Rare Book Week: Rare Book and Materials Collecting in Libraries

Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

Past, present and future Facilitator: Judith Elllis. Panelists: Ellen Coates, Jillian Hiscock and Anne Holloway Join experts from PMI Victorian History Library, Royal Historical Society of Victoria and Monash University
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CATALOGUING CLINICS 2024

ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions (no matter the topic) - this is an interactive space where questions are encouraged. The RHSV does not endorse any particular cataloguing software - we believe it is horses for courses - and Jillian will talk about issues that impact on cataloguing whether you are using cataloguing cards or software.

Free

Historical Society Network Leaders: Victoria-wide Conference and Networking Day, 2024

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

The RHSV wants to bring together the leaders of the many networks of historical societies which exist across Victoria. This event will not be Zoomed as a key aim is for leaders to meet with peers from across Victoria and then to share their findings with their member societies. The conference is free-of-charge to each historical society network and 1-2 others from that network. And there is travel and accommodation assistance for those travelling long distances.

Free – $20.00

Rare Book Week: Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

Ballaarat Mechanics Institute 117-119 Sturt St, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

An introduction to the Collection Speaker: Ellen Becker Established in central Ballarat in 1859, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s Collection is of historical significance as the largest and most intact repository
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Melbourne’s Art Deco cinemas of the late 1930s

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

🍿Melbourne's Art Deco cinemas of the late 1930s As Melbourne emerged from the Depression in 1935 its citizens could again afford a night out at the pictures. The suburbs saw
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Gold Coin Entry

All at Sea: Books with a Maritime Flavour

The Melbourne Athenaeum Library Level 1, 118 Collins Street, Melbourne

Speaker: Professor Chris Browne Tuesday 13th August 6.30pm - 7.30pm at The Melbourne Athenaeum Library Level 1, 118 Collins Street, Melbourne Presented by The Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network, Rare Books
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Hugh Ralston Crawford: Innovator or Imitator?

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

Engineering Heritage Victoria and the RHSV present this event in partnership. Hugh Ralston Crawford (1876 - 1954) consulting engineer, was a pioneer in reinforced concrete work in Australia. He was
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$10.00 – $20.00

AGHS Vic Branch AGM + Lecture

AGHS Vic Branch AGM with lecture to follow 'Rescuing Our Botanical Heritage’ 10 years of Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust By Janet O’Hehir Janet O’Hehir leads a community group in its
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