Malmsbury Historical Society Book Sale!

Malmsbury Mechanics Institite 71 Mollison Street, Malmsbury, VIC, Australia

The 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, Australia

The 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.

$25.00 – $35.00

Walking Tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison

Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Walking 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, Australia

You 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

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Free 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.

Free

Refugee Lives, Memories and Communities. History Council, Making Public Histories lecture.

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The 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

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Dr 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, Australia

Our 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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St Kilda: Horsing Around the Cemetery

St Kilda Cemetery Dandenong Road & Hotham Street, St Kilda East, Vic, Australia

The Friends of St Kilda Cemetery are offering a great Spring Racing Carnival tour of the cemetery. Clair Barton leads the tour and you'll hear about the jockeys, trainers and racing identities in St Kilda Cemetery. Cost: $15 includes afternoon tea Meet at the Dandenong Road Gates at 1.45pm Bookings required. Email info@foskc.org or ring
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RICHMOND, BURNLEY & CREMORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AGM in HISTORIC STABLES

The Stables 19 Duke Street, Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Our AGM is being held in the loft of the historic Richmond Council Stables. The stables were the home for many of the City’s draught horses. Many won prizes at the Royal Melbourne Show. At the stables are remnants of the jockeys’ lockers from the Richmond Racecourse and also the wooden pulley wheel for lifting
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