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Open House weekend: guided historical tours of Brighton Cemetery

Brighton General Cemetery North Road, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia

The Brighton Cemetery is over 160 years old and full of notable people that made Melbourne memorable: Sir John Monash; Carlo Catani - Civil Engineer; Charles Ogg, Architect; George Frederick Ballantyne, Architect; and William Guilfoyle, Landscape Gardener and Botanist are but a few of the many people who lie resting within the walls of the cemetery.

OPEN HOUSE MELBOURNE

Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

On Sunday 31st of July, as part of Open House Melbourne, we will be offering free guided tours of the Australian Army Medical Corps Drill Hall which is now home to the RHSV and several performing arts companies. Our wonderful building is an art deco masterpiece built in 1938 as Australia and the rest of the world readied themselves for another world war. 

Celebrating 150 Years of State Schooling in Victoria

Watsonia Library, 4-6 Ibbottson Street, Watsonia 4-6 Ibbottson Street,, Watsonia, VIC, Australia

It is Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. The 150th anniversary of State Schooling in Victoria provides fresh opportunities for family, school and local historians. Some type of
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Free

Writing Migrant Family History

Mill Park Library 394 Plenty Road, Mill Park, VIC, Australia

It's Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. Daniela Zannoni was born in northern Italy and migrated to Australia when she was three years old. The idea to write
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Free

MARKETING 101

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In August Christina will discuss how to create different types of social media posts for your collections: a practical guide from A to B. These forums have become wonderful idea-generators
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Free

It Was the Best of Times… 2022 Bruce Turner Presentation

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

Ross Campbell traces the story of his lifetime involvement in cinema and films throughout Melbourne. From growing up two streets away from The Camden and witnessing the unique quality of
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Free
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF ARCHITECT J A K CLARKE TO SHEPPARTON AND DISTRICT

Senior Citizen's Centre Shepparton 132 Welsford Street, Shepparton, VIC, Australia

What do the grandstand at the Shepparton Showgrounds, St Brendan’s Church, Ambermere and many of our lovely older buildings have in common? They are just some of the works of Shepparton’s prolific turn-of-the-century architect John Augustus Kenny Clarke. This year hear a local tell us about the renowned and engaging architect, cycling enthusiast and Agricultural Society stalwart J A K Clarke.

School of Historical and Philosophical Studies Fellows & Associates Annual Research Day

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

On Friday 12 August, the SHAPS Fellows & Associates will hold their first Research Day since 2019. RHSV members are invited to attend. Our conference day includes papers by Australian and French historians John Lack, Helen Davies, Jean Ely, Greg Burgess, Rosemary Francis, Wendy Dick, Richard Gillespie, Tony Ward and Fay Woodhouse. It will traverse terrain such as radicals, rags and revues in 1950s and 1960s Melbourne, the immigrant Gagliardi brothers, the 1872 Education Act and centralised education, a sequel to the Emile and Isaac Pereire story, early inhabitants of the Hunter River, a federated Australia, the 150 years of the Prisoners' Aid Society and the importance of kindness.

The Emperor Gold Mine, Fiji, by Lee Spencer

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An invitation from The Australasian Mining History Association to join in their next ZOOM talk. The Emperor Gold Mine, Fiji: Mines on and off since 1932 and continues to show the
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