Week of Events
Those Creative Liardets
We welcome and encourage you to come and celebrate the 180th anniversary of Wilbraham and Caroline Liardet's arrival to the shores of 'The Beach' - later Sandridge (Port Melbourne). Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society is proud to present a collection of beautiful artworks and creative pieces from some of their descendants. This exhibition celebrates
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Explorations Series – Living with the Hume Dam, 1919-2019
Explorations Series – Living with the Hume Dam, 1919-2019
In 1919 work began on Hume Dam with celebration and acclaim. When it was completed in 1936 it was hailed as an engineering and political achievement, indeed, a nation-building project. How do we understand its history and legacy now in 2019? Join river system and dam managers, environmentalists, historians, photographers and musicians as they share
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Walk into history
Walk into history
Bendigo Historical Society offers different guided walking tours every month. In December it will be: Beehive / Allan's Walk / Stock Exchange Meet at Pall Mall entrance of the Beehive building, Pall Mall, Bendigo
The La Trobes’ Music
The La Trobes’ Music
The La Trobes’ Music: celebrate the role music played in the life of the La Trobe family while they lived at 'Jolimont'. Musicians will perform the music that would have echoed around 'Jolimont' in the time of the La Trobe family. • the piano sonatas composed by La Trobe’s father Christian Ignatius • a song
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Specialist history tour: Melbourne Observatory
Specialist history tour: Melbourne Observatory
This event booked out in less than 24 hours! We hope to organise more tours in the New Year so keep an eye out for further announcements. The RHSV is organising a special historical tour of The Melbourne Observatory for our members. The Melbourne Observatory was constructed in 1861–63, and expanded until 1902 to eventually
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