For every day of History Month, someone in the 50,000 members of Gippsland History on Facebook will be chasing down and recording one of the Places that Made Us - Gippsland Pubs. From mountain shanties to glorious three-story hotels, we will be attempting to find and name them all. On the way, we will prove …
Enjoy this self-guided audio tour of the Nobelius Heritage Park and envision what the park looked like when it was home to the largest fruit and ornamental tree exporter in the southern hemisphere, the Gembrook or “Nobelius” Nurseries.
The Greig sisters arrived in Melbourne in 1889 in search of a university education. Jane and Janet would be among the first women doctors in Australia, and Flos became the first woman in the nation to practise law. They were unusual for the time and yet not alone. With other remarkable women, they fought for …
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Automotive Historians Australia presents Chris Davison in Conversation with Tony Lupton Few Australian families are as woven into the history of motor racing as the Davisons. Lex Davison won the Australian Grand Prix four times and claimed the first-ever CAMS Gold Star, all while running the family shoe business by day. His wife Diana was …
Calling all pub enthusiasts, join our librarians on a journey where history meets hops. Do you have a publican in your family tree? Or have a favourite pub in Victoria you'd like to find out more about? As part of Victorian History Month, this webinar will introduce you to key tools and resources for researching …
Those of us living in modern Western cities mostly take personal hygiene for granted. We have access to abundant fresh (and safe) water, more varieties of soap and other cleaning products then we can possibly need and easy access to a bathroom on a daily basis. Indeed, the average home in Australia in 2023 apparently …
Your family has stories worth preserving. Why don’t you capture them before they are lost? Learn practical techniques for interviewing, recording and sharing oral history. Discover useful prompts and questions, and understand consent considerations. Presented by experienced genealogists with plenty of time for questions. When you register on the GSV website a Zoom link will …
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In the October session of Bendigo's "Discovering History" Series, hear from eminent historians and academics Leigh McKinnon (Golden Dragon Museum/Monash University) and Fiona Kinsey (Golden Dragon Museum/ La Trobe University) as they explore how photography and oral histories are piecing together our missing Chinese past. Leigh and Fiona will present recent research and expert insights …
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