🏛️ Chapel Street Walks - An Australian Heritage Festival Event Meet at the PMI Victorian History Library then step into a charming adventure. Discover the tales of yesteryear's department stores on Chapel Street, Prahran. An all-inclusive experience, perfect for everyone – families, individuals, and even your beloved pets! The tour will be led by Steve
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The Friends of Coburg Cemetery have something special lined up, and would love for you to join them! They're holding a special ANZAC Day tour that's all about exploring the history and experiences of Australians during wartime. ANZACs of Coburg Cemetery Date: ANZAC Day - 25 April 2024 Time: 1:30 Location: Coburg Cemetery, Bell/Elizabeth Street,
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📚 Trivia Night: Celebrating 170 years of the PMI Victorian History Library We're absolutely thrilled to share the news that our beloved library is turning a remarkable 170 years old this year. And to celebrate we are hosting a trivia night! With questions covering our library history, and elements of Victoria's history like, nature, sport,
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The Femal Convicts Research Centre will host its 2024 Seminar/Webinar 'Freedom: time served, moving on' in Hobart (University of Tasmania) on Sunday 5 May. It is available as an in-person seminar or virtually as a webinar. Our program will focus on the pathways to freedom for convict women in Van Diemen’s Land and will explore
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🏛️ Malvern Walks - An Australian Heritage Festival Event Beginning at the base of the clock tower of the Malvern Town Hall, you will explore the Town Hall, nearby Police Station and former Court House; St George’s Anglican Parish (church, hall and vicarage); Stonnington’s only bluestone house; Waiora house; Malvern Square and sculptures; former Malvern
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The Glen Eira Historical Society has joined with Bentleigh Library (Jasper Rd, Bentleigh) to present an author talk by Nathan Hobby on his biography ‘The Red Witch’, about the writer and activist Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883-1969). Nathan lives in Western Australia and will be presenting via Zoom which you can watch in person at the
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REGISTER VIA EVENTBRITE FOR CATERING PURPOSES -- Hosted by ACAHUCH with Stuart Harrison, please join us to hear author Warren Andersen and former collaborator for the New Horizons exhibition to discuss his recently released book 'The Architecture of Iwan Iwanoff' in the Japanese Room at Melbourne School of Design. There will be copies available to
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As part of the Australian Heritage Festival, the Broadmeadows Historical Society are having an Open Day! The Broadmeadows Historical Museum is reopening after extensive redesign of displays, to become more Broadmeadows and district centric. Enjoy our clean more open display with designated research facilities.  Click here for more info. Where: Broadmeadows Museum, 21 Pearcedale Parade,
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