The Plight of St Kilda’s 19th Century Servants

St Kilda Army & Navy Club 88 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

In this fascinating and insightful presentation - St Kilda Historical Society's first public event of 2022 - Carmel McKenzie will examine the living conditions and power dynamics of servants in nineteenth century St Kilda, drawing on numerous case studies gleaned from primary sources. The research forms part of her soon to be published book: St Kilda 1841-1900: Movers and Shakers and Money-makers.

ADRIFT IN AN ARMCHAIR WITH ROBYN ANNEAR

RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Robyn Annear has devised 7 historic walks around Melbourne and, in this event, she will be taking us on one of those 7 walks, albeit whilst we are seated comfortably at the RHSV with a glass of wine in hand. The walks showcase the hidden histories we might scurry past every day, the buildings now gone and the extraordinary characters who inhabited them. Robyn, as always, will be charming, erudite and frankly gossipy.

$10 – $20

Kew Historical Society annual McIntyre Lecture

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

The Society’s annual McIntyre Lecture is planned for the 9th March and will be held in the Just Theatre at the Kew Courthouse, 188 High Street, Kew. We will be serving refreshments from 7.30pm with the Lecture commencing at 8pm. The Lecture will also be available via Zoom meetings. Katherine Sheedy from Way Back When
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$20

Unprotected: Aboriginal, Convict and Poor women in Colonial Victoria: or how everything bad was made worse by being female

RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Protection of body and soul in colonial Victoria came in many forms. At the most fundamental level it meant an entitlement, usually by birth or marriage, to an income that sustained you and your children; to a moral status as a woman of virtue that made sexual assault or abuse an egregious version of a
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$10 – $20

MILESTONES IN ABORIGINAL WOMEN’S ACTIVISM, MELBOURNE 1930-1970

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

This, our inaugural Indigenous History lecture, is a stellar addition to our annual program of Distinguished Lecturers. The lecture has been generously sponsored so we can make it free-of-charge and as accessible as possible. Welcome to Country will be performed by respected Elder, Aunty Zeta Thomson. Our President, Richard Broome, will chair this event. We
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Free

The Party: Book Launch

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

The long awaited launch of Stuart Macintyre's second volume of the history of the Communist Party of Australia is happening on Wednesday 16th March in the Solidarity Hall of Victorian Trades Hall. Hosted by SEARCH Foundation and the Melbourne Labour History Society, the event will feature a formal launch and a panel discussion.

Putting Them Up and Pulling ‘em Down

Port Melbourne Library 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Statues have become controversial. The Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society invite you to register for a discussion group based on a lecture, Putting Them Up and Pulling ‘em Down by Jim Davidson, on Thursday March 17th at 2:00pm in the Port Melbourne Library.

‘Wings of Peace’ Centenary of Australia’s First Official Air Race, Serpentine Victoria

Serpentine, Victoria Loddon Valley Highway, Serpentine, Victoria, Australia

After the Great European War of 1914 to 1918 and amount of £25,000,000 (pounds) was being sought by the Australian Commonwealth Government through a bond subscription from the people of Australia – ‘The Second Peace Loan’. The Acting Treasurer, Sir Joseph Cook announced this on 7th July 1920 with the funds to be expended on
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$15 – $80

FROM RESTRICTED TO ASSISTED: MALTESE MIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA

ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

Explore the history of Maltese migration to Australia during the twentieth century. Did you know that migration from Malta was once heavily restricted because the Maltese were seen as a threat to 'white Australia'? Yet, after WWII, Malta was one of the first countries with which Australia signed an assisted migration agreement. This webinar will
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Free

The Women of Little Lon

Online

Sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne were judged morally corrupt by the respectable world around them. But theirs was a thriving trade, with links to the police and political leaders of the day, and the leading brothels were usually managed by women. Who were they? What did their daily lives look like? What became of them?
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Free