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KALEIDOSCOPE
This exhibition is biography imagined through the lens of a Kaleidoscope. The viewer is offered fragments of the lives represented here. There is no linear narrative. Each time the kaleidoscope turns, a different story emerges. There are repeating patterns but different emphases and new ways of seeing, new reflections, new refractions. No one story dominates and one story does not fit all.
2 events,
Major Harry Shaw: pioneer aviator of Port Melbourne
Major Harry Shaw: pioneer aviator of Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society looks forward to seeing you at the meeting on Tuesday when Tim Harding will speak on the topic of Major Harry Shaw: pioneer aviator of Port Melbourne. Major Harry Turner Shaw OBE (1889-1973) was an Australian pioneer aviator, both in wartime and peace. During the 1920s, he had an
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3 events,
The Rise and Fall of the Iron Bridge
The Rise and Fall of the Iron Bridge
In June we are thrilled that Miles Lewis will be returning to the RHSV, in partnership with Engineering Heritage Victoria to talk about Iron Bridges. The earliest cast iron bridges imitated those in timber or stone, because there was no established idea of what an iron bridge should be like, and most of them were simple arches. But over the next century wrought iron, and then steel, became important bridge-building materials. The arch bridge was joined by the suspension bridge, the box girder, the parallel-chorded girder, and even more elaborate forms. And bridges fabricated in Europe were sent across the world to places like Latin America, Japan, and India. Exported bridges faced special problems - the cost and difficulty of transporting the components, the lack of skilled labour at the site, and unexpected foundation problems and hydrological conditions. These prefabricated bridges will be the main focus of the presentation.
The Edwardian Garden – golden and delicious: Special online lecture by Caroline Holmes.
The Edwardian Garden – golden and delicious: Special online lecture by Caroline Holmes.
The Edwardian Garden - golden and delicious: Special online lecture by renowned UK Garden Historian, Caroline Holmes. Gardens of a golden afternoon are glimpsed in black and white photographs and nostalgic cottage paintings. The Mediterranean inspired the architecture of Harold Peto’s designs and the colours in Gertrude Jekyll’s early paintings and later plantings. Peto’s richest
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2 events,
WONDERS, CURIOS AND THE UNSEEN
WONDERS, CURIOS AND THE UNSEEN
Wonders, Curios and the Unseen is an exhibition of curious images, objects and artworks drawn from historical and community collections based in Hume. Throughout the ages, people have collected images, objects and artworks that represent not only themselves and their own culture, but also the wider world – its wonders, curiosities and precious items. Historically, items were collected, categorised and housed in people's homes for private viewings, until eventually transitioning to being available for public viewing.
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UNPLUGGED: St Kilda’s music scene of the 70s, 80s and 90s
UNPLUGGED: St Kilda’s music scene of the 70s, 80s and 90s
Join St Kilda Historical Society to celebrate and re-live the excitement of St Kilda’s music scene of the 70s, 80s and 90s as we launch our Unplugged St Kilda podcast series.
Some of the musicians featured will be there to share their memories and Matt Thomas from The Mavis’s will play at the launch.
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OUR STORY: ABORIGINAL CHINESE PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA
OUR STORY: ABORIGINAL CHINESE PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA
Free Public Event: Saturday 9th July 2022, 2pm-4pm. Please join The Chinese Museum at their presentation of recent research findings followed by a panel discussion. RSVP via email to Alex Lashchuk: projects@chinesemuseum.com.au Our Story Our Story began with two years of research, documentation and analyses of the rich and complex interaction between descendants of two of the
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Antiques and Collectables – an evaluations expo
Antiques and Collectables – an evaluations expo
Similar to the UK Antiques Roadshow, Richmond and Burnley Historical Society, Hawthorn Historical Society and Richmond Community Learning Centre are hosting an evaluation expo where qualified valuers will be able to provide some insight and estimated value of items collected over the years. You can watch and listen to the experts provide their opinions and
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2 events,
MARKETING 101
MARKETING 101
Christina Browning, our new 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 seguing into marketing. The forums are low-key and they not recorded. You can bring your questions and problems and you can also ask Christina to tackle some specific issue in a future forum.
3 events,
Next Steps with Trove
Next Steps with Trove
Trove is a National Library of Australia initiative providing a single point of entry to a treasure trove of artefacts, curiosities and stories from Australia’s cultural, community and research institutions. In this session you'll learn advanced search techniques to uncover this wealth of resources to research family, local, and Australian history. Some experience with Trove
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VICTORIA’S EARLIEST POTTERIES
VICTORIA’S EARLIEST POTTERIES
Victoria’s Earliest Potteries - Lecture and Exhibition Guest Speaker: Gregory Hill, who is recognised as the leading authority on Australian Colonial Pottery and Australian Art Pottery. His book, Victoria’s Earliest Potteries, featured convict era potters and Victoria’s earliest pottery which was close to Superintendent La Trobe’s 'Jolimont' estate near the Yarra River. A small exhibition
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Slingshots, ragdolls and knucklebones: A history of Australian children’s play
Slingshots, ragdolls and knucklebones: A history of Australian children’s play
What can objects, photographs and recollections teach us about the history of childhood? In this talk, historian Carla Pascoe Leahy discusses the history of children’s play in the twentieth century, drawing upon evocative examples from her own research and Museums Victoria’s collections. Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy is an historian at the University of Tasmania where
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Acts of Reckoning
Acts of Reckoning
How does Australia's relationship to its settler colonial past shape our shared future? And can we ever achieve true healing if we don't confront history head on? Griffith Review's Acts of Reckoning issue examines some of the complexities at play in Australia's long and fraught journey toward centering First Nations peoples, cultures and knowledges. Join the Wheeler Centre for this special panel event as lawyer, storyteller and Griffith Review contributing editor, Teela Reid, activist and Uluru Statement from the Heart architect, Megan Davis and historian Henry Reynolds (appearing via a video feed) reckon with questions of history, truth-telling and decolonisation.
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Australia’s Great Depression
Australia’s Great Depression
We are thrilled that Joan Beaumont, Professor Emerita of History at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, will deliver our July lecture on her profound history of Australia’s Great Depression. Beaumont says, ‘The pandemic has much common with the Great Depression. Australians today have confronted external threats, that neither they nor their
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2 events,
Preserving your memories
Preserving your memories
Do you have old photos, letters, small drawings and/ or documents that you’re worried about preserving safely long term? Learn about the different ways you can save them and save your favourite items.
2 events,
AGM and Speaker Series talk – Researching a Roll of Honour
AGM and Speaker Series talk – Researching a Roll of Honour
The Glen Eira Historical Society AGM will be held via Zoom on Wednesday 27 July at 7.30pm. Following the AGM (approx 20 mins), will be a talk by author Jenny O’Donnell on “Researching a Roll of Honour”. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rc-yoqjoqHdWRtPJCxZRCBdrYaFk-OFdb
2 events,
Cataloguing Clinics 2022
Cataloguing Clinics 2022
Free monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It is a relaxed gathering of people who are finding their way through the intricacies of cataloguing material in historical collections which, as we all know, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.
2 events,
Open House weekend: guided historical tours of Brighton Cemetery
Open House weekend: guided historical tours of Brighton Cemetery
The Brighton Cemetery is over 160 years old and full of notable people that made Melbourne memorable: Sir John Monash; Carlo Catani - Civil Engineer; Charles Ogg, Architect; George Frederick Ballantyne, Architect; and William Guilfoyle, Landscape Gardener and Botanist are but a few of the many people who lie resting within the walls of the cemetery.
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OPEN HOUSE MELBOURNE
OPEN HOUSE MELBOURNE
On Sunday 31st of July, as part of Open House Melbourne, we will be offering free guided tours of the Australian Army Medical Corps Drill Hall which is now home to the RHSV and several performing arts companies. Our wonderful building is an art deco masterpiece built in 1938 as Australia and the rest of the world readied themselves for another world war.
239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 
03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
Office & Library: Weekdays 9am-5pm
