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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.
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ACAHUCH Symposium : Parklife 2022
ACAHUCH Symposium : Parklife 2022
The landscape of Quor-nóng/Royal Park has been inhabited by First Peoples for millennia. Following colonisation, Royal Park was reserved as a public park with neighbourhoods and institutions constructed on its edges. Park Life seeks to interrogate the impact of institutions such as the university, hospitals, a prison, a major park and a zoo, as well as local precincts. Parkville is a suburb of diverse building types surrounding Royal Park, and home to major Melbourne institutions including the symposium host, the University of Melbourne. Parkville has played a pivotal role in Australian understandings of heritage, memory, commemoration, and dwelling.
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HISTORYFEST by Romsey & Lancefield Districts Historical Society
HISTORYFEST by Romsey & Lancefield Districts Historical Society
Connecting Communities The importance of writing local history and heritage Romsey & Lancefield Districts Historical Society will be holding its second annual HistoryFest in November 2022. This event is aimed fairly and squarely at historical societies and their members so do come along and learn from others, and share your knowledge and experience. Eight Historical
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Rhyll: Devonshire Tea at Richardson’s Cottage
Rhyll: Devonshire Tea at Richardson’s Cottage
World Vision is raising funds by holding a Devonshire Tea event on Sunday 6th November 2022 at historic Richardsons’ Cottage on the foreshore in Rhyll from 2pm - 4.30pm. Come along and enjoy some delicacies and re-live the history of the cottage and the tea rooms that operated in the early 1930’s by Josie Richardson.
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2 events,
Out of the Madhouse Forum
Out of the Madhouse Forum
Sandy Jeffs, a former inmate of Larundel, who became an advocate for her ‘mad’ comrades and is now a poet of distinction; and Margaret Leggatt, sociologist, occupational therapist and activist for the friends and families of mentally ill people. Larundel Psychiatric Hospital was ‘the madhouse on the edge of town’ – until the 1990s, a
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East Loddon 2022 Remembrance Day Service
East Loddon 2022 Remembrance Day Service
A century old memorial tree at Bears Lagoon to be the site of this year's Remembrance Day Service organised by the East Loddon Historical Society Inc. For family descendants and our local communities we should never be allowed to forget the sacrifice that service personnel have given, and continue to give, to Australia. This Remembrance
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Ringwood Primary School celebrates a centenary
Ringwood Primary School celebrates a centenary
Did you go to Ringwood State School? Celebrate Ringwood State School's centenary this Saturday 12th November from 10am - 4pm. Maroondah Federation Estate, Greenwood Ave, Ringwood. It will be a day of activities, food, coffee, face-paintings, ECB-FM live on site, Channel 31 filming & interviewing throughout day, art exhibitions, a centenary cake, play the games
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EMPERORS IN LILLIPUT: CLEM CHRISTESEN OF MEANJIN & STEPHEN MURRAY-SMITH OF OVERLAND
EMPERORS IN LILLIPUT: CLEM CHRISTESEN OF MEANJIN & STEPHEN MURRAY-SMITH OF OVERLAND
Literary magazine editors used to be rather imperial in style, exercising a great deal of influence in what has always been a rather restricted field: literary culture. Clem Christesen and Stephen Murray-Smith projected real authority as they fought the cultural and political battles of the day.
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Discover Cemeteries at Fawkner Memorial Park
Discover Cemeteries at Fawkner Memorial Park
The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (GMCT) invites you to the official launch of our augmented reality app, Discover Cemeteries, at Fawkner Memorial Park. Venue: On site at the Heritage Tearooms opposite the Fawkner Station cemetery entry. Getting there: Catch the train to Fawkner station on the Upfield line - Fawkner Memorial Park was designed to
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3 events,
Malmsbury Historical Society Book Sale!
The Malmsbury Historical Society is having a clearance of all their second-hand books! These hundreds of books have been donated to the Society over the years to assist us in their fundraising, They now have so many they are taking up too much space – space they need for our archives. Everything has been priced
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Rescheduled: GSV members Flagstaff Gardens History Tour and Lunch
Rescheduled: GSV members Flagstaff Gardens History Tour and Lunch
The Genealogical Society of Victoria is organising a guided walking tour of historic Flagstaff gardens followed by a light lunch and a tour of the RHSV's resources. The walk will begin and end at the RHSV's home in the Drill Hall, opposite Flagstaff Gardens at 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne. The walking tour will climb Flagstaff Hill to consider its place in Melbourne's topography and pre-European history as well as its early role as a burial ground, flagstaff signalling station and magnetic and meteorological observatory. An absolute "must do" walk for understanding the history and character of Melbourne city.
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Walking Tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison
Walking Tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison
Walking Tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison Sunday 20th November 10.00 am to 12.00 pm Organised by Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society Inc Do join our walking tour of Westgate Park with Lyn Allison. The community bus will leave from the Port Melbourne Town Hall at 9.30 am and will return at 12.30 pm.
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Hawthorn Historical Society end of year function
Hawthorn Historical Society end of year function
You are invited! Join Hawthorn Historical Society for their end of year function / open day. There will be a short presentation by John Torpey on his book, Boroondara's Private Schools 1851 - 1951 and a display on schools of Hawthorn. Afternoon tea provided. RSVP: 0451 830 136 Celebrating the sesquicentenary of the Victoria's groundbreaking
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4 events,
Cataloguing Clinic – last one for 2022
Cataloguing Clinic – last one for 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.
Refugee Lives, Memories and Communities. History Council, Making Public Histories lecture.
Refugee Lives, Memories and Communities. History Council, Making Public Histories lecture.
The History Council of Victoria invite you to join them for the final Making Public Histories of 2022 as Associate Professor Ruth Balint, Ms Chi Vu and Associate Professor Shameran Slewa-Younan share personal stories as well as their research and work in different refugee contexts and cultures. Ruth Balint ‘Borders and the Family’ When my
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2022 Duldig Lecture on Sculpture
2022 Duldig Lecture on Sculpture
Dr Shawn Sobers Material culture and the echoes and legacies of transatlantic enslavement - before and after the Colston statue Dr Shawn Sobers is Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice and convenor of the Critical Race and Culture Research Group at University of the West of England (UWE). Shawn is also a filmmaker, photographer and writer
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2 events,
Carole Woods OAM on Beechworth’s history for Friends of the Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum
Carole Woods OAM on Beechworth’s history for Friends of the Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum
Our RHSV Secretary, Carole Woods OAM, will be talking to Friends of the Burke Museum, Beechworth at 3pm, Saturday, 26th November, 2022. Hear this noted historian and author of "Beechworth A Titan’s Field", reflect on her telling of Beechworth’s history at the Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum, Loch Street, Beechworth. Refreshments will be served in
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3 events,
St Kilda: Horsing Around the Cemetery
St Kilda: Horsing Around the Cemetery
The Friends of St Kilda Cemetery are offering a great Spring Racing Carnival tour of the cemetery. Clair Barton leads the tour and you'll hear about the jockeys, trainers and racing identities in St Kilda Cemetery. Cost: $15 includes afternoon tea Meet at the Dandenong Road Gates at 1.45pm Bookings required. Email info@foskc.org or ring
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RICHMOND, BURNLEY & CREMORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AGM in HISTORIC STABLES
RICHMOND, BURNLEY & CREMORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AGM in HISTORIC STABLES
Our AGM is being held in the loft of the historic Richmond Council Stables. The stables were the home for many of the City’s draught horses. Many won prizes at the Royal Melbourne Show. At the stables are remnants of the jockeys’ lockers from the Richmond Racecourse and also the wooden pulley wheel for lifting
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What Ship Did You Come Out On?
What Ship Did You Come Out On?
Discover the history of ships in Port Melbourne with local author Nick Cree. Nick Cree will be speaking about the ships that came through Port Melbourne in the 50's and 60's, and the myriad of personal stories of the people who embarked in Melbourne. Do you have a personal association with one of those ships?
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Family History Social Group
Family History Social Group
Do you enjoy friendly conversation and family history? Share your knowledge and skills with other group members in a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. Whether you are just starting out with your family history research or have many years experience you are
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What is a Drill Hall?
What is a Drill Hall?
Recently the RHSV took part in Open House Melbourne which concentrated our minds on the history and architecture of our home, the Australian Army Medical Corps Drill Hall which was built, like so many others in 1938 in the build-up to WWII. The building's history, its original purpose and its architecture are inextricably linked. And who better to explain those connections than Mike O'Brien? Mike will be addressing Drill Halls in general - what is drill? what happens in drill halls?
Talk – Ornamental Cast Iron Lace
Talk – Ornamental Cast Iron Lace
Hotham History Project invites you to a talk on Ornamental Cast Iron Lace – by Robin Vowels. In the 1860s and 70s one of Hotham’s mayors, William Hutchison, operated a foundry in Little Bourke Street where he made some of the ornamental iron lace that still graces houses around North and West Melbourne today. Although
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3 events,
Inspirational Women of Coburg Cemetery
Inspirational Women of Coburg Cemetery
Activists, artists, pioneers, philanthropists, business women and fortune tellers: historic Coburg Cemetery holds the stories of many inspirational Melbourne women. Join the Friends of Coburg Cemetery for an evening cemetery tour to hear about their fascinating lives. The tour will include identities not covered in past tours. Bookings essential: focc.group@gmail.com Cost $10
Port Characters – decade by decade
Port Characters – decade by decade
Join Janet Bolitho and Margaret Bride on this virtual journey to experience Port’s milestones through the lives of extraordinary people, decade by decade, between 1830 and 2022. Image: Councillor Liana Thompson, last Mayor of Port Melbourne, 1994 and first Mayor of the City of Port Phillip. Port Phillip City Collection pm2490. **Please note this walk
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BOOK LAUNCH & FILM SCREENING BALLARAT
BOOK LAUNCH & FILM SCREENING BALLARAT
Join us for a premiere film screening, book launch, digital map debut and panel discussion about a surprising and forgotten aspect of Australian history – the enthralling history of the rescues of thousands of colonists by Aboriginal people from life-threatening situations such as bush fires, floods, shipwrecks and being lost in the bush. Award-winning author Associate Professor (Dr) Fred Cahir discusses his latest book They Rescued Us! Aboriginal Heroes on Country with filmmakers Lucinda Horrocks and Jary Nemo of Wind & Sky Productions, whose new film Acts of Heroism will be screened on the day.
Phillip Island & District Historical Society’s Christmas Dinner
Phillip Island & District Historical Society’s Christmas Dinner
Join the Phillip Island & District Historical Society CHRISTMAS DINNER $35 per person & BYO Pre-purchased tickets only RSVP by 18 November 2022 www.trybooking.com/CDLLT
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Labassa Serenade
Labassa Serenade
Experience the sights and sounds of Christmas in the lavish surroundings of Labassa. We’ve decked the halls, decorated the tree and set the dining table. Elwood Community Choir will serenade visitors with songs that warm the heart, reflect Labassa's history and celebrate the start of the holiday season. Short performances on the quarter to the
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Celebrating Holden in Fishermans Bend
Celebrating Holden in Fishermans Bend
For over 80 years, the former Holden factory in Fishermens Bend provided a home for innovation and social connection in Fishermans Bend. The launch of Australia’s first locally made mass-production car in Fishermans Bend on 29 November 1948 by Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley was a milestone in Australian manufacturing. The FX, as it became
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Bass Valley Historical Society talk on Euphemia Henderson, wildflower artist and botanist
Bass Valley Historical Society talk on Euphemia Henderson, wildflower artist and botanist
Bass Valley Historical Society Afternoon Tea meeting on Sunday, December 4 2022 at 2.00pm. Guest speaker is Maureen Matthews on Euphemia Henderson (1822-1907), wildflower artist and botanist. Where: Corinella Public Hall, Smythe Street. Cost: $10. Please bring a plate. RSVP - Libby Skidmore - 5678 0339 or eskidmore@dcsi.net.au Euphemia was briefly engaged to Australian botanist
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