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Heritage Days 22 + 23 Mar: Shepparton & District

Shepparton Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Fri 22 Mar & Sat 23 Mar 2019: 2 fabulous free Heritage Open Days in Shepparton & district.
Over 50 heritage places will be open including sites which are rarely accessible. Walking tours, bus tours & independent visiting.

Governor Hotham’s Memorial.

North Melbourne Library 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Talk by Dr Celistina Sagazio – Governor Hotham’s Memorial. Dr Celestina Sagazio is historian and manager of Cultural Heritage of the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust. She previously worked as an historian for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) for twenty-six years. She is the author and editor of a number of publications, including Cemeteries: Our
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MUD AND BLOOD: a WWI play about Pompey Elliott in St Kilda

Memo Music Hall 88 Acland St, St Kilda, VIC, Australia

We invite you to Mud and Blood, a compelling 80-minute WWI play at St Kilda RSL 28 March to 6 April, 2019.   It is about the sacrifices of men and women a century ago at war and at home. Written by Meg McNena and directed powerfully by Alice Bishop, Gallipoli and The Somme are re-lived,
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Workshop: Scanning for beginners

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

A hands-on workshop for those who can use a computer and can navigate the internet but would like to learn how to use scanners.

$30.00 – $70.00

Workshop: Keeping a digital collection for beginners

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

In this hands-on workshop we learn what should happen to a file after it has been digitised. Covering: file formats, image resolution, best practice file and folder naming, metadata, software, security and access.

$30.00 – $70.00

Friends of St Kilda Cemetery – Mayors of St Kilda Tour

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

Come and join Friends of St Kilda Cemetery on this great historical tour of the graves of the early mayors of St Kilda. From the first mayor to Albert Jacka, all are buried in St Kilda Cemetery. Hear fascinating tales to be told about their extraordinary lives. Cost $15 including afternoon tea: Bookings: email info@foskc.org
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$15

Waltzing Matilda: Australia’s Accidental Anthem. A forensic history.

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

This song that started as an accidental collaboration in outback Queensland in 1895 caused the death of a seven-year relationship and went on to inspire a nation during World War II, following Banjo Paterson's death in 1941.

Free – $10.00

Law Week Walk – “GUILTY OR NOT” You be the Jury

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

As the Jury you will hear the case of the death of two wives of a doctor, be asked who caused the death of the body found in a lane, whether a brothers dispute was responsible for a murder and while out shooting rabbits was a death an accident. In total six cases will be
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$15.00

The Origins of the Kastellorizian Costume

Geoffrey Conaghan is a researcher and custodian of traditional Kastellorizan costumes and he'll talk about the origins of the textiles, the evolution of the costume and influences on it by past empires.