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Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – free online exhibitions

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Museum 250 - 290 Spring Street, East Melbourne

These exhibitions are available all the time though these links: Digital exhibitions | RACS View RACS digital exhibitions Art, Anatomy & Surgery (PDF 36.52MB) ANZAC Surgeons of Gallipoli (PDF 17.28MB) Women Surgeons of World War 1 (PDF 16.03MB) Paving the Way - Our Early Women (PDF 16.88MB) Surgeons in Conflict (PDF 18.52MB) Daryl Lindsay Watercolours …

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Free

My Life and a Suitcase exhibition

Maling Heritage Centre, 190A Canterbury Road, Canterbury, VIC 3126 Maling Heritage Centre, 190A Canterbury Road, Canterbury

This event repeats on the following dates. 1 October 2025 - 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm 3 October 2025 - 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm 5 October 2025 - 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm 6 October 2025 - 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm 8 October 2025 - 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm 10 October 2025 …

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Explore the Benalla Costume and Kelly Museum

Benalla Costume and Kelly Museum, 14 Mair St, Benalla, VIC 3672 Benalla Costume and Kelly Museum, 14 Mair St,, Benalla

A showcase of local bushranger history and fashion from 1770 to today The Costume and Kelly Museum in Benalla showcases local history and fashion from 1770 to today. Highlights include a Ned Kelly exhibition featuring his blood-stained sash, and memorabilia from Weary Dunlop and Hector Waller. Operated by the Benalla Historical Society, the museum is …

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$AU8 – $AU10
Photo showing the historic Marysborough train station architecture
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Historic Maryborough railway station tour and dining experience

Visitor Centre, Maryborough Railway Station 27 Station Street,, Maryborough

Maryborough Railway Station is truly magnificent! Savour the grandeur and visit the former first class dining room, now the Station Cafe Restaurant for a delicious lunch. Then join our one hour guided tour to explore the myths and stories surrounding the origins of the station. Our tour guide will also highlight the intended purpose of …

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$32.50

Family history: Research your past

33-35 Jonathan Drive 33-35 Jonathan Drive, Darley

Are you interested in family history? Whether you are just starting your family history, or are an experienced researcher we invite you to come along to our group.

$5

Dame Nellie Melba

Lilydale Library Box Hill Institute Lilydale Campus, Jarlo Drive, Lilydale

Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's earliest and much loved Opera Singer. Join us for a biographical journey into her life and achievements.

Free
Photo of bustling indoor market with tables of wares set up and shoppers admiring the displays.

Geelong stamp and coin fair

Geelong West Town Hall 153 Pakington Street,, Geelong West

Join us for our fair! Featuring 25 stamp and coin dealers and local club representatives. Don’t miss out on this exciting annual event for collectors and enthusiasts!

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Guided Walking Tour of Murchison

MurchisonHeritageCentre 4 STEVENSON STREET, Murchison

To celebrate History Month and also Seniors Month, Murchison Historical Society with conduct a guided tour through the town, Saturday 11th October, sharing the significant local history. Starting at the Heritage Centre, 4 Stevenson Street Murchison at 10am, the walk is a gentle stroll hearing about the interesting and important history that has taken place …

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$5

Living Memory: Guided Tour of the Shrine Gardens

Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Ave, Melbourne

Step into history with this captivating guided tour of the Shrine Reserve. Over 90 minutes, an expert guide will reveal the deep ties between this iconic green space and the Second World War, marking 80 years since its end in 2025. You’ll uncover the stories behind significant plantings, delve into the architectural features that shape …

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$25

Brunswick in the Great Depression Walking Tour

61 Lydia Street Brunswick 61 Lydia Street, Brunswick

Professor Joan Beaumont (author of Australia's Great Depression) will conduct a walking tour of places of significance to Brunswick during the Great Depression of the 1930s.  As an industrial suburb, Brunswick was badly affected by unemployment and was also a centre for political activity.  This included the artist Noel Counihan famously having himself locked in …

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$15.00
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Hatch Match and Despatch

Daylesford Museum 100 Vincent Street, Daylesford

Our new exhibition will showcase costumes, objects and archives from our collection to highlight the subjects of birth, marriage and death. Our museum is open every Saturday from 11am to 3pm.

$5
Photo showing the historic Marysborough train station architecture
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Historic Maryborough railway station tour and dining experience

Visitor Centre, Maryborough Railway Station 27 Station Street,, Maryborough

Maryborough Railway Station is truly magnificent! Savour the grandeur and visit the former first class dining room, now the Station Cafe Restaurant for a delicious lunch. Then join our one hour guided tour to explore the myths and stories surrounding the origins of the station. Our tour guide will also highlight the intended purpose of …

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$32.50

Australian Indian History Exhibition Avenel

Avenel Library 23 Queen Street, Avenel

This Exhibition of Photographs, Painting, Historical Artefacts and Sculpture which cover the period 1788 – 1945 showing Indians in Australia at work, at play and at worship is the first of its kind and is eagerly anticipated, in particular, by members of the Indian Community, the Avenel Community and the wider Australian Community. This Exhibition …

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Open Day at the Yarrambat Heritage Museum

Yarrambat Heritage Museum 742 Yan Yean Road, Yarrambat

All day you can see: the only operational Gold Battery in our area the wool spinners in the “Len Young Woolshed” the first classroom from the Yarrambat Primary School, Vintage vehicles and displays of historical interest. 10.30, 11.30 & 1.30 Sheep shearing in the “Len Young Woolshed” 12.30 p.m.   Presentation by Watsonia Scottish Pipers 1 p.m.  ~   Community Assembly – Welcome to visitors; Yarrambat …

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Antique painting of a house and landscape

Walking Westmeadows

Westmeadows Tavern 9a Ardlie Street,, Westmeadows

Join us for a leisurely walk through the charming streets of Westmeadows, a suburb with a rich history dating back to its establishment in1850 when it was known as the Broadmeadows Township. This area has a fascinating past that stretches back to the early days of European settlement in Australia. Please be aware the event …

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$25

Cemetery Walk at Mornington Cemetery

History is alive and well with the Mornington & District Historical Society's Annual History Week, Cemetery Walk at Mornington Cemetery. Meet at the Cemetery Gate Craigie Road, Mornington at 1pm for a 1.30 start on Sunday 12 October' History is their story, come and hear the tales they left behind, and welcome to join us …

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$10

A European Modernist in Melbourne

Duldig Studio, Museum and Sculpture Garden 92 Burke Rd, Malvern East, Melbourne

In 1956 the Olympic Games came to Melbourne. As well as sport we celebrated Australian culture, with an Arts Festival and display at Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne. This History Month visit the Duldig Studio museum + sculpture garden in East Malvern to view the sculptures by Karl Duldig which were on display at this …

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$15

Horsham Historical Society Open Day

Horsham Historical Society Inc 33 Pynsent St, Horsham

The Historical Society Rooms will be open for inspection. Historical films will be showing. Afternoon tea will be supplied.

Donation

Early Colonists of the Brighton Cemetery

Brighton General Cemetery Crn North Rd & Hawthorn Rd, Caufield South

Before British colonisation of Australia, many Aboriginal peoples lived in the area now known as Victoria. After the first Europeans settled there in October 1803, in September 1836 the area became part of the colony of New South Wales, known as the District of Port Phillip. In July 1851, the District of Port Phillip was …

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$15.00
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Explore the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Museum

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Museum 250 - 290 Spring Street, East Melbourne

Themes explored in the Museum include the history of surgery, from the time of the arrival of Europeans in the Asia-Pacific region including the development of surgical technology;  eminent surgeons of the past and their discoveries. This includes the founders of the College, women surgeons, naval surgeons, surgeons in conflict zones, the surgical specialties and …

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Free

Under the Same Moon with author Peter Mitchell

Box Hill Library 1040 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill

A powerful and moving author talk that brings to light a rarely told chapter of Australia’s wartime history. Under The Same Moon follows the gripping true story of a group of Australian soldiers unexpectedly stranded in the Middle East and diverted to Java—just as it teeters on the edge of chaos. As these men face …

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Free

Family and Local History: You can’t have one without the other

Mooroolbark Library 7 Station St, Mooroolbark

Local history can have a huge impact on your family's history. Join us to discover why and how they are so entwined and ultimately, why you can't have one without the other. Bookings essential

Free
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Explore the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Museum

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Museum 250 - 290 Spring Street, East Melbourne

Themes explored in the Museum include the history of surgery, from the time of the arrival of Europeans in the Asia-Pacific region including the development of surgical technology;  eminent surgeons of the past and their discoveries. This includes the founders of the College, women surgeons, naval surgeons, surgeons in conflict zones, the surgical specialties and …

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Free
Historical concert poster for 'The Sound of Music at Port Phillip 1840 to 1842' featuring M. et Mme Gautrot, French colonial music performers. Shows reproduction of 1840s newspaper advertisement for concert at Royal Exchange Hotel Lodge Room under patronage of Lodge of Australia Felix. Event details: October 14, 5:30PM-7:30PM, 239 A'Beckett St Melbourne, organised by La Trobe Society and hosted by Royal Historical Society Victoria

The Sound of Music at Port Phillip 1840 to 1842: featuring M. et Mme Gautrot, French stars of the colonial music scene

Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne

The La Trobe Society and freelance historian Susan Priestley FRHSV invite you to join them for the lecture, "The Sound of Music at Port Phillip 1840 to 1842: featuring M. et Mme Gautrot, French stars of the colonial music scene". This lecture promises to be a lively presentation based on Susan's original research about music …

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$30

A Monumental Egyptian Tomb In Melbourne

PMI Victorian History Library 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran

Hidden within a suburban Melbourne cemetery lies a remarkable piece of Egyptian-inspired architecture: the tomb of David Syme, one of the world’s first media tycoons and the influential proprietor of The Age newspaper. Built in 1910, 12 years before the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, this heritage-listed mausoleum is a miniature replica of Trajan’s Kiosk on Philae …

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Gold Coin Entry
Vintage photos - perhaps circa 19060s - of young people protesting.

Exploring Hume’s civic collection

Sunbury Library 44 Macedon Street,, Sunbury

Join us for an informative and engaging session about Hume's heritage collections, with insights from a museum collections specialist. Learn about local Sunbury history and go on a guided tour of the new Hume Civic Collection Store. Bookings are essential if you would like to join the guided tour. Refreshments provided.

Cover of the book, "Victoria - from suffering to stathood", featuring old versions of the state flag and an illustration of a colonial village.

Book Launch: Victoria – Suffering to Statehood by Michael P. Rucker

Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne

Join us to celebrate the publication of Victoria – Suffering to Statehood by Michael P. Rucker Victoria – Suffering to Statehood provides intriguing, and occasionally poignant, details of history not generally found in most Australian history books. Every detail of this fascinating book; political, social and economic, is carefully researched and annotated. The author delves into the actions …

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Coburg’s metal trades and foundries with Matthew Churchward

Coburg Library Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets, Melbourne

Presented by the Coburg Historical Society Join us to learn about Coburg’s metal trades and foundries with Matthew Churchward, Senior Curator, Engineering and Transport at Museums Victoria Picture credit: Coburg Historical Society

Free

Home Comforts

192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne 192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne

Home Comforts invites us to consider, ‘What makes a home, a home?’ Each room of Fairhall has been re-imagined, revealing new stories about the meaning of ‘home’ in the 1700s and 1800s. The exhibition focusses on how families lived in the long eighteenth century: an elegant dining room for entertaining; a nursery with dolls house and cradle; a …

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$15 – $30
Lakeside bench surrounded by grass, trees, and greenery

Guided history tour of Wilsons Botanic Park

Wilsons Botanic Park 668 Princes Highway, Berwick

Hop aboard a comfortable, accessible shuttle and explore the beauty and history of Wilson Botanic Park with a knowledgeable guide. The shuttle is equipped with a hoist and space for wheelchairs and walkers. After the tour, enjoy tea, coffee, and biscuits with fellow participants.

Stonnington Mansion Morning Bus Tour

Malvern Town Hall 1251 High St, Malvern, Melbourne

The 90-minute tour will allow you to peer over fences in an elevated bus through the streets of Toorak, Armadale and Malvern. Meeting Point: The tour will start at Town Hall, Malvern and end there. Please remember to wear sensible shoes, weather appropriate clothing and to be courteous to the tour guide, driver and all …

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$20 – $30
Photo of Williamstown Cemetery showing historic graves, green grass, and a peppering of palm trees

Williamstown Cemetery Guided History Walk

Williamstown Cemetery Champion Road,, North Williamstown

What stories can be discovered through these gates? Find out during a guided tour of Williamstown Cemetery, one of Victoria’s oldest. Meet at the entrance gates, Champion Road, North Williamstown 10 mins before. Bookings essential - Call 9932 3016 or email visitorinformation@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au Guided walk throughout the Cemetery for an 1.5 hour. Please be aware some of the walk is …

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Tall Ship Deck Walks on Alma Doepel in Docklands

Harbour Esplanade, Docklands Harbour Esplanade, Docklands

Visit the Historical Australian built Tall Ship Alma Doepel, while you can climb on board and walk the decks at the Melbourne Boat Show. Learn about her amazing history and see the last of her kind built here in Australia. Still under restoration, once completed, she will return to Sail Training voyages for the youth …

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