EMPERORS IN LILLIPUT: CLEM CHRISTESEN OF MEANJIN & STEPHEN MURRAY-SMITH OF OVERLAND
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaLiterary magazine editors used to be rather imperial in style, exercising a great deal of influence in what has always been a rather restricted field: literary culture. Clem Christesen and Stephen Murray-Smith projected real authority as they fought the cultural and political battles of the day.
Discover Cemeteries at Fawkner Memorial Park
Fawkner Memorial Park 1187 Sydney Road, Fawkner, Victoria, AustraliaThe Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (GMCT) invites you to the official launch of our augmented reality app, Discover Cemeteries, at Fawkner Memorial Park. Venue: On site at the Heritage Tearooms opposite the Fawkner Station cemetery entry. Getting there: Catch the train to Fawkner station on the Upfield line - Fawkner Memorial Park was designed to
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Malmsbury Historical Society Book Sale!
Malmsbury Mechanics Institite 71 Mollison Street, Malmsbury, VIC, AustraliaThe Malmsbury Historical Society is having a clearance of all their second-hand books! These hundreds of books have been donated to the Society over the years to assist us in their fundraising, They now have so many they are taking up too much space – space they need for our archives. Everything has been priced
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Rescheduled: GSV members Flagstaff Gardens History Tour and Lunch
Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaThe Genealogical Society of Victoria is organising a guided walking tour of historic Flagstaff gardens followed by a light lunch and a tour of the RHSV's resources. The walk will begin and end at the RHSV's home in the Drill Hall, opposite Flagstaff Gardens at 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne. The walking tour will climb Flagstaff Hill to consider its place in Melbourne's topography and pre-European history as well as its early role as a burial ground, flagstaff signalling station and magnetic and meteorological observatory. An absolute "must do" walk for understanding the history and character of Melbourne city.
Walking Tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison
Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaWalking Tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison Sunday 20th November 10.00 am to 12.00 pm Organised by Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society Inc Do join our walking tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison. The community bus will leave from the Port Melbourne Town Hall at 9.30 am and will return at 12.30 pm.
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Hawthorn Historical Society end of year function
Hawthorn Historical Society 25 Inglesby Road, Camberwell, Victoria, AustraliaYou are invited! Join Hawthorn Historical Society for their end of year function / open day. There will be a short presentation by John Torpey on his book, Boroondara's Private Schools 1851 - 1951 and a display on schools of Hawthorn. Afternoon tea provided. RSVP: 0451 830 136 Celebrating the sesquicentenary of the Victoria's groundbreaking
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Cataloguing Clinic – last one for 2022
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldFree monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It is a relaxed gathering of people who are finding their way through the intricacies of cataloguing material in historical collections which, as we all know, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.
Refugee Lives, Memories and Communities. History Council, Making Public Histories lecture.
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldThe History Council of Victoria invite you to join them for the final Making Public Histories of 2022 as Associate Professor Ruth Balint, Ms Chi Vu and Associate Professor Shameran Slewa-Younan share personal stories as well as their research and work in different refugee contexts and cultures. Ruth Balint ‘Borders and the Family’ When my
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2022 Duldig Lecture on Sculpture
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldDr Shawn Sobers Material culture and the echoes and legacies of transatlantic enslavement - before and after the Colston statue Dr Shawn Sobers is Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice and convenor of the Critical Race and Culture Research Group at University of the West of England (UWE). Shawn is also a filmmaker, photographer and writer
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Carole Woods OAM on Beechworth’s history for Friends of the Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum
Robert O'Hara Burke Memorial Museum Loch Street, Beechworth, Victoria, AustraliaOur RHSV Secretary, Carole Woods OAM, will be talking to Friends of the Burke Museum, Beechworth at 3pm, Saturday, 26th November, 2022. Hear this noted historian and author of "Beechworth A Titan’s Field", reflect on her telling of Beechworth’s history at the Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum, Loch Street, Beechworth. Refreshments will be served in
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