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Law and Order Under La Trobe: The First Prisons of Port Phillip

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

The Royal Historical Society of Victoria, in partnership with the C J La Trobe Society, presents the annual A. G. L. Shaw lecture delivered by Dr Ashleigh Green, the current La Trobe Society Fellow at the State Library of Victoria. Dr Green's fellowship topic is very interesting and, until her current work, little researched. Dr
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$35 – $50

East Melbourne: The Men who went to War

East Melbourne Library 122 George St, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In 2014, Major-General Mike O’Brien gave us a list of men with a connection to East Melbourne who had volunteered for the 1st World War. As a result of enthusiastic volunteers, we now have an archive of around 600 war records, some of which we would like to share with you at our April meeting.
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Thomas Bent, Francis Bradford and electric tramways in Melbourne 1904-1909

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

In 1904, electrical and mechanical engineer Francis Edwin Bradford (1869-1927), a recognised American electric tramways pioneer, was controversially contracted directly by Thomas Bent, Victorian Minister of Railways, and Premier, to report on and progressively electrify Melbourne’s suburban railway system. But Bent postponed work on the report, and instead requested Bradford design and supervise the construction of an electric tramway from St.Kilda to Brighton, as a first stage of electrifying the railways. Bent's instructions did not sit well with the Railway Commissioners.

$10 – $20

Walking tour: Princes Hill, Carlton

Historical Walks in 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 around an interesting and historic part of Carlton to hear its history and the history of
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Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900

Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

In 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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$20

Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900

Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

In 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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$20

Immigrant Women in the Age of Elegance: A lecture by Dr Liz Rushen AM

Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

During the 1830s and 1840s, thousands of women were encouraged to migrate to the Australian colonies. Liz will describe how they managed the translocation process and created settled, sometimes elegant, lives for themselves in what were often frontier homes. Dr Liz Rushen AM is on the Editorial Board of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, and
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$25
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Pioneer Palaces of Rhyll Bus Tour

Rhyll Mechanics Hall 54 Lock Road, Rhyll, VIC, Australia

Phillip 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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Historical Walks in Carlton – Melbourne General Cemetery (Southern Part)

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. Melbourne General Cemetery is the oldest and most historic of our existing cemeteries. On this tour you will learn about its history, and about
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Fashion in the Age of Elegance 1840-1900

Villa Alba 44 Walmer St, Kew, VIC, Australia

In 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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$20