Pioneer Palaces of Rhyll Bus Tour
Rhyll Mechanics Hall 54 Lock Road, Rhyll, VIC, AustraliaPhillip Island and District Historical Society in partnership with the Bass Coast Branch of the National Trust and supported by the Bass Coast Shire Council will be holding two guided bus tours of the nine remaining historic cottages of Rhyll. There will be a choice of morning or afternoon tours on offer with the former
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Memories of Musical Lives
McCrae Homestead 11 Beverley Rd, McCrae, Victoria, AustraliaRosemary Richards will speak about her new book Memories of Musical Lives co-edited with Julja Szuster (Melbourne: Lyrebird Press, 2022) during the National Trust Australian Heritage Festival at McCrae Homestead on 29 April at 2 pm. Please see: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/memories-of-musical-lives/ https://ecommerce.unimelb.edu.au/faculty-stores/lyrebird-press/lyrebird-press-australia
Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900
Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, AustraliaIn a foreign climate and environment, how did European women adapt to living in rural Victoria and the emerging suburbs of Melbourne? Explore and delight in the opulent tastes and styles adopted by women through nineteenth century gowns from the fashion and design collection of the Kew Historical Society. Mary Ann Henty came with her
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Renowned Gardeners walking tour of St Kilda Cemetery
St Kilda Cemetery Dandenong Road & Hotham Street, St Kilda East, Vic, AustraliaFriends of St Kilda Cemetery Renowned Gardeners tour led by Claire Barton on Sunday 30 April. The tour is offered at 1.00 pm and again at 3.00 pm. This event will introduce participants to gardeners who designed many of Melbourne's famous gardens. Visit the graves and hear the enthralling stories of renowned gardeners: Baron Ferdinand Jacob
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Shrine to Sea Masterplan (Middle Park and Albert Park)
Middle Park Primary School 192 Richardson St, Middle Park, VIC, AustraliaAmy Hidge, Senior Engagement Officer, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, will talk about the new plan that covers the area from the Shrine of Remembrance to Port Phillip Bay.
WORKSHOP: Volunteer engagement and retention
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldDelivered in partnership with AMaGA, this workshop is designed to provide practical guidance to develop effective volunteer engagement and retention strategies within a collecting organisation. The presentation is divided into three main parts: Identifying Volunteer Roles: Participants will learn how to identify the types of volunteer roles that their organisation needs to support its mission and
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The ‘Golden Age’
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaTHE 'GOLDEN AGE' : LA TROBE'S JOURNEY HOME Speaker John Botham, Chair of Friends of La Trobe's Cottage. The illustrated talk describes La Trobe’s journey home to England on the Paddle Steamer 'Golden Age' on the first commercial passage across the Pacific in 1854. He made fifty-eight sketches on the journey. including thirty-seven during a
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Historical Walks in Carlton: Jewish and Italian Carlton
These walks are run by the Princes Hill Community Centre in conjunction with the Carlton Community History Group. To register, contact Princes Hill Community Centre: www.princeshill.org.au Email: enquiries@princeshill.org.au Phone: 9387 7740. This tour takes you through the streets of Carlton to learn something of the two communities
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Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900
Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, AustraliaIn a foreign climate and environment, how did European women adapt to living in rural Victoria and the emerging suburbs of Melbourne? Explore and delight in the opulent tastes and styles adopted by women through nineteenth century gowns from the fashion and design collection of the Kew Historical Society. Mary Ann Henty came with her
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Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea
Altona Homestead 128 Queen Street, Altona, Victoria, AustraliaThe Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of the Month (February to December) to enjoy a serve of our famous Devonshire Tea or Cream Tea or Cornish Tea, anyway you look at them they are delicious.