarian,
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A History Month event. Join author, Dr Sue Silberberg in conversation with Dr Andrew Lemon about Sue's book, A Networked Community (Melbourne University Publishing). Melbourne’s first colonising expedition was funded
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