Ned Kelly; a new lens

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

Partway through the Jerilderie Letter, Ned Kelly accused Senior Constable Anthony Strahan of threatening to shoot him ‘like a dog’. Two days after Anthony reputedly made his threat, Ned and
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$10 – $20

Birchip Regional Seminar Weekend: Strengthen your societies and communities through History

Birchip Senior Citizens' Centre Sherwood Street, Birchip, VIC, Australia

Visit the Mallee for the second RHSV seminar for 2023, and the first in rural Victoria, which is being hosted by Birchip Historical Society on Saturday 20 May. There are fabulous add-on optional activities at Nullawil (afternoon and evening, Friday 19 May) and Donald (morning, Sunday 21 May).

$20 – $40

Luminosity Labassa open day

Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, Australia

Experience the brilliance of Labassa’s original extravagant stained and etched glass. Hear the story behind the creation of the magnificent 1873 Ferguson and Urie stained tripartite glass window and recent
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1000 babies can’t be wrong!

Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In January 1961, 50 mothers marched through the Victorian town of Healesville demanding their doctor be reinstated to the local hospital. Their placards declared '1000 Babies Can't Be Wrong'. These
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WRITING HISTORY GROUP

ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

Dr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. This group is for people who are tackling writing a history project or two and want a sounding
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Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea

Altona Homestead 128 Queen Street, Altona, Victoria, Australia

The 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.

Book launch at Elwood: Enchanted Beneath the Bluff

Elwood Bowls Club 170 Glenhuntly Road, Brighton, VIC, Australia

Authors Heather Arnold and Isaac Hermann invite you to the launch of their book, Enchanted Beneath the Bluff, Agnes & Geraldine’s Pursuit of Elwood’s Elusive Black Diamonds. Within a place
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