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Y Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Rosalie Webb Studio 1 / 15 Barnett Way, Richmond, VIC, Australia

Was a country girl ready for the harsh life of the YWCA Richmond? Doery House, the YWCA hostel at 353 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria, should have been a home away from home for teenage girls from the country residing there in the late 1960s. Alas, this was nowhere near reality. Rosalie Webb, who has written Y Girls Just Wanna Have Fun about her experiences living in the YWCA hostel, will speak at at  Richmond & Burnley Historical Society event.

Off the Drawing Board, a National Archives of Australia presentation

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A History Month event: Did you know that the National Archives’ Victoria office holds over 5,000 architectural drawings of public buildings across Victoria? Dating back as early as the 1850s, the drawings document not only famous Melbourne landmarks, but also humbler suburban and rural facilities, such as local post offices and drill halls. This makes these drawings an invaluable resource for anyone researching local history and heritage.

Free

MARKETING 101

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Christina Browning, our RHSV Marketing Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the RHSV - and not just in social media. Christina started her working life as a journalist before
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Free

Emerging Historians Showcase

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

Each year, the Professional Historians Association (VIC & TAS) and the RHSV partner to present this eagerly awaited event which showcases some of the fresh and exciting work being undertaken by emerging historians. 
In 2022 the emerging historians we'll be showcasing include: Sarah Craze "The Battle to Play Sport on Sunday in Camberwell', Portia Dilena "The Albury Study Centre of the RCAE and feminism in 1970s Albury-Wodonga"and
Nicola Dobinson "British-Iranian Diplomacy in the 1970s: Insights from a History of Emotions Approach".

$10 – $20

CANCELLED: What we found…Victoria’s queer heritage

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

Notice of Cancellation on Tuesday 18th October 2022 "We're very sorry to announce that we are cancelling tonight's event: What we found…Victoria’s queer heritage with Dr Graham Willett. We have two staff
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Free

Discover Local History through Trove

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

Trove is your national discovery service managed by the National Library of Australia. This talk will provide an introduction to the wealth of information that can be found. We will
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Free

Lecture – Working Lives: Stories from the Immigration Museum’s Collection

Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

Working life stories from the past and present told through the Immigration Museum’s diverse collections. Work remains a cornerstone of identity for many of us. Yet the ways we think about work continues to evolve.  Work can shape and share ideas of community, gender, memory, creativity, sexuality, activism, ethnicity, and our sense of individual and collective value. Work also acts as a thread that connects us to people, places, and other times.

Seeds of Concrete Progress: Grain Elevators and Technology Transfer between America and Australia

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

Modern concrete silos and grain elevators are a persistent source of interest and fascination for architects, industrial archaeologists, painters, photographers, and artists. The legacy of the Australian examples of the early 1900s is appreciated primarily by a popular culture that allocates value to these structures on aesthetic grounds. Several aspects of construction history associated with this early modern form of civil engineering have been less explored.

$10 – $20